Research is Choreography — 17 February, 18h
DANCE PERFORMANCE and DISCUSSION with Dagmar Spain and collaborators.
Mindful Day-long Retreat — 4 May, 2024
Join us the 1st Saturday of each month for day-long meditation retreats led by Marlon Barrios Solano.
Kleine Geschichten von Tolstoi — June 4, 10:00
Dance, theater, and music for children ages 4 and older and adults!
Shared Practice — Mon, Wed & Fri 10:00-11:30
Our morning movement research sessions with guest teachers and LAKE resident artists.
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Marlon Barrios Solano
Marlon started meditating at the Village Zendo in NYC with Sensei Enkio O’hara in 1997 and shifted to practicing vipassana meditation at Insight Meditation Society in 2009. Since 2016, he […]
Meditation Offerings
Rooted in the early Buddhist tradition of Insight Meditation, Marlon Barrios Solano holds space for daily meditations, mindful discussions, and day long retreats. Mindful Mornings Group meditation, Monday through Friday […]
Birth Stories — December 3, 17-22h
Workshop, jam, and sauna on sense, touch, sound, movement. With Moss Beynon Juckes & Rosalind Holgate Smith.
STREAMS. Catching Caches. — Dec 9th & 10th
Special performance by and with Julia Novacek, Artemiy Shokin, Clara Reiner, Eni Brandner, Monika Schmatzberger & Sara Trawöger
EMBRACING TRANQUILITY — Dec 22 & 23, 10:00 – 17:00
Two days of silent reflection and mindful exploration.
Lisa Gaden
Lisa lebt und arbeitet in Berlin – immer und überall auf leidenschaftlicher Bewegungssuche,- Findung und Erfindung. Nach einer dreijährigen Bühnentanzausbildung bei DANCEWORKS Berlin studierte sie zeitgenössischen Tanz am Anton Bruckner […]
SENSE & DANCE — Zeitgenössischer Tanz
with Lisa Gaden * Class taught in German — with English and/or Spanish translations as needed. In each class we enter the journey into anatomical body structures. Zooming in and out […]
Feral Encounters — 9 & 10 September
Exploring dance and performance art practices devoted to a sensorial approach to other-than-human people.
mov*ed – IMPULSTAGE, 10-14 September
A 5-day forum open to Berlin based movement and dance educators interested in exchange and research.
Workshop: A Bit Like a Tree — 10 AUGUST
Movement, garden, lake, shared food and somatic experiences. A day of encounters at the LAKE.
OPEN CALL — Unfinished Fridays Vol 91-100
We are looking for dance and performance artists who would like to present their work-in-progress during our 10 Year Anniversary Festival from 20 June-1 July, 2023. Application DEADLINE 8.04.23
OPEN CALL — Unfinished Fridays JUNIOR
A paid residency and performance opportunity that inspires artists to try their hand at creating work for young audiences. Application DEADLINE 8.04.23
10 Year Anniversary Festival — 20.06-02.07.23
Photo impressions of the festival coming soon!
Unfinished Fridays Vol. 86 — 16 DECEMBER, 19:30
Join us for our next monthly performance event — featuring new duets and solos.
DIGITAL BODY ARCHIVE
Dig into the Digital Body 2022 archives for behind-the-scene impressions of the lab and residencies.
Doreen Wagner
Artist and painter, based in Berlin. Certified Dance Educator. Meine Name ist Doreen. Seit meiner Kindheit bin ich in künstlerisch und bewegender Richtung unterwegs. Es schafft mir einen Ausgleich meiner […]
Move & Create(u)res: Kindertanz/Kreativstunde
Combining dance, movement and creativity, these classes guide children to get to know themselves and their bodies through exploration and play. Move the body – feel the body. Energy released […]
JESSY TUDDENHAM
Content & Editorial Strategy, Associate Director LAKE & SUBMERGE Festival Jessy is a dancer, writer and performer with over twenty years’ experience performing in Europe and the Americas. She is […]
MARIA KOUSI
Production Manager, Stage Manager, Photography Maria studied Greek Philology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Modern Greek Literature & Culture (MFA) at Freie Universität Berlin. She has been active in movement […]
OLGA RAMIREZ OFERIL
Administration & Finance Olga is a dancer/performer and production manager/financial supervisor. She studied Classical Philology in Barcelona and worked as a high school teacher before turning to dance full-time. As […]
ANGELA FEGERS
Marketing, PR & Social Media Angela Fegers (1990) is a U.S.-American director, producer, and dancer from C. Florida, based between Berlin & Thessaloniki. She holds a BFA in Dance from […]
(Roughly) 86 (collectively sourced) steps towards an ideal cultural economy (ecology)**
**Inspired by the 2016 handbook on how to ‘Become the ideal cultural worker in 86 steps’ – a performance-text that was part of Choreographing Calculation (2012) that premiered at the […]
Some Unresolved Questions
ABOUT DANCE — Forming Futures, Vol 2 on Work & Play (Do we) how do we teach the ability to play? What is the role of art in society? Is […]
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ABOUT DANCE — Forming Futures, Vol 1 on Ecology Ahmed, Sara. 2006. Queer Phenomenology: Orientations, Objects, Others. Duke University Press. Bateson, Gregory. 2000 [1972]. Steps to an Ecology of Mind. […]
ABOUT DANCE — forming futures, Vol 3 on Artistic Curation
The framing question for ABOUT DANCE, Vol 3 was, “What Do We Need?” Over the course of two days this question provided the guiding thread for an exploration of the […]
ABOUT DANCE — Forming Futures, Vol 4 on Collective Retrospection
For the fourth volume of ABOUT DANCE — Forming Futures we gathered in Lake Studios Garden to reflect, discuss, dance and meditate about the preceding one and a half years […]
ABOUT DANCE — forming futures, Vol 5 on Pain & Care
The final ABOUT DANCE weekend of 2021, hosted by Jeremy Wade and a cast of colorful characters, took a unique approach to the forum structure. The first day took on […]
ABOUT DANCE — Forming Futures, Vol 1 on Ecology
Introduction In calling forth the future of dance, the first About Dance forum included six speakers, Zooming in from six distant locations — oracles, if you will. The forum’s moderators […]
ABOUT DANCE — Forming Futures, Vol 2 on Work & Play
The ABOUT DANCE, Vol 2 participants spent two days discussing labor, work, play, virtuosity, and new tenets for an ideal cultural economy. Prompted into various forms of dialogue by forum […]