Lake Studios Berlin

GIG
Pamela Moraga

Gig offers an intimate insight into the precarious reality of freelance dance artists in Berlin and beyond. The solo examines the demands of the gig economy, where artists must constantly shift roles, adapt, and sustain their practice with limited support. Set against a post-pandemic backdrop of rising costs and shrinking cultural funding, the work blends dance, spoken text, and direct address. The piece becomes a statement of resilience, reflecting the do-it-yourself conditions of independent art-making. Drawing from her perspective as a migrant artist, Pamela Moraga navigates labor, exhaustion, and identity with both vulnerability and wit. Gig doesn’t only critique; it survives, performs, and speaks back.

CREDITS

Concept, choreography, performance: Pamela Moraga
Sound: Cristobal Ruffo
Artistic collaboration: Jäckie Rydz
Stage design, lights: Jäckie Rydz
Choreographic support: Rodrigo Opazo
Dramaturgical support: Nima Séne
A production by Pamela Moraga in co-production with Sophiensæle. The 35th Tanztage Berlin is a production of Sophiensæle. Funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.

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