With Conjunctions - Acts of being in relation, a new programme series dedicated to the poetry of “being in relation” launches at Radialsystem in July 2024. Audiences are invited to experience choreographic and musical practices as embodied strategies of knowledge production and transmission over four acts, each with a different thematic emphasis. The separation between body and mind, the dualism of thought and action, and the notion of a universality of knowledge are contrasted with a variety of possibilities of knowledge production that arise with and from the reality of differently situated bodies.
Reflections on how embodied practices can create temporary communities are centred, as well as which power relations become visible in this process, and which new imaginative sphere and emancipatory strategies result from embodied relationships. In addition to immersive performances, concerts and choreographic works, our exchange format Embodied Practices continues parallel to the new series, and collectively explores forms of preserving and transmitting corporeal practices from different cultural contexts.
The series "Conjunctions - Acts of being in relation" is funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion as part of the open funding program. With the support of the Radial Foundation.
Hands Made – Performance by Begüm Erciyas
Lake Life is a piece of science fiction fantasy that takes place in a spectacular dream world. Here, any kind of transformation seems possible, and the delineations of what it means to be human are expanded. Explicitly curated for a multi-generational audience, Kate McIntosh’s immersive performance stages its Berlin premiere at Radialsystem in mid-February. Through guided encounters, audiences blur the line between the imaginary and the real, celebrating the power of imagination and altered self-awareness, and carving out space for playful reinvention.
Building on the success of her participatory works “Worktable” and “In Many Hands”, McIntosh has created another immersive and interactive environment. Using the space onstage, audiences of varying ages are invited to embark on a journey of discovery. The space encourages continuous self-reflection and fosters a change in perception of oneself and others. The performance offers a platform for a wide range of encounters and interactions between different age groups—adults and young people—who want to explore their world. Adults who are are not accompanied by young people are just as welcome as any young person from age 10 and up.
Sat 15 02 2025 18:00 h
Sun 16 02 2025 14:00 h
Sun 16 02 2025 18:00 h
Lake Life © Bea Borgers
Hands Made – Performance by Begüm Erciyas
We touch the world with our hands. Our touch creates relationships of closeness and intimacy and simultaneously makes us aware of our separation from the world. Now, our touch is increasingly mediated by technologies that are changing the ways we experience ourselves and others.
The performance Hands Made by choreographer Begüm Erciyas, presented at Radialsystem as a Berlin premiere and as part of the series “Conjunctions – Acts of being in relation”, invites us to rethink our relationship with our hands, to imagine how it has changed throughout history and what their role might be in a future society.
In the performance “Hands Made”, the audience’s hands are at the centre of the show. Viewers are asked to watch their own hands and those of their neighbours, creating an effect of both intimacy and alienation. Separated from the rest of the body, our hands become the focal point of a reflection on craftsmanship, tactile perception, and touch. What have these hands been engaged in? Who or what will they touch in the future?
Sat 08 02 2025 from 16:00 h
Sun 09 02 2025 from 15:00 h
generating realities – Immersive concert performance by Philo Tsoungui & The String Archestra
Nocturnes for a Society invites audiences to weave a nocturnal sonic tapestry, a blanket they can wrap around themselves to drift off into an extraordinary sleep, whilst the sounds of the city can be heard in the background.
Myriam Van Imschoot and Lucas van Haesbroeck’s performance enfolds the audience in a poetic soundscape over the course of a summer night, marking the start of Radialsystem’s new series “Conjunctions”, a programme dedicated to the poetry of “being in relation”. The immersive sound experience of “Nocturnes” continues throughout the night, stretching into the early hours of the morning. The audience are active participants in an environment akin to an oasis of light, shadows, sounds, fabrics and dreams, opening space for associations and creating both an individual and shared experiential world.
Sound artist Myriam Van Imschoot and set designer Lucas van Haesbroeck draw on the legacy of American composer and sound activist Pauline Oliveros as well as the myriad traditions of communal “sounding” that people have always used to forge relations with one another. The audience plays a crucial role in this; they interact with each other, with objects and the space in accordance with a score that yields unexpected textures and atmospheres in a natural and nearly casual way. A soundscape for a deep sleep emerges from this collectively generated soundtrack – the nocturne takes on a life of its own and slumbers on through the night in its various phases and cycles of rest.
Fri 26 07 2024 20:30 h
Sat 27 07 2024 20:30 h
The performances are preceded by two “Embodied Practices”, whose foci are, respectively, felt production as a shared practice and the voice as a medium of community building. These two exchange sessions make up the next instalment in Radialsystem’s series of “Embodied Practices”, which collectively explore forms of preserving and transmitting corporeal practices from different cultural contexts.
→ Embodied Practices: Felt-Session
→ Embodied Practices: Voice-Session
generating realities, Radialsystem Oktober 2024 © Phil Dera
Nocturnes for a Society – Immersive Performance by Myriam Van Imschoot & Lucas van Haesbroeck
Nocturnes for a Society invites audiences to weave a nocturnal sonic tapestry, a blanket they can wrap around themselves to drift off into an extraordinary sleep, whilst the sounds of the city can be heard in the background.
Myriam Van Imschoot and Lucas van Haesbroeck’s performance enfolds the audience in a poetic soundscape over the course of a summer night, marking the start of Radialsystem’s new series “Conjunctions”, a programme dedicated to the poetry of “being in relation”. The immersive sound experience of “Nocturnes” continues throughout the night, stretching into the early hours of the morning. The audience are active participants in an environment akin to an oasis of light, shadows, sounds, fabrics and dreams, opening space for associations and creating both an individual and shared experiential world.
Sound artist Myriam Van Imschoot and set designer Lucas van Haesbroeck draw on the legacy of American composer and sound activist Pauline Oliveros as well as the myriad traditions of communal “sounding” that people have always used to forge relations with one another. The audience plays a crucial role in this; they interact with each other, with objects and the space in accordance with a score that yields unexpected textures and atmospheres in a natural and nearly casual way. A soundscape for a deep sleep emerges from this collectively generated soundtrack – the nocturne takes on a life of its own and slumbers on through the night in its various phases and cycles of rest.
Fri 26 07 2024 20:30 h
Sat 27 07 2024 20:30 h
The performances are preceded by two “Embodied Practices”, whose foci are, respectively, felt production as a shared practice and the voice as a medium of community building. These two exchange sessions make up the next instalment in Radialsystem’s series of “Embodied Practices”, which collectively explore forms of preserving and transmitting corporeal practices from different cultural contexts.
→ Embodied Practices: Felt-Session
→ Embodied Practices: Voice-Session
Nocturnes for a Society, Radialsystem Juli 2024 © Phil Dera