Body that (still) Stands
During her artist residency in Tanztendenz Munich, the Stuttgart based choreographer Smadar Goshen will revisit her recent work Body that Stands that delves into the concept of resistance, particularly through the lens of resilience. Throughout the piece, the three performers engage in simple acts of physical resistance — not only toward one another but also in relation to the space itself. Set against a scenography of hundreds of wooden bricks, they move through a continuous loop of destruction and construction. In the shifting landscape, images surface — fragments that echo ruins, combat, and aftermaths — evoking scenes that inevitably recall wars and conflicts, making the work resonate with the tensions of our present time.
Body that Stands observes acts of resistance and its consequences, not only between individuals but also between people and where they stand.
Dealing with events of current conflicts, Goshen and the cast of Body that Stands acknowledge the need for continues processing and reflection. In times of lacking perspective and/or resolution, they seek to go back and inform the work anew, asking what is different today than 5 months ago, if at all.
Body that <still> Stands practices the act reenacting – a fundamental aspect of any piece revival — with sensitivity to the present moment, to a reality shaped by rapidly shifting conditions and knowledge acquired day by day. Revisiting material once concluded and now reshaping it, becomes, in the context of this residency, an act of prayer: for change, for evolution, for the possibility of a horizon.
Showing on 16th July – more information on the website www.tanztendenz.de
Concept, Choreography & Artistic Direction: Smadar Goshen
Co-creation & Performance: Bar Gonen, Cordelia Eleonore Lange, Zuki RingArt
Dramaturgy: Maya Weinberg
Original Music: Leonard Küßner and Vincent Wikström
Oud, Violin, Saz recordings: Idan Elmalem.
Additional Music: Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz. 106: I. Andante tranquillo: Béla Bartók
Costume & Stage Design: Lilo Ming
As part of her artist residency at Tanztendenz Munich, Smadar Goshen will be offering Gyrokinesis Morning Classes for professional and advanced dancers. For more information click here.
Smadar Goshen’s ten-day residency will take place as part of the 4exchange+ (TanzSüd) network. This network of southern German dance initiatives and artists’ associations is entering its 4th round in 2025. With now six alliance partners in two federal states – Tanztendenz e.V., Tanzzentrale der Region Nürnberg e.V. and CONdance e.V. Bamberg in Bavaria, as well as EinTanzHaus e.V. and Schwindelfrei Festival in Mannheim, Tanznetz Freiburg gUG and Produktionszentrum für Tanz + Performance e.V. Stuttgart – the focus is on exchange and networking between the cooperating institutions and the artists working there. This residency is made possible by the Bavarian State Association for Contemporary Dance (BLZT) with funding from the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts, and is also supported by the Fonds Darstellende Künste.
Photo: © Guido Stuch.
