Karkerou | Potsdam & Brandenburg

The animal and plant universe of the mobile dance piece “Karkerou” is fascinating and mysterious. All living beings create their own unique worlds, cleverly adapt to their surroundings, and find ways to communicate with one another. Yet we humans can often only guess what they are telling each other.

Together with two dancers, the young audience embarks on a moving journey of discovery in “Karkerou.” What kind of creatures will they encounter? Are they shy and hiding? Or are they excited and bustling around? What kinds of sounds do they make, and can we imagine what they mean? How do they transform and camouflage themselves – and why?

Many things may seem bizarre at first glance, but when we start paying attention to the hidden realms of flora and fauna, we may discover an immense new world.

The mobile dance piece “Karkerou” brings dance directly into the school, transforming a familiar environment into a vibrant world of sound and movement. Dance, music, and sound enter into dialogue with the children. A lively soundscape accompanies the choreographic journey and creates space for curiosity and imagination. The children sit close to the dancers, right in the middle of the action, and at certain moments can change their position in the room, experiencing the piece from new perspectives again and again.

“Karkerou” is an invitation to engage in an artistic experience and gently explore emotions connected to everyday life. The children enter a new space: sometimes it requires courage, sometimes restraint, sometimes patience. Often, it feels better simply to observe at first before finding one’s own way of approaching and engaging.

Concept & Choreography: Smadar Goshen
Co-creation & Dance: Julia Alsdorf and Emma Rasmussen
Costume & Props Design: Laura Yoro
Concept & Props Design Assistant: Lior Skoury
Music: Matthias Engelke

Duration: 35–40 minutes 
Age: 6–8 years
Language: No spoken language

Price Category E
Advance sales: €13 / reduced €6
Box office: €14 / reduced €6
3x Dance Subscription: €28 / Three performances of your choice

Advance ticket sales start on 17 August 2026

Information

“Karkerou” is a production of Zentrum Junger Tanz, within the framework of “A Better Place” and part of explore dance – Netzwerk Tanz für junges Publikum.Zentrum Junger Tanz is a project of Artists of Mousonturm, funded by the Crespo Foundation and the Stiftung Polytechnische Gesellschaft Frankfurt am Main.

“A Better Place” is a project by Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm in cooperation with TheaterGrueneSosse, as part of the Junge Theaterwerkstatt am Zoo – in collaboration with Paradiesvogel e.V. It is funded by the Department of Culture and Science of the City of Frankfurt am Main, the Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain, the Stiftung Polytechnische Gesellschaft Frankfurt am Main, and the Aventis Foundation.Explore dance – Netzwerk Tanz für junges Publikum is a network consisting of: fabrik (moves) Potsdam, Fokus Tanz München, HELLERAU – Europäisches Zentrum der Künste Dresden, K3 – Zentrum für Choreografie | Tanzplan Hamburg, Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm Frankfurt/Main, and Perform[d]ance Stralsund.