Karkerou
The animal and plant universe of the mobile dance piece “Karkerou” is fascinating and mysterious. All living beings create their own unique worlds and cleverly adapt to their surroundings. Above all, animals and plants communicate with one another here. However, 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? Do they make strange sounds? Perhaps they freeze completely or change their shape? Many things may seem strange at first glance, but in reality everything is different from what one might expect.
The mobile dance piece “Karkerou” comes directly to children in their school and transforms the familiar space into a vibrant resonating world. Dance, music and sound enter into a dialogue with the children. A lively soundscape accompanies the choreographic journey and opens spaces 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 to experience the piece from new perspectives again and again.
“Karkerou” is an invitation to engage in an artistic experience and gently encounter emotions connected to everyday life. The children enter a new space: sometimes it requires courage, sometimes restraint, sometimes patience. Often, it feels better to simply 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 + post-show discussion
Age: 6–8 years
Language: No spoken language
Post-show discussion: Available in German and English
The piece “Karkerou” will tour through the Rhine-Main region from 30 September – 30 October 2026.
Invite the performance to your school for a day of discovery! Up to two performances per day are possible.
The piece is designed for a gymnasium, auditorium or a large spacious classroom. We only need a larger empty room — we bring everything else with us.
Cost: €5 per child
Contact:
Sina Schönfeld
Production Management – Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm
Email: Sina.schoenfeld@mousonturm.de
Phone: 0178/ 3540830
“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.
