Niels Weijer



arm dances

arm dances is a gesture of touch, a gentle act of caring and a dance towards a deep sense of mutual trust. A situation where dancers listen to each other and intuitively decide when to move, step back, come together again and surrender. 

The dancers move a large arm-object together, they become parts of a tableau vivant, a group of friends, embody practical workers in a museum building a sculpture, the extensions of each other's bodies - They share a body.

Slowly it becomes clear that this work is not just about moving the arm; the audience is drawn into the dancers' process of finding meaning and experiences in the unfolding situations moment by moment. Slowly they find a story together.
concept/choreography niels weijer
dance camille chapon, daniel conant, michela filzi, laura guintoli, niels weijer, yurika s. yamamoto
dramaturgy mike o'connor
costumes magdalena stueve
production michela filzi
created with the support of nationaler performance netz, Tanzfabrik Berlin, AUFUFERN  2022

PREMIERE: 25.09.2022, Kiez Kapelle, Berlin 


„Unterstützt durch das NATIONALE PERFORMANCE NETZ - STEPPING OUT, gefördert von der Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien im Rahmen der Initiative NEUSTART KULTUR. Hilfsprogramm Tanz.“