Project coordination, access support: Susanne Adam / Artist access support, Claire Cunnigham projects producer: Vicky Wilson / Access support, hosting: Leo Baur / Project coordination: Jeanette Gogoll / Student support assistance, access support: Agnes Ehlich / Artistic associate, executive producer Claire Cunningham projects, access support: Nadja Dias / Dramaturgy: Luke Pell / Artistic associate: Angela Alves / Gathering Design: Bethany Wells / Claire Cunningham Projects artistic associate/co-director productions: Dan Watson
On Crip Technique, Knowledge and Expertise
Bodies of Knowledge: Choreographies of Care – A Gathering
- Dialogue
- Dance
Audio Description /
German Sign Language /
English /
with German and English surtitles /
Schedule for 10.10. / Day 1:
10:45-11:00:
Welcome and orientation
Claire Cunningham and Luke Pell
11:00-11:30:
Three-notes: On Crip Technique, Knowledge and Expertise* (Part 1)
Eli Clare, Kenny Fries, Julia Watts Belser and Sandie Yi
11:45-12:15:
Session 1:
The Stage as a Square: Disabled Bodies and the Poetics of Resistance
Chiara Bersani / Provocation-presentation
How might slowness, fragility, and interdependence contribute to shaping new aesthetic and political strategies? Chiara Bersani reflects on how disabled artists can position themselves politically in today’s global crises.
12:15-13:00:
Processing**
13:00-14:15:
Lunch at WAU
14:15-14:30:
Afternoon Welcome
Claire Cunningham and Luke Pell
14:30-15:00:
Session 2:
Stimprovisation as Neuroqueer Choreographic Technique / Lecture-Demonstration
Dr Aby Watson
Dr Aby Watson shares their choreographic practice of “Stimprovisation” and the ways in which neurodivergent embodiment might liberate from neuro-normative traditions in the dance space.
15:20-16:00:
Stroll/loll and talk / Conversation format
With Claire Cunningham, presenting artists Chiara Bersani and Dr Aby Watson and guest reflectors Diana Niepce and Sandra Noeth
16:15-16:30:
Summary of the day and outline of tomorrow
16:50-17:15:
Session 3:
A World to Exist in For A Day / Excerpt-Lecture
Raquel Meseguer Zafe & Jamie McCarthy
Taking inspiration from the slow, expansive world of mosses and grounded in conversations about crip techniques for creating nurturing spaces in the midst of illness and loss, Raquel and Jamie create a sonic and spatial boundary layer. This gentle space offers a chance to imagine what you truly need—and to dream into the kind of work that might emerge from within that soft, in-between place.
17:15-18:45:
Closing and social in foyer
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Schedule for 11.10. / Day 2:
10:30-11:00:
Arrivals
11:00-11:30:
Three Notes: On Crip Technique, Knowledge and Expertise* (Part 2)
Eli Clare, Kenny Fries, Julia Watts-Belser and Sandie Yi
11:50-12:15:
Session 1:
Bed Connection / Perfomance-provocation
Angela Alves & Jeanne Eschert
Jeanne Eschert and Angela Alves prepare our nervous systems in these more than troubled times, using nothing more than a trick. With the power of rest and magic, they will share practices trying to unfold the isolation of the sick body along the imprints we leave in the sheets.
12:15-13:00:
Processing**
13:00-14:15:
Lunch at WAU
14:15-14:30:
Afternoon welcome
Claire Cunnignham and Luke Pell
14:30-15:00:
Session 2:
Rehearsal 6: Extra Set / Performance
Márcio Canabarro & Sindri Runudde
In their experimental meditation on intimacy, disability, identity, and the complexity of love, Márcio Canabarro and Sindri Runudde, two visually impaired queer artists, blur the lines between roughness, care, urgency, and vulnerability, to offer a philosophical and embodied reflection on how we hold – and are held by – others.
15:20-16:00:
Stroll/loll and talk / Conversation format
With Claire Cunningham, presenting artists Raquel Mesegeur Zafe, Angela Alves and Jeanne Eschert and Márcio Canabarro and Sindri Runudde and guest reflectors Kate Brehme and Fia Neises
16:15-16:30:
Summary of the day and outline of tomorrow
19:00-20:30:
Session 3:
Claire Cunningham
4 Legs Good – 2025 / Lecture Performance
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Schedule for 12.10. / Day 3:
10:30-11:00:
Arrivals
11:00-11:30:
Three-Notes: On Crip Technique, Knowledge and Expertise* (Part 3)
Eli Clare, Kenny Fries, Julia Watts-Belser and Sandie Yi
11:45-12:30:
Session 1:
Extended Stroll/loll and talk / Conversation format
With Claire Cunningham, presenting artists Chiara Bersani, Raquel Mesegeur Zafe, Angela Alves and Jeanne Eschert and Márcio Canabarro and Sindri Runudde and others joining
12:30-13:45:
Lunch at WAU
13:45-15:00:
Session 2:
In Trialogue: On Crip Technique, knowledge and expertise / Reflective Conversation
With inputs from artists/researchers Kate Marsh, Diana Niepce and Sandra Noeth this conversation in three parts, hosted by Kate Brehme, will reflect upon crip technique, knowledge and expertise, opening to wider conversation with contributing artists and attendees.
15:00:
End of Gathering
* “Three Notes: On Crip Technique, Knowledge and Expertise”
Each morning of the gathering begins with an episodic series of “Three-notes: On Crip Technique, Knowledge and Expertise”: words to set us on our way – from writer-researchers, artists and activists Julia Watts Belser, Eli Clare, Kenny Fries and Sandie Yi.
** Processing: Between each artistic offer there are dedicated sessions for reflection and processing, conversation and exchange, independently or in small groups, through open and supported formats, along with a dedicated quiet resting space designed by Angela Alves and installed artworks from Raquel Meseguer Zafe, Claire Cunningham and Julia Watts Belser.
Cast
Dates
Past
Further Information
Visitor note
Notes:
An access support team will be present throughout the gathering.
A vegan lunch and refreshments will be available each day.
Please find the Guide Book >> here
Due to illness Chiara Bersani‘s contribution will be by video.
Day ticket for 11.10. including “4 Legs Good – 2025”, day ticket for 12.10. including “In Trialogue: On Crip, Technique, Knowledge and Expertise”
Tickets for “4 Legs Good – 2025” (October 11) and “In Trialogue” can also be booked separately.
Location
HAU2
Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 BerlinThere are two marked parking spots in front of the building. Barrier-free restroom facilities are available. Four relaxed seats are available in the first row of HAU2.
