MODINA projects concludes at tanzhaus nrw (Düsseldorf, Germany) with an extravaganza of performances, a symposium and an exhibition on 23, 24 and 25, January.
The Showcase includes the following performances:
- This is Unreal (Pierre Godard & Liz Santoro)
- nino (Ruth Gibson & Bruno Martelli)
- Baby (Hollow: Viktor Szeri, Tamás Páll & Gyula Muskovics)
- Still Moving (Liis Vares & Taavet Jansen)
Programme overview
The following is the complete schedule of the MODINA Showcase/Seminar in Düsseldorf. Also, exhibition “Emerging Bodies, Emerging Systems” at tanzhaus nrw will feature MODINA projects as interactive installations. The exhibition is open from 23rd to 25th, January.
- 23/Jan This is Unreal (Pierre Godard & Liz Santoro)
- 23-25/Jan nino (Ruth Gibson & Bruno Martelli)
- 24/Jan Baby (Hollow: Viktor Szeri, Tamás Páll & Gyula Muskovics)
- 24-25/Jan Still Moving (Liis Vares & Taavet Jansen)
- 24/Jan Symposium: Dancing in the Digital Age
- at LAVAstudio, registration required
- 23-25/Jan Exhibition Emerging Bodies, Emerging Systems
- With Laurenz Ulrich x MIREVI, Charlotte Triebus; Naoto Hieda & Jorge Guevara; Norbert Pape & Simon Speiser; Philipp Dilchert x MIREVI; Uroš Krčadinac & Marko Milić
The showcase is part of Temps d’Images Festival for dance and technologies: https://tanzhaus-nrw.de/en/specials/festival/temps-dimages-2026/events
MODINA Seminar
As the final MODINA Seminar, symposium “Dancing in the Digital Age” will be held at LAVAstudio on 24th (registration required): Symposium: Dancing in the Digital Age
- 09:30 AM – 10:00 AM Registration
- 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Symposium Opening
- 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Keynote 1: Affectos Digitalos (Dr. Einav Katan-Schmid)
- 10:45 AM – 10:55 AM Coffee Break
- 10:55 AM – 12:30 PM Panel 1: Embodiment, Ethics & Infrastructures of Collaboration (Moderation: David dos Santos (ITI – LARSyS, Lisbon))
- Participating MODINA artists: Sarah Fdili Alaoui & John Sullivan, Célia Bétourné & Max Levy, Jorge Guevara & Naoto Hieda, Pierre Godard & Liz Santoro
- 12:30 PM – 01:50 PM Lunch Break
- 01:50 PM – 02:20 PM Keynote 2: Dancing with the Machines (Clemance Debaig)
- 02:25 PM – 04:00 PM Panel 2 – Bodies, Codes & the Politics of Visibility (Moderation: Nuno Correia (Tallinn University))
- Participating MODINA artists: Christine Bonansea Saulut & Chris Ziegler, Simona Deaconescu & Grigore Burloiu, Marko Milić & Uroš Krčadinac, Bruno Martelli & Ruth Gibson
- 04:00 PM – 04:30 PM Wrap-up and Informal Exchange
- 04:30 PM – 05:00 PM Lecture Performance – “Precious Camouflage: The Code” (Charlotte Triebus)
- 05:00 PM – 05:05 PM Symposium Closing
Cover Photo: Still Moving; Photo credit: László Körösi, Trafó; Description: a person with a VR headset is sitting on the dimly lit floor tracing a virtual object with their right hand, an abstract circular shape is projected as a backdrop