Uncovering Blind Spots

Text: Christine Matschke
Tanzjournalistin

In "Still Not Still", Ligia Lewis tackles the gaps in conventional historiography. Originally planned for April 2021, then shown as a film instead, the choreographer's piece will now be performed at HAU1 as part of Berlin Art Week. In surreal and emotionally charged images full of darkness as well as with abysmal humor, Lewis then extricates the world from its capitalist hamster wheel – a performative lament and a symbolic carrying to the grave of colonially shaped realities. In the same event context, caner teker questions Turkish wedding and dance traditions in " kardeniz". The non-binary artist also incorporates the figure of the "köçek", an androgynous belly dancer and sex worker. (cm