D'FRAC | day-long 3RD FLOOR | 17.01 / Col23

A multi-level space where you can step in and out of movement as you like. You can join from the beginning or arrive at any time; we start with a joint warm-up in the main space, guided by Sarah Gordon Butler, then it’s open to choice. Join a workshop in one of the surrounding rooms (see below) or stay in the main space where you'll enjoy an open floor with occasional activations, curated music by The Flowering State, and hangout areas with food and drinks. Once the two rounds of workshops conclude, we wrap up the day with a joint D’FRAC DANCE SESSION guided by Tanja Saban.

12:00-12:30

We start the day with a collective arrival into the space and our bodies. Sarah Gordon Butler guides us through a gentle warm-up journey, slowly unpacking our physical potential and harvesting some tingling excitement.

12:30-16:45

The huge, vast open floor we call 'The Field' will host a joint warm-up session to start the day and end it with a special D’FRAC DANCE SESSION for collective landing. In between, The Field is yours to play with, with occasional activations to spark playfulness and inspiration.

Experienced movers will guide studio sessions that deepen our movement vocabulary. These are not choreographed or follow-along classes, but rather frameworks for introducing improvisational qualities, embodied inquiry, and structured tasks, giving you tools to investigate and evolve your personal physical language.

12:45-14:00

The CBS is a movement methodology guiding dancers toward a deeper, intelligent relationship with their bodies. It emphasizes consciously building and channeling strength through mindful, structured exploration, rather than external aesthetics. Movers engage with their unique anatomical architecture safely and sustainably, developing precision, clarity, and sensitivity. Through playful solo, partner, or group improvisation tasks, participants learn spatial awareness, collaboration, and improvisation tools.

Bio: Roberta’s Modern Dance and Classical Ballet training began in 1998 in Rome. In 2006, she began her professional career in Italy, working with the Revers Dance Company and performing in Rome, Pesaro, and New York. In 2009, she moved to Madrid to join the cast of the Gran Vía musical 40 el Musical. Since 2008, she has taught Modern, Urban, and Contemporary Dance in several studios in Rome, Madrid, and Berlin. In 2014, she moved to Berlin, where she is a founding member and performer of the CHAIM GEBBER – OPEN SCENE company. Since then, she has worked on Chaim Gebber’s creations in Germany, China, South Korea, Italy, Austria, Morocco, and Brazil. In 2018, she premiered her solo Resilienz, which was performed at Acker Stadt Palast in Berlin, the Haraka Dance Festival in Tangier, and the Institut Français de Fès, Morocco. She has also worked as a guest dancer and performer in theatre productions such as Cabaret at Theater Augsburg (2016), and Golem and Mujer at RambaZamba Theater Berlin (2021–2023).

Since 2015, Roberta has taught the Conscious Body System in classes and workshops in Germany, China, Morocco, Italy, and Brazil.

12:45-14:00

Move Through Play is a workshop dedicated to playful movement and physical exploration, where improvisation, listening, presence, and the joy of playing are at the core of the experience. Through tasks, exercises, and games, we will dive into improvisation using the body as our primary tool for communication and comedy. By leaving the thinking mind outside the studio, participants are invited to reconnect with their physical intelligence, impulses, and imagination. We will taste some elements from Physical Theatre - timing, interaction, “Yes, And” mindset, and through that, develop a sense of presence and responsiveness in the here and now.

The workshop encourages embracing foolishness, curiosity, and spontaneity as powerful creative resources. In a supportive environment, participants can unlock new movement possibilities, sharpen their improvisational skills, and discover how humor, simplicity, and play can emerge through the body alone.

Bio: Shai is a multidisciplinary artist currently based in Berlin. She comes from the worlds of physical theatre, clowning, puppetry, and object theatre, working as a performer, director, designer, and dramaturg. Her work is primarily driven by visual imagery, textures, and aesthetics, and is usually performed without spoken text. Shai trained in physical theatre and clowning at Beit Hagefen, Haifa, and Hayadit Theatre, Pardes Hana, and completed the MA program at Arthaus Berlin. Her past and current works include The Neo Anderthals (Israel, 2017–2019), Balkon Kunst (Berlin, 2021), La Caravana (Berlin, 2021), Memories That Never Were (Berlin, Poznań, 2022), and Grounded (current).

14:45-16:15

This workshop is at the intersection of release technique, partnering and soft floor-work. Informed by Qi-gong and Capoeira, it proposes a journey from stillness to interactions between bodies, virtuosity and flow. We move with an approach that binds together risk, efficiency, and availability. Employing patterns from inner martial arts, with a focus on waving and spiraling, we reform a connection with our center and breath as engine for movement. Working with a partner, we mobilize our spine and expand the availability of the body to follow and guide, ground and absorb. With clear and sustainable tools, we practice going in and out of the floor, articulating where movement begins.

Bio: Yotam Peled is a choreographer, performer and teacher working at the intersection of contemporary dance, martial arts and new circus. After years of practicing Capoeira, at the age of 21 he began dancing, and later on pursued higher education in circus. In 2015 he relocated to Berlin and worked as a freelance performer. As of 2019, he has been creating his own work with residencies in the Choreographic Center of Heidelberg, Grand Theatre Luxembourg, TanzLabor Ulm, Altofest Naples, Fabrik Potsdam, SE.STA Zdar, Tanzhaus Zürich, Lavanderia a Vapore Torino, La Briqueterie Val-de-Marne and PimOff Milan. His work has been supported by Explore Dance and Aerowaves networks, touring nationally and internationally in acclaimed and non-traditional venues alike.

14:45-16:15

Movement Invitations is an open-level movement practice rooted in rhythm, musicality, and collective energy. Guided by Afro-Latin music, footwork, breath coordinations, vibration, and a grounded relationship to gravity, participants explore flow, phrasing, silence, and interaction while moving between solo, duo, and group experiences. Drawing from Beatriz’s background in Latin popular dances and professional contemporary dance training, the session weaves elements of salsa, house dance, flying low, and release-based practices into a playful space to sweat, listen, connect, and enjoy dancing together through guided improvisation invitations, movement research, and shared encounters.

Bio: Beatriz Silva Aranda is a Chilean dancer, choreographer, and movement educator based in Berlin. With over ten years of experience in contemporary dance and interdisciplinary creation, her work explores the relationship between body, territory, and materiality through feminist and decolonial perspectives. She teaches internationally using collaborative approaches focused on movement research, improvisation, and real-time composition. Her choreographic work has been supported by programs such as Tanzpraxis, Fonds Daku, and Culture Moves Europe, among others, and presented at venues and festivals including K3 Kampnagel, Fabrik Potsdam, Oyoun, Fusion Festival, and Linha de Fuga. More at: www.beatrizsilva.net

16:45-18:00

An open-level, guided dance improvisation co-created by the participants (You, Us, We), a Movement Guide (Tanja Saban), and a DJ (The Flowering State). The session begins with guided improvisation using verbal metaphors to explore shifting boundaries, sensations, and imagination. As the guidance fades, the music and the group take the lead, allowing collective momentum to unfold.

Can’t get enough? We will keep a smaller, cozier dancefloor kicking for those of us who want more with music by Hyper Matter

Designed with an innovative timber-hybrid construction that combines natural materials with modern architecture, the building spans several levels in a flexible maisonette layout, offering open and adaptable spaces. Its thoughtful design and intended spaciousness is for us, dance enthusiasts, a loud invitation to re-purpose and step in.

Throughout the day, and especially in the closing sessions, trusted selectors will play music to move to. Listening with curious bodies means letting the music shape our dance, so we keep the musical input as versatile as the movement we hope to inspire, shifting through different textures, BPMs, and genres.

You don’t need dance experience. You just need curiosity and your body.

This is a space for those who want to explore the dance floor as a place for creative energy, playful expression, and spontaneous co-creation.

• Shoes: clean indoor-only shoes or socks

• Comfy clothes

• A small bag (like fanny pack, Bauchtasche) for your valuables

• D'FRAC DANCE SESSION 

• guided Warm up

• Open floor (The Field) with DJ sets and activations

• Hangout areas offering food and drinks

• After(?)