DOCK 11
The non-profit DOCK 11 GmbH is a free venue as well as a production and training facility with a focus on dance at two locations in Berlin . The EDEN ***** in Breiten Straße 43 in Pankow has been part of the DOCK 11 location at Kastanienallee 79 in Prenzlauer Berg since 2009 .
theatre
The stage program in DOCK 11 and EDEN shows a variety of international and Berlin-based artists as well as international guest performances with a focus on dance. The formats vary from full-length productions to open installations. In addition to long-term partnerships with artists, new artists are presented every year.
DOCK 11 shows events all year round. The following artists and groups played in DOCK 11, among others: Eva Meyer-Keller, Felix Ruckert , Isabelle Schad , Tomi Paasonen, Martin Stiefermann, Nir de Volff, Yui Kawaguchi , Yuko Kaseki, Maya M. Carroll, Shang-Chi Sun , Clebio Oliveira , Hermann Heisig, posttheater, Rubato, Jo Fabian , -> MS Pacemaker, Riki von Falken, Minako Seki , Peter Pleyer, Hyoung Min, Kotomi Nishiwaki, Nuno Lucas, Chris Scherer, Katharina Maschenka Horn, Mercedes Appugliese, Florian Bilbao, Caroline Picard , Vidal Bini, Johanna Lemke, Stella Zanou, Tian Rotteveel, Claire Vivianne Sobottke, Maria Colusi, Matta Sakka, Takako Suziki, Elik Niv, Margaux Marielle-Tréhouart, Zufit Simon, Shai Faran, Efrat Stempler, Annika Lewis, Yoshiko Waki / bodytalk , Stephanie Thiersch, Silke Z., Eeva Muuli, Scentrifug, movingtheatre, H2Dance, Joshua Monten, Emanuele Soavi incompany, Morgan Nardi, Sarah Shelton Mann, Johannes Wieland , Julyen Hamilton, Andonis Fiondiakes, Yannis Adoniou, Lito Walkey.
DOCK 11 also presents festivals such as POOL international dance film festival, Berlin radio play festival, TTsEKh Moskva - Berlin Contemporary Dance Festival, Lithuanian Dance Weekend, DIGITAL FOLK ART - Festival, Metabolism / San Francisco, Fair Camp, Nordwind Festival, Hungarian Contemporary Dance Festival (Bakelit Multi Art Center), POST expressive dance in Germany, Israel and in Butoh, KUNSTSTOFF San Francisco, ImproXchange, AGAPE ZOE and others.
POOL
POOL has been a festival for dance films / video dance that has been held every September since 2007. POOL has been a festival for dance films / video dance that has been held every September since 2007. It presents contemporary dance film productions from all over the world and is a meeting point for creative professionals from dance, film and the fashion and advertising scene. Filmmakers, choreographers and dancers submit their dance films, which should not be longer than 30 minutes, for the competition. The POOL jury creates a three-day film program from this and awards the PEARLS, POOL's equally winning films. Curators since 2007 have been: Arnd Wesemann (ballet dance), Hiroko Tanahashi (posttheater), Elizabeth Markevitch (ikonoTV), Angela Haardt (curator for film and media art), Eva Meyer-Keller (performance artist), Jens Köthner-Kaul (visual artist ), Herbert Schwarze (curator of the international short film festival Oberhausen), Wibke Janssen (DOCK 11 and POOL), Sarah Möller (media scientist).
production
In all studios at both locations, artists from all over the world produce theater, dance and music productions. Many artists who appear in the theaters of DOCK 11 also produce their work in the studios of DOCK 11. Among them are Laurent Chétouane, Meg Stuart, Peaches, Kaleidoskop Orchester, Akademie für Alte Musik and others.
education
Ballet and contemporary for professional dancers are offered daily. For lay people there are courses for children and adults at all levels. Over 1000 students are taught by lecturers from Berlin's international dance scene. Seneca Intensiv offers a part-time training program with a focus on dance pedagogy as well as an educational year with daily classes. Every year the students perform in various stage formats in DOCK 11.
Spatial development
There are two locations. The first location DOCK 11 is in a former craftsman's factory (built in 1895) at Kastanienallee 79, 10435 Berlin. There are three studios, a theater as well as a shop and a café. In 1994 the DOCK 11 dance school opened with Hall 1, followed in 1995 by Hall 2. In 1999 the theater hall was expanded and regular theater operations began, and in 2015 Hall 3 with a shop was also rented.
The second location is EDEN ***** in two villas (built in 1910 and 1870), with a coach house (built in 1910) and two new buildings (built in 2009) with four studios, a theater, artist residence with guest rooms, various studios and Work rooms, a large garden and a café are located at Breiten Straße 43, 13187 Berlin. In 2008 DOCK 11 GmbH leased the villas, the coach house and the 5000 m² plot of land with a heritable building lease contract with the city of Berlin and opened two new buildings in 2009.
Awards
2005 Academy of Arts "Art Prize Berlin - Jubilee Foundation 1848/1948" to Wibke Janssen / Kirsten Seeligmüller / DOCK 11
Grants
The theater hall of DOCK 11 has been sponsored by "The Governing Mayor of Berlin - Senate Chancellery - Cultural Affairs" since 2000 with a two-year venue grant. The construction costs of the new buildings in EDEN were financed by the "Stiftung Deutsche Klassenlotterie".