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stage: explorations

ImProVision 

Improvised music and dance performance

Aziz Lewandowski, Cornelia Voss, Irina Kowallik, Rosmarie Jäger, Elisa Schwis, Tatjana Bielke, HW Mueller
© tl: Viktoria Bychkova, tm: privat, tr: privat, m: privat, bl: Felicia Susanto, bm: Peter Gottwald, br: privat

Location: exploratorium berlin, Saal

ImProVision 
Tatjana Bielke: Singende Säge, Stimme
hwmueller: Trompete, Effekte 
Rosmarie Jäger: Piano
Irina Kowallik: Tanz
Aziz Lewandowski: Cello
Elisa Schwis: Geige, Tanz
Cornelia Voss: Stimme

ImProVision explores and engages in dialogue between different musical dimensions on one hand, and between dance and music on the other.  What emerges is a vibrant interplay of rhythm, space, and resonance. Every gesture, every sound responds to the present moment.

Performers / Artists:

Tatjana Bielke is a vocal artist and plays the singing saw. Stylistically she works primarily in the realm of free improvisation. She is a member of the ensemble “Sarotti Instant” as well as the vocal duo “Bielke & Voß.” She creates her own performances and is musically active in various projects and collaborations. www.tatjana-bielke.de

hwmueller – Born in Hamburg. Trained telecommunications technician, freelance artist since 1980. Active in many intermedia projects. Teaches both domestically and abroad. www.hwmueller.eu 

Rosmarie Jäger – from East Westphalia – back at the piano full-time since 2013, teachers of free improvisation: Reinhard Gagel, Helmut Bieler-Wendt, Magdalena Schatzmann, Thomas Gerwin – Ensemble + performances: Whathappensnext Berlin, Schwarm 13, Nichts & Alles, FreiSpiel

Irina Kowallik – born in Berlin – trained at the Pantomime Theater Berlin – theater educator (BuT) – theater and cultural studies scholar – has been working independently since 1990 as a director, performer, theater educator, and dancer. Since 1990: Butoh studies; 1995: Initiator of TheaterJam – Free Improvisation; guest engagement at the Gorki; 2004–2026: five solo productionswww.mimedance.de

Aziz Lewandowski studied composition at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK) and works as a freelance composer, cellist, and pianist. He performs contemporary music and improvisations, and is a co-organizer of the monthly event series “untergrün,” which focuses on improvised experimental music. https://azizlewandowski.com/

Elisa Schwis studied philosophy and economics, worked in editorial and curatorial roles, and now plans programs in political-cultural education and adult education. She is currently enrolled in the certificate program “Creating Dance in Art and Education—Dance Pedagogy/Choreography” at TanzTangente in cooperation with the Career College of the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK). She has been living in Brandenburg and Berlin since 2022.

Cornelia Voß is a Berlin-based performance and vocal artist, composer, vocal coach, and leader of vocal improvisation courses. She founded her first experimental vocal group in Hamburg in 1986 and has performed on stage with numerous improvisational vocal and instrumental ensembles, including the Whathappensnext Ensemble, Schwarm 13, mahali, Bielke & Voß, and the Performance Choir for Experimental Singing Berlin.

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exploratorium berlin

Zossener Straße 24
10961 Berlin (Kreuzberg)

Marheinekeplatz (Bus 248, 20m)
U Gneisenaustraße (Bus 140, U7, 200m)
U Mehringdamm (Bus M19, U6, U7, 900m)
U Hallesches Tor (Bus M41, Bus 248, U1, U3, U6, 1000m)

Office Hours

Mo – Di 10.00 – 14.00
Mi 14.00 – 18.00
Do – Fr 10.00 – 14.00