Thank You Very Much
Photo essay about the performance Thank You Very Much of the Choreographer Claire Cunningham and her ensemble disabled performers that navigates society’s ideas of normality, and shakes up the myth of how bodies should be.
Who have we been trying to be all our lives? Has it ever been our choice? And what really is “the wonder of you”?
Frankfurt Main 2021
Dan Daw, Vicky Malin, Claire Cunningham, Tanja Erhart
Dan Daw
Vicky Malin
Claire Cunningham
Tanja Erhart
musicians in quarantine
Germany 2020/21
Sebastian Krämer
Dota
Dana Shanti
Ina West
Jakob Kiersch
Noodt
Onkel & Meute
Matze
Ben Pavlidis & Joy Tyson
Ben Pavlidis
Bodo Warrtke & SchönenGutenA-Band
Howard Katz
Jojo Büld
Harlem Davidson
Michael Krebs
Bodo Wartke & Michael Krebs
Cecilia Martines
Kays Elbeyli - THE RAZZZONES
Rapha Schall - THE RAZZZONES
Smith & Smart
Marc-Uwe Kling
AnnenMayKantereit @ Fridays for Future
The one
black matters
Black Matters is a response to the violent arrest of African American George Floyd, during which he was killed - Berlin 2006-2015
(in)Visible
Photo essay about the play of the same name (in)Visible conceived and directed by Jess Curtis/Gravity, created and performed by an international cast of six blind, visually impaired and sighted performers: Sherwood Chen, Gabriel Christian, Rachael Dichter, Sophia Neises, Xenia Taniko, and Tiffany Taylor.
Berlin 2019
a cabinet skins
Area ratio body to what they have in their wardrobe - Berlin 2018
Kays
Rapha
Phil
Johannes
überleben und über leben
For as long as there have been people, they have been fleeing from danger and searching for a better life. No sea, no desert, no mountains and no border can prevent this. The will to survive and the longing are stronger.
A series of portraits and interviews of former refugees - Berlin 2017
Abdul
“To be happy, we must open our hearts and be grateful for what life gives us. We must not forget our past.”
Samir
"In my free time, I go to the library, to the gym and I like to play the guitar. I played in a rock band in Damascus. Unfortunately, I don't have an electric guitar here, so I go to a guitar shop and play."
Ziyad
"Whenever I see someone who is happy, I am also happy at that moment.
When I have my secondary school leaving certificate, I want to become a nurse and then study medicine to help other people.
I'm good at cooking, I like to paint, play volleyball and since a few months I've been playing theatre and have performances at the Maxim Gorki Theatre and the Volksbühne."
artistokraten
The Artistocrats are a berlin group of performing artists who combine dance and acrobatics.
The choreographies were all planned in advance and realised and photographed on location in just a few minutes. I only manipulated the colours and contrasts afterwards.
Berlin, 2017
one minute common silence
People look into the running camera for one minute without speaking - Brandenburg 2017
a little perspective
A photo essay with the Australian comedian Imaan Hadchiti. He and his sister (not on the photos) are the only two known cases of "Rima Syndrome", a genetic condition causing small stature yet retaining normal proportions. Hadchiti stands 107 cm tall. Many of his comedy routines focus on the way people of normal stature react to him - Berlin 2017
Marc-Uwe Kling
Photo essay for the science fiction novel QualityLand 1.0, Ludwig Erhard building - Berlin 2017
Ménage à Trois
A photographic essay about the play MÉNAGE À TROIS of the award-winning disabeld performer Claire Cunningham.
In a private chamber, a lonely woman begins to craft the perfect man out of the only thing she knows – her crutches. A haunting study of love, obsession and loneliness.
“Sometimes I feel like a machine. I forget I was made to touch skin, to feel heat, breath, to have someone’s smile pressed into my neck. I wasn’t made to click. But with you I click. We. Click. Like a clique, a trio, a Ménage à Trois.” CLAIRE CUNNINGHAM
Scotland, 2012
Paradox Heart
Paradox Heart is a part of a Performance Research Experiment created and performed by Jess Curtis/Gravity & Jörg Müller.
Berlin 2012
Dances for Non/Fictional Bodies
“We asked ourselves how our imaginations and our bodies interact? How do the ways we imagine our bodies shape and change both their cultural relevance and their material actuality? How do our bodies shape our imaginations? Can re-imagining our bodies and re-embodying our imaginations be useful tools for making society more open, just and satisfying for us all?” A performance piece of Jess Curtis/Gravity.
In response Hagolani staged each of the 'Fictional Bodies' of the piece in a location of his choosing. Performed by: Claire Cunningham, Jess Curtis, Matthias Herrmann, Jörg Müller, Maria Francesca Scaroni, and Bridge Markland
Berlin 2010
Performed by (left to right): Matthias Herrmann, Claire Cunningham, Bridge Markland, Maria Francesca Scaroni, Jörg Müller and Jess Curtis.
Jess Curtis
Matthias Herrmann
Jörg Müller
Maria Francesca Scaroni
Bridge Markland
Claire Cunningham
Howard Katz & his brainhat
What makes the brain? Blind? Fun? Thoughtful? Ego? World? Control? Fear? You?
We certainly had brainwashing fun!
Berlin 2010
CHEFKET
Der Rapper Chefket im Endlos-Spiegel seiner eigenen Brille. Das Foto bezieht sich auf den Titel seiner ersten Platte EINERSEITS-ANDRERSEITS - Berlin 2009
In line with the online
"And there was electricity” Von natürlichen zu künstlichen Strömen - Berlin 2008
FUKUSHIKI MUGEN Nō
Fukushiki Mugen Nō bedeutet „Doppelphantasie-Nō“ und ist eine moderne Form des traditionellen japanischen Nō-Theaters.
Es zeigt ein Drama mit zwei Akten, die Phantasie und Wirklichkeit vermengen: Ein Reisender kommt an einen Ort, wo ihm ein Fremder eine alte Legende erzählt, bevor er plötzlich verschwindet (Akt 1). Ein anderer erklärt später dem Reisenden, dass diese Person in Wirklichkeit ein Gespenst des Hauptcharakters dieser Legende gewesen sei. In der folgenden Nacht kehrt das Gespenst zurück, stellt sich vor und teilt dem Reisenden seine wahren Gedanken, Erinnerungen und Gefühle mit und bittet ihn um ein Gebet für seine Erlösung. Am nächsten Morgen zieht der Reisende mit einem Gebet weiter.
