Artists in Residence

Final Report

30.09.2022

After his residency, Terence Kohler wrote a final report summarising his research work. Read the whole report here!

Improvisation

28.07.2022

The residency offers the dancers the freedom they need for research. In a showcase at the Aargauer Kunsthaus, they were able to share their current experiences with the audience.

New Ballett

28.07.2022

The four dancers improvised freely and followed the music. In the Aargauer Kunsthaus, the banister was used as a ballet barre for the showcase. Choreographer Terence Kohler was also surprised and particularly pleased by the result.

Showcase at Aargauer Kunsthaus

28.07.2022

Yesterday, Choreographer Terence Kohler gave an exclusive insight into his work. During his residency at Residenzzentrum tanz+ he is working with dancers to consciously reinterpret the step material of classical ballet with contemporary expression. A 10-metre-long ballet barre that he set up in our studio for rehearsals serves as a fixed point for the choreography. He is particularly interested in the possibilities that open up when moving bodies meet a stable object, with the help of which they can explore gravity and manipulate their own axes in extreme ways.

In the Aargauer Kunsthaus, the banister was used as a ballet barre for the showcase. Four professional dancers showed insights into the current research:

• Ann-Kathrin Adam, Ballett der Oper Graz
• Lucie Horna, Ballett der Oper Graz
• Doris Becker, Deutsche Oper am Rhein
• Pablo Martinez, Staatsballett Berlin

Graphic Designer Paul Putzar

25.07.2022

Graphic designer Paul Putzar from Munich explains in a short video what he is working on during the residency with choreographer Terence Kohler and the international dancers.

Research

25.07.2022

After the tests on the ballet barre, choreographer Terence Kohler is discussing the details with dancer Pablo Martinez. Which movements feel natural? What is the breathing like while dancing? How can classical ballet steps be interpreted differently? The residency offers the ideal opportunity to research this topic.

Pablo Martinez

25.07.2022

Choreographer Terence Kohler is working with dancers to reinterpret classical ballet with contemporary expression. Pablo Martinez, dancer at the Staatsballett Berlin, during rehearsals in the studio of the Residenzzentrum tanz+.

Rehearsals in the Studio

25.07.2022

Pablo Martinez, dancer at the Staatsballett in Berlin, is testing out various movements on the ballet barre. Graphic designer Paul Putzar can directly edit and/or alienate the movements through video recordings. With this versatile tool, for example, elaborate live stage designs are possible. The artists can experiment freely in the residency.

Showcase

20.07.2022

Having just arrived yesterday, discussions are already taking place today regarding the showcase at the Aargauer Kunsthaus. Terence Kohler gives insights into his creative process:

Aargauer Kunsthaus

28.07.2022 | 7pm

Admission with registration, free of charge

Terence Kohler

18.07.2022

Terence Kohler was born in Sydney, Australia, where he also completed his first studies in music and dance. In 2000 he received recognition for his first choreographic works and moved to Mannheim in 2002 to study at the Akademie des Tanzes. In 2004 he was engaged by the Badisches Staatsballett Karlsruhe, where he became an ensemble member and the ballet's first permanent choreographer. In 2008, he made the move to freelance work and accepted the position of Choreographer in Residence at the Bayerischen Staatsballetts in Munich. He has created new works for the Royal Ballet of Flanders, Hong Kong Ballet, West Australian Ballet, National Ballet Company of China and Finnish National Ballet. In 2007 Terence received the German Dance Prize "Zukunft" for choreography and in 2011 he was nominated for the Prix Benois de la Dans in Moscow. Terence Kohler will be with us in residence from 18 Juli to 04 August.