An Historical Tracing and Reproduction of the Motion
between the Human Body and Industrial Artefacts

By I Jung Lim

Inspired by the post-industrial romanticism of the city of Berlin, the project is a dance piece for one body and five industrial objects. Against the background of the increasing immateriality of work, choreographer I Jung Lim proposes a radical (re)consideration of the relationship between the body and industrial artefacts by undermining concepts of identity, function, mechanics and materiality. Lim transforms studies and theories from industrial psychology into choreographic material, interwoven with Rudolf von Laban’s research on dance and industry and Donna Haraway’s visions of natural-technical evolutionary narratives.

Choreography, dance and Artistic Direction: I Jung Lim
Theoretical and Dramaturgical Support: Elena Basteri
Project Manager: Tammo Walter
Technical Support: Christian Keilig
Technical Manager: Paolo Combes
Technical Advice: Eitan Rieger
Poster & Brochure: Gregor Schreiter
Photography: Senya Corda

Premiere 15 October 2020 at Kunstquartier Bethanien.

Funded by Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa des Landes Berlin
Supported by: Boels Verleih GmbH Berlin Tiergarten
Special Thanks to: NRW Kultursekretariat, Stiftung Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin, Deutsches Tanzfilminstitut Bremen / Deutsche Tanzfilmproduktion GmbH, Lehrstollen und Infozentrum Stadt und Bergbau in Kamp-Lintfort, Koreanisches Kulturzentrum in BRD e.V., Tanzbüro Berlin