Adorno

Performance by Alice Ripoll as part of the ‘wielding fissures’ series

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  Adorno 1 – 6 Tänzer*innen vor schwarzem Hintergrund posieren verschlungen ineinander auf der Bühne.

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  Adorno 2 – Eine Tänzerin in einem schwarzen Kleid, vor ihr zwei große Seifenblasen.

In “Adorno”, the Portuguese word for “jewellery”, “ornament” or “decoration”, Alice Ripoll juxtaposes the age of algorithms with that which makes us most human: ornamental gestures, changeable moods, and spontaneous desires - the apparently trivial embellishments which we all use to construct our own lives. The Berlin premiere of Alice Ripoll’s performance also marks the opening of the new series wielding fissures - carving cracks in the surface of the now in Radialsystem.

On her search for connection in difference, the choreographer explores the question of how to conceptualise a “we”, when no two individuals in our population of 8 million people are identical. The audience is carried by a tempestuous group, moving forwards and backwards in waves like the course of history itself. Scenes unfurl in a dreamlike atmosphere, confronting us with what we think is unique: our memories, our bodies, our affections - our inner tides.

Embodied Practice with Hiltinho Fantástico and Katiany CorreiaThu 30 07 2026 5.30 pmAdmission is free. The number of participants is limited, please register in advance.

Local HostingSun 02 08 2026, following the performance, in EnglishHost  Alice RipollCo-hosts  Prof. Dr. Mariama Diagne (dance scholar), Michelle Moura (choreographer)

Artists/Collaborators: Alice Ripoll (Regie), Alan Ferreira, Hiltinho Fantástico, Katiany Correa, Romulo Galvão, Tamires Costa, Tuany Nascimento (Tänzer*innen), Thais Peixoto (Assistenz Regie, Bühnenbild und Kostüm), Joana D’Aguiar (Tourmanagement), Isabela Peixoto (Produktion und Assistenz Kostüm), Allison Trindade (Stand-in), Tomás Ribas (Lichtdesign), Aurora dos Campos, Alice Ripoll (Bühnenbild), Cia REC (Kostüm), Tony Ewerton (Probenassistenz), Camila Moura, Laura Samy, Pedro Lima (Lehrer*innen), ART HAPPENS (Vertrieb), Emmilou Roessling (Audiodeskription)

A production by Alice Ripoll. In co-production with Festival Dias da Dança, Theater Rotterdam, PACT Zollverein and Charleroi Danse.

The series “wielding fissures” is funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion as part of the Cross-Disciplinary Funding Program. With the support of the Radial Stiftung.

Media partners Radialsystem: taz. die tageszeitung, tip Berlin, Rausgegangen, The Berliner.

Next date:

• Date Saturday, 01/August/2026 19:00 ( 1 more date )
• Venue Radialsystem V
• Address Holzmarktstraße 33, 10243 Berlin-Friedrichshain