15th SoloDuo Festival nrw + friends

15th SoloDuo Festival nrw + friends

by | May 8, 2025 | English, SoloDuo (en)

15. SoloDuo Festival nrw + friends
International Dance Festival Cologne
May 19-21, 2023

(Foto: Victor Persson_Bat techno_Copyright José Figueroa)

For the fifteenth time, BARNES CROSSING (Freiraum für TanzPerformanceKunst) organized the international dance festival SoloDuo NRW + friends from 19-21 May 2023 in Cologne, once again cooperating with the Budapest SzólóDuó Táncfesztivál and the Almada Dance Company / Almada international Dance Festival.

At the award ceremony on May 21st, 03:00 p.m., the following prizes were awarded by the jury: Roos van Berkel / NL, Johanna Bodor / HU, Christina Maria Purkert /D:

Jury prizewinner 2023

  • Excellent duo: ‘Simposio’ by Cie. Bellanda
  • Award-winning duo newcomer: “Aggomitolamelo” by Nicolas Sanchez and Irene Valesano
  • Excellent solo: ‘Frozen shoulder’ by Hea Min Jung
  • Award-winning solo newcomer: ‘Meg til deg’ by Amisha Kumra
  • Outstanding actress: Laura Louise van Moers

 

Audience Award Winner 2023:

May 19th 2023:  

  • Solo: Laura Louise van Moers with „On Top of the Cake“ (Choreographie Viviane Hamm zusammen mit Laura Louise)
  • Duo: Nicolas Sanchez, Irene Valesano with „AGGOMITOLAMELO“

 

May 20th 2023:

  • Solo: Hea Min Jung with „frozen shoulder“
  • Duo: Claudia Latini und Giovanni Leonarduzzi with „Simposio“

 

Our partner festival in Budapest took place this year at our cooperation partner in Poland, as the theater in Hungary had to close due to the rise in energy prices.
The winning duo 2022 “Remenance” Mira Rosa Plikat and Miriam Reck, which we sent there as a choreography participant, also won the “Best Duo” prize there.
 

Laudation:
In their duo “Remenance”, Mira Rosa Plikat and Miriam Reck (choreography: Selina Koch and Mira Rosa Plikat) explore the theme of symbiosis in an act of radical reduction. In their process from embrace to separation, they convey a deep inner awareness of overcoming the limitations of gender. The slowness of their movements allows us to observe the physicality of their interaction and creates space for our imagination. They not only achieved a fascinating sculptural effect, but also created a multidimensional sensory experience that was mesmerizing.

 

15. SoloDuo nrw + friends Internationales Tanzfestival Köln 19. – 21. Mai 2023 from Alessandro De Matteis on Vimeo.

Further information on the prizes and winners

Press photos:

Press photos can be used free of charge if the photographer’s credit is mentioned (in the file name) under the following link:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dedf5tweu547vc3/AABdsW_2f0zkJ8pBe01Wm4bza?dl=0

Participants

Detailed information on the pieces can be downloaded here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6hz83n4tif3gfzl/Solo_Duo_Presseinfos_St%C3%BCcke_Stand_20230327.pdf?dl=0

Team:

Artistic direction: Ilona Pászthy, Andrea Lucas

Festival assistance: Lilith Wüller

Moderation: Andrea Lucas / Luise Ulmer (English translation)

Graphics: miegL

Jury: Roos van Berkel / NL, Johanna Bodor / HU, Christina M. Purkert /D

Technology: Garlef Keßler

Press & public relations: mechtild tellmann kulturmanagement

Workshop leader: Judith Ayuso Pereira / “Tanzen beschreiben”, “movement & word”

2.Workshop tbc: Britta Lieberknecht / Praxisworkshop

Photo-/ Video documentation: Alessandro de Matteis

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Organizer:

Barnes Crossing e.V.

im Kunstzentrum Wachsfabrik

Industriestraße 170, 50999 Köln

www.barnescrossing.de

Cooperation partner Orkesztika Foundation (HU), Almada Dance Company (PT)
Supported by:Kulturamt der Stadt Köln, KunstSalon Stiftung

Contact for queries:

Mechtild Tellmann kultur@mechtild-tellmann.de / +49 171 385 7031

14th SoloDuo Festival nrw + friends

14th SoloDuo Festival nrw + friends

by | May 8, 2025 | English, SoloDuo (en)

14th SoloDuo Festival nrw + friends
International Dance Festival Cologne
May 20-22, 2022

(Foto: Victor Persson_Bat techno_Copyright José Figueroa)

For the fourteenth time, BARNES CROSSING (Freiraum für TanzPerformanceKunst) organized the international dance festival SoloDuo NRW + friends in Cologne from 20-22 May 2022, once again cooperating with Budapest’s SzólóDuó Táncfesztivál and the Almada Dance Company / Almada international Dance Festival.

At the award ceremony on May 22nd, 03:00 p.m., the following prizes were awarded by the jury Roos van Berkel / NL, Ildikó Mándy / HU, Christina Maria Purkert /D – see also laudations:

Jury-Preisträger 2022

  • Best solo: ‘She comes in on clouds’ by Sten Rudstrom
  • Best Duo: „A strati“ by Beatrice Panero und Dario Rigaglia
  • Best Solo-Newcomer: Eine perfekte Übereinstimmung (?)“ by Paulina Jürges
  • Bester Duo-Newcomer: ‘Remanenz’ by Mira Rosa Plikat and Selina Koch
  • Best dancer/performer: Paula Niehoff

The jury prizes include an invitation to the SzólóDúo Fesztivál in Budapest in January 2023 for all prize winners (the prize money will be used to cover travel and accommodation costs and will be awarded by the Kunstsalonstiftung. The winning solo and duo will also receive an invitation to the Almada International Dance Festival 2022 in Portugal. The prize money for these two productions will be increased by the amount of the travel costs, which will also be covered by the Kunstsalonstiftung (per awarded solo €400 / per awarded duo €800)

The following audience prizes were awarded by the audience:

Friday 20.05.2022:

Best Solo: Ein perfektes Paar (?) Paulina Jürges

Best Duo: 24 Stunden Mihyun Ko and Jay Park

Saturday 21.05.2022:

Best Solo: Smadar Goshen Lucy in the sky

Best Duo: Remanenz Mira Rosa Plikat, Selina Koch

 

Further information on the prizes and winners

 

Laudations:

 

Best Solo: ‘Sie kommt auf Wolken herein’ by Sten Rudstrom

She comes in on clouds“ by Sten Rudstrom is a poetic solo with a gestural language that is very pure and multi-layered. The use of text flows out of the movement, creating a subtle sense of humor and opening up further layers of imagination. Rudstrom’s use of time and space creates a sphere that softens our perception of boundaries.

Best Duo: „A strati“ by Beatrice Panero and Dario Rigaglia

“A strati” by Beatrice Panero and Dario Rigaglia begins with a very crystallized scenographic idea. It introduces a diagonal line of white light on the floor, which acts as a boundary that attracts and repels the two dancers, like waves rolling towards and away from the sea. The choreography also impresses with its clear and rather minimal use of direction and repetition.
The connection between the two dancers is delicate and their performance has a natural-looking clarity.

Best Solo-Newcomer: ‘A perfect match (?)’ by Paulina Jürges

Wrapped in a large pile of clothes from which two legs emerge, the dancer-creature balances between an awakening monster and a graceful flamingo. Paulina Jürges proposes an interesting concept that is performed with an abundance of theatricality. As a jury, we see potential to further explore non-human imagery in relation to the theme of overconsumption.

Team:                        

Artistic direction: Ilona Pászthy, Andrea Lucas
Festival assistance: Luise Ulmer, Till Fischer, Samira Kleiber
Graphics: miegL
Jury: Roos van Berkel / NL, Ildikó Mándy / HU, Christina Maria Purkert /D
Technology: Garlef Keßler
Press and public relations: mechtild tellmann kulturmanagement

Organizer

Barnes Crossing e.V.
im Kunstzentrum Wachsfabrik
Industriestraße 170, 50999 Köln
www.barnescrossing.de

Cooperation partner: Orkesztika Foundation (HU), Almada Dance Company (PT)

Supported by: Kulturamt der Stadt Köln, KunstSalon Stiftung

Media partner: stadtrevue, Rausgegangen/ASK HELMUT