Tenax
2018
dancer(14) | fixed audio (2ch)
00:70:00
World Premiere: 2017-06-29
Sudhaus Tübingen Socio-Cultural Center, Germany

Choreography: Katja Büchtemann
Choreographic assistance: Jonas Frey
Educational and artistic assistance: Jonas Poehlmann, Laura Börtlein, Fione Rettenberger
Composition: Achim Bornhöft & Marco Döttlinger
Lighting: Holger Herzog

Dance: Jilan Alomar, Lea Bischoff, Laura Börtlein, Naima Handel, Jamshid Isamaili, Karim Khadelda, Jonas Poehlmann, Najebullah Rahimi, Shamsullah Rahimi, Silda Rasoul, Shinda Rasoul, Fione Rettenberger, Amirhosein Sarchanpur, Theresa Wagner.

A collaboration between the Danzon dance studio, the Tübingen Asylum Center, the Sudhaus Socio-Cultural Center, and the Institute of Education at the University of Tübingen.
Funded by “Culture Makes Strong – Chance Dance” Federal Association for Dance in Schools.

Achim Bornhöft & Marco Döttlinger
Jäger
2018
fixed audio (2ch)
00:05:21

Achim Bornhöft & Marco Döttlinger
Sammler
(Bornhoeft & Döttlinger)
2018
fixed audio (2ch)
00:06:08

Based on the text “58 Indizien über den Körper” by French philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy, the group, under the guidance of the choreographers, explored the various aspects of the theme of “body”: one’s own body, the body of others, two bodies, many bodies, body parts, physical processes, forces, signs.

The theme of “body” was chosen as a connecting element for the group, which consisted of two professional dancers, young refugees, and young people without a migration background.

The title “TENAX” also means firm, dense, holding fast. The composition was partly based on interview material with the participants.