it has to be something that speaks to each individual in a unique way. the touches something deep down in each person and the audience. but it has to be entirely free. of us with dance prize that s when the work becomes profound as it does when it touches on the mystery and psyche. that that man has got and that doesn t happen if you re simply telling a linear story that none. of us let s hear it. first developed one of the most significant productions kerber during her five year stint as core to stick director of berlin s shall be in a theater it s an exploration of anatomy that delves into every aspect of the human body. time and again the company conjures images that sear themselves into the viewer s memory like a nightmare. at the same time vult isn t afraid of venturing into more abstract territory in her piece from when she
. times company you ve also been involved in dance in schools how important is that to you. this this is in the. yeah this is. my interest in children stance actually came with my first child last night. else last fall i went on a workshop at a school and it grew from there that s what they love ita and they couldn t help busy i found it more and more interesting as i realized how important our ancestors particularly for children approaching puberty and then a couple interacting with other people s bodies with their own bodies their own self-image is it because you re very much confronted with yourself unless process because you re working in a group lance if they were in a lot about group dynamics you get a new spatial awareness how do i move within a room how do i stand in relation to somebody else i m at home secondly
so foremost as you started your company twenty five years ago with your hands under it could you ever have imagined the international success you ve had since africa. non-scented i noises after in one thousand nine hundred three after the fall of the berlin wall and shortly after unification the central district of measure was a place of seemingly endless opportunities. we any opened our venue and there s a field day or three years later in one nine hundred ninety six the year before that we were like nomads wandering from one industrial space to the next and each time we started up a nice change here as there is in fact life and unfun from the outset we toured internationally we toured the u.s. in our second or third year we traveled to india and toured a lot in europe peeling off. so right from the start traveling was part of our identity it was our aspiration and our concept. of all selfish that nestles at us that we wanted to build bridges with our art and
gives as inspiration not just the building and the architecture as such it s the site in its entirety that shows me how to put a space and motion that all the vehicles at the me i am twenty thirteen the company was invited to kolkata then calcutta to cap year of cultural exchange between india and germany off the production was staged in the courtyard in wings of an old private palace dating from colonial times. such about s collaborated on a project with the indian choreographer apartment each a tour and her ensemble. it. it sounds it was. the project in calcutta was very unusual it was an old palace so
audience. and so that s like a journey to. a journey that last two and a half hours involving captivity then finding a way out and escaping it raises questions such as what we re fleeing from and where to exodus is intense and heavy going and for now at least it will be the last production that slash about stages with her company. she will remain the official director but she will leave the body as the stem it will continue as a production and performance venue for the company but she now has a new position she ll become the first woman to head up the highly traditional berlin state ballet. finals nandan in twenty nineteen you ll take over as artistic director of the berlin state pele alongside your highness ermine are you excited maybe a bit apprehensive. now there s no cause are also wrong to start taking on the state ballet is certainly