b12 fall
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b12 fall
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Joy Alpuerto Ritter
dancer with the Akram Khan Company
this performance project is designed for about 17 people and lasts 13 days (sunday off). it will be performed three times alongside two other performance projects at dock 11, a theater in the center of berlin. joy's performance project runs from october 20 to november 1, 2026.
rehearsals and performances:
october 20 - 24: 17:00 - 20:30 at eden studios
October 25: no rehearsal
October 26 - 29: 17:00 - 20:45 in dock 11 theater/dock 11 studio
October 30: 13:30 - 15:30 in dock 11 theater / 16:00 - 18:00 dress rehearsal in dock 11 theater with all three groups / performance: 19:30 - 21:30 in dock 11 theater
October 31: 15:45 - 17:00 possible feedback at dock 11 theater / performance: 19:30 - 21:30 at dock 11 theater
november 1: 15:45 - 17:00 possible feedback at dock 11 theater / performance: 19:30 - 21:30 at dock 11 theater
new: if you are interested in us booking accommodation for you for the duration of the performance project, please indicate this in your application. please understand that we only have a limited number of accommodations available.
there is no deadline and you can apply up until one day before the performance project starts.
Beautiful beasts (Working title)
in this performance project joy wants to explore different meanings of beauty. where lies the essence of it - in somebody’s soul, in a shape, in the eye of the beholder? who says so and why? and what does it even mean for ourselves, our daily life? are we ugly if we deny society’s standards? while searching for answers, joy wants to encourage the participants to explore various emotional, cultural, and physical layers. yet joy will teach set choreographic movement material, based on precision, musicality, and her unique combination of different dance styles and expressions. the participants will be able to engage themselves in this creative movement research, exchange perspectives, and find freedom in a structure through improvisational and compositional tasks. are you a beauty or a beast? a beautiful beast?
the description reflects an artist’s idea which was developed at the time it was submitted to b12. it may have changed by the time the workshop or the performance project is starting. please stay flexible. thank you!
biography
joy alpuerto ritter (*1982 in los angeles, usa) grew up in freiburg im breisgau, germany, where she began her first ballet training. after graduating with a diploma from the palucca dance school in dresden in 2004, she established herself as a versatile berlin-based dancer and choreographer, working across classical ballet, contemporary dance, philippine folk, club, and street dance styles. joy’s choreographic work, which has gained international acclaim since 2016 (e.g. with a nomination as outstanding female dancer at the uk national dance awards and winner of the ikarus prize for the piece for young audience oz - the magic in us) fuses diverse cultural movement vocabularies and often brings together classical forms with urban and modern dance practices. she has toured internationally with renowned companies including akram khan company, wangramirez, christoph winkler, heike hennig, zora snake, and cirque du soleil. joy alpuerto ritter’s choreographic work is defined by a fusion of movement vocabularies: her classical training in ballet and contemporary dance intersects with early studies in philippine and polynesian traditional dances, as well as her engagement with berlin’s hip hop and voguing scenes. rooted in a deep commitment to the communal aspects of dance, alpuerto ritter moves between stage-based productions and communal dance practices, bridging distinct cultural aesthetics and choreographic traditions.
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