DAS FEST – A Choreographic Concert

Conceived as a dance concert, DAS FEST by laborgras and Ensemble CONTINUUM unfolds as a festive gathering in a unique setting. Blending Baroque music with contemporary dance, DAS FEST joyfully explores new forms of historical performance practices and invites the audience to an evening of surprising visual and auditory impressions.

In this musical-visual concert featuring selected works by Arcangelo Corelli and Georg Friedrich Händel, the performers of laborgras join forces with Ensemble CONTINUUM to host the celebration. At the heart of any festivity lies the coming together of people and the collective step into an atmosphere beyond the everyday. A festivity is always staged—it follows its own dynamic, dramaturgy, and choreography. It needs space, time, and encounter.

laborgras stages DAS FEST as a meeting of Baroque music and contemporary dance. The hosting musicians and dancers bring these historical compositions into the present moment. The festive music is translated into a choreographic concert, inviting the audience to experience an evening full of unexpected impressions that give early music new physical forms.

DAS FEST brings together people, eras, and artistic forms: a production in which the audience is invited to enter a space that is both precise and playful, intimate and exuberant—a festive occasion that opens the senses and offers a new perspective on the art of celebration.

Artistic direction: laborgras (Renate Graziadei & Arthur Stäldi)
Artistic Collaboration: Barbara Weigel
Choreography: laborgras in collaboration with the dancers Tian Gao (2020), Margaux Marielle-Tréhoüart (2020), Arianna Rodeghiero (2022), Abraham Iglesias Rodriguez (2022), Sergey Zhukov (2020/2022), Sara Koluchova (2022)
Dance: Arianna Rodeghiero, Abraham Iglesias Rodriguez, Sergey Zhukov, Renate Graziadei, Sara Koluchova
Dramaturgy: Arthur Stäldi
Musical Direction: Elina Albach
Music: Ensemble Continuum
Violin: Nadja Zwiener, Rahel Mai
Viola da Gamba: Liam Byrne
Violone: Christine Sticher
Harpsichord: Elina Albach
Technical Direction stage and lighting: Emma Juliard
Costume Design: Claudia Janitschek
Production Management: Inge Zysk, Raquel Moreira
Press and Public Relation: k3 berlin – Kontor für Kultur und Kommunikation
Pictures: Phil Dera
Design: Mia Sedding
Works by: Arcangelo Corelli, Georg Friedrich Händel, Giuseppe Torelli