“XÊR” investigates the role of the voice in language, identity and the body. Viewing the body and language as dynamic processes in the construction of identity, “XÊR” explores a voice in a state of flux, seeking new realms of existence. The voice is perceived as an integral part of this flux, essential for redirecting and rebalancing the body. It encompasses spoken language, silence and the wider contexts of being heard, seen, understood or misunderstood.

Elvan Tekin (she/her, Izmir 1994) is a dancer, choreographer and community organiser based in Berlin. In her practice, she navigates the nuances of identity and the body, reclaiming spaces and cultivating a deeper understanding of collective struggles. In 2023, her solo performance “to be a fish in a raki bottle” was presented at Tanztage Festival in Sophiensaele, Berlin. Moreover, Elvan is the founder and co-curator of the curatorial project emergent spaces that is centralising queer and trans* feminist perspectives in diaspora. In 2024, she completed a master in Choreography at the HZT – Berlin.

Saemi Jeong (she/her) studied composition with Prof. Hanspeter Kyburz since 2018 and electroacoustic music with Prof. Wolfgang Heiniger at the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin from 2023. Her pieces have been premiered at several projects and festivals, including the M♀ZART Chamber Music Festival, Klangwerkstatt and Berliner Lautsprecherorchester. Since 2019, she has been organizing the concert event “Series of Combined Music” with her colleagues in Seoul, where young composers want to bring their works to a wider audience. She is also active as a member of the “Kollektiv Unruhe”, a Berlin-based group of musicians and composers.

[Source: tanzfabrik-berlin.de]

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