Berlin Summer University of the Arts - In this workshop we will share tools and methods to unleash utopian potential within the artistic scenarios we are creating. The workshop addresses science-fiction performance practices and related techniques.

Challenging the common definition of u-topia as a place that does not exist, Cécile Bally and Florian Feigl will introduce tools&methods that allow to identify and articulate utopian potentials within the artistic scenarios we are creating. Along those lines we will also work towards a more precise understanding of limits that keep us from following the ways to utopia: limits we set for ourselves and limits which are set for us (by cultural, social contexts, etc.). The workshop addresses performance practices from solo, through duo and trio to group exercises and includes moderate theoretical contexts, discussions, writing exercises and DIY techniques. Topics will include scenario planning, game theory, salsa aerobic, permaculture design principles, role-playing and instant costume design among others.

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