portfolio (in excerpts)Nils Amadeus Lange

Nils Amadeus Lange

(*1989 Köln) works as a performer and choreographer in Zurich. After completing his drama studies at Hoch-schule der Künste Bern, he began withdrawing from theater, shifting his focus to abstract forms of expression, dance and performance history during his master's program „Scenic Arts Practice“ (also at Hochschule der Künste Bern). He uses his body as a weapon, with which he pierces through the audience's heads, in order to subsequently dissect memories of conventions, role models and gender stereotypes from their brains. With his series 666, he created a trilogy consisting of a solo, a duet and a group piece. The witch as the ultimate figure of resistance - against the hegemony of patriarchy as well as capitalist modes of production - is trans-ferred into her contemporary environment. In his solo, he established a radical feminist aesthetic based on the witch. This aestethetic was a central theme in both, the duet, as well as the group piece, with which he conclud-ed the series. His aesthetic is characterised by cooperations with other artists in addition to interdisciplinary thinking. Thus, in 666, he worked with fine arts artists on the set design, fashion designers created the costume designs and com-poser Tamer Fahri Özgönenc developed the musical composition. For the piece „under the influence“, he received the Publikumspreis des Performance Award Schweiz 2015 along with Janet Haufler. RRecent years have seen the emergence of not only his own work, but also various collaborations. Among other works, the online series and stagepiece „body and freedom“ was developed in collaboration with Florentina Holzinger, Vincent Riebeek, Annina Machaz and Manuel Scheiwiller, which premiered at Tanzhaus Zürich. (Fur-ther performances: ImPuls Tanz Wien, Liste Basel, Haus der Berliner Festspiele). At the lithuanian pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2015, he was part of the young boy dancing group, a company with open authorship. Furthermore, he gives workshops, mentors students (SNDO Amsterdam, HKB Bern, ZHDK Zürich amongst others), and works as a dramaturge in other productions. His works have been shown at various locations such as Swiss Dance Days, Zürich moves!, Gessnerallee, Frascati Amsterdam, ZÜRICH TANZT, Berliner Festspiele, Kunsthalle Bern, Les Urbaines Lausanne, Südpol Luzern, Tan-zhaus Zürich und CounterPulse San Francisco.

together, 2018 in cooperation with Gessnerallee Zürich, Arsenic Lausanne Funded by Stadt Zürich Kultur, Fachstelle Kultur Kanton Zürich, Pro Helvetia Schweizer Kulturstiftung, Ernst Göhner Stiftung

Despicable, 2018,  New Swiss Performance Now, Kunsthalle Basel

POISON, 2017 Macao, Milano with support from Pro Helvetia Schweizer Kulturstiftung

Young Boy Dancing Group, 2017 Roskilde Festival, Denmark with support from Pro Helvetia Schweizer Kulturstiftung

666 the variation, 2017 Festival de la Cité, Lausanne with Annina Machaz with support from Stadt Zürich Kultur

Beethoven / Neunte, 2017 Gessnerallee Zürich

CVMESSE DE MINUIT, 2016Cabaret Voltaire, Manifesta 11with Annina Machaz

L'EAU DES ALGUES, 2016Cabaret Voltaire, Manifesta 11with Lukas Hofmann / Saliva

Young Boy Dancing Group, 2016Young Boy Dancing Group, 2016Cabaret Voltaire, Manifesta 11

Internationale Tanzmesse- Tanzhaus NRW, 2016curated by Marc Walter Streit

SUPERGRUNDRECHT, 2016Gorki, Berlin with TALKING STRAIGHT

TTanz: Werkstipendium, 2016Stadt Zürich Kultur

666 the group piece, 2015 in cooperation with Gessnerallee Zürich, Funded by Stadt Zürich Kultur, Fachstelle Kultur Kanton Zürich, Fondation Nestlé pour l’art, Ernst Göhner Stiftung.

Jungle, 2015 Tanzhaus Zürich, Arsenic Lausanne, Impuls Tanz Wien Funded by Stadt Zürich Kultur, Fachstelle Kultur Kanton Zürich, Fondation Nestlé pour l’art, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Pro Helvetia Schweizer Kulturstiftung

Gonzo, 2015 Berliner Festspiele, LISTE basel with florentina holzinger, vincent riebeek, annina machaz manuel scheiwiller

Young Boy Dancing Group, 2015 Venice Biennale

666 (renewed), 2015 Tanzhaus Zürich, Counterpulse San Francisco with Annina Machaz with support from Stadt Zürich Kultur, Kanton Zürich

666 (part 1), 2014 Dampfzentrale Bern

4YEO, 2013Les Urbaines Lausanne

under the influence, 2013with janet hauflerbone festival bern, swiss performance awardaudience award winner

u betta cryu betta crywith Teresa Vittucciswissdance days, tanzhaus zürich, zürich moves (and many more)

Despicable, 2018Kunsthalle Basel,

with Teresa Vittucci, Max Göran and art pieces by Candida Höfer and Bruce Nauman

TogetherGessnerallee Zürich, Arsenic Lausanne2018

"You millions, I embrace you.This kiss is for all the world!"

In the safe haven oIn the safe haven of self-imposed isolation, the fear of diversity and intermingling keeps growing. The increasing calls for „I“ are rapidly replacing former ideas of „we“ only to, at times, be outsounded by pathos-laden calls for the community to „Come together!“. But can these really stop the increasing sense of alienation within our society?

TTOGETHER embraces this pathos, aiming to create a visualisation of solidarity and stories of people together in unity. Let’s live «togetherness» to all it’s pathetic po-tential along to Beethoven’s ninth symphony, a hymn of comradery, and experi-ence community through trust.

BEETHOVEN / NEUNTEPART 1 Gessnerallee Zürich, 2017

With his With his Symphony No. 9 (1824), Beethoven created an anthem to camaraderie. Nearly 150 years later, the Council of Europe honored the final movement by choos-ing it as its own anthem. In light of closed borders, exiting EU countries, and xeno-phobia, today–as in 1824–Beethoven's Ninth and the European anthem contradict the current political environment in Europe. The intended camaraderie has become enmity.Nils Amadeus Lange counters these developments with a choreography of equality and democracy. Through a live stream, this work can be experienced and learned by everyone.

666 triologyGessnerallee Zürich, Tanzhaus Zürich, Dampfzentrale Bern2015 - 2016

With 666 NilsWith 666 Nils Amadeus Lange places the classic figure of reference of radically feminist aesthetics at the centre of his work: The witch. The witch as ultimate figure of resistance – against the hegemony of patriarchy and against the capi-talist mode of production – is being transferred into a contemporary field of action.In a space between tIn a space between trade fair and modern dance concert new witch techniques are explored: Healing, magic, care and witchcraft are practiced using the means of the digital and virtual.

666 part 2 “renewed”Tanzhaus Zürich, Counterpulse San Francisco,Frascati Amsterdam

666 part 3 “the group piece”Gessnerallee Zürich 2015

collaborations

YOUNG BOY DANCING GROUP2014 - nowLithuanian Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2015, Silencio, Paris, Chart Art Fair, Manifesta Biennale, Zürich, AHMD & Chapter 10, London, Lofficialàrt, Paris, Roskilde Festival, DK

YYoung boy dancing group is a lose performance collective around Tomislav Feller, Nils Amadeus Lange, Maria Metsalu, Ofelia jarl Ortega, Vincent Riebeek, Nicolas Roses, Manuel Scheiwiller.From event to event the cast, title and scenes are changing according to the venue. The show is constructed with different scenes addressing sexuality, digital age, fe-tishes, contemporary dance, pop and youth culture. The scenes are often structured improvisation with a prepared aesthetic approach aiming for an entertaining spectacle. Ybdg is critiquing the institutionalized performances and dance shows produced by the theaters, some shows being constructed within a day, quickly built up and vivid labeling. Thereby all the participators are having an influence on creating the scenes and carry the same authorship

body + freedomTanzhaus Zürich, Arsenic Lausanne,Berliner Festspiele, ImPulsTanz Wien, Liste Basel, Flam Amsterdam2015

with Annina Machaz, Nils Amadeus Lange, Manuel ScheiwilleManuel Scheiwiller, Florentina Holzinger, Vincent Riebeek

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