The process is based on working with somatic tools and language captivation that awakens the senses and then moves into character and organism development of the group.
Our work focuses on the spectator and participants experience. The idea is to see how much we can work in whatever challenging space or time with a subject and devise something for exhibition.
Having studied devised theater at university and working with this across 15 years Lauren brings confidence and knowledge to the participants to create a safe space of embodiment and exploration. The idea is for people to step outside of their comfort zone and into a space of exploration, open body and mind and we can see what it awakens.
Sometimes peices are constructed with professional performers and others with non-professionals and sometimes a mix. Our Body believes we are all performers inside and we want to remind people that being witnessed and being completely embodied and seen is one of the most tools of self empowerment that we can access.
PROJECTS// OUR BODY
Our Body Obsession - Berlin Art Week 2023 Mahalla
Concept: We worked with a group of non-professional humans to create a more theatrical interpretation and exploration of what our individual obsessions are and observed the human character.
Video: OUR BODY OBSESSION TEASER
GODMILK V.1 - Berlin Art Week 2024 - Mahalla
Concept: Godmilk is a site specific installation exploring the relationship of milk in care and politics.
Digital Art Performance Peice created with Joaquina Salgado, Emilia Martos and Mujer Cobra.
VIDEO: GOD MILK V.1.
GODMILK V.11 - 100 Diaspora - Berliner Festspiele
Concept: A stage adaptation of Godmilk V.1. Co-Directed by Manoela Rangel.
VIDEO: IN EDIT.
#mybodymychoice - Performed 2019 at Funkhaus part of Radical Sounds of Latin America Festival
Concept: We explored abortion rights and we worked with people who had direct experiences to abortions and used this 8 week process with a 30 minute performance at the festival to process and release and embody the subject. Professional + non professional movers.
Video: MYBODYMYCHOICE
Witch-Hunt - Performed at 15 minutes of Femme festival, Musikbraurei 2021
Concept: We developed a 20 minute multi-media stage show with 4 professional dancers based on a film work of Lauren.
Video: WITCH-HUNT RESEARCH
The Source - Performed at Kulturkirche Nikodemus, Berlin 2022
Concept: We explored a multi-media and interactive 4 hour performance peice in a church with professional dancers and vocalists wrapping the audience into a mystical and magical space of embodiment.
Video: THE SOURCE
Our Body’s Source - Interactive Performance - Let It Grow, Mahalla 2023
Concept: We explored a multi-media and interactive 1 hour performance peice with live musicians in Mahalla in collaboration with Vincent Moon and Ed James Harding.
Video: LET IT GROW
Our Body - Mahalla Rituals Inner Child Festival - 2023
Concept: We worked with a mix of professional and non-professional dancers to create a 1 hour long devised performance accompanied by musical artist Ale Hop.
Video: OUR BODY RITUAL
Synching Time - Rote Fabrik - Zurich 2023
Concept: Together with performance artist Giulia Rossini we took over a collective space in Zurich and conceptualised a performance peice and workshop.
Synching Time II- Berlin Art Week - Mahalla
Concept: Together with performance artist Giulia Rossini we took over a collective space in Zurich and conceptualised a performance peice and workshop.
