Katharsis BETTINA PALETTA / EMRE KESIM

In the organizer's words:

"Katharsis" is an improvisation project by choreographer and dancer Bettina Paletta and musician Emre Kesim, that combines dance, live music and lighting design to create an intense and unique performance. Over two evenings, artists with diverse backgrounds, stories and forms of expression come together to create an unpredictable, in-the-moment live performance. Each 45-minute performance is unique and unfolds through the interplay of dance, music and light.

Improvisation serves as a creative strategy to fully engage with the moment, to explore together with the other artists what wants to be expressed and to shape the events on stage as a collective experience. The audience is invited to embark on an emotional journey without feeling the pressure to understand or interpret what is being performed. Instead, a space is created in which feelings and sensations take center stage, touching and opening us up inside.

Supported by the Cultural Office of the City of Hanover. In cooperation with RAMPE / JAZZ WOCHE and Tanzhaus Ahrbergviertel.
With the kind support of EISFABRIK Hannover

Performance 6.12.: Mohammed Bittaye (live music), Adam Chakir (dance), Jörg Finger (lighting design), Emre Kesim (live music), Bettina Paletta (dance)
Performance 7.12.: Lorenzo Pignataro (dance), Sylvia Schmidt-Silas (live music), Jörg Finger (lighting design), Emre Kesim (live music), Bettina Paletta (dance)

Artistic direction and concept: Bettina Paletta
Musical direction: Emre Kesim
Dramaturgical advice and discussion foundation: Heike Bröckerhoff
Graphic design: Maité Müller