APRICOT PRESS

Alishanee Chafe-Hearmon May 11th 2026 Berlin In a small blackbox theater on West 36th street, an ensemble of dancers performed Scarecrow, a dance theater piece choreographed and conceptualized by Mark Bankin. The piece, which appeared both familiar like grandma’s house, and terrifying like a nightmare, took place on a plane where time and space folded into itself. The clock no longer made sense. Linearity was absent, and instead a dominant looping took effect. This created a sense of...

Der Ozean by: LA CAGE Premiere: 31. October 2025 Other Performances: 1 & 2. November 2025 Location: Ballhaus Ost, Berlin Review by: Yu Bai Walking into the performance space of Der Ozean is akin to entering a body of water, one defined by gentle movement, soft immersion, and subtle thresholds. A saltwater fountain lies at the centre of the room, its sculptural extensions inviting the audience to recline, feel rhythmic vibrations beneath their bodies, and receive small glasses of liquid...

CENTER[O]POSITIVE POLLUX (Nick Dunston & Min Yoon) Premiere: 17. April 2026 Other Performances: 18 + 19. April 2026 UFERSTUDIOS, Berlin Review by: Alice Heyward 23. April 2026 “Feedback” originates in engineering theory, describing a process in which a system’s output is routed back into its input. Through this lens, “negative” and “positive” denote relation rather than value: negative feedback counteracts or stabilises an initiating signal by reducing deviation from its...