choreographic and conceptual work
In my choreographies I am interested in incidents of the „real“ world. Whether sadness, embarrassment, search for freedom, I am always looking for humanity, trying to find the joy in it and combining it with moving dance.
little things
This solo plays with the fine line between boredom and the joy that might arise from it.
premiere 12.05.2023 at Espace Ouvert, Montréal/Tiohtià:ke (CA)
further dates 10.05.2025 at OPEN STUDIO: Stage by Sasha Waltz & guests in Berlin
28.04.2024 at Kurt-Lade-Klub in Berlin
26.06.2024 at Open Stage at Alte Feuerwache Berlin
02.03.2024 at PANDA platforma in Berlin
dance, choreography Milena Sundari Nowak
Photo: Vanessa Fortin
SCHOCK
Is it a subtle realisiation or a big bang? When was the last time you were shocked?
SCHOCK was created in only 13 rehearsal days. Together with the young performers, Milena went in search of moments that had a lasting impact on them. The result is a piece that shows the welcoming of transformation as well as the struggle against and slow integration of change.
premiere 02.05.2025 at ACADEMY Bühnenkunstschule für Jugendliche
further dates 03./04./05.05.2025
choreography Milena Sundari Nowak
dance Alex Holletz, Eleonore Mika, Jurij Hickethier, Lucio Benza-Madingou, Malou Hendel, Maria del Mar Behling, Paula Hantusch, Paula Opitz, Sofia Post Palacios, Viktoria Labitzke
Photo: Etienne Girardet
ICH STEHE STILL und rühre mich
We are looking for stories. Stories of women and girls during the Second World War who were imprisoned in Ravensbrück, the largest women’s concentration camp in Germany. Inspired by this search, we are creating a performance. Based on a trip to Ravensbrück, workshops and encounters that we organised in November and December 2024, the performance I STEHE STILL und rühre mich [engl. I STAND STILL and (get) move(d) ] moves between dance, literature, visual art and performance.
premiere 26.01.2025 at ACADEMY Bühnenkunstschule für Jugendliche in Berlin
further dates 27.01.2025 at OPEN STUDIO: Stage by Sasha Waltz & guests in Berlin
Artistic direction Milena Sundari Nowak & Rachel Hameleers
Assistence Clara Wendel
Artistic help Steffi Garke
Production Valentin Merk
Ensemble Adel Itkina, Alaska Ketel, Aniela Karwan, Ella Martini, Helena Peterk, Jurij Hickethier, Mo Wetzel, Käthe Lange, Kian Weichert, Nyenti Pech, Olga Krebs, Romy Bodinus
Sidekicks Etienne Girardet, Frauke Nowak, Lilith Ehrsam, Ronja Kühl, Sofia Post Palacios, Viktoria Labitzke
In-depth workshops and interviews Anita Wiersch, Anke Stelling, Atalya Laufer, Dan Wolf, Eliane Hutmacher, Emmie Arbel, Esther de Bruijn, Maria Finnemann, Matthias Heyl, Milena Sundari Nowak, Moritz Klatt, Paula Wohlgemuth, Rachel Hameleers, Rita Stelling, Steffi Garke, Valija Zinck
Thank you to the video archive „die Frauen von Ravensbrück“ by Loretta Walz
Photo: Etienne Girardet
X
We – Zookunft.Project – are thankful to have been part of the 9-day Re:formation at Kunst im Depot.
What could a sustainable coexistence look like? We ask about values that connect us as a society, about forms and re-forms and go on a dialogical-artistic search for clues.
In the X project, Zookunft.Project was diving into these topics and digested them physically, developing a score, a re:performative structure that can be walked through for 90 minutes and takes inspiration from the installations in the space.
premiere 23.10.2024 at Altes Busdepot, Winterthur (CH)
concept and performance Zookunft.Project (Milena Sundari Nowak, Farah Schirmer, Hannah Juliane Steenbeck, Maureen Zollinger, Mirjam Jamuna Zweifel)
music Diogo Ribeiro Goncales Texeira de Almeida
uncomfortable utopia
Where does dystopia begin and utopia end?
The performance museum uncomfortable utopia designed by the members of the collective Zookunft.Project explores these transitions, frictions and transformations as part of the upcoming event ‘Chromatic Wednesdays’. They invite the audience to experience how harmony becomes disharmony and calm becomes chaos by seeing, smelling, drawing, feeling and hearing.
premiere 18.10.2023 at Apartment Project Berlin
concept and performance Zookunft.Project (Milena Sundari Nowak, Hannah Juliane Steenbeck)
stage design Karlotta Frank
Bling Blang / a flying piece (working title)
The piece “bling blang / a flying piece” researches the theme of flying. The movement was curated through the questioning of why we leave and how we find freedom as well as birds and their behaviour while migrating. The result is a collage with four dancers who search to find vastness and freedom both individually and as a group.
premiere 12.05.2023 at Espace Ouvert, Montréal/Tiohtià:ke (CA)
choreography Milena Sundari Nowak in collaboration with the dancers
dance Amélie Albert, Zenobia Cook, Alessia Moschettino, Kiera Whitla
Photo: Vanessa Fortin
friedhofen (verb)
| friedhofte | gefriedhoft |
beschreibt die Praxis eines trauernden Menschen auf dem Friedhof. Die tatsächlich sichtbare Aktion unterscheidet sich von Person zu Person.
Milena Sundari teilt in dieser Soloperformance ihren Umgang mit Trauer, Erinnerungen, dem Vergessen-Wollen und Weitermachen. Sie lädt das Publikum dazu ein, mit ihr in Erinnerungen zu schwelgen, zu lachen und zu weinen.
Premiere 15.10.22 im Theater Expedition Metropolis, Berlin
Tanz, Choreographie Milena Sundari Nowak
Outside Eyes Eliane Hutmacher, Tatjana Mahlke, Rachel Hameleers
Photo: Michael Priebe Fotografie Berlin
Gefördert durch die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien im Programm NEUSTART KULTUR, Hilfsprogramm DIS-TANZEN des Dachverband Tanz Deutschland.
Ist das normal? (Arbeitstitel)
A duet about white privileges and the responsibilities that come with it.
premiere 06.05.2022 at ada studio Berlin
dance and choreography Milena Sundari and Tatjana Mahlke
#13 rückwärts
A full length play about how teenagers nowadays deal with german history.
premiere 27.01.2022 at Alte Feuerwache, Berlin
choreography Milena Sundari Nowak
performance Annika Horsch, David Weschke, Johanna Stevens, Lana Gansemer, Lotta Mayr
choreographic accompaniment Tatjana Mahlke
video/editing Felipa Goltz und Valentin Merk
sound Valentin Merk
light Max Fandrich
workshops JMB Atalya Laufer
artsitic coach Rachel Hameleers
rückwärts is an international cooperation between ACADEMY, the Jüdische Museum Berlin and Theater na de Dam.
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This project was realised in cooperation with the interdisciplinary collective Zookunft.Project in Winterthur, Switzerland. We developed a 3,5h performance museum on the theme zero.
premiere Juli 2021 at Altes Busdepot, Winterthur (CH)
concept and performance Zookunft.Project (Florian Briw, Franka Rosalie Feder, Tara Filter, Diogo Ribeiro Goncales Texeira de Almeida, Simon Hepner, Sui Thin Ip, Tatjana Mahlke, Ivan Guilio Minichiello, Milena Sundari Nowak, Hannah Juliane Steenbeck, Kofi Wahlen, Maureen Zollinger, Mirjam Jamuna Zweifel)
costume Tara Filter, Mirjam Jamuna Zweifel
PPPressure
How much pressure do you need and when is it too much? When does a little push help you and when does a deadline freeze you? What opportunities does pressure offer and when does it simply become a burden?
premiere 15.10.2020 at Alte Feuerwache Berlin
choreography Milena Sundari Nowak and Tatjana Mahlke
performance Anna Steinberg, Bjela Eymann, Eleni Murkudis, Emilia Quiñones, Luna Caric
video Valentin Merk
coach Rachel Hameleers
#12 PPPressure – Parallele Perspektiven is enabled by the funding programme of Jonge Kunst and funded by Fonds Soziokultur (Bonn) and Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie (Utrecht).
VIDEO Vacation at home
What helds us together? How can we be alone together? Is a vacation at home possible?
This video was made in the first Corona lockdown in spring 2020. In this uncertain time, when everyone had to be alone at home, I had the urge to develop a collective project. I wanted to spread some joy, dance and art to the people who were locked in their own homes.
idea, concept, editing Milena Sundari Nowak
dance Sarah Ackermann, Karlotta Frank, Dario Lomeli, Anuschka Loose, Tatjana Mahlke, Milena Sundari Nowak, Lena Strützke