Barbara Berti is a mentor, choreographer and performer that works between Berlin NYC, LA & Italy. Has a performer she has regularly appeared on stage with Isabelle Schad (2016 to 2020), and Tino Seghal(2015 to 2018) and collaborated with visual artist such as Judith Seng (2012 to 2014), Gabi Schilling (2014 and 2020) Kareth Schaffer (2018 to 2020), Julian Weber (2013) and bauhaus Dessau institute (2019), Frank Ahlgrimm (2023-24) among others. She has her training in graphic design, physical theatre, painting and dance; continued to study different techniques in contemporary dance, contact improvisation, meditation, somatic work approaches.
Berti combines her skills to explore the strong connection between humans and animals (interspecies), especially dogs and plants. By integrating concepts such as kinaesthetic empathy and embodied experiences into her interspecies work and exhibitions, she creates innovative forms of expression in art. Through the integration of instant composition, body-mind centering, CI and meditation, she promotes new ways of communication and expands traditional multidisciplinary practices by establishing an interactive and creative dialogue between humans and animals. She has performed in the following theatres: HAU, Dock11, HKW, Martin Gropius Bau, PACT; and at these festivals: Tanztage, Tanz im August, Santarcangelo, Short Theater and Fabbrica Europa, among others. In Berlin she has an intensive teaching career and regularly gives classes and research in interdisciplinary, dance and perception. In 2014 she won the Theater tanz preis HAU2-100Grad Berlin with her solo “I am a shape in a shape, doing a shape” with the Italian version in which it was selected Vetrina Gd’a 2016 and Premio Gd’a 2017. 2017 winner of Premio Scenario with Bau #2. 2018 ‘Crossing the Sea funding’ for China. In 2021 she received an NPN grant for her trio “SPACE – golden dream II” and a ‘Distance’ grant Berlin for her interspecies research SPECIES. In 2022 she received an NPN grant for her dance production “Zone of acceptance”. 2023 ‘Dis-Tanz‘ stipendium for HUMANE interspecies research.
2021-2022
Interdisciplinary productions supported by the NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK – STEPPING OUT, funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media within the framework of the initiative NEUSTART KULTUR. Co Production: Ariella Vidach Aiep. With the support of: MiC- Ministry of Culture and Municipality of Milan – Culture Sector.
2021-2023 DIS-TANZ GRANT INTERSPECIES – INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media in the NEUSTART KULTUR programme, [auxiliary program DIS-TANZEN/ tanz:digital/ DIS-TANZ-START] of the umbrella organization Tanz Deutschland.”
Crossing the Sea funds in 2019
Artist selected in Crossing the sea Interdisciplinary funds
Teaching, residency performance in Beijing dance festival
Winner Award Premio Scenario in 2017
Artist supported by Ariella Vidach Aiep
From 2015-2019 art work supported from Mibac funds. Tir danza and Ariella Vidach Aiep
I am a shape, in a shape, doing a shape Winner 100Grad Prize in 2014
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BARBARA BERTI 