February 15 – 16, 2024
This second version of the festival counted with the participation of students of the Solo dance Autorship (SoDA) of the Interuniversity centre from dance – HZT, students of the Faculty Fine Arts, Time-based Art and Performance class, Stage Design and Digital Arts of the University of Arts – UdK – Berlin.
https://www.udk-berlin.de/veranstaltung/room-to-expand/
OUR TEAM
Guest teachers as tutors in dramaturgy, creation and curation:
Javier Blanco, Jason Corff
General Coordinator:
Mathilde ter Heijne (professor Faculty Fine Arts, Time-based Art and Performance class at the UdK)
Professors involved:
Janina Audick (professor of Stage Design – UdK), Mehtap Baydu (Guest Professor, Faculty of Fine Arts), Janes Jansa (Solo Dance Authorship (SoDA) – HZT), Mathilde ter Heijne (professor Faculty Fine Arts, Time-based Art and Performance class at the UdK), Jimmy Robert (professor Faculty Fine Arts, Performance and Sculpture class)
Video Program directed by: Christoph Manz (teacher Faculty Fine Arts, digital arts workshop – UdK)
Student Tutor: Renata Sotero (Student Faculty Fine Arts, Time-based Art and Performance class)
Thanks to: Nikolai Kudielka (technical support for Aula – UdK)
Panel Discussion: Janina Audick, Janez Jansa, Jimmy Robert, Mathilde ter Heijne, Javier Blanco, Mehtap Baydu and guest speakers Maria Kyrou, and Fang Tsai from InKüle
Poster: Morgen, Berlin
DAY 1 - PERFORMANCE - Uferstudios - Studio 9
Interuniversity Center for Dance (HZT) Berlin, Germany
Forest Love: Meeting Once
Performance by Lea Lenk, Ash Spit, Julia Kafizova, Soli Jang, Cécile Boos, Anastasia Putsykina
The Swallow and the Nightingale
Music Performance by Philomena Lauprecht
One hour with Nile Crocodiles
An installation by Pau Holtkamp, Andrii Romanenko, Juana del Mar Infantes, Madalena Wallenstein
DAY 2 - PERFORMANCE - Aula 201
Hardenbergstrasse 33, University of Arts (UdK)- Berlin 
The Lovers
Performance by Catie Rutledge, Ash Spit
I lost my Keys, so I built a Body
Performance by Diable con vestido, Linda Herrmann
Anatomy of Hidden Fear
Performance by Tetiana Kornieieva
Genealogy of Skin/Stage
Performance by Reihaneh Mehrad, Julia Kafizova
17.02.2024, 15:30
Performance by El Yusser Sebihi
Thank You, Daddy
Performance by Ash Spit
Three’s Company
Performance by Serin Zeverin
Leke
Performance by Zeynep Sami
DAY 2 - VIDEO PROJECTIONS
Hardenbergstrasse 33, University of Arts (UdK)- Berlin
Video Projections
Sisyphos (1:22) – Julia Linden, Natascha (1:48) – Natalie Held,
Workshop (13:30) – Billie Posters, Brute (14:159 – Alungoo Xatan,
Then he stood up, and just walked away (3:00) – Jorwin
Mater Lactans (5:37), Stephanie Bergt,
Worldwatching Vulgaris (8:29) – Yevheniia (Zhenia) Perutska
Polarisations (4:21) – Patricio Trim, Meine Hühner müssen sterben aber nicht geschlachtet werden (3:15) – Mira Kristoffersen , Girlkultur(2:41) – Kate Hall, The Crow Remembers (3:07) – Anna Hofmann, Lulaby (3:06) – Sandra Bak, gallo means gallo but it also means gallo (4:53) – Amanda, Dafr i (3:25) – Amr Nasr, Speicherstein (2:25) – Lily Zlotover, -360° (5:00) – Antonia Döß, Lea Deutscher, Daydreams of justice When the shining moon echoes Birds bridge day and (10:00) – Leniko SennomaUrban Jungle (11:09), Aixing Wang
The Dog From Albuquerque (47:25), Shiri Faingold
Abschlussausstellung Bildende Kunst
Shiri Faingold, Dahye Jeong, Carolin Martin, Livia Rauch, Leniko Sennoma, Hye Jin Won
DAY 2 Installations - All day - Room 101, Hardenbergstrasse 33, University of Arts (UdK)- Berlin
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Installation by by Yaoer Zeng
Imagine Me Sitting on Your Face
Installation by Lana Bub
Genealogy of Skin/Stage
Installation by Reihaneh Mehrad, Julia Kafizova
Dialog of the festival makers
What format should Room to Expand #3 take?
Janina Audick, Janez Janska, Jimmy Robert, Mathilde ter Heijne, Javier Blanco, Mehtap Baydu and Guestsspeakers from InKüle