ratu (2026) |
| Born and raised in Indonesia as a royal court dancer in the classical Surakarta tradition, Naniek K. moved to Berlin in 1978, where she built a career as a fashion model. ratu by jee chan is an intimate portrait of this magnetic performer, now 81 years old – an intergenerational exploration of tradition, gender, social agency, and embodied memory. While honoring her extraordinary life story, the work questions how tradition persists and transforms within diasporas. Ritual meets the runway in a performance driven by sound artists Rose & Zach, who provocatively style Javanese gamelan with electronic synths. |
| WITH Naniek K. |
| DATES 08.01 – 09.01.2026 |
| PART OF 35th Tanztage Berlin︎︎︎ |
| TYPE Performance |
| DURATION 60 mins |
| CO-PRODUCED WITH Sophiensæle |
CONCEPT, CHOREOGRAPHY, INSTALLATION, PERFORMANCE jee chan
CHOREOGRAPHY, PERFORMANCE Naniek K.
SOUND, PERFORMANCE Rosemainy Buang, Zachary Chan
SOUND ENGINEERING Angger Widhi Asmoro
VIDEO Eric Lee
LYRICIST Amei Lia
LIGHT DESIGN Gretchen Blegen
COSTUME DESIGN Evan Loxton, Nina Loxton
GRAPHIC DESIGN Zachary Chan
RUNWAY COACH Samantha Calandrini
MAKE-UP ARTIST Oksana Pawełko
DRAMATURGICAL SUPPORT Nima Séne
OUTSIDE EYE Jette Büchsenschütz
PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE Hardistya Putri
PRODUCTION DRIVER Anisa Sima Hawley
A production by jee chan in co-production with Sophiensæle. Funded by the National Arts Council, Singapore. Developed at Dance Nucleus' da:ns LAB 2025. The performances as part of Tanztage Berlin 2026 are supported by the Goethe-Institut and the Rumah Budaya Indonesia, Berlin. The 35th Tanztage Berlin is a production of Sophiensæle. Funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. With the kind support of Tanzfabrik Berlin e.V., Theaterhaus Berlin, and HZT Berlin. Media partners: Berlin Art Link, Missy Magazine, Rausgegangen, Siegessäule, taz.
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