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Critical Mass Ensemble

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Critical Mass Ensemble #2 – Let’s do it again
Impro Performance So 8. Feb 16.00 – 17.30
Uferstudios Heizhaus, Uferstrasse 8/23, 13357 Berlin
Freier Eintritt, familienfreundlich
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workshops 2026

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Somatic/Artistic Research and Documentation, 2-day workshop with Susanne Martin & Andrea Keiz, Improvvisazione nella danza: Una forma d’arte con Susanne Martin, Rimini Italy, Easter Contact Improvisation in Bremen, 2 x Improvisation as Art in Bern with Susanne Martin, Contact Improvisation Intensive with Susanne Martin
at Sweden Contact Festival Fr 10 – Wed 15 July 2026
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Performing Improvisation 2025

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7 Dec 25 Studio Kastanie, Berlin, Susanne with Gabriele Reuter and Group (now called CRITICAL MASS ENSEMBLE)
6 Dec 25 Radialsystem Open Stage, Berlin, Susanne with Gabriele Reuter and Group
13 Oct 25 FIM, Basel, with Ilona Siwek, Peter Aerni, Chantal Langlotz
11 Oct 25 Zwischenraum, Bern, Susanne with Ilona Siwek and Peter Aerni
5 July 2025, K77 Berlin, Susanne together with Katarzyna Brzezinska, Jonas Marx, Mela Seidenari
17 July, European Contact Improvisation Exchange 25 (ECITE) Warshaw

bei den Literat_innen

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29.6.2025 Ein getanzter, interaktiver Beitrag zum Lesefest der unGe/Erhörten Stimmen. Ein wunderbares Literaturlesefest der lokalen Klagenfurter Schreibszene im Rahmenprogramm des Bachmann Literaturwettbewerbs.
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TAOI

Photo: Angela Franke 26 Oct. 2024, The Art of Improvisation concert series @ resonanzraum St. Pauli, Hamburg, curated by Vlatko Kučan JEAN-CHARLES FRANÇOIS (FR) – percussionGYÖRGY KURTÁG JR. (FR/HU) – electronicsKATRIN BETHGE (DE) – light artistSUSANNE MARTIN (DE) – danceKATARZYNA BRZEZINSKA (PL) – danceNICOLA L. HEIN (DE) – guitarJOHN ECKHARDT (DE) – double bassVLATKO KUČAN… Continue reading TAOI

workshops 2025 autumn/winter

14.-16.11.25 Improvisation as Art in Bern Improvisation as Art Nov 25 in Bernwith Susanne Martin (Berlin) for people with some experience in dance impro or CI We activate our physical and creative elasticity with partner and group exercises (with and without touch). In the solo work we concentrate on the ability to generate dance from our own… Continue reading workshops 2025 autumn/winter

PaarTanz 2024

Tanz: Susanne Martin, Martina KrauseDramaturgie: Eliane Hutmacher, Elisabeth Leopold2. Oktober2024, Centre Francais de Berlin, 19.00 2 gutaussehende Damen, ein paar kunstwillige Soli, ein paar rührende Duette, ein Minitanzworkshop für das Publikum (freiwillig), Getränke Erdnüsse, Oliven, und wenn ihr Lust habt – ein Partymoment am Ende & alles auf Deutsch & alle sind willkommen. PaarTanz ist Teil… Continue reading PaarTanz 2024

next performances

Move & Shake: Dance Improvisation as (Un)Learning Practice, Lecture Performance by Susanne Martin 12. Juni 2024, Paris Cité Universitaire, Heinrich Heine Haus, more info soon Was ist Improvisation? Eine Lecture Performance von Susanne Martin 20 April 2024 Salt & Pepper, Festival for Improvisation, Basel, Schwitzerland, more info here Dancing Age(ing), Lecture Performance by Susanne Martin… Continue reading next performances

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workshops spring/summer 2024

26. – 28. June 2024 Group Improvisation Session with Susanne Martin & Gabriele Reuter Tanzfabrik Berlin Anmelde/Info-Link: HERE 12 – 14 July 2024 at Somatic Academy Berlin Dance Improvisation as Art In this workshop we further our dance and improvisation skills. We study how, when and how much we influence or guide each other while… Continue reading workshops spring/summer 2024

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workshops oct-dec 2023

10-15 August 2023 Jam Sweet/Sour – CI intensive at international Contact Improvisation Festival Freiburg Fr 13 – Son 15 Oktober 2023 in Bern Tanzimprovisation: Eigen-Sinn und Ensemble Dance Improvisation: Idiosyncrasy and Ensemble Fr 15 – Son 17 Dez 2023 in BernContact Improvisation: Fallen und Berühren üben Practising falling and touchingfür Menschen mit CI- oder Tanzimpro-Vorerfahrungfor people with… Continue reading workshops oct-dec 2023

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lecture performances improvisation for scientists

27 October 2020 Improvisation für die Universität? Gewohnheiten in Bewegung Lecture Performance, Saalfrei Festival Stuttgart 21 January 2020 Improvising to Collaborate – Collaborating to Improvise research presentation with Martin Sonderkamp during the annual research week at the University of the Arts Stockholm June 2019 Bodies in the Making interactive danced lecture with generous participation of … Continue reading lecture performances improvisation for scientists

publications

Martin, S. (2024) Performing Bodies / Performing Relationships. In: Tau, R., Kloetzer, L., Henein, S. (eds.) Barefoot Academic Teaching: Performing Arts as Pedagogical Tool in Higher Education. Edition Scenario. Berlin: Schibri. https://www.schibri.de/978-3-86863-280-4/barefoot-academic-teaching Bauer, L.; Boos, P.; Martin, S.; Nöthen, E.; Reuter, G. (2023) Er-Fahrung – Cycling Spaces im Salon Raumverstehen: Mobilitätspraktiken im Quartier geographisch-künstlerisch beforschen.… Continue reading publications

some moving images..

Critical Mass Ensemble #2Performing Group Improvisation 08.02.2026 Critical Mass Ensemble #1Performing Group Improvisation 06.12.2025 Paartanz #1participatory performance by Susanne Martin in collaboration with Martina Krause and Eliane Hutmacher, Centre Francais de Berlin, October 2024 book release performance “barefoot academic teaching” 2024, my research on impro & engineering (ASCOPET) bodies in the making – research impro… Continue reading some moving images..

Article: Embodying Recognition

Dance Improvisation for Scientists My new artistic research article /exposition is in the Research Catalogue (2023) OPEN ACCESS – GO HERE From the perspective of a dance artist and artistic researcher, I trace the details of how and why I created events for scientists to encounter dance improvisation through shared exploration and shared reflection. Interlacing… Continue reading Article: Embodying Recognition

Book reviews of Dancing Age(ing)

Meticulous and rich, the book incorporates theoretical density with practice-­based insights. […] Martin’s work supports the wider acceptance of Practice as Research (PaR) in academic settings as a rigorous and comprehensive mode of critical inquiry and knowledge production. Michelle Heffner Hayes in Critical Studies in Improvisation 12 (1) Martin has keen insights into the gaps… Continue reading Book reviews of Dancing Age(ing)

Dancing Age(ing) lecture performances 2019 – 2023

24 May 2023 Jung bleiben und Sterben üben – eine Lecture Performance zu Alter(n) und Tanz, Ringvorlesung, Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Alterns- und Care-Forschung, Karl Franzen Universität Graz 4 December 2022 Üben, Üben, Üben NachWieVor – Fachtag Tanzperformance und Alter(n), Ehrenfeld Studios Köln, Germany 30 January 2020 Dancing Age(ing): an Ongoing Practice and a Danced Lecture… Continue reading Dancing Age(ing) lecture performances 2019 – 2023

Residential Workshop Italy 15 – 20 Sept 2023 Susanne & Francesco

MOVING INSIDE OUTSIDE Contact Improvisation – Push Hands (Tai Chi) – Qi Gong – Partnering – Outdoor Explorations – Performance Scores  Intensive dance workshop with Susanne Martin and Francesco Zita at Casina Settarte, Puglia Italy, 15 – 20 September 2023 Susanne’s teaching is based in contact improvisation, instant composition and 30 years of creating performances… Continue reading Residential Workshop Italy 15 – 20 Sept 2023 Susanne & Francesco

Was ist Tanz? Seniorenakademie SKAT 2022

Centre Français Berlin, April 2022Mit Susanne Martin und Jan Burkhardt Durch eine Mischung von Vortrag, Workshop und Performance widmen wir uns einigen zentralen Tanzthemen wie zum Beispiel: Wonach gucken wir, wenn wir Tanz sehen?Woran denken wir, wenn wir selbst tanzen?Wie verhält sich Tanz zu Ton und zu Musik?Was könnte man wissen und was will ich… Continue reading Was ist Tanz? Seniorenakademie SKAT 2022