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
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
Performing Improvisation with L’Âme de Fonds 2023
– Thur 28 December 2023, 19:00, “Tympanum“. – Fr 29 December 2023, 19:00, “Les choses comme elles sont“. – Sat 30 December 2023, 19:00, “E X I (S) T“. Location: Studio Zwischenraum, Mauerrain 5, 3012, Bern With Peter Aerni, Giacomo Calabrese,Simon Halbedo, Chantal Langlotz, Susanne Martin
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
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
Improvisation Workshops Spring 2023
Teaching language German/English, translation into French possible (with a little help from my friends).
Improvisation Workshops Autumn 2022
Basel 4-6 Nov 22, level: advanced/professional Bern 18-20 Nov 22, level: with CI experience
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
Performing Improvisation with L’Âme de Fonds 2021
Au beau milieu / Au bas mot, 29/30 Dec 2021, Neuchatel, Switzerland with Peter Aerni, Giacomo Calabrese, Simon Halbedo,, Chantal Langlotz, Simone Marty, Susanne Martin
Artistic Research Project: Improvisation for Scientists
A postdoctoral research project at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, hosted by Instant-Lab, Prof. Simon Henein. My artistic research is part of the interdisciplinary research project ASCOPET (Les arts de la scène comme outil pédagogique dans l’enseignement tertiaire), a collaboration between Prof. Simon Henein, EPFL and Prof. Laure Kloetzer, University of Neuchatel (Unine).… Continue reading Artistic Research Project: Improvisation for Scientists
Performing Improvisation – VARIA Festival Sweden 2018
19/20 October 2018 at Konstepidemin Göteborg Participating artists:Susanne Martin choreographer, dancer (DE)Irena Z. Tomažin voice artist, dancer (SI)Alessio Castellacci composer, voice artist (IT/DE)Alex Nowitz composer, voice artist (DE)Hui-Chun Lin musician, composer-artist (TW/DE)Lisa Larsdotter Petersson performance and visual -artist (S)Video-light installation & video documentation – Christina Hallström filmmaker, visual artist (NL/S) Moderator conversation – Jannine Rivel… Continue reading Performing Improvisation – VARIA Festival Sweden 2018
Performing Improvisation with L’Âme de Fonds 2017
28 – 30 December 2017 at L’Arsenic Lausanne, Switzerland with Giacomo Calabrese, Simon Henein, Chantal Langlotz, Lukas Langlotz, Susanne Martin, Alexandra Mcdonald, and morePhotos: Giacoma Calabrese, Simon Henein
Performing Improvisation with L’Âme de Fonds 2017
28 – 30 December 2017 at L’Arsenic Lausanne, Switzerland with Giacomo Calabrese, Simon Henein, Chantal Langlotz, Lukas Langlotz, Susanne Martin, Alexandra Mcdonald, and morePhotos: Giacoma Calabrese, Simon Henein
teaching lately
– SS 2022 Erst- und Zweitbegegnungen mit Tanzimprovisation Evangelische Hochschule Berlin – SS 2022 Tanzimprovisation & Methoden künstlerischer Forschung Evangelische Hochschule Berlin- – 3.5.2022 Body and Voice in Teaching, Workshop EPFL Lausanne – 27.4.2022 Was ist Tanz? Workshop / Lecture Performance zusammen mit Jan Burkhardt, Centre Francais Berlin, https://centre-francais.de/events/skat-1-was-ist-tanz-mit-susanne-martin-und-jan-burkhardt/ – Somatic Research and Documentation Workshop… Continue reading teaching lately
Performing Improvisation at Bucharest Contact Improvisation Festival (2017)
22 June 2017, group improvisation performance of the teachers at Bucharest Contact Improvisation Festival, with Steven Batts, Inna Falkova, Elisa Ghion, Sergey Golovnya, Susanne Martin, Virginia Negru, Adrian Russi, Alexandra Soshnikova, venue: CNDB (Centrul Național al Dansului Bucuresti)
Duet improvisations with AKiiiM (2017)
-10 April 2017, deluxe expérimental performance! at Merlin’s Berlin, venue: Maze, Berlin Kreuzberg -06 April 2017, Understanding Dance for Beginners and Intermediates: after Loie Fuller at 7 minutes of fame, venue: Stammtisch, Berlin Neukölln
What do I teach (in 2019)?
My teaching deals mainly with dance, improvisation, performance, the body in different contexts, artistic research methods, or topics such as such as dance & age(ing) or improvisation & engineering, which developed out of my own artistic research. In which formats do I teach? – Workshops / Classes = practice oriented, limited time for verbal interaction… Continue reading What do I teach (in 2019)?
In Search for the Collective – Possibly a Solo – Probably an Improvisation (2016)
A recomposing of the opening scene of my solo The Fountain of Age (2014) -14 October 2016, Body IQ Festival, Somatische Akademie, Berlin -15 October 2016, Tatwerk Berlin
Doctor D meets Doctor V 2016
Susanne Martin and Alex Nowitz Premiere: July 7, 2016, at festival Improvisation Xchange Berlin – berlin arts united at Dock 11, BerlinDuration: 60 min An interdisciplinary dialogue between two artistic research projects, one based in dance, the other in voice/live electronics(spoken language English)In this three-part performance Susanne Martin and Alex Nowitz each share, explain, and… Continue reading Doctor D meets Doctor V 2016
TIN Pieces (London 2015)
23.10. 2015 Middlesex University London ‘TIN Pieces’ is a playful evening of improvised performance by members of the TransDisciplinary Improvisation Network (TIN) based at Middlesex University and their guests.Exploring processes of instant composition, within and across dance, music and theatre the event promises to be a lively celebration of all things spontaneous. The evening is… Continue reading TIN Pieces (London 2015)
Korsobad: on Stage – Wagner Trio (2014)
Korsobad: on Stage (2014)
Photos Steffen Rüttinger 07.06.2014Duet with Gabriele ReuterSolo (work in progress for The Fountain of Age)Group improvisation with all performers Ein Abend mit kurzen Tanzstücken, Improvisationen und Live Musik, kuratiert von Gabriele Reuter. Diesmal mit Solos von Susanne Martin, Maria Colusi, Lutz Streun (Saxophon) und Previews der neuen Stücke von Philip Amann und Gabriele Reuter/Mattef Kuhlmey.… Continue reading Korsobad: on Stage (2014)
Korsobad: On Stage (Berlin 2014)
Duet Todd Ford & Susanne Martin Korsobad: on stage : short dance performances, live music, drinks and DJ, curated by Gabriele Reuter 07.02.2014With: Lutz Streun, Gabriele Reuter, Zaratina Randrianantenaina, Susanne Martin, Annapaola Leso, Todd Ford, Maria Marta Colusi, DJ Montage
Meeting Point Berlin, 24.11.13
The Meeting Point Berlin 2013 at Kunstquatier Bethanien is curated by Mireia Aragonés Carol. The performers of Meeting Point on 24. Nov.: Mireia Aragones, Rosella Canciello, Naima Ferre, Henrik Kaalund, Florian Knoblich, Susanne Martin, Sarah Simeoni, Barbara Topi,