Concept, Direction, Choreography: Nicole Beutler
Performers: Anna Herrmann (Dance On Ensemble), Lia Witjes Poole (Dance On Ensemble), Felix Schellekens, Timo Tembuyser, Margarida Constantino, Hillary Blake Firestone, C’Cesirhe Sedney, Abigail Vrede

Understudy: Seline Hauptmann, Estéban Obregon
Music: Gary Shepherd
Choral Compositions: Timo Tembuyser
Choir: Local city choir
Tour Choir Leader: Tristan Knelange
Head of dramaturgy: Justa ter Haar
Dramaturgy: Igor Dobričić
Dramaturgical Advice: Tom Swaak (OBV), Richard Kofi
Set Design: Lena Newton, Noa Helder
Lighting: Minna Tiikkainen
Light operator:Maarten van Dorp
Costumes: Jessica Helbach
Repetitor: Catarina Ferreira da Silva
Assistant Director (Stage): Kaya Korabiowska-Dean
Technical Coordinator: Durante van Kuijk
Project Management VONK: Lise Thomas
Production Management NBP: Raïssa Pater

Production: Nicole Beutler Projects / Opera Ballet Vlaanderen / VONK / DANCE ON / Bureau Ritter / Opera2Day
Coproduction: O. Festival for Opera. Music. Theatre

Residence: Grand Theater Groningen
Special thanks to International Theater Amsterdam, Maarten Boussery, Kris Adem, Magne van den Berg 

NOW WE ARE EARTH is a grand future vision of choreographer and theater maker Nicole Beutler. Music, dance, choir, and audience unite in this eco-futuristic symphony, creating a sense of greater harmony. With 8 dancers and singers, accompanied by a city choir of 45 voices, this 100-minute piece becomes a vibrant convergence of sound and movement, offering a glimpse into a dream of a possible future.

The piece explores the theme of interconnectedness, seeking balance across five realms: animals, humans, plants, fungi, and technology.

NOW WE ARE EARTH promises to be a total artwork, a dance opera featuring a local city choir, with a key role for the audience. Drawing inspiration from the intricate, interconnected threads of a mycelium, the performers weave a multi-layered, resonating tapestry of colors and sounds, unfolding in endlessly branching and repeating patterns.

A co-production by Nicole Beutler Projects with Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, Dance On Ensemble, and Opera2Day, supported by Internationaal Theater Amsterdam.

Premiere: 25 April 2025, Opera Antwerpen
Dates: 26 & 27 April 2025
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Part of the Biennale of the Berliner Philharmoniker 2025
Dance On Ensemble / Jugendtanzcompany von Sasha Waltz & Guests and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg

Cast: Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker and of the Karajan-Akademie
Dance: Leah Marojević, Gyung Moo Kim
Dance On Ensemble: Ty Boomershine, Gesine Moog, Tim Persent, Lia Witjes Poole
Jugendtanzcompany von Sasha Waltz & Guests: Noomi Aldinger, Toni Lehnert, Leah Soltau, Nika Brovot, Jonathan Walker

Artistic direction, conception, composition and sound direction: Alexander Schubert
Concept, development of the piece and choreography: Colette Sadler
Scenography: Dominic Huber
Light design: Diego Muhr
Costume: Felina Levits
Assistant director: Ludmilla Mercier
Video mapping and lighting assistance: Candid Rütter
Music notation, instrumentation and composition assistance: Oscar Corpo

What does it mean to be human in a world that is increasingly characterised by technology? Terminal Infinity, an immersive, audiovisual installation, explores this transition and its impact on our identity and environment. Commissioned by the Berliner Philharmoniker as part of their Biennale 2025, it combines music and visual art to create a unique performance. Humans in transition take centre stage: a reflection on the end of the Anthropocene and the interplay between technology and nature. Immerse yourself in this fascinating and at the same time disturbing world.

Premiere: 23 February 2025, Radialsystem Berlin
Age recommendation: from 16 years
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Also as a school concert: 24 February 2025, 11 am
Registration required at https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/education/kita-schule/biennale-projekt/

Production: Berliner Philharmoniker in collaboration with DANCE ON / Bureau Ritter, Jugendtanzcompany von Sasha Waltz & Guests and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg

With the friendly support of

Dance On Ensemble & Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop
In collaboration with Rabih Mroué

Choreography, Music, Performance: Javier Arozena, Alba Barral Fernandez, Ziv Frenkel, Anna Herrmann, Emma Lewis, Miki Orihara, Jone San Martin, Marco Volta, Anna Faber, Mia Bodet, Mari Sawada, Ildiko Ludwig, Yodfat Miron, Isabelle Klemt, Sophie Notte, Michael Rauter

Concept, Book: Rabih Mroué
Dramaturgy: Maxi Menja Lehmann
Composition Choir: Grégoire Simon
Costume Design: Werkstattkollektiv
Vocal Coaching: Doreen Kutzke
Technical Production Management & Light: Martin Beeretz

Production: DANCE ON / Bureau Ritter and Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop
In cooperation with Berlinische Galerie – Landesmuseum für Moderne Kunst, Fotografie und Architektur, in collaboration with Radialsystem. Funded by Hauptstadtkulturfonds.
Media Partner: radio3

Premiere: 29 November 2024, Berlinische Galerie
Dates: 30 November, 1 & 3 December 2024
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 A Sky Like A Wall is the first major collaboration between the musicians of the Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop, the dancers of the Dance On Ensemble and the author and performance artist Rabih Mroué.

In the rooms of Berlinische Galerie the sixteen performers create miniatures in duos, trios and quartets. They are precisely arranged with each other; in one place in the room, a movement becomes visible, while in another place the sound that matches this movement is heard. Gradually, a sculpture of sound, dance and voices emerges, inviting the audience to constantly refocus their gaze and ear on what is happening and sounding. Many scenes take place simultaneously side by side. The audience travels with the artists through the space and decide for themselves which frame they choose, what they focus on.

Both ensembles develop a collective authorship and team up with Mroué who wrote a notebook entitled ‘The Notebook of an Unspecified Colour’ for the production. Various scores are collected in it: Drawings, collages, illustrations, settings, instructions, which form the starting point of the creative process. The leitmotif of the notebook is the story of the Tower of Babel, which fails due to a lack of understanding. The idea of polyphony and multilingualism is inherent in the way both ensembles work. They ask themselves: How can we use different languages and still communicate? How can a project like this speak about the lack of dialogue in our day? An encounter in the rooms of the Berlinische Galerie.