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In C Pune © Goethe-Institut Pune

The In C – Pune version, spearheaded by the Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Pune in collaboration with the curator Hrishikesh Pawar (Founder - Centre of Contemporary Dance, Pune), marks a unique celebration of 30 illustrious years of Sasha Waltz & Guests – who has made an indelible mark on the European dance scene through innovative choreography and avant-garde performances. 

The genesis of "In C – Pune version" took root in a dialogue between choreographer Sasha Waltz and Hrishikesh Pawar in 2021. United by shared sensibilities, the two artists envisioned a collaborative effort to unite individuals from diverse communities through dance, providing a medium for introspection and expression. 

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About In C

In 2021, the dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests began a new artistic process from which new formats are constantly emerging. The musical basis is Terry Riley's »In C« (1964), an open composition that was revolutionary at the time and is generally regarded as the first work of minimal music. Based on this milestone in music history, Sasha Waltz and her dancers developed choreographic material that follows a similarly variable structure and is deliberately not designed as a finished stage piece: »In C« consists of a system of 53 choreographic figures for a structured improvisation with clear rules and laws. Within this set of rules, the individual performer is given creative freedom, which must always be related to the group - very similar to

our democratic society, in which the limits of personal freedom are where the group is not violated. The roles of leadership and followers are not fixed, each performer can switch roles at any time. »In C« is a piece about being part of a group as an individual, not an individual within the group. This makes »In C« a very democratic piece and each performance is always new and different.

»In C« premiered on March 6, 2021 in a digital live stream from the Radialsystem in Berlin, has toured internationally since then and was passed on to a constantly growing dance community at the same time. »In C« opens up new possibilities of flexible artistic production and artistic exchange across national borders: The choreographic figures were recorded in explanatory video tutorials, which enable the choreographic material to be learned digitally and thus independent of location. A version of the choreographic figures for amateurs and young dancers has also been created and is accessible through us.
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»In C« is a dynamic, modular system that remains adaptable. It is an exciting a challenge to be able to develop many different variations and formats from this, both for professional dancers as well as for children and amateurs.«
Sasha Waltz

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