shake the silence

PROJECT TO JOIN IN!

shake the silence. invites 30 people to interact and find out: What is a collective peaceful dance body?
The aim of the project is to give a diverse group of people access to an artistic process by exploring the question: ‘Peace lived in our bodies – what can that mean?’
shake the silence. wants to contribute to peace from a dance perspective. In times when voices promoting peace are increasingly disappearing from the public sphere and the majority of politicians are in favour of rearmament, we ask ourselves: How is peace experienced physically and how can physical experience have an impact on society?
We want to counteract the growing perception of crisis with experimental forms of movement and choreography. We ask ourselves: What is the first step in creating a movement of compassion and a dance of agency out of the shock of the world situation?

In a gentle way you can shake the world, Mahatma Ghandi

Premiere:
7 March 2026, 8 p.m.
E-WERK Freiburg
Further dates: 8 March 2026

INFO FOR PARTICIPANTS:
We are holding three workshops where anyone aged between 16 and 80+ who is interested can gain an insight into our work. After the workshops, you can decide whether you would like to take part in the long-term project from December 2025 to early March 2026.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Kick-off workshops
Saturday, 20 September 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. as part of Intercultural Weeks INFO
Saturday, 11 October 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Hebelschule in Stühlinger. Registration: info@juliaklockow.com
Fri 14 November 2025, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at Caritas Verband Alois-Eckert-Str. 6 INFO

REHEARSALS shake the silence. (25 December to early March 26)
Rehearsals for shake the silence. are divided into weekly 2-hour training sessions (10 sessions) and intensive 5-hour Saturday sessions (5 sessions). Participation is free of charge.

HERE you will find all DATES & INFORMATION about PARTICIPATING in the PROJECT in a PDF file.

PERFORMANCES
The final rehearsals will take place during the rehearsal week from 2 to 8 March. You should also be available in the evenings during this week. As well as for the performances on Saturday, 7 and Sunday, 8 March 2026.

Funding partners: Kulturamt Freiburg, Guzzoni-Federer Stiftung

Cooperation partners:

Friedensinstitut der Evangelischen Hochschule

Omas Gegen Rechts e.V.Freiburg- für Demokratie und Menschenwürde

Caritasverband für den Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald e.V. (Integrationsmanagement und Migrationsberatung für Erwachsene)

Kubus3 e.V.

Co-Production: E-WERK Freiburg

Team

Artistic Direction & Concept: Julia Klockow
Choreography: Julia Klockow
Choreographic-Artistic Advice: Zina Vaessen
Workshop Peace Studies: Gelebter Frieden- was bedeutet das? hosted by Dr.in Melanie Hussak, Friedensinstitut Freiburg
Productionmanager: tbd.
Assistance: tbd.
Music: tbd.