The intercultural dance ensemble comprises 13 performers aged between 8 and 18 with intellectual disabilities. Created under the theme (E)motion, the piece reflects the dancers’ individual emotional experiences and personal worlds, exploring fear, anger, ‘perceived AI’ (the intelligence of an AI as perceived by users), emotional turmoil, falling in love and the happyness of being together.

Production and Ensemble

Herzhaft romantisch was created as part of the annual inclusive dance festival Neukölln tanzt!, held under the theme “(E)motion”. The piece reflects the dancers’ individual emotional experiences and personal worlds, exploring fear, anger, perceived artificial intelligence, emotional turmoil, falling in love, and the happiness of being together.

My Tam Julia Dam, Alma Farhat, Lynel Fredrisch Kamga Noubissi, Finn Luca Griebel, Adam Kaptur, Leonie Linz, Tommy Lütke, Mohammad-Ali Nasar, Purity Patrick, Safa Sumajja Rahaman, Emannuel Rusuf, Mahmud Souleman, Yakub Ünsal

Friederike Jentsch und Katharina Eckardt – choreographers
Sonderpädagogisches Förderzentrum Gustav-Meyer-Schule 
Mohamad Wasim Bakeer, Amaiak Manukiani, Daouda Diakite – musicians
Asif Shwartz-Yassour – musical director