Florentina Holzinger

Etude for Extinction

DISAPPEARING BERLIN x SCHINKEL PAVILLON

The scene for Schrott-Etüde (Scrap Etude): An Etude for Extinction is the parking lot at Olympiastadion.

Based on a composition by experimental composer Katharina Ernst and sound designer Stefan Schneider, this Etude once more melts together musical elements and stunt actions. A mixed cast of stunt women, musicians and performers explore new contexts for representation in dance and the possibilities of a ‘technical’ theatre in a series of joint operatic rituals and orchestrated crash tests.

Since 2020, Florentina Holzinger and her team have been organizing musical experiments in public spaces. These so-called ‘Etudes’ take place on lakes, parking decks, streets and on squares – predominantly places of accelerated transfer, urban crossings, and the motorized sphere. The composition sets the rhythm in harmony with bodies and mechanical gears.

Choreography, concept, direction: Florentina Holzinger
Performers: Sophie Duncan, Fibi Eyewalker, Florentina Holzinger, Annina Machaz, Audrey Merilus, Mina Tomic, Alena Tödtling, Linnéa Tullius, Natasha Vergilio
Scenery, Concept: Nikola Knecevic
Composition and Sound Design: Katharina Ernst, Stefan Schneider
Drums and Percussion: Katharina Ernst, Anja Müller
Conductor: Sibylle Fischer
Technical direction: Stephan Werner
Technical support: Ivan Bartsch, Camilla Smolders, Daniela Kuich, Juan Arata, Manuel Henne, Maxime Pierre Decombat, Jonathan Noonan, Jack Skehan, Olivier Kerdiles
Stunt Coordinator: Joe Tödtling / Stunt Factory
Stunt Coordination and Driving: Steven Korth, Fabian Goll / Korth Brothers
Stunt Safety: Christian Angres, Raffael Armbruster, Ivan Forlani, Patrick Richter
Pyrotechnican: Stefan Walther
Project Advisor: Marie-Therese Bruglacher
Location Scouting: Iris Czak
Photo: Leon Hoellhumer