A group of 22 dancers comprising artists and curators in Berlin took part in a 2-day documented 'Tanztheater' workshop, where they practiced dance routines from Pina Bausch's Kontakthof, in which simple everyday gestures are choreographed to explore the relationships between men and women, individuals and groups, thereby mirroring the various dynamics amongst artists and curators who work together. In the resulting video work, the choreography extends across two distinct 'windows' of 'practice' and 'performance'.
Casting plays a pivotal role in Kontakthof, originally created by Pina Bausch in 1978 for Tanztheater Wuppertal. For his project, Ming Wong drew the cast from artists and curators he has worked with since moving to Berlin — the final cast reveals his positioning within the contemporary art scene there.

This DVD contains an installation slideshow, video excerpts (2'36) and a full video preview (21'53) of  the following work:

Kontakthope
2 channel video installation, 2010
2 x HD video projections, colour, stereo sound, 21'53

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Onsite

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CD.001526
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2011

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DVD

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2

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artwork documentation

Ming Wong: Kontakthope
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Ming Wong: Kontakthope