Perform! KDV Performance Group / Kianí Del Valle: Instrucciones para existir (Instructions for existing)
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Potsdamer Straße 50, 10785 Berlin
Elevators accessible to wheelchairs
S+U Potsdamer Platz
Bus M29, M48 and M85
Inspired by Trisha Brown’s ›Walking on the Wall‹, the KDV Performance Group transforms the rooftop of the Neue Nationalgalerie into a vibrant, site-specific stage for the captivating outdoor performance ›Instrucciones para existir (Instructions for existing)‹ (2026). Directed and choreographed by Kianí Del Valle, and with an original score by Devonté Hynes, the piece reimagines the architectural space as a dynamic tableau where an avant-garde dance ensemble intersects with the disciplined formations of a tactical unit, creating a striking contrast between artistic expression and militarized order. Originally inspired by a short fictional text by Del Valle set in the year 3036, the piece envisions a future where nostalgia and the memory of our past selves are entirely erased, and militarization permeates everyday life, with routine tasks framed through the lens of militia. The performance explores the fragile tension between control and chaos, the organic and the militant, as well as authority and resistance. Through this juxtaposition, it confronts fundamental questions of power, surveillance, human connection, and the urgent need to preserve love, vulnerability, and collective memory.