Re III; City in the body, Bodies of the city

is the third and final part of Martina Jurak’s performative cycle named “Passing” that presents urban problematic through the interdisciplinary approach. Its artistic research was located in Neukölln Berlin, in the vicinity of the newly built controversial part of the A100 highway. The outdoor exploration included movement improvisation on construction sites and video and sound recordings that were used in the first two performances of the cycle in collaboration with sound artists. 

“City in the body, Bodies of the city” is a subtitle that refers to incorporating urban research into choreography with the approach of Japanese Butoh dance to open awareness of environmental states and transitions. It is about confronting a troubled relation between mechanical structures and parts of nature, which was reflected on the artist’s moving body.

The piece had connected the outer and inner space with starting outdoors, on Hatun-Sürücü-Brücke above the highway A100, as a direct dialogue with the urban challenges, and end at the venue Dammweg 216. Through the event, the audience had joined a performative walk and entered the community garden where Martina concluded the process with sounding dance installation.

Presented as part of Neukölln 48 Stunden festival, July 2026

Performance, sound, video edit by Martina Jurak (Martin Beate)
Video recording by Nur Sevim Basar