On four summer evenings, Radialsystem presents the world premiere of “STEIN”, the new choreography by legendary New York dance icon Lucinda Childs and the Dance On Ensemble. Childs, as well as artist Hans Peter Kuhn and award winning dancer and choreographer Miki Orihara use as the point of departure for their artistic reflexion a text by writer Gertrude Stein – one of the first women of classical literary modernism. Artist and composer Hans Peter Kuhn designs a video piece for the stage, accompanied by a sound composition based around noises and piano improvisation. “STEIN” is the second production by the Dance On Ensemble in their series “Encounters”, in which choreographers themselves take to the stage and develop a choreography together with dancers from the ensemble. 

The evening begins with three works by Lucinda Childs from the 1970s, as presented by the Dance On Ensemble: “Untitled Trio,” “Radial Courses,” and “Interior Drama”.

Dancer and choreographer Lucinda Childs has enjoyed a long and impressive artistic career that includes collaboration with such renowned artists as Robert Wilson and Philip Glass. Childs has received numerous awards for her works, which explore the mutability of space and the manipulation of time. In “STEIN,” the choreographer reflects on her earlier works through the perspective of her decades of experience. She is joined by Miki Orihara of the Dance On Ensemble, a company composed exclusively of professional dancers over the age of 40. At once powerful and sensitive, Orihara was principal dancer with the Martha Graham Company for many years. She has also worked with such artists as Robert Wilson, and danced in Broadway productions.