One circle, one dancer, one community. So many stories, lines, experiences and no end. Shard paints a choreographic picture of how individuals and their surroundings deal with trauma. In her latest production, Munich-based choreographer Ceren Oran shares the feeling of loneliness resulting from traumatic experiences and sheds light on the post-traumatic inner states of anger, grief, despair, guilt, helplessness, hyperactivity, fear and isolation. At the same time, she raises questions: Is truthful empathy actually possible? What does support mean in such states of emergency? What do we shy away from? What language do we find in dealing with each other? Can we hold on and endure this?

Concept, Choreography: Ceren Oran
Dance, choreography: Jovana Zelenovic
Dramaturgy: Jean-Baptiste Charlot
Music: Benny Omerzell
Light design: Ramona Lehnert
Created with: Renate Eichenberger, Christiane Hensel, Johannes Hochholzer, Konrad Mayer, Theresa Meidinger, Siegfried Münzing, Paula Niehoff, Jaroslav Ondruš, Nina Seibt, Patricia Ulmer
Participants at the Monoplay Festival: Marcela Matulić, Anđela Matulić, Domagoj Lindinger, Matea Mašina, Luka Nikpalj, Sandra Herceg, Nika Disney, Katarina Barišić, Sanja Petrovski, Lucija Jurjević
Creative producer: Karolina Hejnova
Production management: Beli Hennig
PR: Simone Lutz

 Ceren Oran was born in Istanbul in 1984 and moved in 2006 to Salzburg to study contemporary dance at SEAD (Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance). Since finishing her postgraduate masters program ICE at SEAD, she has been working as a freelance dancer, choreographer and soundpainter. She has worked with many multidisciplinary artists for her own projects such as Who is Frau Troffea? (2019), RUSH HOUR (2017) and Heimat…los! (2015) in Munich, Youmemeyouhesheme… in Vienna (2013) or Arrimamuebles in Costa Rica (2010) and all-around Europe and America. She has also danced for many choreographers and international companies including Davis Freeman (US/BE), Tomaz Simatovic (SLO/Ö), Mihran Tomasyan (TR), Mustafa Avkiran (TR), Abhilash Ningappa (IND), Gosaval Gaspard Projects (CR), Toihaus Theatre (AU) etc. Since 2014 she is based in Munich where she works in close collaboration with Tanzbüro München as well as Fokus Tanz / Tanz und Schule e.V.

Ceren Oran & Moving Borders was created by Ceren Oran, Karolína Hejnová and a core collective of artists with the belief that contemporary dance can and should be accessible for everyone as an art form and as a practice.With this in mind, the company’s creative work focuses on public space performances, dance for young audiences, durational performances, and many other performance formats of audience encounters. The company and its artistic director Ceren Oran are based in Munich/Germany since 2015, and contain a broad international profile of dancers, musicians, and stage designers. They tour internationally through Europe, Africa and Asia to share their work in different platforms, festivals and public spaces, exchanging with other artists. With their performances and new formats, they hope that they can encounter and trigger any kind of audience profile with their bodies by using dance and movement as a strong form of expression.