Ich bin O.K.
"Not a Piece of Love" (2016)
© Photo by: Laurent Ziegler
A photograph of "Not a Piece of Love" (2016) by Ich bin O.K. depicting a group of 10 performers on a stage all leaning forwards in the same direction. They are all wearing casual clothing.
"Not a Piece of Love" (2016)
© Photo by: Laurent Ziegler
A photograph of "Not a Piece of Love" (2016) by Ich bin O.K. depicting four performers on stage, one is doing a cartwheel. The other three are all posturing as if to challenge for a fight. All are dressed in casual clothing.
"Not a Piece of Love" (2016)
© Photo by: Laurent Ziegler
A photograph of "Not a Piece of Love" (2016) by Ich bin O.K. depicting seven performers on stage. they are grouped together and some of them are leaning on the backs of others. one performer has is leaning over with his leg in the air, supported by another performer.
"Separated-Together" (2014)
© Photo by: Richard & Maria Kirchner
A photograph of "Separated-Together" (2014) by Ich bin O.K. depicting a silhouette of six performers behind back lit screens. There are three screens, and two performers behind each. Some are standing and some are seated.
"Separated-Together" (2014)
© Photo by: Richard & Maria Kirchner
A photograph of "Separated-Together" (2014) by Ich bin O.K. depicting two female performers on the floor of a stage. . In the foreground, a performer is on the floor with her head pulled back and arms outstretched. In the background, a performer is sitting on the floor of the stage.
"Separated-Together" (2014)
© Photo by: Richard & Maria Kirchner
A photograph of "Separated-Together" (2014) by Ich bin O.K. depicting two dancers, one being held in the air by the other. The performer being held has her legs in the splits position.
"Separated-Together" (2014)
© Photo by: Richard & Maria Kirchner
A photograph of "Separated-Together" (2014) by Ich bin O.K. depicting two dancers, leaning to the right, with their left arms and legs in the air. Both are dressed in similar white tee-shirts and grey trousers. There is a large round pillar in the background to the right of the photograph.
The Ich bin O.K. Dance Company was founded in 2010 by artistic directors Hana Zanin Pauknerová and Attila Zanin. It was established in order to promote dancers with disabilities, who already perform and dance on an advanced level.
Together with professional artists, the Dance Company rehearses sophisticated techniques and full-length choreographies, which have already gained positive response in Austria and abroad. They performed on several occasions in Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Albania, Great Britain and Russia.
Combining contemporary dance and hip hop dance, the Company has invented an innovative form of inclusive dance-theatre, where young artists with and without disabilities perform on equal terms. Collaborations with well-known international choreographers, dramatic advisors and other artists without disabilities always provide them with fresh impetus.
Their productions are always kind of critical, but never judicial as they aim to present their inner process of dealing with certain social issues. Their focus is on topics that concern the dancers with Down Syndrome as well as the general public, like equal treatment, acceptance or love.
Contact details
Attila Zanin
Artistic Director
Goethegasse 1
1010 Vienna
Austria
Phone: +43 1 / 512 43 06
Mail: info@ichbinok.at
Artistic Directors
Attila Zanin, Hana Zanin Pauknerová
Online
Email: info@ichbinok.at
Website: http://www.ichbinok.at/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ichbin.ok/
Not a Piece of Love
Duration: 60
Description: Images of flight on a daily basis, followed by sour notes of fear of those who are on the run. "…and when will we finally concern ourselves with love again?", the Ich bin O.K. Dance Company asks in the latest piece „Not a Piece of Love“ („Kein Stück Liebe“). Eleven disabled and non-disabled dancers go in search of an alternative approach to the refugee question and of how to maintain the lightness of one’s own existence in spite of it. Contemporary dance and hip hop, empathy and joie de vivre, humor and hope are central components of this choreography about love, humaneness and reconciliation.
Extra information: Director: Verena Kiegerl
Choeographers: Hana Zanin Pauknerová & Attila Zanin
Dancers: Mike Brozek, Simon Couvreur, Lina Hufnagl, Raphael Kadrnoska, Moritz Lembert, Clara Horvath, Maria Naber, Andrea Novacescu, Felix Röper, Alex Stuchlik, Sophie Waldstein
Musical Concept: Stefan Voglsinger
People on road: 11
Freight: necessary
Freight details: dance floor in the size of 10mx10m (PVC floor coating covered with news papers)
one extra suitecase for costumes
Separated-Together
Duration: 90
Description: As long our humanity binds us, it doesn't matter, what seperates us. (Ernst Ferstl)
In our global word we are constantly confronted with conflicts between people with different nationalities, cultures or languages. Within its production 'Getrennt - Vereint' the Ich bin O.K. Dance Company concentrates on two groups/subcultures normally separated from each other and chooses a different type of presentation. Using contemporary dance as well as hip hop dance, the Dance Company interprets and stages everyday life stories of both, disabled and non-disabled dancers.
Extra information: Choeographers: Hana Zanin Pauknerová & Attila Zanin
Dancers: Irene Bauer, Mike Brozek, Simon Couvreur, Martin Dvorak, Kirin Espana, Raphael Kadrnoska, Claire Hecher, Clara Horvath, Niklas Kern, Michaeka Kortus, Jasmina Lang, Severin Neira, Johanna Ortmayr, Felix Röper, Alexander Stuchlik, Sophie Waldstein
People on road: 10-12
Freight: necessary
Freight details: Three wooden-framed canvases 2mx2m
If not available on site:
1 table with the measurements minimum 1m x 1m, maximum 2m x 2m
5 chairs with a backrest
1 empty Bottle of Whiskey and two glasses
1 dance floor (PVC floor coating) of the colour white
In addition to dance-theatre performances that differ in length (3 to 90 minutes) and number of participating artists (2 to 14 people), the Ich bin O.K. Dance Company often does post-performance discussions to give the audience the possibility to ask questions and express thoughts and feelings that aroused during the performance.
The company also offers workshops, that are co-led by dancers with and without Down Syndrome. Often the Dance Company performes together with workshop-participants later on, on stage to show the outcome of their work to the public. The performances are suitable for people from the age of around 12. The company often works with younger people, like school classes, but their topics are relevant to people at any age.
“It’s a wonderful thing to transform fear into positive energy. The artists synergies and their honest way of performing are impressive. I’d like to congratulate the company from the bottom of my heart. There is sense in living, there is sense in loving.”
Ulrike Königsberger Ludwig, Member of Parliament and spokeswoman for disabled people in Austria’s social party
“‘Not a piece of love’ definitely is a milestone in the work of ‚Ich bin O.K.‘ that ensures them a permanent place in Austria’s cultural scene. It’s touching, it’s heavy. Great staging, great choreography, great individual performances, great team work.”
Dr. Germain Weber, dean at the faculty for psychology and president of the NGO “Lebenshilfe”
“That’s how inclusion should be done! There’s room for everyone’s individuality, room for creative development and different ways of expression – all this results in a harmonious togetherness.”
Univ.-Prof. Nikolaus Selimov, MuK Vienna‘s private university
Latest Video
Filmed performance of Ich Bin O.K.'s Not a Piece of Love.
Eleven disabled and non-disabled dancers go in search of an alternative approach to the refugee question and of how to maintain the lightness of one’s own existence in spite of it.
