{"id":150879,"date":"2025-08-27T12:11:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T10:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/?post_type=event&p=150879"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:53:26","slug":"transpersonal-beyond-the-self","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/termin\/performance-en\/transpersonal-beyond-the-self-150879\/","title":{"rendered":"Transpersonal – Beyond the Self"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In her dance performance, Kristy Nataraja invites the audience on a journey beyond the self and gender norms through time and space \u2013 with her body and movements.<\/p>\n

Nataraja is an interdisciplinary performance artist from Equatorial Guinea, Russia, and Ukraine who came to Berlin via Ukraine. This cultural journey \u2013 from alienation to a growing closeness with diverse cultures \u2013 is reflected in her physical expression.<\/p>\n

Inspired by animation dance and Hip-Hop, the performer moves initially like an avatar: distant, almost mechanical. Gradually, she becomes more embodied \u2013 connecting with history, emotion, and social roles, navigating maternal, paternal, and adolescent transformations. A space opens where traditional roles are questioned, memories become tangible, and new forms of connection can emerge.<\/p>\n

The performance unfolds across three stations in the ethnological collection, selected in the context of the\u00a0Family Matters<\/em>\u00a0exhibition:<\/p>\n

Station 1: Cynthia Schimming \u201cNo Title\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 “Matriarchal care, resilience, empathy and memory are embodied; the body becomes a site of intergenerational reflection.” (Kristy Nataraja)<\/p>\n

Station 2: Mandu Yenu Throne (Cameroon)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 “Dance becomes a mirror of power, care, and responsibility.
\nMatriarchal and patriarchal structures enter into a physical dialogue about leadership, control, and self-discovery. How do we lead and govern?” (Kristy Nataraja)<\/p>\n

Station 3: Oceania\u00a0 (Initiation House from Abelam in Papua New Guinea)<\/strong> \u2013 “Making transitions tangible. The path from childhood to adulthood becomes a ritual experience, as the animated body embraces change.” (Kristy Nataraja) This final station is accompanied by a site-specific sound composition by Andres Markus.<\/p>\n

Costumes, rhythm, and shared presence create a space that extends beyond the individual \u2013 into the collective and transpersonal.\u00a0The audience is invited to reflect on identity: How are we shaped? What do we carry forward? What can we change?<\/p>\n

At the end, there is time for questions and dialogue with the performer and the guide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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