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about s h i f t s: s h i f t s is an organisation for art and movement: an assembly for performance which seeks to cross between media and cultures. s h i f t s adapts its artistic team and its form of expression according to the needs of each project, and the particular subject of investigation. In this way, therefore, it creates new and continuously evolving collaborations and connections. The s h i f t s projects are conceived and guided by Malgven Gerbes and David Brandstaetter.
The foundation of s h i f t s is based on a core conviction: that constant changes of perspective, shifting balance, the modification of starting positions and external parameters are all conditions essential to a serious and ongoing examination of the art practices to which they have committed themselves.
The choreographers Malgven Gerbes and David Brandstaetter present performances that put the certainties and uncertainties of their work up for discussion. Their productions don't attempt to resolve topics, they don’t aim to beat them into submission. Each piece zooms in on the questions that sparked Malgven Gerbes' and David Brandstaetter's interest, a close-up that they want to present to the audience.
views: text to come...
news: up-coming dates:

28th of august - 14h00 - preview "Counting" - work in progress - Uferstudios Berlin (studio 1) - www.uferstudios.com
30th of august - 4th of september - workshop with Malgven Gerbes & David Brandstätter at Thessaloniki - Superior school of dance: Municipal Sociocultural Enterprise of the Municipality of Stavroupoli “IRIS”.
29th of september 16h - 30th of september 20h - performance of "Notebook" and "I don't remember what time it was" - presentation documentary "Eulogy to the shade at the Dancing de la compagnie Beau Geste in France. www.ciebeaugeste.com
27th - 28th of october - performance "Notebook" at Dance 2010 Munich festival - www.dance2010.de.
8th - 13th november - Workshop dance collection - with Malgven Gerbes and David Brandstätter - Seoul Performing Art Festival - Korea - www.spaf.or.kr.
10th, 11th, 12th december 2010- performance "women in their second life time" project with Malgven Gerbes and Sabine Chwalisz at the Fabrik Potsdam. www.fabrikpotsdam.de

among continuous investigations:

Malgven Gerbes & David Brandstätter are working with 8 performers on the piece "Counting" that will premiere in 2011.
Malgven Gerbes is working together with Sabine Chwalisz on performance for "women in their second life time".
The project will premiere the 10th of december 2010 at the Fabrik Potsdam.
David Brandstätter starts the piece "Rechenfehler": a solo about man and computers.
Malgven Gerbes starts a solo in correspondance with the choreographer Katrina Brown: "Solo2solo".
www.solo2solo.wordpress.com.