Moving Perspective-Painting & Dancing Workshop

Would you sometimes wonder about your 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲? How does the 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 you live in influence your relation to yourself and the world?


In the exhibition "𝐈𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲", currently on display at the 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞, the Jamaican/German artist - 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 shares profound stories of 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. While the exhibition invites viewers to introspect and explore the complexities of histories while navigating the past and present, it also hints that the future depends on how we interact with the present.


Experimenting with deep information channels that include meditation, observing, intuition, imagination and body memory as vitals to creating one's own path, “𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 “ is an interactive workshop conducted by 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐧 ( artist ) and 𝐄𝐥𝐬𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 ( dancer) inviting participants to explore those themes through 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲.


Through creative exploration, you will engage in a dialogue with Walker's artworks, merging movements with colors to ignite the light within yourself. This workshop is a way to enhance the possibility to 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐫𝐭.

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𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭:

𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:

𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞
Merseburger Str. 14, 10823 Berlin

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: July.28th 2024
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 15:00-18:00

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞:

Individual ticket, pay what you can:25 to 30€* (Pay the amount you would like to support our work)
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*Painting materials, refreshments and snacks are included in the price.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠:For the dancing part, you only need comfortable clothes. For the painting part, you can bring an old t-shirt or apron that you don’t mind getting dirty. You are welcome to bring any artistic materials you would like to use; otherwise, materials will be provided on site.

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𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐲:

Founded in March 2011, Under The Mango Tree was initiated with the idea to help international artists set foot into the competitive art market of Berlin. Over the last 13 years the gallery has produced more than 50 exhibitions with artists from all over the world. The gallery sees itself as a space of exploration, and is therefore open to a wide range of artistic expression, ranging from photography, paintings, sculptures, and installations to video art.

https://underthemangotree.de/
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𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬:

𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐧

Lavia began painting at the age of 7, from childish doodles, fairy tales to dream-like worlds, her hands were always dipped in paints and holding crayons. In the years of exploring, searching and finding her artistic expressions, her art has always been colourful.

Growing up in the family-owned Live Music Bar ‘’House of Blues & Jazz’’ in Shanghai, music became an essential part of the memories of Lavia’s upbringing. From live concerts to recorded music, music fascinates her, in the flowing movements of tunes, melodies and rhythm; the art of improvisation in jazz; and in the harmony of soloists conversing with each other. Her love for music has become her artistic inspiration. She uses colours, brushstrokes and textures to mirror the emotions, memories and imagination from listening to music.

Through her art, Lavia experiments in ways how music and visual arts interact and explores the meaning of “imagining music”. An important aspect of Lavia’s art is the action, ‘the moment of creation’, namely live painting. She enjoys the direct interaction with music, and creates visual recordings at concerts. Lavia has performed with international music artists in different genres ranging from jazz, ambient, improvisation, original singer-songwriter to classical music, with the aim of bringing together different cultures by connecting visual arts and music.

https://www.lavialinart.com/
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𝐄𝐥𝐬𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧

Elsa is convinced that everybody can dance. For her, dancing is about feeling the rhythm first, and translating it into movements.

She started her dance practices with modern jazz classes from 5 to 11 years old, and had fun creating her own choreographies, based on the songs’ lyrics, story and melody. Growing up, she joined different dance groups, going from hip hop to zumba. The performances and team spirit present developed her cooperation skills as well as some rigor and perseverance to achieve her goals.

Later, she explored the couple dance universe, starting with rock n’ roll, her parents being her first teachers. She continued with initiations to ballroom dances such as waltz, paso-doble, tango and cha cha cha. In her years living in Spain, she delved into the latino world of bachata, cumbia and salsa, learning at the same time about the historical background of the dances and their cultural importance.

When she arrived in Berlin in March 2023, she discovered the Brazilian couple dance called Forró and fell in love with the songs and the community. At the same time, she started to regularly practice a more conscious and spiritual dance called Biodanza. Her curiosity for the relation between the mind and the body grew, as she explored deeper connections with herself and others while dancing.

In 2024, she joined a Musical theater amateur group in Berlin, and now keeps on exploring cultures through practices such as Capoeira, Bollywood, or Hawaiian dances.

She has always loved to share her passion for dancing around her, in a playful and respectful way, inviting the participants to follow their own rhythm.

https://www.instagram.com/elsa.n.motion/