HOOD (2016–2019)

HOOD was an interdisciplinary collective of artists with a shared background in dance and the performing arts. Comprised largely of former members of The Forsythe Company, the initiative explored collaborative approaches to artistic production, knowledge exchange, socio-economic organisation, and collective modes of working and living.

Situated between the fragmented conditions of freelance artistic labour and the fixed structure of institutional ensembles, HOOD emerged as an experiment in cooperative practice and community-based artistic research. The collective investigated how contemporary performance and interdisciplinary artistic practices could open new perspectives on social, political, and relational structures.

Between 2016 and 2019, HOOD developed a close working relationship with PACT Zollverein, where the group engaged in an ongoing process of dialogue, exchange, research, residencies, workshops, performances, and collective experimentation. This collaboration became a space for rethinking both artistic and institutional practices through mutual consultation and shared forms of organisation.

Werkstatt (2021–2023)

Werkstatt was a multipurpose space in Frankfurt dedicated to supporting and nurturing the creative community around contemporary dance and performance. Initiated as a place for artistic exchange, research, and practice, it sought to foster connections between art, embodied knowledge, and society.

Alongside functioning as a rehearsal and working space for freelance artists, Werkstatt hosted workshops, research formats, gatherings, and public events, becoming a meeting point for diverse artistic and local communities. The project aimed to create conditions for shared practice, interdisciplinary dialogue, and collective forms of learning and experimentation within the independent performing arts scene.

Werkstatt is an initiative of Work of Act and began in collaboration with Joblinge at Danzig am Platz in 2021. From 2021 - 2023 the project received supported from DIEHL+RITTER/TANZPAKT RECONNECT, which is funded by the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of the NEUSTART KULTUR initiative as well as Strukturforderung Kulturamt Frankfurt, Joblinge, NeueStart Kultur #TakePart.