Mandy Unger

In the dance solo "Rave:Turnaround", choreographer and dancer Mandy Unger aka. M.over focuses on the East German transformation process of the 1990s. Characterised by the overlapping of new beginnings and demises, losses and opportunities, a lot was demanded of people during the reunification. The celebratory mood of reunification was preserved in underground raves, especially in Berlin, where fears of the future could be postponed.

Mandy Unger was awarded a residency in 2022 as part of the Thuringian Theatre Association's interdisciplinary residency programme. There she began research for "Rave:Turnaround". In this solo, she juxtaposes the ambivalent mood of that time between intoxication and fear. It takes us through the experiences of the 1990s. Interactive moments are explored as well as the purely physical experience of a rave - the raving, dancing, noise, bouncing, letting go. The phenomenon of the turnaround is not only viewed historically here, but also taken literally and analysed choreographically.