Berlin’s foremost contemporary dance choreographer Sasha Waltz & Guests showcase two outstanding productions on the West and East Coast of the United States for the Opening Week of the Deutschlandjahr. UC Berkeley will see a performance of ‘Körper’ (Body): “Through a sober recognition of the body’s materiality, this piece tries to understand the fundamental split imposed on us by our physical nature. It interrogates cultural templates for movement, brutal forms of pleasure, enhanced performance and cosmetic improvement (…). The body appears as something never before seen.”