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Moritz Ostruschnjak 
Trailer Park

by Sandra Luzina

Choreographer Moritz Ostruschnjak is a remix luminary. This is evident in Trailer Park, created with the tanzmainz ensemble— the fast-paced mash-up, created in 2023, was a highlight at this year's Tanz im August festival in Berlin.

Ostruschnyak asked the ten dancers to select dance clips from platforms like TikTok and Instagram that they particularly liked. This resulted in an archive of approximately 600 clips and trailers, from which short fragments were copied and reassembled.

The dancers in their sports jerseys look as if they've downed too many energy drinks—every few seconds they change their dance style, suddenly alter their facial expressions, and sometimes make cryptic gestures. In exhilarated solos, competitive duets, or exuberant group scenes, ...

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