Adam Linder: Kein Paradiso

“Somewhat like The United Colors of Benetton sense that any body has been an adequate example of ‘the body.’”
–Adam Linder

Kein Paradiso is a choreography for three performers: Adam Linder, Jennie MaryTai Liu, and Stephen Thompson. Situated within a visually abstract scenario designed by Shahryar Nashat, the performers try to find their way back to distinctions of representation and away from the universalism inherited from the lineages of modern and postmodern dance. With Kein Paradiso Adam Linder received the Mohn Award from the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.

Adam Linder (b. 1983, Sydney) is a choreographer and dancer based in Los Angeles and Berlin. He makes works for the theatre and provides Choreographic Services. In 2016, Linder participated in the Made in LA Biennial at The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, where he was awarded the Mohn Prize for artistic excellence. Linder also participated in the 20th Biennale of Sydney and the Liverpool Biennial (both 2016). Recent solo or two person shows have included Institute of Contemporary Art, London (2015); and The Schinkel Pavillon, Berlin (2016). Additionally, his works have been commissioned, presented and hired by HAU Hebbel am Ufer Theatre, Berlin; Serralves Museum, Porto; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Tanz im August, Berlin; The Wattis Institute, San Francisco; Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw; American Realness, New York; Kampnagel Theatre, Hamburg; 356 Mission Rd, Los Angeles; and Frieze LIVE, London. In the past Linder performed with the Michael Clark Dance Company, Meg Stuart’s Damaged Goods and The Royal Ballet London.

Production: Adam Linder. Co-production: HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Hammer Museum (Los Angeles). Supported by NATIONALE PERFORMANCE NETZ (NPN) Co-Production Fund for Dance, which is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.