Focus Workshop with Alvin Collantes and Thesea Rigou

Moderated by Alvin Collantes and Thesea Rigou, this workshop invites participants to explore the exhibitions of the 13th Berlin Biennale through movement and physical response. Over two hours, Alvin and Thesea will guide participants through individual and group exercises inspired by specific artworks and themes from the exhibitions.

The workshop is open to all abilities—no prior experience is required. Wear comfortable, movement-friendly clothing and shoes.

Thesea Rigou is a Cypriot interdisciplinary artist, educator, and gardener based in Berlin. Their artistic practice centers on socio-ecological themes, weaving together installations, performances, and printmaking through a blend of theoretical inquiry and material experimentation. As an art educator, Rigou enjoys hosting safer spaces for critical dialogue and political engagement, drawing on experience in collaborative and self-organized projects.

Alvin Collantes is a Filipino-Canadian dance artist, drag performer, and a newly certified Jungian Life Coach based in Berlin. Drawing from his personal experiences as passionate raver, queer, immigrant and a person of colour, the essence of his research explores topics of assimilation and its emotional upheavals, physical sensations and untold stories of marginalized bodies and tackling the impact of drag and resilience in queer communities towards the cultivation of self-acceptance.