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AMANDA PIÑA: "ATLANTIC UNDERCURRENT CIRCULATION", Part 1: "FUTURE SONGS OF FISH AND PEOPLE"

The first presentation within "Citizen-Commissioned Dance and Performance" takes place on June 27, 2026, on Ummanz, near Rügen. Here, Amanda Piña will present the opening event of her three-parted piece "Atlantic Undercurrent Circulation" honoring coastal Bodden fishermen and marine life. Her work is conceived for the New Patrons of Ummanz.

Through a ceremony, a procession, and a choreography in the shallow coastal waters surrounding Ummanz, artist Amanda Piña pays tribute to the knowledge and labor of the Bodden fishermen while forging new relationships with the sea and its living beings. The work originates from a commission for a public artwork initiated by residents of Ummanz. At its center is traditional coastal fishing, which was recognized this year as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. With its disappearance, centuries-old knowledge and lived practices are also being lost.

Amanda Piña developed Future Songs of Fish and People for the New Patrons of Ummanz in collaboration with Michel Jimenez, Sinon Quilla, and Federico Protto. Together with international and local contributors — including TogetherTogether Collective, Ron Alonso Berger, Jee Chan, Angela Muñoz Martinez, members of Perform[D]ance Stralsund, and the Samtens Women’s Choir — the work will premiere on Saturday, June 27, 2026.

The event is the first part of Amanda Piña’s multi-part project Atlantic Undercurrent Circulation for the New Patrons of Ummanz. In the second part, the traces of the event will be permanently embedded in public space. In the third part, a video installation will be created that can be shown beyond Ummanz. The work is being created within the framework New Patrons: Citizen-Commissioned Dance and Performance, a program of Gesellschaft der Neuen Auftraggeber, funded by the Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German Federal Cultural Foundation).

Everyone is welcome, admission is free! Please note that photographs and video recordings, including drone footage, will be taken during the event and may capture your image. By attending the event, you consent to the use of these recordings for event communications and for the production of the resulting artistic video work.

Atlantic Undercurrent Circulation, Part 1: Future Songs of Fish and People
Performance honoring the coastal Bodden fishermen and marine life
By Amanda Piña for the New Patrons of Ummanz
Saturday, 27.6.2026, Ummanz near Rügen, meeting point Tiki Bar, Haide
Free admission, no registration required

Contributors
Patrons: Detlef Diedrich, Karin Gundlach, Gabriele Heenemann, Lutz Peters (†), Peter Schüler, André Stoye, Elke Stoye
Mediator: Susanne Burmester
Local Project Lead: Kunstverein Rügen e. V. / Circus Eins Projekte
Production: Fortuna – Verein zur Förderung nachhaltiger Kunst
Head of Production/Technical Lead: Michel Jimenez
Coordination: Federico Protto (Vienna), Lisa Marie Steude (Ummanz)
Performers: TogetherTogether Collective, Ron Alonso Berger, Jee Chan, Angela Muñoz Martinez, Mitglieder von Perform[d]ance Stralsund e. V. mit Stefan Hahn, Samtenser Frauenchor mit Alex Bergstedt
Photography: Victoria Tomaschko
Videography: Aaike Stuart
Graphic Design: Christiane Burwitz
Partners: Deutsches Meeresmuseum, Freiwillige Feuerwehr Ummanz, Inselläufer Ummanz, Pension Haidehof, Perform[D]ance e. V., Regenbogencamp Suhrendorf, Sound Projekt Veranstaltungstechnik GmbH, Traditionelles Brauchtum Ummanz e. V., UnsEigen eG, Ummaii Surfstation/Kai Borrmann

Initiated and premiered within Citizen-Commissioned Dance and Performance, a program of Gesellschaft der Neuen Auftraggeber. Funded by Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German federal Cultural Foundation). Funded by the Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media).

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