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spinnereischwelm
Römerstrasse 7
D-58332 Schwelm
deufert&plischke
deufert&plischke have been collaborating as an artist duo since 2001, and as an artist family since 2013. Their work exists at the intersection of dance, society, and media, and is consistently developed through dialogue, fostering spaces where participants’ imaginations can flourish. Their projects span from long-duration performances in gallery settings to theatrical, participatory installations in museums, and even the collective creation of an artist with an entire village. In 2021, with «spinnereischwelm», they established a cultural hub in Schwelm, a rural area near Wuppertal, integrating art into the local community.
Lena Berger
Lena Berger studied art history and cultural management in Vienna and Düsseldorf. She has worked for various organizations in the fields of PR, project and exhibition management. She has been working for the Cologne-based production office transmissions since 2021 and took over production management for deufert&plischke in 2022.
Nilüfer Kemper
Nilüfer Kemper was born in Turkey, grew up in the Ruhr area and studied psychology and theater studies in Bochum. She was project manager of the ID factory at TU Dortmund University from 2009-2012, managing director of the NRW theater festival FAVORITEN from 2012-2021 and managing director of the Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Tanz NRW from 2012-2021. Since 2013 she has been manager of the Dortmund collective vier.D. She is spokesperson for the Dortmund dance and theater network .dott and board member of the NRW Landesbüro Freie Darstellende Künste. She has been managing producer deufert&plischke since 2023.
Lea Gerschwitz
Lea Gerschwitz is an independent dramaturg, curator and cultural manager. She works with festivals, theaters and international artists. Her practice focuses on artistic forms of participation. After studies in Berlin, Frankfurt and Stockholm, she worked at the National Theatre Mannheim from 2012 to 2015 and as a festival dramaturg for its biennal International Schiller Festival. From 2018 to 2022, she managed the regional, socially engaged art project MATCHBOX that linked rural communities with international artists from various disciplines. She has collaborated with deufert&plischke since 2020.
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Philipp Czychon
Philipp Czychon is a freelance artist and trained botanist. He is a member of the Schwelm collective ‘Elfriede Voss’, which develops participatory artistic formats and new techniques for creative exchange through actions in public spaces. Since 2022, he has been supporting deufert&plischke in the realisation of artistic projects and events in the spinnereischwelm.
from left: Lena Berger, Christel Hertelt, Philipp Czychon, Simon Deufert, Moritz Deufert, Dessa Ganda during the filming of Fountains
deufert&plischke*spinnereischwelm*team
Funding & Partners
The work of deufert&plischke I spinnereischwelm is made possible and supported by many funding partners, including the «Spitzenförderung Tanz des Landes Nordrhein Westfalen» and the «Kunststiftung NRW».
deufert&plischke, a family of four artists, develops ongoing and open art projects together with a dedicated team. They see their art as a space of possibilities that offers a field of experimentation for the imaginative and transformative power of life in a diverse society.
Wenn sie tanzen (2023) / single channel HD video / 41:53 min
spinnereischwelm serves as their studio – an art space in the heart of Schwelm, a small town in North Rhine-Westphalia. Here, they create their international works, organise local workshops, hold seminars and actively involve the community in their projects. It is also the meeting place for the «Culture Club», a place for exchange with other artists.
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