Sasha Waltz & Guests

A minimalist table of contents for a book on a clean white page with grey text. The book's title at the top left reads Creating Space for Imagination – Imagining Space for Creation. The contents are listed bilingually in English and German and include chapters such as Declining the Body; The Body as Physics, From the Scores of Sasha Waltz, and The Work of Sasha Waltz & Guests 1993–2024, with corresponding page numbers on the right.

A page from a book featuring a preface presented in two columns on a white background. The left column is in English under the heading Preface, and the right column is the German translation under the heading Vorwort. Both texts are signed by Sasha Waltz and Jochen Sandig. The page number 7 is in the bottom right corner.

A grid of eight blurry, ethereal photographs of a woman in various blue and white dresses, arranged in two rows. In several frames, she presses her darkened palms against an unseen surface, as if trapped behind glass. The images shift in and out of focus, creating a ghostly and mysterious sequence.

A two-page spread from a book titled Bodymountain Körperberg, showing text in English and German alongside six images that explore the theme of human bodies piled together. The images include black-and-white photos of sculptures in a gallery, a historical etching of bodies, a color photo of dancers forming a human pile on a stage, and a photo of a performance art piece in a museum.

A large group of diverse women, many of whom are topless, are gathered in a dimly lit, brick-walled setting. They are all screaming with expressions of intense anguish and rage, holding onto one another in a powerful, dramatic scene from a theatrical performance.

A two-page book spread. The left page contains text titled Yes/No Ja/Nein. The right page features a large black and white photograph of a modern dance performance in a concrete space. A dancer is captured mid-motion, while another woman holds a structure of long poles in front of a line of other performers. Two small color photos at the top show close-ups of performers with their mouths open.

A page layout from a publication titled Liquid Flüssigkeit. The page features four distinct visual elements: Japanese woodblock prints of snowy landscapes at the top left, a scene from a stage play below it, a large photo of a performance piece with dancers making large black paint strokes on a curved wall on the right, and a filmstrip of another performance at the very bottom.

A collage titled Staggering Staffelung that compares early motion studies with contemporary dance photography. The layout includes a 19th-century chronophotograph of a walking figure and grainy motion-blur images alongside several color photos of modern dance performances. In these photos, groups of dancers are arranged on stage in staggered, sequential poses, creating a visual effect of layered movement over time.

A composite photograph arranged in four stacked, horizontal panels, each showing a cross-section of a long, illuminated tank filled with blue water. Numerous people in everyday clothes are submerged, captured in dynamic and dramatic poses as they swim, float, and interact underwater, creating a surreal and dreamlike scene.

A two-page spread from a publication titled Hanging Hängen, which explores the theme of suspension through various artworks. The left page shows a line drawing, a historical sketch of two men hanging upside down, and two photographs of contemporary dancers suspended in mid-air. The right page features a large photo of a weathered wall, with a smaller photo below it showing five people hanging vertically from a ledge.

A dynamic, grainy black and white photograph capturing a dancer's movements through multiple exposures. The shirtless performer is shown in several overlapping positions with arms outstretched and raised, standing before a rough wall covered with large, sweeping white circles that trace their motion.

A two-page magazine spread titled Traum Dream. The main visual is a grainy, black-and-white, abstract photograph of several nude figures in dynamic, dance-like poses. Overlaid on this are large, semi-transparent, orange-brown silhouettes of human forms with a stippled texture, creating a layered, surreal effect. Text by Sasha Waltz is visible on the right page.

A two-page magazine spread titled Cloud Wolke. The left page shows an artistic portrait of a face covered in white, wispy fibers next to columns of poetry. The right page features a grid of twelve images of a woman in a white dress posing and floating on a large, billowing white sheet of fabric.

A two-page spread from a publication titled Animal Tier. The left page shows two photographs of modern dance performances. The top photo has four dancers in elaborate costumes with animal-like masks. The bottom photo shows several sparsely-clothed dancers crawling on a stage floor. The right page features a large, colorful, childlike drawing of a fantastical beast surrounded by smaller, sketch-like human figures.

An angled shot of a black hardcover book titled Sasha Waltz & Guests against a white background. The title is in a sans-serif orange font. The cover features a large, orange halftone graphic of two hands reaching towards each other.

A close-up, angled shot of a black hardcover book with details printed in a shiny, metallic copper color. The spine shows the title Sasha Waltz & Gue, and the front cover features a large portrait of a face rendered in a halftone dot pattern.

An open book showing a blank, peach-colored page on the left and a full-page photograph on the right. The photo captures a group of contemporary dancers on a dark stage, their expressive poses illuminated by a dramatic, hazy column of light coming from above.

An open art book displaying a two-page spread about contemporary dance. The left page, marked with the year 2010, contains columns of text and several small black-and-white photos of dancers. The right page features a large, dynamic color photograph of a dance performance with several dancers in motion on a dark stage.

A flat lay photograph of a black, hardbound book on a white background. On the cover, text is printed in a copper-colored sans-serif font. It reads: To dance is to participate actively in the vibration of the universe. Sasha Waltz.

An open art book displaying a two-page spread titled Box. The pages feature a collage of images related to performance art, including childlike drawings, photos of dancers on a stage, a woman standing in a narrow upright box, and a large photo of performers crowded inside a transparent cube.

Sasha Waltz & Guests

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Edited by: Sasha Waltz, Jochen Sandig

September 2025, 344 Pages

Hardcover

248mm x 326mm

ISBN: 978-3-7757-5526-9

HATJE CANTZ VERLAG
Mommsenstr. 27
10629 Berlin
Germany
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"To dance is to participate actively in the vibration of the universe" - Sasha Waltz

For 30 years, the dance company and artistic collective Sasha Waltz & Guests has celebrated international success with its contemporary choreographies, social sculptures, Dialoge projects, operas and films. On the occasion of its anniversary, choreographer Sasha Waltz looks back together with people who have accompanied her along the way. As she herself aptly describes it, "an ensemble is a living archive." But how does an ensemble collectively remember? Beyond the mere chronology of events, the book brings an aspect of remembrance to the fore that ensures the repeatability of dance: notations. Sasha Waltz's "scores" consist of an eclectic collection of evocative terms, each of which designates individual choreographic figures. Like an encyclopaedic cabinet of curiosities, this publication takes up 50 of these "codes" and detaches them from their actual context. Through links to art history and complemented by texts and poems a creative rearrangement of Sasha Waltz's oeuvre emerges that makes the choreographic figures themselves dance once again.In 1993, choreographer Sasha Waltz and cultural entrepreneur Jochen Sandig founded the dance company SASHA WALTZ & GUESTS as an ever evolving artistic community. To date, more than 300 artists and ensembles from the fields of architecture, visual arts, choreography, film, design, literature, fashion and music from 30 countries have collaborated as "guests" in over 80 productions in Berlin and beyond.