Elke Kalupar is a performer and dancer based in Berlin. After graduating in sports science, she completed her dance training at the VARIUM espai de moviment school in Barcelona. She then continued performing and teaching in Germany, Spain, Italy and Poland. Elke worked with multiple international choreographers such as Nadine Gerspacher, Nicolas Ricchini, Vero Cendoya and Tamara Gvozdenovic. Elke also performed her own pieces, including “HIGHER STRUCTURE DEMON” in collaboration with musician Fabian Kalker. With her initiative AKZEPTANZ movement, Elke pursues her very own artistic practice that uses movement as a tool for connection and reflection. With a strong focus on improvisation and partnering, her work explores the depths of human interaction. In the performative space, she creates a microcosm that serves as a mirror and makes external circumstances tangible.