On 6 and 7 November 2026, Polish-British choreographer Alex Baczyński-Jenkins presents his new creation Malign Junction (Goodbye, Berlin) at DE SINGEL in Antwerp. Inspired by Berlin in the 1930s, the performance explores the fragility of freedom, the relationship between individuals and power, and the ways in which the past continues to resonate in the present.

The performance draws on Christopher Isherwood’s novel Goodbye to Berlin, which portrays the vibrant atmosphere of interwar Berlin. A city of artistic experimentation, thriving nightlife and sexual freedom, before the rise of Nazism brought this era to a brutal end.

In Malign Junction (Goodbye, Berlin), Alex Baczyński-Jenkins explores themes of finitude, loss, entrapment and broken promises. The choreography examines how power shapes bodies and movement, and how feelings of uncertainty and disorientation emerge at moments when history takes a decisive turn.

Through a choreographic language shifting between stillness, tension and movement, accompanied by a hypnotic soundscape and live music by Krzysztof Bagiński, Baczyński-Jenkins offers a compelling reflection on our times. The performance raises an unsettling question: are we once again at a turning point in history? It also reminds us that hard-won freedoms can never be taken for granted.

© Maximilian Koppernock MJGB

© Maximilian Koppernock MJGB

© Maximilian Koppernock MJGB

 

 

Born in 1987, Alex Baczyński-Jenkins is a Polish-British choreographer and artist whose work moves between dance and performance. His artistic practice explores relationships between desire, intimacy, memory and community, with particular attention to queer experiences and histories.

He is a co-founder of Kem, a Warsaw-based queer-feminist collective that approaches choreography and performance as spaces for collective experimentation, social engagement and critical reflection.

His work has been presented internationally, including at the Venice Biennale, the Palais de Tokyo in Paris and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. He now returns to DE SINGEL, where he previously presented Untitled (Holding Horizon) and Unending love, or love dies, on repeat like it’s endless.
Malign Junction (Goodbye, Berlin) is a production by ABJ Studio, co-produced by several international cultural institutions, including DE SINGEL, Kunstenfestivaldesarts and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.

Alex Baczyński-Jenkins
Malign Junction (Goodbye, Berlin)
Friday 6 and Saturday 7 November 2026, at 8:00 PM