Selected projects

WORK

Stage productions, dance films and commercial collaborations, made between the theatre and the places choreography is not usually allowed to go.

01

AWAKENING

Contemporary dance performance. Berlin, 2026.

AWAKENING on stage at Pfefferberg Theater

Awake Crew's first major stage production, bringing the collective's dancers together in a performance exploring transformation, movement and collective energy. It premiered at Pfefferberg Theater in Berlin in February 2026 to a sold out house, and returns to the same stage on 26 September.

Format
Live contemporary dance performance
Premiere
24.02.2026, Pfefferberg Theater, Berlin, sold out
Next performance
26.09.2026, 16:00, Pfefferberg Theater, Berlin
Choreography & direction
Roman Varava
Cast
Awake Crew
Watch the reel on Instagram ↗↗
02

ADIDAS × ZALANDO

Visual campaign. 2024.

Awake Crew in the Adidas x Zalando campaign

A collaboration with Adidas and Zalando that brought contemporary choreography and performance into a commercial and fashion oriented context, staged for camera as part of the Berlin Fall/Winter 2024 event.

Year
2024
Collaboration
Adidas × Zalando
Creative team
Awake Crew
Direction & choreography
Roman Varava & Anastasiia Dzhun
Read the Hypebeast coverage ↗↗
03

MOVING BODIES

Festival performance. 2026.

Awake Crew in rehearsal

Awake Crew presented its work as part of Moving Bodies Festival, bringing the collective's contemporary dance practice into a festival context and connecting with a wider audience of artists, performers and movement practitioners.

Festival
Moving Bodies Festival
Year
2026
Format
Live performance
Artists
Awake Crew
Direction & choreography
Roman Varava
Visit the festival page ↗↗
04

FLUX

Visual and choreographic work. 2025.

Overhead formation from FLUX Plays from YouTube

A visual exploration of movement, music and physical interaction, developed as part of the collective's ongoing interdisciplinary practice.

Year
2025
Format
Visual and choreographic work
Direction & choreography
Roman Varava
Artists
Awake Crew
Watch FLUX on YouTube ↗↗
05

INTP

Visual and choreographic work. 2025.

Two dancers from INTP Plays from YouTube

An experimental choreographic work developed at the intersection of contemporary movement and visual storytelling.

Year
2025
Format
Visual and choreographic work
Direction & choreography
Roman Varava
Artists
Awake Crew
Watch INTP on YouTube ↗↗
06

WORLD OF DANCE

Competition. Berlin, 2026. First place.

Awake Crew on stage at World of Dance Berlin 2026

Awake Crew took the collective's contemporary vocabulary onto a competition stage and won, placing first at World of Dance Berlin.

Event
World of Dance Berlin
Year
2026
Result
1st place
Artists
Awake Crew
Direction & choreography
Roman Varava