A marathon reading that documents how people have fought for centuries for values, constitutions and guidelines that underpin our notions of freedom, democracy and equality today.
Raphael Moussa Hillebrand presents the audience success from 2022 this time as the festival opening. Accompanied by live music, the dance competition breaks down all stylistic boundaries and creates an artistic dialog as a total work of art: a celebration with the audience!
This world premiere between installation and performance presents a revolutionary generation of prostheses that takes the relationship between the human body and robotics to a new level.
On his journey from the refugee camp in Jenin to exile in Norway and back again as artistic director of the legendary Freedom Theatre, Palestinian actor Ahmed Tobasi explores the power of cultural resistance.
The Iranian choreographer invites us as guests to a traditional house party in Tehran with sweet pastries, tea and dancing. And searches in his own memory for what has been lost since dance was banned in his home country following the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
The expressive group dance piece SHIRAZ recalls the myth and ideals of the Iranian festival of the same name in the 1970s, which brought together the most diverse artistic worlds – from the Western avant-garde to traditional dances from Africa and Asia.
The globally acclaimed choir of 21 Polish, Belarusian and Ukrainian women has a clear message: we must not forget the war unleashed by Russia on Ukrainian soil. Here they counter the violence with warmth and solidarity – and the concentrated power of their voices.
With exuberance and self-irony, ten dancers celebrate human togetherness and physical diversity, questioning the status of the body in society as well as the supposedly progressive forms of contemporary dance.
A brilliant one-woman show based on the aerobics videos of Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. The famous Italian actress Claudia Marsicano turns the ideal image of a woman's body celebrated there completely on its head with irresistible humor.
Flowers open, thunder crashes, birds chirp and the audience sits right in the middle of it all. A fantastic universe that makes the beauty of our world tangible in all its fragility and poetry. A spectacle for everyone aged 7 and up!
Omar Rajeh, one of the most important protagonists of contemporary dance in Lebanon, evokes the piercing feeling of helplessness and the maelstrom of chaos, anger and despair in his homeland. The memory of hospitality and warmth gives him hope.
In this sensitive solo, Fotini Banou saves a little-known chapter of the extermination of European Jewry by the Nazis from oblivion. With tenderness and tenacity, this extraordinary evening tells of mourning for a lost world, but also of resistance.
Tatort actress Carol Schuler and her team investigate the suicide of a priest of Vietnamese origin in the Swiss Alps. A story in which violence is inflicted on those who are considered foreigners. With the Leipzig choir chorbeau!
Gisèle Vienne's masterpiece stylizes the nocturnal ecstasy of 15 raving teenagers in search of community, masterfully slowed down in slow motion. An overwhelming theater experience!
A conversation with students from the Institute of Theatre Studies and choreographer Armin Hokmi about the background to his piece and the freedom of dance(ing).
A conversation with students from the Institute for Theatre Studies and choreographer Armin Hokmi about the background to SHIRAZ and the freedom of dance(ing).
The staged reading presents the results of two days of work with theater texts on questions of identity and foreign attribution in the context of a present marked by migration movements.
Keynote speeches, discussions and exchange on the question of how we can improve access to local and national cultural scenes for artists with disabilities.
Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, dancing in Iran has been under state surveillance. Nevertheless, a group of young dancers secretly develop very personal choreographies in a hidden studio in Tehran.
‘The KULA Compagnie is an example of transnational, multilingual theatre that brings together artistic practice from a wide range of aesthetics and humanitarian commitment.’
The conference will discuss the performing arts' potential for action in transcultural work - at a time when propaganda and boycott narratives are booming. How can current social conflicts be negotiated and communicated through theatre?
Mehenni Tahiri from Compagnie Insolite Fabriq (Lyon) and Torsten Holzapfel from Theater Thikwa (Berlin) break through language barriers and redefine the boundaries of inclusive theater in their workshop.
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