Kulturkenner pattern

Kulturkenner pattern

A journey through the dance country NRW

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Performance von Sabeth Dannenberg am Chinesischen Mast | Video: Markus J. Feger

Foto: Markus Feger

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Thinking from the body: PACT Zollverein

UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein – this is where PACT Zollverein is located. Not a bad address for an institution that is many things at once: artist and production house, studio, theater, laboratory.

Ben J. Riepe | Foto: Markus J. Feger

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Visiting Ben J. Riepe

Choreographing means structuring, says Ben J. Riepe. The choreographer and dancer is the initiator of the "Freiraum", an interdisciplinary place for the arts and sciences in Düsseldorf.

Angie Hiesl and Roland Kaiser Production: Interventions in Public Space - A Game with Chance

Since 1997, Angie Hiesl and Roland Kaiser have been collaborating on artistic projects. The Cologne artist couple prefers to act in public spaces - we visited them at the Künstlerhaus Rhenania.

Ingrida Gerbutaviciute | Foto: Katja Illner

Interview with Ingrida Gerbutaviciute, Artistic Director at tanzhaus nrw

This is a name to remember: Ingrida Gerbutaviciute is the new director at Tanzhaus NRW in Düsseldorf. The Lithuanian primarily wants to set new accents.

Metamorphoses, masks, mysterious bodies: CocoonDance company

In 2003, choreographer Rafaële Giovanola and dramaturg Rainald Endraß founded the Bonn dance company CocoonDance. A cocoon from which many dance metamorphoses have emerged.

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The performer Sabeth Dannenberg

The Chinese mast has enchanted her: Sabeth Dannenberg is conquering the stages of NRW and the world. Currently, she is dealing with the social dimensions of menstruation.

Poetry of Danger: Visiting the rehearsals of Overhead Project for their piece "Circular Vertigo"

In "Circular Vertigo" by the company Overhead Project, a pommel horse plays an important role – a 100-kilogram heavy gymnastics apparatus hanging from the ceiling. We were present at the rehearsals.

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Always on the move: Paula Pau and Igor Sousa

Paula Pau and Igor Sousa studied dance at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. As a performance duo, they have been intensely engaged with questions of identity for two years.