Author: Tarah Pfeiffer

Residenz 2026 II – Miller de Nobili

TANZ | MODERNE | TANZ – Choreographic Centre Chemnitz

We are delighted to announce that Alexander Miller and Chiara de Nobili, working together as Miller de Nobili have been selected for our Autumn 2026 residency in Chemnitz.

In their artistic work, they combine breaking, contemporary and urban dance with
Acting and exploring the possibilities between these forms of expression.

Through the residency, TANZ | MODERNE | TANZ offers time, space and support for artistic research, choreographic development and exchange. We look forward to welcoming Miller de Nobili and supporting the next steps in their creative process.

Thank you to everyone who applied and shared their artistic ideas with us. We appreciate the care and imagination invested in each proposal, and your patience throughout the selection process. Further information about the residency and opportunities to encounter the artists’ work will follow.

Welcome to Chemnitz, Miller de Nobili!

Funding acknowledgements

Funded by TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund with the support of the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.

Supported by the Saxon State Ministry for Science, Culture and Tourism. This institution is co-financed through tax revenues on the basis of the budget adopted by the Saxon State Parliament.

Supported by Kulturraum Stadt Chemnitz. This measure is co-financed through tax revenues on the basis of the budget adopted by the members of the Saxon State Parliament.

With support from Sparkasse Chemnitz and Stiftung TANZ – Transition Zentrum Deutschland.

28th October 2026
Presentation of the Choreographic Centre

With the DANCE | CONTEMPORARY | DANCE – Choreographic Centre a new venue for contemporary and urban dance is being created in Chemnitz – a home for movement, encounter, and artistic exchange.

I On Friday, August 28, 2026 At 5:00 PM, the project will be presented to the public for the first time in the former Aktien-Spinnerei II at EUROPARK, Schulstraße 42A in Altchemnitz.

Together with numerous partners from civil society, business, and the public sector, TANZ | MODERNE | TANZ e.V. is developing a place here with supra-regional and national appeal. The Choreographic Center is intended to professional dance artists as well as female amateurs in the future be open and bring together people of different generations.

State Parliament President Alexander Dierks and the Saxon State Minister for Culture and Tourism Barbara Klepsch, among others, are expected to attend the presentation.

The new center is being realized with the support of the TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund funding program and is co-funded by the Free State of Saxony, the City of Chemnitz, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Sparkasse Chemnitz, and the Stiftung TANZ – Transition Zentrum Deutschland.

Friday, August 28, 2026
5:00 pm
Former Aktienspinnerei II, EUROPARK
Schulstrasse 42A, Altchemnitz

A Registration is requested by August 23, 2026, at:
verein@tanzmodernetanz.eu

We look forward to jointly providing a first glimpse into this new place for dance in Chemnitz – and to the next steps on the path toward a vibrant choreographic center for the city and the region.

Funded by TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund with the support of the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.

Funded by TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund with the support of the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.

Supported by the Saxon State Ministry for Science, Culture and Tourism. This institution is co-financed through tax revenues on the basis of the budget adopted by the Saxon State Parliament.

Supported by Kulturraum Stadt Chemnitz. This measure is co-financed through tax revenues on the basis of the budget adopted by the members of the Saxon State Parliament.

Supported by the Beisheim Foundation

August 18, 2026
12th International TANZ | MODERNE | TANZ Festival

From September 16-20, 2026 The TANZ | MODERNE | TANZ Festival is taking place in Chemnitz. The festival brings international contemporary dance art, community projects, and encounter formats to the city and makes dance visible in various locations. A special highlight is the world record attempt „Longest ballet barre in the world“ on September 19, 2026, at 11:00 AM.

Further information about the festival

Funded by TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund with the support of the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
This measure is co-financed by tax funds based on the budget adopted by the Saxon State Parliament.

Supported by the Saxon State Ministry for Science, Culture and Tourism. This institution is co-financed through tax revenues on the basis of the budget adopted by the Saxon State Parliament.

Supported by NATIONALE PERFORMANCE NETZ Guest Performance Fund for Dance, funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and the Ministries of Culture and Arts of the German States.

Supported by Kulturraum Stadt Chemnitz. This measure is co-financed through tax revenues on the basis of the budget adopted by the members of the Saxon State Parliament.

June 2026