Events

Festival opening Photo: © Nasser Hashemi

Opening performance A play about the existential contradiction between the instinct for destruction and the yearning for mutual harmony: humans trapped in an endless cycle of rise and collapse. They climb upon each other like fragile structures, only to fall again – bodies that are catapulted, carried, and resisting. Renewal seems possible only through destruction, by [...]

Opening ceremony! Photo: © Alanna Miliauskiene

The workshop offerings within the TANZ | MODERNE | TANZ festival are aimed at all generations, with and without prior experience. They provide an opportunity to get to know the individual international guest choreographers and gain insight into their working methods. Each artist and teacher conveys their own perspective on dance, which is reflected in their works. It is worthwhile to experience contemporary dance with […]

with Fabrice Guillot (FR) The workshop offerings within the TANZ | MODERNE | TANZ festival are aimed at all generations, with or without prior experience. It provides an opportunity to get to know the individual international guest choreographers and gain an insight into their working methods. Each artist and teacher conveys their own perspective on dance, which is reflected in their works. […]

What is reality, what is suggestion? Our mind is constantly constructing, juggling with experiences, perceptions, and influences. Sugar Pill accelerates this process. Inspired by the placebo effect, the psychological impact of dummy medicines, and the phenomenon of the uncanny valley—the unease toward artificial figures that are all too similar to real people—the bodies become caught in a game between the human and the almost-human. […]

with Kevin Edward Turner from Company Chameleon. The workshop offer within the TANZ | MODERNE | TANZ festival is aimed at all generations, with or without previous experience. It provides an opportunity to get to know the individual international guest choreographers and gain an insight into their working methods. Each artist and teacher imparts their own perspective on dance, which is reflected in […]

with Fabrice Guillot (FR) The workshop offerings within the TANZ | MODERNE | TANZ festival are aimed at all generations, with or without prior experience. It provides an opportunity to get to know the individual international guest choreographers and gain an insight into their working methods. Each artist and teacher conveys their own perspective on dance, which is reflected in their works. […]

This time, in the beginning, there was not a word, but two images: a quadriga as a symbol of power and the game known in German as „Reise nach Jerusalem“ (Musical Chairs). What does power mean? How is it demonstrated and negotiated? And: Who has a place in the room or is banished from it? And what do affiliations have to do with it? In the field of tension between […]

Following the largest ballet class in the world, the DANCE COMMUNITY CHEMNITZ offers the opportunity to dance to salsa and swing beats.

for children aged 3-5 years Wonder World is a choreographic performance for children aged 3 to 5 years. Inspired by Oskar Schlemmer's geometric costumes and Jean Tinguely's kinetic sculptures, the piece transforms abstract shapes into a playful, immersive world of movement, sound, and color. In collaboration with designer Kaur R. Hensel, […]

International Breaking Crew and All Style Crew Battle – Soul Expression The history of the international breakdance and hip-hop battle began in 2002 at the Kraftwerk. Prepared on a voluntary basis and implemented with great dedication, it has become the largest event of its kind in Chemnitz. With the participation of international groups and individual performers, forms of participatory democracy were put into practice on the basis of European partnership. [...]

With Terry Pedersen Pfeiffer, Chemnitz is one of the cities with the highest average age in Europe. Half of the residents are older than 52. Dancing together is a wonderful tool against loneliness in old age, to promote mobility and slow down the progression of dementia and Parkinson's disease. Since March 2024, there has been the SilberTANZClub, a […]

In the middle of the city, a living manual is emerging – not one on paper. It is written in motion and with strategy. The street performance explores the games of our everyday lives – games in which rules are established and broken, in which the roles of winners and losers alternate, and in which cooperation is just as important as competition. Thus, […]

In urban dance, „power moves“ are the movements used in battles to impress the competition and the audience. They demonstrate a self-empowerment that also arises from the power of expression and gives individual performance a strong visibility. In this way, the dancers develop their own creativity, naturally including questions […]

In cooperation with Bridget Quinn Petzold and Dawna Dryhorub, we want to create a dance program in Chemnitz for people living with Parkinson's and enable them, as well as their families, caregivers, and friends, to experience their own bodies in their individual mobility. Anyone who would like to try it out is very welcome. Duration: 90 minutes Supported by the Biesheim Foundation

Together with Bridget Quinn Petzold and Dawna Dryhorub, we want to create a dance program in Chemnitz for people living with dementia, enabling them as well as their families, caregivers, and friends to experience their own bodies in their individual mobility. Anyone who would like to try it out is very welcome. Duration: 90 minutes Supported by the Biesheim Foundation

In cooperation with Gitta Bathel, we would like to create a dance program in Chemnitz for people living with physical disabilities, enabling them as well as their families, caregivers, and friends to experience their own bodies in their individual mobility. Anyone who wants to try it out is very welcome. Duration: 90 minutes Supported by the Biesheim Foundation

International Breaking Crew and All Style Crew Battle – Soul Expression The history of the international breakdance and hip-hop battle began in 2002 at the Kraftwerk. Prepared on a voluntary basis and implemented with great dedication, it has become the largest event of its kind in Chemnitz. With the participation of international groups and individual performers, forms of participatory democracy were put into practice on the basis of European partnership. [...]

In the middle of the city, a living manual is emerging – not one on paper. It is written in motion and with strategy. The street performance explores the games of our everyday lives – games in which rules are established and broken, in which the roles of winners and losers alternate, and in which cooperation is just as important as competition. Thus, […]

[Superstrat] explores the connection between the original roots of dance and music and the heritage of the African American diaspora. The solo, performed by a dancer who masters both urban and traditional African styles, showcases the body's memory and traces a path that is at once a journey of initiation and a migration route. The piece takes us […]