Festival

Somewhere between gestural theater, breakdancing, and contemporary dance, the duo stages a fight, sometimes wild, sometimes tender. As animals, monsters, or twins, they gradually invent a ritual that unites them. They repair a broken puppet, a remnant of a wounded childhood, drawing inspiration from the Japanese art of Kintsugi […]

We very much regret that the announced premiere performance of the Vertigo Dance Company from Israel with the piece „MANA“ unfortunately cannot take place due to the current political situation and the associated travel restrictions. Instead, we are presenting a three-part ballet evening with impressive choreographic signatures to open the festival. The Bayerische Junior Ballett München will be our guest with „Nacht [...]

The workshop offerings within the festival DANCE | MODERN | DANCE are aimed at all generations, regardless of prior experience. They provide an opportunity to get to know the individual international guest choreographers and gain insight into their working methods. Each choreographer and instructor imparts their own perspective on dance, which is reflected in their works. It is worthwhile […]

Inspired by the European Capital of Culture, Linz-based Daniel Morales Pérez is investigating in Chemnitz how different art forms and artistic approaches can affect each of us individually. If one takes the references to Greek mythology literally, the spectrum ranges from rather structured, handicraft-based art creation to the […]

In this audio performance, a group of listeners in a public space receives repeated movement/workout instructions for body and mind for 35 minutes. Starting with one voice and continued by the next, a series of voices emerges, collectively developing a landscape of movement. Conceived as a response to the pandemic, the performance connects people via […]

Inspired by abandoned places, the company invites you on a poetic urban exploration. The audience follows a moving journey that breathes life back into these places for a moment, making the walls speak, transforming them. In fragile times like these, when short-term profitability is often the focus, things quickly lose their market value, the [...]

In this dance piece by Samuel Mathieu and Fabienne Donnio, the boundaries between dance and circus, between the refined codes of ballet and the lively movements of acrobatics, disappear, not without impressively celebrating them. Eleven dancers unleash a mass movement that becomes ecstatic while simultaneously questioning traditional gender roles and artistic conventions. Thus, it unleashes […]

When the lines between circus and dance blur, the hybrid movement language of Teatime Company emerges, with which they translate complex ideas into accessible, charming performances – full of subtle humor and striking imagery. For „Ripple,“ for example, a giant metal spiral was specially built to impressively explore themes of balance, influence, power, flow, and friction. [...]

An object with variable geometry becomes a choreographic parcours in public space – just like that, somewhere. Suddenly, bodies speak where there is otherwise no art, and they seductively invite one to follow the pleasure of dance. Generosity, lightness, and irony guide the dancers' steps and draw the viewers' gazes into the action, […]

Inspired by abandoned places, the company invites you on a poetic urban exploration. The audience follows a moving journey that breathes life back into these places for a moment, making the walls speak, transforming them. In fragile times like these, when short-term profitability is often the focus, things quickly lose their market value, the [...]

Created during the pandemic, the performance connects two women, both dancers, both the same age, and with remarkable physical similarities. Tereza Ondrová from the Czech Republic and Francesca Foscarini from Italy initially have no idea of each other or their doppelgänger-like qualities, but they get in touch, and through intimate conversations and joint rehearsals over Zoom, a […]

When the lines between circus and dance blur, the hybrid movement language of Teatime Company emerges, with which they translate complex ideas into accessible, charming performances – full of subtle humor and striking imagery. For „Ripple,“ for example, a giant metal spiral was specially built to impressively explore themes of balance, influence, power, flow, and friction. [...]

An object with variable geometry becomes a choreographic parcours in public space – just like that, somewhere. Suddenly, bodies speak where there is otherwise no art, and they seductively invite one to follow the pleasure of dance. Generosity, lightness, and irony guide the dancers' steps and draw the viewers' gazes into the action, […]

In this audio performance, a group of listeners in a public space receives repeated movement/workout instructions for body and mind for 35 minutes. Starting with one voice and continued by the next, a series of voices emerges, collectively developing a landscape of movement. Conceived as a response to the pandemic, the performance connects people via […]

Normally, a wall stops our path. Not so in this performance, where the dancer simply continues walking on the wall, changing her orientation from vertical to horizontal. Her gait accelerates – from walking to running, the corner between the floor and the wall seems to disappear, and she conquers the third dimension […]

The world of modern humans is a perpetual competition and a quest for status. Inspired by this contemporary modus vivendi and their own experiences with burnout, Adrian Carlo Bibiano, Marius Pinigis, and Andrius Stakele, the dancers and founders of Nuepiko, have explored the phenomena of so-called overheating. By investigating the causes of burnout through movement [...]

The traveling duet is constantly in motion. Even in confined spaces. Based on very sensitive and intuitive movement, the two bodies intertwine, listening to each other and communicating. The dancers are inspired by emotional memories of relationships. On their literal journey, they touch and experience the beauty and pain of shared […]

Program Change – Additional Performance from Jamaica Unfortunately, the announced performance by the Israeli company Adi Boutrous must be canceled due to the current political situation. Instead, the festival is pleased to announce an additional performance of DAAANCE JAMAICAN DAAANCE by the company L'Acadco – A Caribbean Dance Force. After the sold-out show on June 22nd, there will be another opportunity to […]

Last year, it was celebrated as a revival, and the response was so overwhelming that entry had to be stopped. So, it was quickly decided: in 2025, the international dance battle will return and find a new location – Die Fabrik. In the competition, the dancers will compete against each other in direct duels in the categories of Breaking and Hip Hop […]

A Dance Discovery Journey with 18 Stations Discover Chemnitz! Inspired by James Joyce's century novel, „Ulysses,“ the audience will experience dance creations by international choreographers and dance ensembles at 18 locations throughout Chemnitz, spread across the entire day. In the run-up, all invited guest companies within the TANZ | MODERNE | TANZ 2024 festival were invited to, during a residency stay, for […]