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 [...]

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. [...]

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. [...]