Dance

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, ROSAS: Steve Reich Evening; ImPulsTanz-Festival 2008; Copyright: Herman Sorgeloos

What Is the Origin of "Quality" in Contemporary Dance?

Unlike the fine arts, dance does not enjoy an infinitely large market which could serve as an indicator of quality. To identify quality in dance, it is necessary to understand the meanderings, self-infatuations, strategies and blind alleys, feelings and ideas which transform an amorphous notion into a concrete work.More ...
General rehearsal for the world premiere of the then still untitled new choreography by Pina Bausch in Wuppertal Schauspielhaus (photo from 16.05.2007), Coproduction with the Goethe-Institutes in India; Copyright: picture-alliance/ dpa

Invitation to the Dance

There is so much dance at German theatres. Its forms, styles and themes are as various as the places where it appears.More ...

Movement Frozen in Time. An Exhibition of Dance Images

According to the grande dame of American modern dance, Martha Graham, dance can only be collected in other media. Alongside film and video, dance photography is the most important means of recording it. The Tanzarchiv Köln (German Dance Archive in Cologne) and the Goethe-Institut have devoted an exhibition to this topic that is to be seen all over the world.More ...

tanzconnexions

Insights into and information about contemporary styles of dance in the Asia-Pacific region and in Europe

Dance videos

An idea of what 50 choreographers of contemporary dance are up to in their latest projects

Dance in Germany

Articles and Links on Selected Topics