Tanz im August 2019 – A Look Back
While Berlin is in Autumn mode, today we look back at the Summer and this year's #tanzimaugust: Here's our brand new Aftermovie from the 31st edition of Berlin's festival for contemporary dance, presented by HAU Hebbel am Ufer. A big THANK YOU to all artists, partners and to our audience for a festival edition to remember!
Berlin zeigt sich herbstlich, wir werfen heute aber einen Blick zurück auf den Sommer und die 31. Ausgabe von Tanz im August in unserem neuen Rückblicks-Video. Unser Dank gilt allen Künstler*innen, Partner*innen und unserem Publikum für diese besondere Festivalausgabe.
Video: Claudia Schröder | Musik: Morgan Hickinbotham
Aufbruch ins Ungewisse – Tanz in der DDR 1989 – Claudia Henne Interview
Welche politische Sprengkraft hatte der zeitgenössische Tanz in der DDR um 1988/89?
Mit dieser Frage beschäftigen sich Tanzjournalist*innen Claudia Henne und Volkmar Draeger morgen, Samstag, 31.8. um 15:00 Uhr in der Bibliothek im August (HAU2). Wir sprachen mit Claudia Henne über dieses spannende Thema – hier gibt's den Clip dazu! Der Eintritt zur Präsentation ist frei, Vortrag auf Deutsch.
Zum Facebook-Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2605328499501888/
Yesterday, the German premiere of Deepspace by the Australian choreographer and dancer James Batchelor took place in the St. Elisabeth-Kirche, after an amazing rehearsal the day before, where these fascinating pictures were created. Fotocredits: ©Dajana Lothert | Dancer: James Batchelor and Chloe Chignell | Music: Morgan Hickinbotham
La Ribot "Happy Island" Interview
With her newest work "Happy Island" La Ribot returns to #tanzimaugust today until Saturday. In this interview (original version by La Casa Encendida) she shares her unique experiences of working with the differently abled performers of Grupo Dançando com a Diferença from Madeira. Visit the happy island with us!
Awareness Boosts – Sebastian Matthias Interview
Boost your Awareness! Bei den Awareness Boosts bietet der Choreograf Sebastian Matthias Werkeinführungen für alle Sinne an. Kurz vor dem ersten Awareness Boost sprach Sebastian auf der HAU1 Bühne mit uns über dieses ganz besondere Publikumsformat.
Die nächsten Awareness Boosts bieten wir zu diesen Terminen an:
25.8., 16:00, HAU2 | Kaori Seki / Co. Punctumun: WO CO
30.8., 18:00, St. Elisabeth-Kirche | James Batchelor and Collaborators: Deepspace
DANCE ON ENSEMBLE – BERLIN STORY (Teaser Trailer)
This week we will celebrate the Merce Cunningham Centennial: Berlin at #tanzimaugust: Here's the brand new teaser clip for the world premiere of "BERLIN STORY" by Dance On, a re-imagination of Cunningham's legendary 1963 work "STORY". Visit Volksbühne Berlin from 23.–25.8. for this piece, shown together with legendary pieces "RainForest" and "Sounddance" performed by CCN - BALLET DE LORRAINE.
Facebook-Event: www.facebook.com/events/709099342856563
Par B.L.eux / Benoît Lachambre & Sophie Corriveau: Fluid Grounds (Trailer)
Woohoo! This week we finally start #tanzimaugust. Among the performances of the opening weekend we can't wait for "Fluid Grounds" by Par B.L.eux / Benoît Lachambre & Sophie Corriveau. They will turn KINDL - Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst into an ever-changing tape installation, from Friday 9. to Sunday 11.8., 10:00 to 18:00, admission possible at all times. Tickets available in presale and at the door. Don't miss this one!
Facebook Event: www.facebook.com/events/375619553311836/
Online Tickets: https://tanzimaugust.reservix.de/events?q=fluid+grounds
MERCE CUNNINGHAM CENTENNIAL: BERLIN (Trailer)
In diesem Jahr lädt #tanzimaugust zum Merce Cunningham Centennial: Berlin in die Volksbühne Berlin. Vom 23.–25.8. zeigt das CCN - BALLET DE LORRAINE die zwei legendären Stücke "RainForest" und "Sounddance", außerdem wagt das Dance On Ensemble mit "BERLIN STORY" eine Neuinterpretation von Cunninghams bahnbrechender Arbeit "STORY" aus dem Jahre 1963.
Zu den Tickets: https://tanzimaugust.reservix.de/events?q=centennial
Zum Facebook Event: www.facebook.com/events/709099342856563/
Audiodescription & Haptic Access Tour – Interview with Jess Curtis
At this year’s #tanzimaugust we offer a special service to visually impaired audiences: Choreographer Jess Curtis/Gravity and his team will provide Audio Descriptions and Haptic Access Tours for three shows: We visited Jess during a Haptic Access Tour at Uferstudios Für Zeitgenössischen Tanz and talked about the project. (German version of the video will follow shortly).
Dates for Audiodescriptions & Haptic Access Tour:
17.8., 20:00 | Jérôme Bel: Isadora Duncan (at Deutsches Theater Berlin)
30.8., 18:00 | La Ribot & Dançando com a Diferença: Happy Island (at HAU2)
31.8., 14:00 | Deufert & Plischke: Liebestod (at Sophiensaele)
For more information visit this link: www.tanzimaugust.de/en/audiodescription-haptic-access-tour/
Gunilla Heilborn: The Beautiful and the Ordinary (Trailer)
'It's really important to know which images to avoid and which ones to seek!' Watch out for the German premiere of "The Beautiful and the Ordinary" by Gunilla Heilborn and TIB - Theater im Bahnhof Graz on 14.+15.8. at HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Don't miss this hilarious piece that seeks the beautiful in the ordinary!
FB-Event: www.facebook.com/events/432090450959124
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Interview with Alan Lucien Øyen
"Lies are good for you!" Norwegian choreographer Alan Lucien Øyen and his company winter guests invited us to the rehearsals for the newest work "Story, story, die." – Here's our conversation on the staging of lies, the subjectivity of stories and on the combination of dance and text.
Visit our online magazine for more multimedia-insights into our festival: www.tanzimaugust.de/magazin
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Tanz im August 2019 Trailer
Here we go! Der brandneue #tanzimaugust Trailer ist da und macht richtig Lust auf diesen Tanzsommer in Berlin: Vom 9. bis 31.8.2019 zeigt das 31. Internationale Festival, präsentiert von HAU Hebbel am Ufer, neue Arbeiten und einige zeitgenössische Klassiker in der ganzen Stadt. Weitere Infos und Tickets unter: www.tanzimaugust.de
Schnitt: Stabil und Grazil | Musik: Sebastien Lete
RE-Perspective Deborah Hay: Works from 1968 to the Present (Teaser)
At this year's 31st edition of Tanz im August we dedicate a retrospective to the legendary choreographer Deborah Hay. "RE-Perspective Deborah Hay: Works from 1968 to the Present" will bring landmark works and new pieces to Berlin. For more information visit: www.tanzimaugust.de/en/programme/retrospective
Die 31. Edition von Tanz im August widmet der Choreografielegende Deborah Hay eine umfassende Retrospektive unter dem Titel "RE-Perspective Deborah Hay: Works from 1968 to the Present". Weitere Informationen unter: www.tanzimaugust.de/programm/retrospektive
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Tanz im August 2018 – A Look Back
As 2018 comes to an end soon, it's a good time to look back at this year's anniversary edition of Tanz im August, presented by HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Here's a new video with some highlights of #tanzimaugust30. Happy holidays!
2018 neigt sich langsam dem Ende, ein guter Anlass uns noch mal an die diesjährige Festivalausgabe zurückzuerinnern. Hier kommt unser neuer Video-Rückblick. Frohe Feiertage!
Video: Agnesh Pakozdi – Ajarre Films
Musik: "Hipjazz" & "Downtown" – bensound.com
ManifestX – Whistle While You Work at Tanz im August 2018
"How do we want to experience dance?"
That was the question that Whistle While You Work asked the participants at the workshop at Tanz im August 2018. The workshop resulted in a collectively designed manifestX, outlining immediate actions one can make against discrimination, sexism, and harassment in dance and performance.
Share it with your friends and have a look at the whole manifestX here: www.tanzimaugust.de/whistlewhileyouwork-manifestx/
Find out more about the Whistle While You Work platform here: www.whistlewhileyouwork.art
FÜR IMMER TANZ – 30 Jahre Tanz im August
Neues aus dem Archiv: „Tanz im August is a party of things to see, it’s a very intense moment a party of theatre and dance.“ Zum Abschluss von "FÜR IMMER TANZ - 30 Jahre Tanz im August” wollen wir die zu Wort kommen lassen, die das Festival zu dem machen was es ist: die Künstler*innen.
Zum Beitrag: www.tanzimaugust.de/30jahre/happy-birthday
Compagnie Käfig – Pixel (Trailer)
Diese Woche verschwimmen bei #tanzimaugust30 die Grenzen zwischen zeitgenössischem Tanz, Streetdance, Zirkus und packenden Projektionen: In "Pixel" von der Compagnie Käfig treten elf Tänzer*innen am 25.+26.8. im Haus der Berliner Festspiele in einen digitalen Kosmos. Die Veranstaltung ist explizit "Family Friendly" und bringt Besucher*innen jeden Alters zum Staunen.
Die letzten Tickets gibt's unter: www.tanzimaugust.de/produktion/detail/compagnie-kaefig-pixel/
FB-Event: www.facebook.com/events/1837846159587131/
Interview with Euripides Laskaridis about 'TITANS'
"I find our existence very funny" –– Today is the first of three performances of 'TITANS' by Greek director and performer Euripides Laskaridis at HAU2. We had a chat with the artist about transformations on stage, about wearing masks and about the creatures in his pieces.
Today's performance is already sold out, but a few tickets for 24.+25.8. are still available: www.tanzimaugust.de/en/production/detail/euripides-laskaridis-osmosis-titans/
#tanzimaugust30 at HAU Hebbel am Ufer
Big Dance Theater – 17c (Trailer)
The New York company Big Dance Theater will show "17c" as a German premiere on 25.+26.8. at Deutsches Theater Berlin this week. Don't miss this look on patriarchal structures based on the famed 17th-century philanderer Samuel Pepys and his tragic wife Bess – A witty mix of music, dance, text and video, with Bessie-nominated actress Elizabeth Dement on stage.
Tickets: www.tanzimaugust.de/en/production/detail/big-dance-theater-17c/
FB-Event: www.facebook.com/events/197511054370505
Videographer: Linas Phillips
Interview with Marcos Morau (La Veronal) about "Pasionaria"
After two sold out performances we look back on the visit by La Veronal and their piece "Pasionaria", shown at HAU Hebbel am Ufer as a German premiere last weekend as part of #tanzimaugust30 opening weekend. We sat down with the company's director Marcos Morau and spoke about the artistic approach of the piece, his company's dance technique 'Kova' and the inhabitants of his surreal worlds.
Turn on subtitles (English) in Facebook.
Interview with Elizabeth Streb – Extreme Action Heroes coming to Berlin
Yesterday we had a chat with choreographer and extreme action icon Elizabeth Streb prior to tomorrow's shows at @SSONY Center Berlin am Potsdamer Platz. An interesting conversation about her "Action Heroes", the spectacular machines and her artistic approach. Join us and STREB Extreme Action tomorrow for "SEA (Singular Extreme Actions)" at 13:00 and 16:00, admission is free. #tanzimaugust30
FB-Event: www.facebook.com/events/173170383538401/
Saturday’s are perfect for some screen printing action! You’ll be able to have a seat in these new #tanzimaugust30 beach chairs at the festival opening on Friday, 10.8. 🏝
STREB Extreme Action – SEA (Singular Extreme Actions) – Trailer
#tanzimaugust30 is around the corner! One of this year's highlights is the performance by Streb Extreme Action: Choreographer Elizabeth Streb and her "Action Heroes" will push the limits of gravity at SONY Center Berlin am Potsdamer Platz on Saturday, 11.8. (shows on 13:00 and 16:00). Join us, admission is free!
Info: www.tanzimaugust.de/en/production/detail/streb-extreme-action-sea-singular-extreme-actions/
FB-Event: www.facebook.com/events/173170383538401/
Special thanks to Lotto-Stiftung Berlin for project funding, Sony Center for this collaboration, and Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum für Film und Fernsehen and Lindenbräu am Potsdamer Platz for their kind support.
Tanz im August 2018 Trailer
Vom 10.8. bis 2.9.2018 bringt Tanz im August die ganze Bandbreite des Tanzes nach Berlin: Bei der 30. Ausgabe zeigt das internationale Festival, präsentiert von HAU Hebbel am Ufer, insgesamt 30 Produktionen in der ganzen Stadt. Unser Festivaltrailer liefert ab sofort einen Vorgeschmack auf #tanzimaugust30.
Weitere Infos und Tickets unter: www.tanzimaugust.de
Retrospective La Ribot: Mariachi 17 (2009) – Excerpt
LAST CHANCE to see the two exhibitions of the Retrospective La Ribot at this year's #tanzimaugust: Until Saturday you can visit the film showing of "Mariachi 17" at HAU3 Houseclub, open from 16:00-21:00 as well as different Films & Installations (2002–2017) of La Ribot at Galerie Barbara Weiss. Admission is free for both!!
Find out more about the retrospective here: http://bit.ly/2tPxZSx
Arkadi Zaides Interview – TALOS (world premiere)
We spoke to Arkadi Zaides about "TALOS", his newest piece, shown as a world premiere at this year's #tanzimaugust. In this work Zaides looks at a robotic border surveilance system and imagines a not-so-far future of machines in patrolling missions. From today till 2.9. at HAU3.
Infos & Tickets: http://bit.ly/2re1eKo
FB Event: www.facebook.com/events/1565345726872066/
Eszter Salamon: MONUMENT 0.4: LORES & PRAXES (a ritual of tran...
#tanzimaugust goes Neukölln from 31.8 till 2.9.: For the exhibition / performance "MONUMENT 0.4: LORES & PRAXES (a ritual of transformation)". Choreographer Eszter Salamon will bring the world's war dances to KINDL - Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst.
Infos & Tickets: http://bit.ly/2tgXIQj
FB Event: www.facebook.com/events/1864511643765652
Anna Halprin | Anne Collod: Blank placard dance, replay
Anna Halprin | Anne Collod: Blank placard dance, replay
Anna Halprin | Anne Collod: Blank placard dance, replay
Anna Halprin | Anne Collod: Blank placard dance, replay
Livestream of Anna Halprin | Anne Collod: Blank placard dance, replay
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