A demonstration with white posters strides through the streets of Potsdam, Indonesian women practise war dances, traditions marked by taboos and violence are questioned - this year the Potsdam Dance Days become a resonance space for protest and responsibility!
Beginning with the German premiere of "Hieronymus Bosch: the Garden of Delights" by the Compagnie Marie Chouinard, which focuses on the chaotic and anarchistic world of Hieronymus Bosch as the basis of their choreography. Fear, joy, emotions and lusts find a stage as the embodiment of man's wildest dreams. Furthermore, some productions in this programme stand out for committed art. Emblematic of this is Anne Collod's Happening, which brings a revival of Anna Halprin's 1967 art demonstration "The Blank Placard Dance" to Potsdam. The demonstrators' banners are unlabelled and, with their missing slogans, call on the spectators to complete the revolt themselves. The action aestheticises protest and turns it into a shared reflection on agitation, agitation and aggression. It also foregrounds the role of art as a reflective and subversive activity. Daina Ashbee's piece "Unrelated" impresses by addressing violence against women in the indigenous population and its impact for generations. For Ashbee, dance is a way of expressing distress, but also of healing. Ali Chahrour explores the traditions of his homeland in his pieces and in "May He Rise..." he deals with the theme of masculinity in interplay with moments of weakness and loss. The Indonesian choreographer Eko Supriyanto in turn dedicates himself to the women of Indonesia. With "Balabala", he presents a group of young women who question the social rules of their village by practising the typically male martial arts of their region. His piece becomes a tribute to modern Indonesian women and claims for itself the social impact of art.
With a focus on Canada, the Potsdam Dance Days will also be hosting five productions that provide an (inevitably partial) insight into the diversity of the Canadian dance scene and thus celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada's founding. The Compagnie Marie Chouinard is one of the country's best-known ensembles, as is the RUBBERBANDance Group with its distinctive style of hip hop and contemporary dance. Other enfants terribles such as Frédérick Gravel or Daina Ashbee are internationally appreciated for their highly sensitive and at the same time impressive pieces. As festival prologue, Caroline Laurin-Beaucage will tour the state of Brandenburg with her open-air piece "Habiter sa Mémoire", bringing dance into everyday life in a 4-hour performance for passers-by.
In addition to the performance programme, the Potsdamer Tanztage presents a wide range of concerts that invite you to extend the evening after the pieces: LINKAA, Pretty Mery k., HOPE, Aaron Ahrends, Raman Khalaf & Kaan Wafi as well as TripAdLip are some of the bands that will enliven the open-air stage of the fabrik.
Furthemore, the festival invites you to attend 33 workshops for professionals, amateurs and children, as well as artist talks to deepen the experience.
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THE FESTIVAL IN NUMBERS
Visitors: 5.490
Performances: 37
Concerts and parties: 7
Showings: 9
Talks: 16
Other events: 7
Workshops: 33
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PERFORMANCES
PROLOG: FOKUS KANADA 2017 | HABITER SA MÉMOIRE (Europapremiere) | CAROLINE LAURIN-BEAUCAGE (MONTRÉAL)
PROLOG: THE BLANK PLACARD DANCE (1967) (Deutschlandpremiere) | ANNA HALPRIN & NEUFASSUNG VON ANNE COLLOD (PARIS)
WENN DER KÖRPER SPRICHT | HANNA HEGENSCHEIDT (BERLIN)
KANADA FOKUS 2017 | HIERONYMUS BOSCH: DER GARTEN DER LÜSTE (Deutschlandpremiere) | COMPAGNIE MARIE CHOUINARD (MONTRÉAL)
MAY HE RISE AND SMELL THE FRAGRANCE (Europapremiere) | ALI CHAHROUR (BEIRUT)
LE RÉCITAL DES POSTURES | YASMINE HUGONNET (LAUSANNE)
TREASURED IN THE DARK | THIAGO GRANATO (BERLIN)
TIME TAKES THE TIME TIME TAKES | GUY NADER & MARIA CAMPOS (BEIRUT/BARCELONA)
KANADA FOKUS 2017 | THIS DUET THAT WE’VE ALREADY DONE (SO MANY TIMES) (Deutschlandpremiere) | FRÉDÉRICK GRAVEL (MONTRÉAL)
LES THERMES (Deutschlandpremiere) FRANCE DISTRACTION | BELINDA ANNALORO, ANTOINE DEFOORT, JULIEN FOURNET, HALORY GOERGER, SÉBASTIEN VIAL (LILLE)
FOKUS KANADA 2017 | VIC’S MIX – 15 YEARS OF RUBBERBANDANCE GROUP (Europapremiere) | VICTOR QUIJADA/ RUBBERBANDANCE GROUP (MONTRÉAL)
T (Deutschlandpremiere) | JORDI GALÍ/ ARRANGEMENT PROVISOIRE (LYON)
FOKUS KANADA 2017 UNRELATED | DAINA ASHBEE (MONTRÉAL)
BALABALA | EKOSDANCE COMPANY (SURAKARTA/JAVA)
GRAVITAS | OFIR YUDILEVITCH (TEL AVIV)
CIEL | JORDI GALÍ/ARRANGEMENT PROVISOIRE (LYON)
CONCERTS
LINKAA & SPECIAL GUEST (POTSDAM)
HALED KURBEH & RAMAN KHALAF QUARTETT (SYRIEN/BERLIN)
PRETTY MERY K. (BERLIN)
HOPE (BERLIN)
AARON AHRENDS (BERLIN)
TRIPADLIB (MAINZ) | 100% ECHTZEITELEKTRO
DANCE IN PUBLIC SPACES
SYNTAGMA | ANELLE ANDRE
SAULFOLK FRAGMENTE | ANNA KATALIN NEMETH
PITO | KAISA NIEMINEN
SEDIMENTIERTE TRÄUME | ANTOINE CARLE
IN ANDEREN HÄNDEN, MIT ANDEREN KÖRPERN | JARA SERRANO GONZALES
THE EMPTY | SHIRAN ELIASEROV
WORKSHOPS
COUNTERTECHNIQUE | NINA WOLLNY
ENERGETIC RELEASE | JOSE AGUDO
TRISHA BROWN REPERTOIRE »SET AND RESET« | JUDITH SÂNCHEZ RUIZ
CHOREO/GRAPHY | ELEANOR BAUER
PLAY FIGHT | BRUNO CAVERNA
DEPTH MOVEMENT | EDIVALDO ERNESTO
DANCE AND PARKINSON – FROM CAPOEIRA TO IMPROVISATION | MONICA GILETTE & OFIR YUDILEVITCH
FIT IN THE DAY – GAGA | NOA ZUK
GAGA EVENING | NOA ZUK
CREATIVE FLOW – DANCING VINYASA | BETTY PAPADOPOULOU
BODY MIND CENTERING | LAMBRINI KONSTANTINOU
GOLDEN AGE | MARIGRIA MAGGIPINTO
TECHNIQUE GERMAINE ACOGNY | AIDA COLMENERO DIAZ
TANZTHEATER NACH PINA BAUSCH | MARIGIA MAGGIPINTO
ESPRIT YAMAK – L’ART DU DÉPLACEMENT | LAURENT PIEMONTESI
FIT IN DEN TAG - TAI-CHI DAO YIN | CHIANG-MEI WANG
TAI-CHI DAO YIN VERTIEFUNG | CHIANG-MEI WANG
GYROKINESIS® | ANDREA KROHN
DYNAMIC EXPANSION | SHANNON COONEY
GRAHAM TECHNIK | CHIANG-MEI WANG
HULA HOOP | POLLY MC FARLANE
AFRO-HAITIANISCHER TANZ | KARINE LABEL
KLEIN TECHNIQUE™ | HANNA HEGENSCHEIDT
CHOREOGRAPHY AND INSTINCT | MARYSIA STOKLOSA
GROSS UND KLEIN TANZEN | NINA WOLLNY
GROSS UND KLEIN TANZEN | EKO SUPRIYANTO
PARKOUR | LUKAS SCHAPP & STEVEN KOGLIN
YOGA FÜR KIDS | ALEXANDRA AHAMMER
HULA HOOP | POLLY MC FARLANE
AFRO-HAITIANISCHER TANZ | KARINE LABEL
VERTIKALTUCH FÜR ANFÄNGER | ANNA BUCHENAU
PARKOUR | LUKAS SCHAPP & STEVEN KOGLIN
VERTIKALTUCH MIT VORKENNTNISSEN | ANNA BUCHENAU
