PASSING ON/TAKING OVER


© Heiko Marquardt

When choreographic works and body knowledge are passed on or adopted in dance, questions related to archiving and reconstruction, teaching and learning, memory and transfer, immediately arise. In this context, discussions will focus on the peculiarities of copyright law in dance and on the relevance of historical dance heritage for contemporary dance productions. The demands of users on dance archives (Pina Bausch Archiv, ARC.HIVE of Contemporary Arab Performing Arts) and the challenges of reconstructing historical works will be presented in exemplary ways. A further focus is on dance mediation, with events dedicated to “peer-to-peer group learning” among youths and mediating dance to older people.

Fri, 7 June    13:00

  • 13:30 - 14:45    tanzhaus, Großer Saal
    Christoph Winkler

    Dance! Copy! Right?

    C. Daftsios, L. Garwood, K. Meves, N. Schössler
    © Heiko Marquardt

     At which point is a movement really mine, and when does this movement become art? The law only protects combinations of steps, but what about the context, or when nobody dances? What would be the smallest element of a combination of steps? Is an individual movement comparable to a note? Can there be something like a “real copy” in dance? How does one and the same movement differ, when it is performed by different dancers? And what does music have that we don’t have?
    The piece ‘Dance! Copy! Right?’ is based on a concrete copyright lawsuit at the regional court of Nuremberg/Fürth, to which choreographer Christoph Winkler was summoned as a legal expert. The performance uses the ­situation of a court hearing and has different dancers present the same sequences of ­movements. Based on the inevitable differences that arise, the fundamental problems and questions of copyright law and intellectual property will be discussed.

    In German and English

    Concept:
    Christoph Winkler
    By/with Chris Daftsios, Luke Garwood, Katharina Meves, Nicola Schössler
    Costumes Bianca Karaula
    Light André Schulz
    Production dramaturgy ­ehrliche arbeit – freies Kulturbüro

    A production by Christoph Winkler in cooperation with ehrliche arbeit – freies Kulturbüro, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Sophiensaele
    Funded by Der Regierende Bürgermeister von Berlin – Senatskanzlei – Kulturelle Angelegenheiten
    Supported by Phase 7

Fri, 7 June    15:00

  • 15:45 - 16:45    tanzhaus, Großer Saal Video

    Recreating the World of 1923

    K. Archer, M. Hodson
    © Kenneth Archer

    In this lecture demonstration, Kenneth Archer and Millicent Hodson, renowned specialists on the reconstruction of historical dance pieces, give insights into their joint work on the reconstruction of the ballet ‘La Création du monde’, created in 1923 by the writer Blaise Cendrars, the composer Darius Milhaud, the fine artist Fernand Léger, and the choreographer Jean Börlin for the Ballets suédois. This Cubist spectacle featured a mixture of contemporary music, dance and fine art along with fragments of African traditions. After the First World War, “Africa” symbolised the naive possibility of an “entirely different” civilisation. Archer and Hodson show a part of their historical documentation and demonstrate dance movements from the piece.

    Millicent Hodson (UK) choreographer
    Kenneth Archer (UK) documentarian

    Moderation:
    Christina Thurner (CH) theatre scholar

Fri, 7 June    17:00

  • 17:00 - 18:00    tanzhaus, Kleiner Saal
    Silke Z.

    Unter Uns!

    The Generation Project: Jess Meets Angus

    J. Curtis, A. Balbernie
    © Meyer Originals

    Men around the age of 50: The American Jess Curtis and the Scotsman Angus Balbernie meet in order to dance, to fantasise, to ramble about their aging bodies, the commencing little ailments, their unused talents, their as yet unfulfilled wishes and dreams. “They can wait, they have a goal without wanting to formulate it. They still have questions, but the answers elude them. Life is too complicated as that one could grasp its meaning in a few words.” (Kölnische Rundschau)
    ‘Jess Meets Angus’ is episode 2 of the generation project ‘Unter Uns!’, a dance-performance series by Cologne-based choreographer Silke Z. dedicated to different generations and their questions to life.

    Artistic director/choreography Silke Z.
    Dance/performance Jess Curtis, Angus Balbernie
    Dramaturgy Alexandra Dederichs
    Supervision/Sound André Zimmermann, Felix Marchand
    Technical director Ansgar Kluge
    Administration Linda Richards
    Management/PR mechtild tellmann kulturmanagement

    A production by Silke Z./resistdance in cooperation with Felix Marchand, Alexandra Dederichs

  • 17:00 - 18:30    tanzhaus, Studio 3

    Attention Copyright!

    M. Ritter, R. Vogel, C. Winkler
    Attention Copyright!© Tiziana Jill Beck

    According to German copyright law, works of dance art are also protected. However, this is rarely enforced in practice, since there is no society for reproduction rights for dance in Germany. Of course, permissions must meanwhile be obtained to perform or adapt historical works.
    In regard to choreographic recordings on the internet, things are far more complicated, as the case of Beyoncé Knowles versus Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker vividly demonstrated. The workshop gives a brief introduction to German copyright law and deals with questions of the present participants.

    In German

    Rupert Vogel (D) lawyer
    Christoph Winkler (D) choreographer

    Concept/Moderation:
    Madeline Ritter (D) qualified lawyer, director TANZFONDS
    Supported by TANZFONDS – Eine Initiative der Kulturstiftung des Bundes

Sat, 8 June    13:00

  • 13:15 - 13:45    tanzhaus, Vorplatz

    Songlines

    E. Kaiel, BNG. Benedikt Next Generation
    © Jeroen Bosch

    How do young people grow up nowadays? How are social relationships and self-images changing? Together with the Dutch choreographer Erik Kaiel, pupils of the Düsseldorf ­secondary modern school St. Benedikt develop a performance itinerary combining elements of flash mob, guerrilla gardening and physical actions. In projects with professional choreographers, workshops, visits to performances, and internships, the pupils get to know the field of dance and theatre through their own experience.

    Concept/choreography:
    Erik Kaiel (USA/NL) BNG. Benedikt Next Generation

    With pupils of the Hauptschule St. Benedikt
    BNG. Benedikt Next Generation is a project by TANZFONDS Partner – Eine Initiative der Kulturstiftung des Bundes, tanzhaus nrw, St. Benedikt Hauptschule, zitty.familie Düsseldorf

Sat, 8 June    14:00

  • 14:00 - 16:00    tanzhaus, Großer Saal Video

    Passing on Experience

    Young People Teach Young People

    M. Alkan, J. Parkes, L. Patrizi, F. Schulze and pupils
    Passing on Experience© EVOKE

    Since 2005, the project ‘TanzZeit – Zeit für Tanz in ­Schulen’ has been engaged in conveying dance as an elementary form of learning and expression at schools. What is new is their peer-to-peer approach: Young people pass on the experiences they have gained in dance over the years to other youths. Murat Alkan and Felix Schulze were introduced to contemporary dance by the TanzZeit youth company Evoke and now teach others. Both stand for a generation of dance professionals who from the very start grasp mediation as an essential component of their work.

    In German

    Murat Alkan (D) student of contemporary dance Folkwang Hochschule Essen ­
    Felix Schulze (D) teacher trainee physics and physical education
    With pupils

    Concept/moderation:
    Livia Patrizi (D), Jo Parkes (D) choreographers TanzZeit

Sat, 8 June    15:00

  • 15:00 - 15:45    Capitol, Theatersaal Video

    On Archiving Dance. The Digital Pina Bausch Archive

    S. Bausch, B. Kaufmann, B. Thull, M. Wagenbach

    How can the work of Pina Bausch be archived? How can different materials be ­networked and organised in a digital database? For which users is such an archive conceived and what are the general standards? How can the knowledge of the dancers and members of Tanztheater Wuppertal be integrated in order to keep the complex and extensive legacy of Pina Bausch alive? Salomon Bausch and Marc Wagenbach of the Pina Bausch Foundation, Barbara Kaufmann of Tanztheater Wuppertal und representatives of the Institut für Kommunikation und Medien at the Hoch­schule Darmstadt present the ongoing project ‘Pina welcomes you. An archive as a workshop for the future’ and discuss problems of archiving dance.

    Salomon Bausch (D) chairman Pina Bausch Foundation
    Barbara Kaufmann (D) dancer Tanztheater Wuppertal
    Bernhard Thull (D) Hochschule Darmstadt/University of Applied Sciences/Department of Media
    Marc Wagenbach (D) research manager Pina Bausch Foundation

Sat, 8 June    16:00

  • 16:15 - 18:15    tanzhaus, Foyer

    Hot Spots from the Practice of Dance-artistic Mediation

    M. Alkan, I. Diehl, N. Eger, N. Haffner, C. Hanfgarn, E. Kaiel, M. Kessel, A. Klinge, J. Parkes, L. Patrizi, G. Rebel, F. Schulze
    Hot Spots from the Practice of Dance-artistic Mediation© Anja Beutler

    How can dance be mediated the best? Supplementing the lecture demonstrations with ­children and youths during the Congress, the participants of this lab deal with the different potentials, perspectives and difficulties of dance-artistic mediation. In thematically oriented table discussions moderated by teaching artists and experts from the field of primary and further education, participants can exchange questions, impressions and suggestions.

    In German and English

    Moderation:
    Antje Klinge (D) sports scientist
    Concept/organisation:
    Bundesverband Tanz in Schulen e.V./Katharina Schneeweis (D)

    Youths as Mediators – a Training Concept in Dance Mediation
    Jo Parkes, Felix Schulze (D) TanzZeit, Berlin

    Function, Role and Conflicts of Youths as Mediators
    Livia Patrizi, Murat Alkan(D) TanzZeit, Berlin

    On the Educational Efficiency of Experiences in Dance
    Ingo Diehl (D) Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt/M.

    Dealing with “Non-knowledge” in Mediation
    Nik Haffner (D) Hochschulübergreifendes Zentrum Tanz Berlin

    On the Self-understanding of the Mediator in Dance
    Nana Eger (D) Bundesverband Tanz in Schulen

    Age Heterogeneity of Groups as an Opportunity
    Claudia Hanfgarn (D) Tanzpädagogisches Projekt Schultanz Bremerhaven

    Project Work and Sustainability
    Günther Rebel (D) Deutscher Berufsverband für Tanzpädagogik

    Site-specific Work with/for Young People – Views of Reality
    Erik Kaiel (USA/NL) BNG. Benedikt Next Generation
    Martina Kessel (D) tanzhaus nrw, Düsseldorf

Sun, 9 June    11:00

  • 11:00 - 11:45    Capitol, Club Video

    ARC.HIVE of Contemporary Arab Performing Arts

    N. Allouba, M. Bleeker, J. Davies, I. Fayed, A. Hafez, D. Peslari, B. Ramsay, T. Thorausch

    Systematic erasure and re-­writing of history have been a constant feature of the political regimes in the Arab world. This also concerns the history of performing arts and artists. The Cairo-based research platform HaRaKa ­initiated ARC.HIVE, a project that seeks to establish a mnemonic space and structure for contemporary performing arts from Arab countries. The initiative wants to encourage the systematic collection of works by Arab artists to be stored in three physical archival sites in Africa, Europe, and the USA.
    In addition, a research unit dedicated to performance and movement in the Arabic-speaking region will be set-up in Cairo. At the Dance Congress, partners of ARC.HIVE ­discuss issues that are of crucial importance to them such as the role of Arab arts within political change.

    ARC.HIVE team & think-tank:
    Neveen Allouba (EGY/UK), Ismail Fayed (EGY), Daniel Peslari (RO)
    Jacqueline Davies (USA) executive director New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
    Maaike Bleeker (NL) cultural theorist
    Burt Ramsay (UK) professor of Dance History, School of Arts, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
    Thomas Thorausch (D) deputy director ­Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln

    Moderation:
    Adham Hafez (EGY) choreographer, composer, initiator HaRaKa & ARC.HIVE
    Concept:
    HaRaKa Dance Development and Research

  • 11:00 - 12:00    Capitol, Theatersaal Video

    Ballet for the 21st Century

    M. Schläpfer, A. do Paço, Dancers Ballett am Rhein
    Ballet for the 21st Century© Gert Weigelt

    In his choreographic work, Martin Schläpfer deliberately takes up and further pursues the classical heritage. His Ballett am Rhein, where he has been the director and head choreographer since 2009, not only presents the repertory of the 20th century, but also contributes to contemporary dance with world premieres. In his lecture demonstration, Martin Schläpfer, together with his dramaturge Anne do Paço, reflects on the significance of the repertory for his ‘Ballet for the 21st Century’ and gives insights into his working method based on rehearsal excerpts from his most recent piece, ‘Nacht umstellt’.

    Martin Schläpfer (D) ballet director
    Anne do Paço (D) dramaturge
    With dancers of the Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg:
    Ann-Kathrin Adam, Doris Becker, Yuko Kato, Alexandre Simões

  • 11:00 - 12:45    tanzhaus, Studio 3

    Dance and Aging

    Dance in the Second Half of Life

    H. Dinse, G. Gierz, K. Obermaier, C. Rosenberg-Ahlhaus

    Are older dancers capable of doing things that younger ones cannot? What can dance offer to older people? The Gesellschaft für Tanzforschung (society of dance research) presents a poster exhibition on the theme of ‘Dance and Aging/Dance in the Second Half of Life’ summarising the main results of scientific and artistic studies on the question of “aging”. In addition to promoting participation in society and enhancing bodily fitness, at issue is also what older persons can contribute to mediating dance culture. In the frame of the salon, these and other topics will be discussed with experts.

    In German

    Hubert Dinse (D) neurologist Ruhr-Universität Bochum
    Gabriele Gierz (D) choreographer
    Krystyna Obermaier (D) dance pedagogue

    Moderation:
    Christiana Rosenberg-Ahlhaus (D) sports scientist
    Concept/support:
    GTF/Gesellschaft ­für Tanzforschung

Sun, 9 June    12:00

  • 12:30 - 14:00    Capitol, Studio

    Salonfähig

    Talks on Dance Heritage

    K. Archer, R. Burt, C. Henne, M. Hodson, C. Jeschke, H. Jurgensen, T. De Laet, A. Pfundtner

    The artistic adoption of dance heritage is no longer limited to reconstructions that are historically faithful to the original. Re-enactments, films, installations, or online projects deliberately utilise the historical distance for contemporary updates. Artists pass on their own choreographic work to the next generation of dancers. This results in multimedia publications such as De Keersmaeker’s ’A Choreographer’s Score’ or Forsythe’s ‘Motion Bank’.
    Whereas projects funded by Tanzfonds Erbe reflect the artistic relevance of historical dance pieces and persons for contemporary choreographers.

    Kenneth Archer (UK) documentarian
    Ramsay Burt (UK) dance scholar, De Montfort University, Leicester
    Millicent Hodson (UK) choreographer
    Heather Jurgensen (D) dancer, deputy ballet director Theater Kiel
    Claudia Jeschke (A) dance scholar
    Timmy De Laet (B) dance scholar
    Antje Pfundtner (D) choreographer

    Moderation:
    Claudia Henne (D) journalist
    Supported by TANZFONDS – Eine Initiative der Kulturstiftung des Bundes

Continuous

  • Congress Venue, Foyer

    Memories of Dance – Graphic Recording

    T. J. Beck and her team
    Memories of Dance – Graphic Recording© Tiziana Jill Beck

    What do you remember about your first, ­nicest, most touching, or even most terrible dance experience? Images, sounds, movements, moods, people – the illustrator Tiziana Jill Beck and her team are underway with pad and pencil to collect the memories that the Dance Congress participants give an account of, to then render them in sketches and drawings. The constantly growing collection of pictures will be presented in the Congress spaces and published on the Tanzfonds website. In this way, a common memory space of individual dance experiences and encounters will evolve – a dance history in pictures that most certainly cannot be canonised.

    Tiziana Jill Beck (D/USA) illustrator
    and her team: Johanna Benz, Edith Carron, Anna Hainrich, Marius Wenker
    A project by TANZFONDS – Eine Initiative der Kulturstiftung des Bundes

  • Capitol, Foyer

    Cultural Education by German Dance Ensembles at German Theatres

    BBTK
    Cultural Education by German Dance Ensembles at German Theatres© Thomas Jauck

    For many dance ensembles in Germany, cultural education has become an important part of their daily work. It has an effect on all social groups and wins over new audiences for dance at German theatres. Whether spectators are made familiar with dance through public ballet training, rehearsal visits and talks with choreographers, or children and older people gain experiences with their own body in dance projects – these offers always result in long-term relationships and affiliations. A video documentation presents excerpts of various projects and initiatives of municipal ensembles.

    Project:
    BBTK/Bundesdeutschen Ballett- und Tanztheaterdirektoren Konferenz

  • Congress Venue

    Experiencing – Learning – Sharing

    D. Bateman, G. Lange, G. Markowitz, B. Reuter, A. Simon and youths

    Dance artists from North Rhine-Westphalia visit the Dance Congress together with young people interested in dance and/or with experience in dance. They jointly plan activities and determine emphases. They discuss the events they have visited and meet with various lecturers and artists of the Congress. Afterwards, they impart their experiences to other Congress visitors. The end is marked by an exchange discussion between all involved youths and artists, which will be documented.

    Douglas Bateman, Gudrun Lange, Guido Markowitz, Benedetta Reuter, Andreas Simon (D) choreographers
    and youths

    Concept/organisation:
    nrw landesbuero tanz/Linda Müller (D)

  • Capitol, Foyer

    Dance and Aging

    Poster Exhibition: Dance in the Second Half of Life

    GTF

    The Gesellschaft für Tanzforschung (society of dance research) presents a poster exhibition of international scientific and/or artistic projects dealing with the topic ‘Dance and Aging’.

    Concept:
    Gesellschaft für Tanzforschung (GTF)

    Ästhetisches Interesse an künstlerischem Tanz im Alter – Eine explorative Analyse biographischer Erfahrungen und tätigkeitsspezifischer Vollzugsanreize
    Claudia Behrens (D) Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
    Krystyna Obermaier (D) Elementarer Tanz e.V. Köln

    ‚Zwei Flüsse‘ Ein Tanztheaterprojekt für alle ab 55 Jahren – Ein Kooperationsprojekt des Ringlokschuppen (Mülheim) und der Bergischen Volkshochschule Wuppertal
    Barbara Cleff (D) Seniorentanztheater Dortmund/Ballett Dortmund
    Nicole Schillinger     (D) TheaterTanzPerformance ttp

    Project: ArtRose/Small Moments of Greatness. A collective for dancers “im erfolgreichen Alter”
    Jenny Coogan (D) Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden

    MobileDance Age: an initiative to bring dancers from different generations together in creative processes
    Fiona Edwards, Jo Parkes (D) EdwardsParkesDance (EPD)

    An initiative to bring dancers from different generations together in creative processes
    Fiona Edwards, Jo Parkes (D) EdwardsParkesDance (EPD)

    ‚Ahnen‘ – ein Performanceprojekt mit 13 Tänzerinnen im Alter von 62 bis 84 Jahren
    Gabriele Gierz (D) My Way Ensemble

    ‘Identities’ – a production involving 5 women, dancers and choreographers over the age of 50: What is the “identity” of the older dancer?
    Susanne Kempster (ES)

    ‘Dance and Age – Expression of the Human Body at different Ages’ (Teilprojekt des Forschungsprojektes ‚One of a Kind‘, geleitet von Jiri Kylian an der Rotterdam Dance Academy, Codarts Rotterdam)
    Friederike Lampert, Desiree Staverman (NL) Rotterdam Dance Academy, Codarts Rotterdam

    Tango im Altersheim: ein tanzpädagogisches Projekt
    Florica Marian, Katrin Grüntzig (CH)

    Dying Swans and dragged up dames: a photographic exploration of the ageing dancer
    Helen Newall, Mark Edward (UK) Edge Hill University

    Freiräume schaffen: Zeitgenössischer Tanz im fortgeschrittenen Alter
    Cornelia Widmer, Walter Widmer (D) ForumTanz

    Gesellschaftstanz mit Älteren – ein Mittel zur gesundheitlichen Prävention
    Eileen Wanke (D) Abteilung Tanzmedizin, Institut für Arbeitsmedizin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin/Institut für Arbeits-, Sozial- und Umweltmedizin, Goethe Universität Frankfurt et al.