In times of shift towards authoritarianism, militarisation, and planned major funding cuts, Berlin festival Tanz im August, founded just before the Wall came down, is preserving its original spirit to provide an open space for an international and local dialogue.
According to artistic director Patrick Bonté, this year’s International Festival at Les Brigittines in Brussels is a “whirlwind of perceptions”...
In the hot month of July, the 2024 Biennale Danza festival edition entitled ‘We Humans’ sought to give space to human beings’ need to communicate through movement.
The 44th edition of Montpellier Danse (22 June – 6 July 2024) took place as the Euro 24 football championships were getting under way, and a few weeks before the Paris Olympics started.
During my residency visit in Munich I had the opportunity to see several performances of the international festival of dance production for children and youth called THINK BIG!.
Throngs of eager spectators have lined the steps of Paris theatres in recent months, while last minute ticket seekers display homemade signs—often in vain—hoping to access sold-out performances.
