LUNAPARK.works 07
Performance Program
About the Exchange Program
The exchange program “How to dance in times of crisis?” has been organised by LUNA PARK as part of its support for young talents since 2016 with annual encounters in Berlin and Athens. How does our understanding of art change in times of serious social upheaval, in times of local and global crises? How does our artistic expression change? Do we dance differently in times of crisis? Can dance make a difference – even outside theatre?
The participating young dance makers will address these questions in lectures, seminars and discussions, as well as dance theory and philosophical approaches to conception and evaluation of contemporary dance and performance art. They are supported and curated by experienced choreographers and dance scholars, who will also lead practical workshops in choreography and improvisation as well as joint dance rehearsals, and who will support the young artists in particular in working on their own projects, which will be shown as part of LUNAPARK.works 07.
Production
LUNAPARK.works 07 is a presentation format of Initiative LUNA PARK e.V., in cooperation with Greek association LOUNA PARK ERGA, funded by German-Greek Youth Office (DGJW) as part of international exchange project ‘How to dance in times of crisis? ‘ and supported in the frame of the artist residency program “tanz(t)räume” (dance rooms/ dreams) funded by TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund (DANCE PACT Local-Regional-National) and Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. It is also co-organized and supported by recognized professional dance school AKTINA in Athens. LUNA PARK, founded in 2002 as an initiative of independent artists, has been realizing contemporary dance productions with performances in Germany, Greece and abroad, diverse extracurricular artistic education projects for children, teenagers and young adults and international exchange and encounter programs for young dance professionals and dance education specialists for over 20 years.
