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Congratulations! Manon Parent receives the Danza&Danza prize for her solo "Scarbo", which the dancer developed together with Ioannis Mandafounis. Scarbo is a gnome, a goblin - the title of the piece is borrowed from Maurice Ravel. Ravel's music also opens the evening. The longer Manon Parent dances, the more the audience is drawn into her innermost world. A world in which sadness, anger, joy, help...

HELLERAU - European Centre for the Arts and the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company have realised the joint production "Join" as part of the Federal Cultural Foundation's "Zero" funding project (premiere in September 2024 at HELLERAU). The result is an opera-sized dance production that combines artistic excellence with the challenges of environmental sustainability. The experiences and findings of th...

Open Day – Communication Factory 09 February from 2 pm As part of OpenKOMM!unikationsfabrik, dancers from the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company present their research and their own work at Frankfurt LAB. In the DFDC studio, a workshop with Education Manager Manuel Gaubatz is offered. Nothing new in the West? Yes there is! Between Gallus, Griesheim and the Europaviertel, Schmidtstraße 12 is an extr...

The new year has just begun and rehearsals with guest choreographer Thomas Hauert are in full swing! Thomas Hauert founded his company ZOO in Brussels in 1998. Inspired by his choreographic work, Hauert developed an internationally recognised teaching method based on his movement research with ZOO. Since 2013, he is the artistic director of the bachelor programme for contemporary dance at La Manuf...

Was für ein Jahr! Wir blicken zurück auf ein fantastisches 2024 mit tollen Erlebnissen, Gastspielen und berührenden Tanz-Momenten, die wir mit Ihnen, unserem Publikum teilen durften. Unser Tanzjahr 2024 begann mit den Solostücken „Wandeln“ (Katja Erfurth) und „Scarbo“ (Ioannis Mandafounis in Zusammenarbeit mit Manon Parent). Dass Manon Parents Tanz „eine Begegnung mit beachtlicher Intensität“ is...

Are you still looking for a Christmas present for your loved ones? Give the gift of a shared experience with a visit to a performance or workshop. We have put together some ideas for you. A Land Within performance visit "A Land Within" is the first transformational performance by Ioannis Mandafounis. It invites the audience to wander through a series of imaginary worlds. Each place has its own i...

Rehearsals for the new creation with William Forsythe have started. In the picture gallery we give an insight into the work of the choreographer and former artistic director of the DFDC. This is a full circle moment. William Forsythe is regarded as one of the most important choreographers of the late 20th century – and rightly so. His innovative approach to the tradition of ballet has allowed dan...

We were invited to the Théâtre de la Ville Paris with JOIN by Ioannis Mandafounis! It's November and the first snowfall in Paris immediately caused train delays, so our ensemble arrived in the French metropolis a little later than planned, but still in good spirits. How can dancers come together at completely different points in their personal and professional trajectory? How do people come toge...

Only available in German so far. Und wie fanden Sie die Show? In unserem neuen Podcast „Wie war’s?“ kommen Menschen aus unserem Publikum zu Wort. Im Gespräch mit Dramaturg Philipp Scholtysik geht alles um die Frage „Was haben Sie mit der Aufführung erlebt?“. Hier erzählt die 11-jährige Lula, was sie bei „Join“ sieht, wenn sie die Augen zu macht, und Andreas, der Erfahrung mit Bühnentechnik hat,...

The DFDC has an extensive touring programme this season and has the opportunity to present its works nationally and internationally on numerous different stages. Last Friday, "Scarbo", a solo piece by Ioannis Mandafounis and Manon Parent, was performed at the Freiburg Theatre. The dance department at Freiburg Theatre has made it its mission to show what new forms the art form of dance is producin...