Tanz im August 2003

15th International Festival Berlin
14.8. – 30.8.2003


15 years of “Internationales Tanzfest Berlin - Tanz im August” offers an impressive resume. The Festival is co-presented by two partners, the Hebbel-Theater and the TanzWerkstatt Berlin, who have developed the diverse program through a continuous dialogue - and have made “Tanz im August” into one of the most attractive international dance festivals.

We take the 15th anniversary of “Tanz im August” not only as an opportunity to look forward to the future, but also to look back at the past. Thus, while this year's Festival program does offer a wide array of new discoveries by young choreographers and dance companies, it also presents re-encounters with artists who have been significant figures in the development of international contemporary dance and who have decisively shaped the character of this festival. Works from Africa, Brazil and Georgia indicate a widening interest in the developments of international dance, which has increasingly entered into an artistic dialogue with European culture.

(Excerpt from the foreword to the 2003 programme by Nele Hertling, Marion Ziemann, Ulrike Becker and André Thériault)

Venues 2003: Hebbel-Theater, Sophiensæle, Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Podewil, Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, Theater am Halleschen Ufer and DOCK 11.

  • Programme

    DV8 Physical Theatre The cost of living
    Superamas Game boys
    Bruno Beltrão - Grupo de Rua de Niterói Too legit to quit
    Bruno Beltrão - Grupo de Rua de Niterói From popping to pop or vice versa
    Bruno Beltrão - Grupo de Rua de Niterói Me and my choreographer in 63
    Gelabert-Azzopardi / Companyia de Dansa 8421..
    Gelabert-Azzopardi / Companyia de Dansa Viene regando flores desde la Habana a Morón
    Les Studios Kabako Triptyque sans titre
    Juan Domínguez All good spies are my age
    LaLaLa Human Steps Amelia
    Manuel Pelmus Punct Fix
    Mihai Mihalcea & Solitude Project Stars High in Amnesia's Sky
    Michael Laub / Remote Control Productions The H.C. Andersen Project – Tales and Costumes
    John Jasperse Company Giant Empty
    Mette Ingvartsen solo negatives
    Astrid Endruweit Möchtest du mein Freund sein?
    André Lepecki / Eleonora Fabião Wording
    André Lepecki / Suely Rolnik Untitled
    Compagnie Gàara Dilo
    Raiz di Polon Praia Duas sem Três
    Mårten Spångberg Powered by Emotion
    Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker / ROSAS Once
    Folk Palace / Kutaisi Theatre Company Supra
    Wim Vandekeybus / Ultima Vez Blush
    Thomas Hauert / ZOO Do You Believe in Gravity? Do You Trust the Pilot?
    Jonathan Burrows / Matteo Fargion BOTH SITTING DUET
    Vera Mantero and Pedro Pinto Play Caetano Veloso
    Caterina Sagna Company Association Public Relation

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