NEWSLETTER   #02-2008

Leipzig, 22.10.2008

euro-scene Leipzig

18th Festival of contemporary European theatre

04. Nov. – 09. Nov. 2008

»Taumelnd auf glatter See«
(»Floundering on a calm sea«)

Theatre and dance from the old and new Europe

Under the patronage of Burkhard Jung,
Lord Mayor of the city of Leipzig

The euro-scene Leipzig will take place from 04 to 09 November 2008 for the 18th time. Under the motto »Taumelnd auf glatter See« (»Floundering on a calm sea«), the festival of contemporary European theatre is dedicated to the opposite of a smooth surface and to the disasters concealed beneath – whether in the psychological or the social domain. All in all 12 guest plays from 8 countries can be seen in 22 performances and 9 venues.

For the first time, the euro-scene Leipzig is presenting an artist in a work show: Josef Nadj, one of Europe’s most significant choreographers, will show three productions, two films and an exhibition. Tilmann Broszat, artistic director of the theatre festival SPIELART, Munich, assumed the carte blanche 2008 and chose »The real fiction« by Cuqui Jerez, Madrid.

We would like to invite cordially you to the festival. Upon request the printed festival programme can be posted at no charge.

Ann-Elisabeth Wolff

Festival Director

04/05 Nov. // Centre chorégraphique national d’Orléans / Josef Nadj // »Entracte« (»Interval«) // dance play – German premiere // festival opening

05/06 Nov. // Cuqui Jerez, Madrid // »The real fiction« // performance

05/06 Nov. // Jonathan Burrows & Matteo Fargion, London // »The quiet dance« & »Speaking dance« // performances

06/07 Nov. // Centre chorégraphique national d’Orléans / Josef Nadj // »Woyzeck – ou L’ébouche du vertige« (»Woyzeck – or The hint of vertigo«) // dance play based on Georg Büchner

07/08 Nov. // The Collective of Natural Disasters, Budapest // »Ipsum – önmagadat« (»Ipsum – yourself«) // theatre play by György Árvai – German premiere

07/08 Nov. // Orphtheater, Berlin // »Panoptikum der Träume« (»Panopticon of dreams«) // musical revue by Uwe Schmieder based on »Todesanzeige und andere Texte« (»Obituary and other texts«) by Heiner Müller

07/08 Nov. // Quasi stellar dance company / Apostolia Papadamaki, Athens // »Electric girl« // dance play – German premiere

08/09 Nov. // Theatre Danny & Dessi, Haskovo // »Printzesa Kaptschitza« (»Princess Droplet«) // children's play by Tania Evtimova – German premiere (from the age of 3 years)

08/09 Nov. // E-Motion, Dusseldorf // »2nd ID« // HipHop dance play (from the age of 8 years)

08/09 Nov. // Centre chorégraphique national d’Orléans / Josef Nadj // »Journal d’un inconnu« (»Diary of an unknown«) // dance solo – German premiere

08/09 Nov. // Les Ballets C. de la B. / Alain Platel & Fabrizio Cassol, Ghent // »pitié!« (»Have mercy!«) // dance play // final night

(Free entry, except workshop)

04-09 Nov. // Exhibition »Les corneilles« (»The crows«) / drawings by Josef Nadj
(04 Nov., 11:00 a.m. press conference to festival opening and vernissage, the artist will be present, both public)

05 Nov. // Film »Woyzeck« by Werner Herzog with Klaus Kinski and Eva Mattes / introduction: Dr. Martina Bako, Leipzig

06 Nov. // Dance films »Die Ruhe vor dem Sturm« (»The quiet before the storm«) by Tero Saarinen, Helsinki / Jan Schmidt-Garre with Saburo Teshigawara & Corinna Harfouch / Liz Aggiss & Billy Cowie, London / conception and presentation: Dr. Janine Schulze, Leipzig

07 Nov. // Two films by and with Josef Nadj: »Dernier paysage« (»Last landscape«) & »Paso Doble« – German premieres / introduction: Dr. Martina Bako, Leipzig

08 Nov. // Critic round »Stille Wasser sind tief« (»Still waters run deep«) // with Katja Werner, Munich-Berlin / Peter Michalzik, Frankfurt/Main (inquired) / Dirk Pilz, Berlin / Klaus Witzeling, Hamburg / presentation: Prof. Dr. Günther Heeg, Leipzig

08 Nov. // Festival party // with the musicians Tcha Limberger, Philippe Thuriot and Vilmos Csikos, Ghent

09 Nov. // Conversation with Alain Platel, Ghent / presentation: Michael Freundt, Berlin / Film »Tanz und Ekstase – Alain Platels ›vsprs‹« (»Dance and ecstasy – Alain Platel’s ›vsprs‹«) by Sophie Fiennes

06/07 Nov.// HipHop-Workshop »HipHop – die zweite Identität« (»HipHop – the second identity«) with Takao Baba, E-Motion, Düsseldorf // for beginners and advanced

The euro-scene Leipzig served as godfather of the 137th tourism breakfast of the Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH that took place in the Moritzbastei Leipzig on 24.09.2008 under the title »Ungenutztes Potential – Leipziger Festivalherbst als Tourismusmagnet?« (»Unused potential – Leipzig's festival autumn as magnet of tourism?«). Podium participants: Prof. Dr. Andrea Hausmann, Europe University Viadrina, Frankfurt-Oder / Ann-Elisabeth Wolff, euro-scene Leipzig / Dieter Buroch, Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt-Main / Claas Danielsen, Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm »DOK Leipzig« / Andreas Schmidt, Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH / presentation: Peter Korfmacher, Leipziger Volkszeitung

La Biennale de la Danse, the largest dance festival in France, took place from 06 to 30 September 2008 in Lyon. Ann-Elisabeth Wolff attended the 3-day marathon of events and discussions »Focus danse« for professional presenters, which the CULTURESFRANCE, Paris, and the Bureau du théâtre et de la danse, Berlin, had invited to. All in all nine performances by French choreographers were shown. Among the highlights were the debut performance of »Blanche Neige« (»Snow White«) by Angelin Preljocaj, Aix-en-Provence, based on music by Gustav Mahler. Numerous panel discussions informed about the state of dance and choreography in France.

The ticket sale offers discounts with the festival pass and two ticket packages. The tickets can be ordered online, by mail, phone or Email. For ticket sale information, please, refer to www.euro-scene.de/tickets.

For the first time the euro-scene Leipzig has its own advance booking office in the Café-Restaurant Telegraph, Dittrichring 18-20, 04109 Leipzig. During the festival the Telegraph will turn into the festival café and the place of the fringe programme.

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Content and editing: Ann-Elisabeth Wolff / Beate Dietrich
English translation: Susanne Saalfeld
Photographers: Jef Rabillon, La Bohalle / Alastair Muir, London / Atanas Evtimov, Haskovo / Chris van der Burght, Ghent / Josef Nadj, Orléans / Sophie Fiennes, London / JC Carbonne, Aix-en-Provence
Graphic design: Dirk Baierlipp, Hanau – fertigungsbureau.de
Editorial deadline: 21.10.2008

Presenter: Sächsischer Verein zur Förderung des kulturellen Austauschs nationaler und internationaler Tanz- und Theatergruppen e.V.

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