A choreography is sprawling among the visitors. A performance merges into a communal dance together, just like at the club. Decelerated reflexes, dizziness spreads – shivers of a cold, artificial absence. Grief and vulnerability, euphoria and ecstasy take possession of the body. A gesture is shown, retorting violence and eliciting touch. A dance defies rules and norms, genres and conventions. Transgression describes processes of transition and crossing over, and it challenges demarcations and an order. It is the contrary occurrence. It outlines a new order and questions the validity of boundaries. An act of resistance, from the fringes into the centre.
The dances of transgression series is dedicated to transgressive strategies and potentialities in the fields of dance and choreography. In the months of November 2024 (part I) and February 2025 (part II), dances of transgression will cause gatherings around and with dance as well as diverse possibilities of encounter – to dream, to dance, to gaze upon the world anew. Linear notions of time dissolve; past, present and future coincide in moments of collective ecstasy in which the possibility of transformation flares up – liberating, empowering, queer.
With the Academy of Ecstasy, tanzhaus nrw invites you to a program of workshops, DJ sets and performances as part of the dances of transgression series, which deal specifically with the topic of ecstatic body experiences in dance. It gives participants an insight into the various dance styles of the academy in workshops lasting several hours. And encourages participants to experience the ecstatic potential of different dance forms, styles and cultures. The popular open foyer format Dance like nobody's watching is also part of the day, as well as a house party for dancing deep into the night.
