Tanzt euch zusammen! (Dance yourself together!)

What is it that holds a city together? How do we encounter each other – in restaurants, bars, on pavements, on the town hall square, in waiting rooms? Who occupies space, who is driven out, is fast, loud, silent, (too) slow? During this season, we will look at encounters from the perspectives of dance and choreography. Dance in training and in rehearsals, on the dancefloor, in the living room, as a solo or in a group, in the studio or on stage. Which encounters between people are possible – and which ones do we yet need to invent for them to become reality? Between fiction and reality, new spaces of closeness, of procedure and dialogue emerge. How can dance create spaces of exchange and community? We view encounter as a political act and as physically lived experience, as negotiation and as a sharing of perspectives. We invite you to three editions of Tanzt euch zusammen!, each curated by different artists. Each edition will open new artistic approaches on encounters. This will be ushered in by French Algerian dancer and choreographer Saïdo Lehlouh. With his practice between hip hop and club styles, improvisation and collective processes, he provides impulse for communal movement. Additionally, artists Chiara Bersani and Malik Sharpe will work in Düsseldorf for several weeks throughout 2026. Friends and neighbours, dancers and non-dancers, stage fans and course participants: Welcome to dances that bind us and hold us together.