In the organizer's words:

Dance that goes straight to the heart! Around 90 young dancers transform the foyer of the Humboldt Forum into a vibrant stage. Inner awakening, the pursuit of greatness and individuality are at the heart of this performance. At the same time, it is about struggling with doubts and the fear of being alone. The dancers make all these tensions visible - with powerful music and choreography that oscillates between self-assertion and vulnerability.

The tension between individuality and integration creates a pull that the audience can hardly escape: Each movement becomes an individual message and shows the personality of the individual performers.

Dancers from Germany and five other European countries come together for the first time for this performance specially conceived for the Humboldt Forum to create an impressive display of young artistic strength - bold, passionate and full of life. "Desperado" was created as part of the Federal Biennale Dance Education Competition under the direction of US choreographer Nicholas Palmquist.

Participant

Nicholas Palmquist is an internationally recognized teacher and choreographer. A freelance dancer in New York City, his work includes films such as In the Heights, SNL, The Tonight Show and Netflix series as well as live shows with the American Dance Machine, the Tony Awards and the Radio City Rockettes.

He has been featured in Vogue, Dance Magazine, Pointe, Numero China and brands such as Kenzo, Nordstrom, Zalando. Nicholas has given master classes at Juilliard, ABT, the Mozarteum Salzburg and Orsolina 28 and is known for his cross-genre style, teaching worldwide - in Italy, France, Japan, Brazil and other countries. He has created works with the Semperoper Ballett, the Ballett x Schwerin and the Palucca Hochschule and has taught at the Staatsballett Berlin.

Partner: Biennale Dance Education

- free of charge

- For people of all ages

- No language skills required

- Ground floor, foyer