AS PART OF TANZ NRW 25

How does closeness arise in a system based on physical dis-tance and clear rules? Together with dancers Elin Tezel and Vi Kovarbašić and country musician Theocharis Bekas, also known as Rambling Boy Harrers, choreographer and performer Benze C. Werner's research project 'Lavender Cowboys' is dedicated to country line dancing and focuses on dance, queer identity and storytelling.

In the research project 'Golden Border Crossings', Julia Nitschke, Jonas Leifert and Teresa Mielich combine the fascinating aesthetics of burlesque with the alarming spread of golden algae as the cause of an ecological catastrophe on the Oder.