Here you can find a selection of publications (monographs, anthologies, articles,…) of current and past staff of the Tanzarchiv Leipzig e.V., often based on research projects or conferences. These are generally based on the collections within the archive.  (in alphabetical order) Inge Baxmann, Melanie Gruß, Sebastian Göschel, Vera Lauf (Hg.): Arbeit und Rhythmus: Lebensformen im Wandel. Wissenskulturen im Umbruch. Bd. 2. Eine Publikation des Tanzarchiv Leipzig e.V., München: Wilhelm Fink 2009 Inge Baxmann (Hg.): Körperwissen als Kulturgeschichte. Die Archives Internationales de la Danse (1931-1952). Wissenskulturen im Umbruch. Bd. 2. Eine Publikation des Tanzarchiv Leipzig e.V., München: K. Kieser 2008 Inge
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A large number of meetings, symposia and conferences have already been organised for the exchange of specialist topics, questions and methods based on the holdings of Tanzarchiv Leipzig, which have always addressed the public interested in dance with special programme items and whose results are usually documented in publications. Dance in pictures – Plural constellations of Photography Virtual video conference from 28 – 30 January 2021 Perspectives of Digital Humanities in Dance and Theatre ResearchOnline workshop on 9 January 2021 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Body/Politics: Dance forms, institutions and actors in the GDR (13 – 15 November 2014)
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As a dancer and choreographer, Lehmen is one of the most important contemporary dance artists in Germany. His publications Schreibstück (book and score for 3 groups each in canon form) and Funktionen-Toolbox (for communicative choreographies) attracted international attention. Born in Oberhausen in 1963, Lehmen studied at the School for New Dance Development in Amsterdam from 1986 to 1990. From 1990 to 2010 he worked mainly in Berlin and developed numerous solos, group pieces and projects: among others distanzlos, mono subjects, Schreibstück, It’s better to…, Lehmen lernt, which are performed worldwide. In 2010 and 2011 he was a professor at Arizona
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After studying musicology, Petermann came to the Central House of Culture, where he was initially tasked with setting up a department for folk dance. This eventually developed through his dedicated collecting and research activities into the Tanzarchiv Leipzig. Thus, Petermann’s estate also reveals the history of the Tanzarchiv. His correspondence with the Central House for Folk Art, the Academy of Arts as well as dancers and dance institutions in Germany and abroad testifies to his important role in the political-cultural life of the GDR. The Petermann collection also provides insights into a creative, restless personality who was always developing new
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The Tanzarchiv Leipzig e.V. association, in cooperation with the Institute of Theatre Studies and the Leipzig University Library, promotes the accessibility and research of the Tanzarchiv’s collection holdings. With events, publications, and artistic projects, the work of the association aims in particular at the public communication of the collections as well as the topics and questions connected with them in various contexts. The cultural heritage of dance in Germany is distributed among many memorial institutions, archives and collections, most of which are united in the Association of German Dance Archives where they also pursue joint projects. Applications for membership and
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