Born in 1958, this world-renowned dancer and choreographer was Ballet Director of the Leipzig Opera from 1991 until his death in 2004. For his work as a choreographer, which includes a repertoire of more than one hundred ballets, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1996, in addition to many other awards such as the German Dance Prize. In the course of his successful career, he has created choreographies for major European stages such as the Zurich Opera House, the Stuttgart Ballet, the Vienna State Opera and La Scala in Milan, and has
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The century of the dance (2019) With this exhibition from 24 August to 21 September 2019 under the motto “Was der Körper erinnert. Zur Aktualität des Tanzerbes” (English: What the body remembers – The relevance of the dance heritage), an attempt was made at the Academy of Arts in Berlin to build a bridge between the tradition of modern dance in Germany, which already spans more than a hundred years, and contemporary dance practice on the basis of selected collections from the dance archives. A showcase on the Tanzarchiv As part of a seminar by Dr Melanie Gruß on the
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Tanzarchiv Leipzig e.V. staff and members are available to advise on artistic projects, from initial ideas for dealing with the cultural heritage of dance to concrete enquiries about more complex research and possible academic advice and dramaturgical support for dance productions. Please send your enquiries about such offers up to project-related cooperations by e-mail to the following address: info@tanzarchiv-leipzig.de. Below you will find some exemplary projects from recent years in which individual members of the Tanzarchiv Leipzig e.V. were more or less directly involved or which were created in cooperation with TAL e.V.. Tanz Digital (2021) Evaluation of the Alliance
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The Swiss Rudolf Liechtenhan was an internationally recognised ballet specialist. As a critic and dance publicist, he cultivated contacts with many dance personalities. He also worked as a dramaturge at various opera houses, for example in Stuttgart with John Cranko, in Hamburg with John Neumeier and finally with Uwe Scholz in Leipzig. The Tanzarchiv’s collection includes his ballet library and his collection of dance images.
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Overview of the collections In addition to a wide range of books and periodicals, the collections include numerous photographs, films, videotapes, DVDs, and sound recordings, as well as a large collection of programmes and posters and individual estates and bequests containing a wide variety of documents and media. The internationally prominent personal collections include: the estate of the dance revolutionary Rudolf von Laban (until his exile in 1938); partial collections on Mary Wigman and Gret Palucca; photos, documents, and masks of the “red” dancer and choreographer Jean Weidt; the estates of the dance teachers Jenny Gertz and Ilse Loesch; and
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Dance Archive Leipzig GDR Petermann Laban Wigman Palucca Weidt Rudolstadt Moscow Folk Dance Dance Ensembles Documentation VDT Collections Research Reading Room Böhme Gertz Loesch History Association Publications AG ARCHIVE Projects Research Catalogues Kalliope Visit Lehmen Scholz Pauls Kinetography Posters Records Photos Films Masks Programs FID Body Politics Movement Choirs LIGNA Conferences Seminars Workshops NFDI4C Office Consulting Contact Dance Archive Leipzig GDR Petermann Laban Wigman Palucca Weidt Rudolstadt Moscow Folk Dance Dance Ensembles Documentation VDT Collections Research Reading Room Böhme Gertz Loesch History Association Publications AG ARCHIVE Projects Research Catalogues Kalliope Visit Lehmen Scholz Pauls Kinetography Posters Records Photos Films Masks
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