Land theft through war and devastation, nuclear power plants as a green alternative or starting up coal burning again, ... open to technology, haha! Soil sealing and species extinction at record speed, macho sexists as leaders of states, extreme right-wing parties in power, criminalisation of those who fight back - great goddess that does not exist, say: have we taken leave of our senses?
Yes.
We have no time to freeze in shock. May art help us, give us strength, air our heads, shake us out of the sofa. Art - unpredictable effect on me.
And that is why this year we are giving space to dance and music - two forms of expression that have more in common than their shared history. Both have an inherent abstraction, both can express and awaken feelings. Stravinsky and Nijinsky, what a highlight of collaboration.
Make room for the unspeakable, make room for the yet unthought, in the best case magic arises from the unexpected.
Of course, I want to seduce through art, anything else would be a lie, music can do this very well, it takes us into the past or the future, is able to wrap us up into it.
Music without dance, yes, of course, that works. Dance without music: rarely in my view. This year's tanz_house festival bows to the sister music with short concerts that open the evenings and thus wants to sharpen the ears and hearts for the performances that follow.»
EDITTA BRAUN