WORKING SURFACE
NATASA CHANTA-MARTIN (ATHENS)
A dialogue between two large female bodies: They sound and move, surprise and stand against fatphobia and outdated beauty standards.
- Dance
- Music
GRAND BEAUTY ON TOUR
GRAND BEAUTY (LEIPZIG)
The transcultural salon for beauty, diversity, and dialogue is hosted in the LOFFT foyer. Be our guest and enjoy your moments of beauty.
- Installation
- Performance
VISIT: DRAWING CIRCLE AT LOFFT
NATASA CHANTA-MARTIN, TONY FRANZ
The drawing circle of HALLE14 is led by the artist Tony Franz and takes place as part of the rehearsals for WORKING SURFACE at LOFFT.
- Workshop
DANCE WORKSHOP: WORK YOUR SURFACE
Natasa Chanta-Martin (Athens)
This workshop focuses on rhythm as the foundation for music and dance, the body as an instrument, resonance, and body positivity.
- Workshop
- Dance
- Music
WORKSHOP: CRITICAL MASCULINITY
Reading group on Critical Masculinity (Leipzig)
Participants are invited to explore their understanding of masculinity.
- Workshop
- Discourse
WHY DON'T MEN DANCE
PEDRO HENRIQUE RISSE (RIO DE JANEIRO/PORTO ALEGRE/LEIPZIG)
A performance of strange gestures, dreamlike musical objects, handmade animation, and darkness that dares to touch the wound that shapes masculinities.
- Performance
TALK: SPEAKING/PERFORMING ABOUT WAR TRAUMAS
Prof. Dr. P.H. Heide Glaesmer + STUDIO URBANISTAN
A conversation with the psychological psychotherapist Prof. Dr. P.H. Heide Glaesmer (University Medicine Leipzig) and STUDIO URBANISTAN about the consequences of traumatic experiences and the search for a language to express them.
- Discourse
SOMEWHERE THERE’S WAR
STUDIO URBANISTAN (LEIPZIG)
A peaceful model housing development becomes the sterile backdrop for an immersive installation about the (in)ability to narrate war as an experience and its place in society.
- Performance
- Installation
ZEIT FÜR ZIRKUS: SYMBIOSIS [WORK-IN-PROGRESS]
KOLJA HUNEK + LUUK BRANTJES (MUNICH/ROTTERDAM)
Two circus artists, two styles, one artistic vision. A contemporary circus diptych where two artistic interpretations are intricately interwoven at the core.
- Contemporary Circus
EURO-SCENE LEIPZIG: BASIS FOR BEING نرگس
SINA SABERI (HAMBURG/TEHERAN)
The Iranian choreographer invites us as guests to a traditional house party in Tehran, featuring sweet pastries, tea, and dance. He searches through his own memories for what has been lost since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 made dance unwelcome in his homeland.
- Dance
HAUSTRUM HAUSTORIUM
POST-ORGANIC BAUPLAN (LEIPZIG / CÓRDOBA / RESISTENCIA)
Between installation and performance, Post-Organic Bauplan presents innovative prosthetics and elevates the relationship between the human body and robotics to a new level.
- Performance
- Installation
SCHU-BI-DU
SEBASTIAN WEBER DANCE COMPANY (LEIPZIG)
SCHU-BI-DU is a piece about curiosity and encounters, following three individuals on an adventurous exploration through dance and sound.
- Dance
- Kids & Youth
ECHOLOT: HUMAN-HORSE-RELATIONSHIPS
The discursive talk series at LOFFT
Experts illuminate the horse-human relationship from an interdisciplinary perspective and share their thoughts on the subject.
- Discourse
AUF PFERDEN | ON HORSES
EVA HINTERMAIER / SIMON KALUS (LEIPZIG)
The performance questions human-horse relationships and develops a narrative about dominance, mutual influence, and the longing of interspecies harmony.
- Performance
CRACKS IN TIME AND THE APPEARANCE OF NEW GOD*ESSES
BRÜTTING/JACOBO/KONATÉ/MANHÃES/MARÇALL/PINAY (LEIPZIG/BERLIN/BELÉM)
It's time to enter a new age: The Age of Pleasure. A ceremonial performance with elements of dance theatre, sci-fi, club beats and storytelling.
- Performance
- Dance
- Theatre
LEIPZIG DENKT: COURAGE & DISPLEASURE
Interdisciplinary festival of thought, dialogue and art
LEIPZIG DENKT is an interdisciplinary festival of thought, dialogue and art. In 2024 it is dedicated to the phenomena of courage, displeasure and alienation. The festival creates and tests spaces in different settings for thinking and talking together in public.
- Discourse
ANATOMY OF ENCOUNTER
TANZLABOR LEIPZIG
The performance examines the fear of contact and desire for contact that every single person brings to an encounter with someone they don't know.
- Dance
- Performance
FILM: SOB A TERRA DO ENCOBERTO
Libra, Xan Marçall
A film mixing ficiton and documentary to tell about the realities of seven trans* people and travestis in the north of Brazil.
- Discourse
WORKSHOP: REST AS AN ACCESS TO CREATIVITY
CHARLES A. WASHINGTON / PINKMETALPETAL PRODUCTIONS (DRESDEN)
In this workshop, Charles A. Washington from Pinkmetalpetal Productions shares insights into his latest movement research, which he is developing during his "TANZPAKT in residence" at LOFFT - DAS THEATER.
- Workshop
- Dance
SHOWING: REST AS AN ACCESS TO CREATIVITY
CHARLES A. WASHINGTON / PINKMETALPETAL PRODUCTIONS (DRESDEN)
Charles A. Washington and the participants of the workshop of the same name present the results of their joint work on the theme of rest as the foundation of creative work.
- Workshop
- Dance
SEANAPS FESTIVAL 2024 PRESENTS: HIT
GRETA GRANDERATH (HAMBURG)
The feminist concert performance HIT explores and demonstrates the power, virtuosity, sloppiness and tenderness of musical instruments and tools.
- Performance
- Music
NO TOMORROW
M.OVER COMPANY (LEIPZIG)
Immerse yourself in an energetic atmosphere with a club-like ambience and a flashback to the noughties. Join us on a journey through time between day and night.
- Dance
LIEBE | LOVE
TOASPERN|MOELLER (LEIPZIG/COPENHAGEN)
Can one make themselves vulnerable in romantic relationships without being hurt in return? In their duet LIEBE | LOVE toaspern|moeller explore the various states of vulnerability that are prerequisites for intimate relationships and being in love.
- Dance
- Music
ÜBUNGSLABOR: INTIMITÄT, NÄHE, DISTANZ UND KONSENS | WORKSHOP
ALEXANDER HAHNE (HAMBURG)
A group of unknown individuals come closer and collectively explore situational intimacy, closeness, and distance. Through guided physical exercises, this laboratory of practice experiments with bodily communication within the group and in pairs.
- Workshop
11 GEGEN 11 - EIN TANZSPIEL | 11 VS. 11 - A DANCE BATTLE
DONYA AHMADIFAR + CREW | GEMS CREW | GO PLASTIC COMPANY | NIK KEMENY + CREW
In line with European Football Championship 2024 in Leipzig, LOFFT brings together various dance crews to explore the choreographic potential of football through a dance battle.
- Dance
LEIPZIGT TANZT!: SULLE SPONDE DEL LAGO – ON THE SHORES OF THE LAKE
ALESSANDRO SCHIATTARELLA (BASEL) & FORWARD DANCE COMPANY (LEIPZIG)
As part of the festival LEIPZIG TANZT! the FORWARD DANCE COMPANY takes a critical look at one of the most famous works of classical ballet: Swan Lake.
- Dance
OFFENE RÄUME - 16. KONGRESS DER GESELLSCHAFT FÜR THEATERWISSENSCHAFT (GTW)
Institut für Theaterwissenschaft und CCT der Universität Leipzig
Every two years, the German-speaking specialist community of theater and dance studies gathers to share the latest research findings and discuss current trends in the practice of theater, dance, and performance.
- Discourse
WE HOPE THIS HELPS
ILDIKÓ TÓTH & JONE SAN MARTÍN (LEIPZIG/BERLIN)
What makes us human is the ability to experience and intuitively respond to the moment. How can dance make this unique aspect of being human tangible?
- Dance
DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN | THE ART OF REMAINING MANY
BUNDESWEITE FOREN FÜR KUNST, FREIHEIT UND DEMOKRATIE
The Fonds Darstellende Künste initiates a journey through eight cities with DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN | THE ART OF REMAINING MANY, standing for art, freedom, and democracy in various gatherings. The two-day program of debates and performances in Leipzig will take place at LOFFT - DAS THEATER and at the Residenz Schauspiel Leipzig.
- Theatre
- Discourse
- Performance
WAS IST DENN DA IM OSTEN LOS? | WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE EAST?
WESSER | MECKERT (LEIPZIG/BERLIN)
A staged, participatory discourse format as part of the project "WIR KRIEGEN EUCH ALLE!" | "WE GET YOU ALL!" by WESSER | MECKERT.
- Discourse
- Performance
- Music