Dances for the Blue House 2006

July 19^th to August 6^th 2006

Performances in Breisach: August 3^rd to 6^th 2006

Last update: 5. August 2006

Battery Dance Company; Jonathan Hollander, Artistic Director

Drastic Action; Aviva Geismar, Artistic Director

Friends of the Blue House, c/o Dr. Carl N. Steeg, Elaine Wolff

Arrival Aviva Geismar and Drastic Action: 07/19/2006 - (Creation of Site-specific dance work in Breisach and Workshops and performances at the Theodor Heuss Gymnasium in Freiburg)

Arrival of Jonathan Hollander and Battery Dance Company: 07/22/2006 (Workshops with Students of the Kepler-Gymnasium and the Lessing-Realschule and Special School, Presentation of work in progress in the schools. Participation in creation of site-specific piece.)

Program in Breisach

Tuesday, 08/01/2006

8 pm Lecture by Prof. Dan Bar-On, Ben Gurion University, Israel

Spitalkirche and Dr. Deena Harris, New York, Renate Röder, Köln

(marketplace) A Legacy of the Holocaust: To Reflect and Trust (TRT)

Entrance fee 5 €

Wednesday, 08/02/2006

During the day Discussion groups and workshops under the direction of

Blue House Prof. Dan Bar-On, Dr. D. Harris and R. Röder

(In English and German, entrance fee 20 €)

Thursday, 08/03/2006

Morning Discussion groups and workshops [continued] (if requested)

Blue House

5 pm Blue House Official opening of the Dance Days with all those involved: Dance Companies and Choreographers, Aviva Geismar and Jonathan Hollander, Friends of the Blue House, Prof. Dan Bar-On, Dr. Harris, R. Röder, Mayor and guests of honour

6.30 pm Dance Performance - Site- specific piece - Synagogenplatz

Rheintorstraße – Blue House – Outdoor communal theater

8.30 pm Premier of the Dances for the Blue House

Outdoor theater with students of the three Freiburg schools

Friday, 08/04/2006

5 pm Reception of the students and guests by the Mayor of Breisach

Townhall

[must be cancelled unfortunately !!

The foreign guests are invited and welcomed to the reception

on Thursday]

6.30 pm Dance Performance

8.30 pm Dances for the Blue House [2^nd performance]

Breisgauhalle with students of the Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasiums, the Kepler-

Gymnasiums and the Lessing-Realschule

Saturday, 08/05/2006

6.30 pm Dance Performance (see Thursday)

8.30 pm Dances for the Blue House [3rd performance]

Breisgauhalle !! with students of the three Freiburg schools (see above)

Sunday, 08/06/2006

11.30 am Frejlech zoll sajn! - Concert by the Chagall-Quartett Frankfurt

Radbrunnen Pieces by Josef Koffler, Paul Ben-Haim and Szimon Laks

with

Marat Dickermann, violin, Olga Turkot, violin,

Vladislav Turkot, viola, Tatjana Drujan, violoncello,

Entrance fee: 10,- € reduced 8,- €

1 pm Farewells

Kapuzinergarten

More Detailed Program available on request.

Sponsors:

City Breisach, Landesstiftung Baden-Württemberg, Citigroup Frankfurt, US Embassy Berlin, US Consulate Frankfurt, 5000xZukunft, Hotel Restaurant Kapuzinergarten Breisach, Singapore Airlines, Körber-Stiftung USable, Landeszentrale für politische Bildung BW in Stuttgart, Sparkasse Staufen-Breisach, Volksbank Freiburg, Volksbank Breisgau-Süd, Badische Staatsbrauerei Rothaus AG, Badischer Winzerkeller, CEMAFER Gleisbaumaschinen und Geräte GmbH und 53 generous donators.

In cooperation with:

Festspiele Breisach e.V., Kunstkreis Radbrunnen e.V., Kepler-Gymnasium Freiburg, Lessing-Realschule und Lessing-Förderschule Freiburg, Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Freiburg, Carl-Schurz-Haus / Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut, Freiburg