“Dance lives on. In movement, in memory – and in film.” Senior’s University Excursion

Eine Kooperation des Deutschen Tanzfilminstitut Bremen mit der Universität Bremen, Akademie für Weiterbildung, Seniorenstudium. Hybrid. Wintersemester 2024/25

But dance is fleeting. What remains are recordings. This is where the German Dance Film Institute Bremen comes into play: under the direction of Heide-Marie Härtel, herself once a soloist under Hans Kresnik, Europe’s largest dance film archive has been created since the 1980s. Over 40,000 film and video documents are stored directly above the Bremen City Library – many of them works by John Neumeier, recorded in TV quality.

The series of events also presents the archive itself. Heide-Marie Härtel will provide personal insights: as a former dancer and as an archivist who preserves dance for future generations.

Three events are planned at the German Dance Film Institute Bremen, which can also be followed online via Zoom.

Dance lives on. In movement, in memory – and in film.

Dr. Monika Thiele