The event series is funded by the Tanzland program of the German Federal Cultural Foundation. Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
Wine expert meets dance expert
At the "Tanz Tasting" on Saturday, November 25, 2023, at 8 p.m. in the Göttenbach-Aula, two experts will meet and talk to the audience about their respective passions: one about wine, the other about dance.
Sebastian Weber, founder of the Sebastian Weber Dance Company, and Dietmar Schuch, wine connoisseur from Idar-Obersteiner, serve up a hand-picked selection from their repertoire and answer the crucial questions on the subject of dance and wine: What is the background? Where does it come from and what does it want to achieve? How do I know if it's good or not? What do I need to know and what should I look out for?
The audience experiences three different wines and a selection of dance scenes, some of which are presented live and others on a large screen. Participants can listen and enjoy, but also ask questions, compare, join in the conversation and find out what they like best. The Tanz Tasting is a curious and relaxed encounter between dance makers, wine lovers and culture enthusiasts. It is suitable for anyone who is not sure whether they are at all familiar with dance. Or who would like to find out a little more about the creative processes in the Sebastian Weber Dance Company. Or who simply fancy an unusual evening with good wine.
Dancers do not see (skin) colors
On Saturday, December 2, 2023, at 8 pm, Sebastian Weber presents "The Long Run" at the Stadttheater Idar-Oberstein. In this solo, Weber examines his own role as a white man in a black art form. A follow-up discussion with the audience will focus on growing older and being older in dance.
In the early 1990s, Sebastian Weber experienced the New York tap dance scene as a place that had left racism behind. The black masters of jazz tap practiced tap dance as a community of solidarity into which they welcomed young Europeans with open arms. "If you have a pair of tap shoes on, you are in!" said Gregory Hines and his brother Maurice seconded "Dancers don't see color" - and meant it in a positive way.
30 years later, a renewed understanding of racism and privilege is shaking up the certainties of the time. Was the community with the old masters a mistake? How could the error be corrected? And are the utopias of that time still conceivable today? The Long Run is a piece about cultural appropriation and identity, about white responsibility and racism. It is also a dance about transience and memory and a questioning of the body as a repository of encounters and stories.
- Tickets for both events are available at www.ticket-regional and at the associated advance booking offices. Further information can be found at www.kultur.io.