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Posters of Kontakthof - Echoes of '78 and Kontakthof at the entrance of the Barmen Opera in Wuppertal waiting for Kontakthof – Echoes of ’78 Kontakthof by Pina Bausch (1940-2009), first performed in 1978, is one of her masterpieces. Literally translated as 'contact court', Kontakthof is set in a dance/ballroom, a large and spacious meeting place with high ceilings and a stage for other purposes, such as music-theatre-cinema performances, where European society has traditionally gathered to meet, socialise and dance, usually on Sundays. [There are also authors who interpret the Kontakthof as the hall in the red-light districts of cities where prostitutes present themselves to customers]. The set and costumes for Kontakthof were designed by Rolf Borzik, Bausch's partner at the time and one of the most decisive figures in the form and aesthetics of Bausch's theatre in the early years of Tanztheater Wuppertal, as he was also involved in the choice of music and many...

© Kamerich & Budwilowitz - Eyes 2 Atta, Turkey's first and only international arts festival for babies and children, has been held in Istanbul around 20 November, the International Children's Rights Day, since 2016. The festival, which has hosted many groups from abroad so far, brings together babies aged 0-3, children aged 3-18, young people and their accompanying adults, and children and young people with disabilities aged 3-18 with theatre, dance, music, film and exhibitions as well as interactive content. The programme of this year's sixth edition of the festival includes opera for babies, dance for audiences aged 7 and above, theatre and pop-up performances. From 22 November to 8 December 2024, performances by ensembles from the United States, Denmark, France, the Netherlands and Ireland, as well as Atta Festival's own and co-productions, will be staged at Alan Kadıköy, Arter, Caddebostan Cultural Center, Hisar Schools Cultural Center and Kadıköy Barış Manço ...