Dear Festival-guests, 15 years of »Internationales Tanzfest Berlin - Tanz im August« offers an impressive resume. The Festival is co-presented by two partners, the Hebbel-Theater and the TanzWerkstatt Berlin, who have developed the diverse program through a continuous dialogue - and have made »Tanz im August« into one of the most attractive international dance festivals. We take the 15th anniversary of »Tanz im August« not only as an opportunity to look forward to the future, but also to look back at the past. Thus, while this year’s Festival program does offer a wide array of new discoveries by young choreographers and dance companies, it also presents re-encounters with artists who have been significant figures in the development of international contemporary dance and who have decisively shaped the character of this festival. Works from Africa, Brazil and Georgia indicate a widening interest in the developments of international dance, which has increasingly entered into an artistic dialogue with European culture. The night performances at »Tanz im August« are part of the series »Nite Flite«, in which we offer nocturnal revelers dance in unusual formats. We hope you spend exciting summer evenings at »Tanz im August«. Nele Hertling, Marion Ziemann - Hebbel-Theater Ulrike Becker, André Thériault - TanzWerkstatt Berlin complete Programm: www.tanzfest.de Tel.: + 49/ 30/ 247 49 756 Fax: + 49/ 30/ 247 49 757 Email: twb@bkv.org The "Internationales Tanzfest Berlin - Tanz im August 2003" is jointly organized by TanzWerkstatt Berlin and Hebbel-Theater in cooperation with their partners Dock11, Podewil, Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz und Sophiensæle. Additional support was provided by the Senatsverwaltung für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur (Department for Science, Research, and Culture of the State of Berlin). Funding was provided by Hauptstadtkulturfonds der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Fund for Culture in the Capital of the Federal Republic of Germany). _Program TanzWerkstatt Berlin Superamas Paris / Wien Bruno Beltrão – Grupo de Rua de Niterói Rio de Janeiro Les Studios Kabako Kinshasa Juan Domínguez Berlin John Jasperse Company New York Mette Ingvartsen Brüssel Astrid Endruweit Berlin André Lepecki New York / Eleonora Fabião Rio de Janeiro / Suely Rolnik São Paulo Compagnie Gàara Nairobi - Raiz di Polon Praia Santiago Mårten Spångberg Berlin Thomas Hauert / ZOO Brüssel Jonathan Burrows Brüssel / Matteo Fargion London Vera Mantero and Pedro Pinto Lissabon Book Release Party with Jacalyn Carley Berlin Showings: Lehmen / Salamon Visuals: Koyuncuoglu / Servos - el Hagar Recommends: Isabelle Schad / Sasha Waltz _Program Hebbel-Theater DV 8 London Gelabert-Azzopardi / Companyia de Danza Montréal LaLaLa Human Steps Montréal Manuel Pelmus Bukarest - Mihai Mihalcea & Solitude Project Bukarest Michael Laub / Remote Control Productions Tilburg / New York Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker / Rosas Brüssel Folk Palace / Kutaisi Theatre Company Kutaisi Wim Vandekeybus / Ultima Vez Brüssel Caterina Sagna Company Ass. Venedig www.hebbel-theater.de Venues: Dock 11, Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Hebbel-Theater, Podewil, Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, Sophiensæle, Theater am Halleschen Ufer complete Programm: www.tanzfest.de