Grounded in the principles of "Liquid Mechanics," this contemporary workshop integrates Release technique, Countertechnique, improvisation, and floor work — cultivating a fluid, responsive, injury-resilient body for a sustainable, lifelong practice.

What happens when images and words meet? In this open workshop, kids and teens explore visual art and voice together — drawing, painting, and speaking their way toward new ideas. For young people aged 10 to 16, free of charge, no experience needed.

Hybridization and mixing — from hip hop to South East Asian dances, from the technic to the organic. Olé Khamchanla leads a workshop exploring his own hybrid movement language, shaped by years of cross-cultural exchange.

Discover the basics of traditional Lao dance combined with contemporary technique, building choreography shaped to the participants' own level.

Moroccan choreographer and contemporary dancer Ahlam El Morsli, founder of the company Col'jam, leads a workshop exploring contemporary dance and the dialogue between body and technology.

An informal glimpse into work by our local and international summer residents — a look at the ideas and experiments taking shape in the studio. Featuring Kunstorian's Pourparleres, Jessica Fester's Am I Enough?, and Milena Ugren Koulas's New Work.

French house dancer Sarah Bidaw (FLOW'HERS CREW, Cie ART-TRACK) shares the technique, musicality, and energy of house dance, helping participants find their own voice on the floor.

An open jam session in the spirit of the cypher — house dance and freestyle in a shared, communal space. All levels welcome, whether you come to dance, watch, or just soak up the energy.

A dance performance born from a cross-cultural cooperation between artists from Laos, Morocco and Germany. "City of Future" blends movement traditions and contemporary choreography to imagine shared futures across cultures.

Cuban-born choreographer Maura Morales, founder of the Cooperativa Maura Morales and Kurt Jooss Prize winner, leads a masterclass in contemporary dance.

Safet Mistele and Aurora Magrì, founders of the Kassel-based dance collective Radical Bodies, lead a masterclass in contemporary dance rooted in embodiment, experimentation, and collective process.

What gives us hope for the future? This open workshop explores the question together through movement, dance, creative writing, and visual expression — for young people aged 10 to 23, free of charge and with no prior experience needed.

A look into the making of a dance work — this showing opens up several days of studio process to the audience, sharing the exploration and decisions that shape a piece before it's finished.

How do we want to live together in the future? As part of Future Labs, around 20 children, young people, and young adults present the performance and time capsule installation they created together around this question.

Young dancers take the floor to battle it out — showcasing skill, freestyle energy, and confidence in front of a live audience. A high-energy event celebrating the next generation of dance talent.

The preselection round of the dance battle — dancers face off in urban styles to earn their spot in the main battle, with energy, skill, and crowd support setting the tone.

The best from the preselection return for one final showdown. After qualifying battles across all styles, the top dancers face off for the title — raw skill, sharp competition, and the highest energy of the night.

Cuban-born choreographer Maura Morales, founder of the Cooperativa Maura Morales and Kurt Jooss Prize winner, leads a masterclass in contemporary dance.

A day for all ages — workshops and performances designed to bring families together through movement. Kids and parents explore dance side by side, followed by performances to enjoy as an audience. A relaxed, welcoming space to discover the festival together.

"My House Is Your House" — introduces the foundations and essence of House dance: groove, rhythm, musicality, and freestyle expression, including footwork, jacking, skating, and lofting, with a focus on connecting movement to music and to fellow dancers.

Safet Mistele and Aurora Magrì, founders of the Kassel-based dance collective Radical Bodies, lead a masterclass in contemporary dance rooted in embodiment, experimentation, and collective process.

An evening of three distinct works exploring body, identity, and time. Aurora Magrì's No Man's Land reflects on division — between bodies, identities, and the ground we share. Olé Khamchanla's CERCLE is a choreographic solo at the crossroads of cultures. Noutnapha Soydala's 90/now offers a reflection on time, transformation, and the body through movement.