A Land Within
Ioannis Mandafounis & Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company
“A Land Within” is a promenade performance that invites spectators to wander through a series of imagined worlds. Each location has its own identity, atmosphere, function and vitality that induces a distinct quality in the dance. As the audience moves freely between the locations they travel through the personal emotions and states of each performer. This dreamlike journey is an invitation to explore a mosaic of stories that fan out the many facets of what it means to be human based on the philosopher Maxime Rovère’s thoughts on conflict and forgiveness.
Duration: ca. 1 h 45 min
During the performance, the audience moves freely between different stations. Seating is provided for the audience. Not barrier-free accessible.
28.02.2025
Premiere party
Following the performance, the DFDC invites you to join their premiere party. Admission is free.
02.03.2025
Audience Discussion
Find out more about the background to the production and the artists involved. The talk will be held in English.
There will be moments of elevated noise levels during the event.
Ioannis Mandafounis has been the artistic director of the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company since the 2023/24 season. He works with the ensemble using the live choreography methodology he developed. This enables the dancers to create a new choreography live on stage from their bodies, movements and actions in every performance and every moment.
The Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company is a contemporary dance ensemble under the artistic direction of Ioannis Mandafounis. It develops, presents and teaches dance with the desire to bring people together, inspire them and get them excited about dance. The Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company unites contemporary thinking and dance tradition by experimenting and rethinking and developing traditional notions of choreography. A central foundation of the company’s work is the methodology developed by Ioannis Mandafounis. This enables the dancers to create a new choreography live on stage from their bodies, movements and actions in every performance and every moment. This creates a collaborative process that strengthens the individual artists and opens up to the audience.
Choreography: Ioannis Mandafounis
Dance: Dancers of the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company
The Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company is funded by the City of Dresden and the Free State of Saxony as well as the City of Frankfurt am Main and the State of Hesse. Company-in-Residence at HELLERAU – European Center for the Arts in Dresden and at the Bockenheimer Depot in Frankfurt am Main.
