Cultural Festival We are in the Garden: Planetary Dance

Developed by the American choreographer and artist Anna Halprin (1920 - 2021), Planetary Dance is a ritual of healing and community renewal. It is an invitation to people around the world to join in a dance for peace in their own communities and for peace with the Earth. It brings people of all ages and abilities together to "dance for a purpose". The focus is the Earth Run, a simple dance that anyone can join. Participants:are invited to run, walk or simply stand in a series of concentric circles so that circles are formed. When everyone moves to the steady heartbeat of the drums, they become one collective body: "When dancing in large groups, an extraordinary phenomenon always occurs. When enough people move together in a common pulse with a common purpose, an amazing force takes over – a power that can renew, inspire, teach, create, and heal." (Anna Halprin).

The Planetary Dance performance will take place as part of the city's cultural festival We are in the Garden in Essen's Stadtgarten. A film documentation will later be part of the exhibition We is Future. Visions of New Communities at the Museum Folkwang (from 24.11.).

Direction: Dohee Lee (Tamalpa Institute Faculty, Puri Arts Founder)

In collaboration with the Anna Halprin Foundation and Tamalpa Germany.

With thanks to Daria Halprin and Sue Heinemann.

No previous knowledge is required for participation (free of charge).
Weatherproof clothing is recommended.