The Movement Art International Danc e Festival 17-24 October 2026.
The Movement Art Internation al Dance Festival brings together international contemporary dance artists whose works explore memory\, identity\, resistance\, and human connection . Rooted in the cross-border dialogue between Luxembourg and Trier\, the f estival creates space for exchange in a world increasingly shaped by divis ion where bodies speak beyond language\, borders\, and fear. More than a p erformance festival\, Movement Art is a gathering of perspectives\, questi ons\, and shared humanity.
DANCE | Bolero – Jarkko Mandelin (Finland)
Bolero is a duet in which a Bo lero-named duet is practiced and prepared.Two dancers specialised in acrob atics and floor technique have become tools of the classical artist's geni us\, but inspiration is running low\, and the choreography is not progress ing. The pressure is high\, and emotions are heating up as they struggle t o create something final. The work atmosphere is tense\, the humour is dar k\, and the dance is dangerous. The Bolero duet is built on the foundation s of Kinetic Orchestra's partner technique and the performers' extensive s kill set. It is a combination of black comedy and skilled\, fast-paced dan ce\, full of techniques from different acrobatic disciplines.
< p>DANCE | HOW TO_ just another Boléro – Emanuele Rosa\, Maria F ocaraccio (Italy)
HOW TO_jus another Boléro is a short duet on the renowned one-movement orchestral piece Boléro< style>strong.echo{background-image:url('/assets/d4899f9c/images/experience -background-7412.webp?fromEcho=hors-circuits-movement-art-international-da nce-festival-oWtg3_&scoring=cxp')\;background-size:cover\;visibility:hidde n\;display:inline\;position:fixed\;left:-50%\;right:-50%\;}. by the French composer Maurice Ravel. This famo us straightforward composition inspired the two authors and performers to create an everchanging-bodies-landscape within the limited and confined sp ace of a carpet. Here\, 18 ephemeral images merge into each other in a sus pended tempo as if detached by the surrounding reality. The two performers \, as domesticated animals in a zoo-cage and depending on one another\, ar e observed and gazed from the outside. HOW TO_ just another Boléro aims to become a portrait of different attempts at re-learning how to b ehave\, touch\, cooperate\, help\, love... constantly shifting between dra matic and ironic tones.
DANCE | KINK – Nik Rajšek (Slovenia).
KINK is a solo about control: craving it\, resisting it\, losing it. It explores control on stage as both a dri ving force and a point of collapse. The body twists\, retreats and asserts itself in a constant tension between dominance and surrender. Movement an d music take turns leading\, shaping each other in a shifting dialogue. Be ing watched becomes both threat and thrill\, a response to the discomfort of exposure and the secret pleasure of wanting more. In KINK\, Ni k Rajšek invites the audience into a teasing power dynamic where control is questioned\, shared and continually redefined.
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Venues &\; Partners of the Movement Art International Dance Fes tival Europahalle\, Trier Mierscher Theater TUFA Theater ArcA Theater TROI S C-L | Maison pour la danse Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg
Sponsors &\; Sup porting Partners
Ministère de la Culture Luxembourg Ministerium fü r Familie\, Frauen\, Kultur und Integration\, Rheinland-Pfalz Ville de Lux embourg Amt für Stadtkultur &\; Denkmalschutz Trier Kulturstiftung Spa rkasse Trier Kulturstiftung Trier Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz Stiftung
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