BLIND DATES Riga meets Bremen (and vice versa) 
BLIND DATES Riga meets Bremen (and vice versa)
8 different relaxed performances
in English with Latvian subtitles or no text
15 min (each performance)
We recommend booking several performances in a row and take a dive into Bremen’s diverse performing arts scene!
Performances are randomly selected for the audience, so everyone has their own unique combination of ‘Blind Dates’.
in English with Latvian subtitles or no text
15 min (each performance)
We recommend booking several performances in a row and take a dive into Bremen’s diverse performing arts scene!
Performances are randomly selected for the audience, so everyone has their own unique combination of ‘Blind Dates’.
Description
Hide descriptionTwo countries, two Hanseatic cities, two vibrant art scenes: Bremen and Riga are twin towns. In this year’s festival edition, their kinship will be celebrated with an invigorating artistic exchange: Bremen’s performance and production venue
Schwankhalle is in town to set up the Riga audience with eight artists from Bremen’s independent performing arts scene.In eight 15-minute-pieces for one performer and one spectator at a time, the audience gets to meet a fortune teller, a Baile Funk tutor, an urban dancer, and a humanoid AI, amongst others. They join a queer family gathering (for two!), become part of a contact-free contact improvisation or enjoy a cup of tea while receiving their very own movement score.
Performances are randomly selected for the audience, so everyone has their own unique combination of ‘Blind Dates’. We recommend booking several performances in a row and take a dive into Bremen’s diverse performing arts scene!
About artists
The Schwankhalle Bremen is a performance and production venue for the independent performing arts. The building on the grounds of the former Remmer brewery in the Bremer Neustadt opened in 2003 and was operated by various actors and associations of the Bremen scene until the summer of 2015. Since its reopening under a new direction in September 2015, the Schwankhalle has become a laboratory and working space for local, national and international projects and co-operations. The new concept is based on the idea and tradition of the artists’ residency providing artists with time, space and support for transdisciplinary and self-determined research, advanced training and development in an inspiring environment.
The Schwankhalle offers two fully equipped theatre halls with a capacity of 120 and 80 seats, rehearsal stages and accommodations for guests. Since 2012, the supporting association Neugier e.V. as the operator and organiser has been funded with 818.670 Euros annually from Bremen’s Senator of Culture.
The Schwankhalle is part of the networks NFT and freischwimmen within the programme ›Verbindungen fördern‹ and is a member of the LafdK Bremen as well as klangpol – Netzwerk Neue Musik Nordwest. Together with the Theater Bremen, the Schwankhalle organizes the biennial Performing Arts Festival OUTNOW!
