Dance News

The “Kritikerumfrage 2024/2025” (Critics' Surveys 2024/2025) for German-speaking countries by tanznetz.de have been published. Switzerland shines with several awards this year. The ZHdK was named best training institution and the Zurich Opera House was honored as a “remarkable venue.” Cathy Marston also received high praise in the category “Choreographer 2024/2025.”

The anthology “Incorporer – Dramaturgies en danse contemporaine” is the result of the “ddd – dramaturgie danse dialogue” project and will be published on September 5 in French and English by MētisPresses.

The multidisciplinary festival La Bâtie in Geneva will open on August 28 with the dance piece “1000&1 BPM_Odyssée”. It is the result of a unique collaboration between the La Bâtie festival, the Pavillon de l'ADC, the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, and the Compagnie Arts Mouvementés/Yasmine Hugonnet.

The Breakthrough Festival will take place from September 4 to 7 at Tanzhaus Zurich and Jugendkulturhaus Dynamo, bringing international breakdancers, visionary stage art, and hip-hop culture to Zurich, along with an extensive supporting program.

The dance competition Red Bull Dance Your Style celebrates hip-hop culture, street dance, and improvisation. The 2025 edition will take place from August 29 to 31 in Zurich. The audience decides who wins the battles.