VERTICAL DANCE HUB BASEL /CH
INAUGURATION SHOW
"TANZ DER SEIDENSPINNER"
ABOUT
The Vertical Dance Hub Basel /CH is the first Hub in Switzerland dedicated to research, artistic residencies and workshops in Vertical Dance. It is also the highest in Europe, with its 34m high wall, wich is since June 2022 magnified by a monumental work of the Basel artist Adrian Falkner, forming a unique stage of 500m2. A second 15m high wall is also equipped.
Rebekka Gather from Tempo di Borea initiated the project "Vertical Dance Hub Switzerland Basel/CH" together with Urban Art Agency Switzerland GmbH, directed by Cornelia Kilchherr.
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In June 2022 we inaugurated the VDHB with a breathtaking aerial performance for four dancers with live music composed specially for the occasion, on the 500m2 stage of the Vertical Dance Hub Basel /CH, with its 34m hight and coverd windows by SYYDEBÄNDEL, A monumental art piece of the famous basel artist Adrian Falkner
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Concept : Rebekka Gather
Choreography : Tempo di Borea
Dancers : Suzanne de Bekker, Natasja Böde, Ella Cocset, Rebekka Gather
Live Music : Mara Miribung
Costumes : Ursina Baur
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Location
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Vertical Dance Hub Basel /CH
Klybeckplatz
Mauerstrasse 1
4057 Basel
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Tram station "Ciba"
The Vertical Dance Hub Basel/CH and its opening party could not take place without the great support of the following institutions: Christoph Merian Stiftung, Swiss Life, E.E. Zunft zu Hausgenossen, GGG, Swisslos-Fonds Basel-Stadt, as well as others who do not wish to be named.
