FROM COLORFUL JOY TO GREY TENSION – Masterworks by Colorado Ballet
The white shirt loosely follows the dancer’s smooth arm movements, and the bold necklaces worn by the rest of the female characters go up and down in the beat of the repetitive music – Boléro by Ravel. I cannot believe that it is already the last of the three pieces...
With rhythms into another world
"TaTenTenTa. - NaGeGeNa - ..." While our hands are busy hitting the right parts of the tabla in the right moment, our lips are moving alongside the rhythm. Reciting is something we have trained up until perfection in the course of the last months. 10 weeks, one whole...
Inspiring students – As a guest speaker at the Madden Challenge
"Who of you loves traveling?" The arms of the students in the audience go up even faster than the ones of the faculty members. "Then, we have the right topic for you!" Jeroen and I are standing next to each other, the huge screen to our right, the audience in front...
A puppet becomes alive
Even after leaving the theatre, I am still thinking about how long you have to train the technique of perfectly imitating a puppet. The dancers in Coppélia did a wonderful job doing right that, and I was happy to cover their performance in an article for Performing...
Dreambird – A Multicultural Theatre Performance for Children
As a creative individual, there's nothing more fulfilling than working on a project that brings people together from all over the world to create something magical. That's exactly what I had the privilege of doing as the artistic director of Dreambird, a theatre...
From the Indian elephants to Asian Dragons – My documentary featured at the Colorado Dragon Boat film festival
What an event! Three months after coming back from my time in India, I got the chance to reflect on this exciting time. Conducting interviews, fighting my way through the Mumbai traffic to fetch some more B-role material, relaxing at an Indian Classical Music night......
TRIPPLE THREE ARTISTS – URBAN BUSH WOMEN
As a Performing Arts enthusiast, I feel incredibly privileged to have not only attended the Urban Bush Women's performance at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts but also to have the honor to write a review about it on Performing Denver and be invited to several...
Grateful and Growing: My Journey with the Lamont Opera Theatre Company
"Farewell, farewell..." singing while hearing the ringing of the voices of everybody on stage in the concert hall, the level of my emotions is rising exponentially. I am grateful, I am happy, I am overwhelmed, I am satisfied, I am said. These will be the last lines, I...
Grün durch die USA? Meine nachhaltigen Erfahrungen als Masterstudentin
Studying at a US university (big thank you to all my scholarship-providers 😉 ) comes with a lot of luxury, such as having a free yearly pass to the gym. However, obtaining a gym can be highly intensive regarding energy and water consumption. In my latest article I...
Writing for the Arts: My role as Presenting Denver Ambassador
Arriving in Denver in autumn 2022, it has not taken me long to discover the amazing art scene in the city. From jazz concerts and jam sessions, where I am regularly actively involved as musician to great theatre performances to dance. This scene is so interesting,...
Future Maker – Ashoka Changemaker Summit 2024
After a midnight interview discussing community involvement and motivation, I’ve joined Ashoka as a “Future Maker.” Honored to be part of the Participation Collective and eager to contribute to change, I’ll help organize a sustainable Ashoka Changemaker Summit in September 2024 in Hamburg, mentor young participants, and promote environmental responsibility.
Lights of Change: Sustainable Bollywood
"Stop - the hair". The director is sitting in front of two screens just around the corner of the set so that he can observe everything without being in the way of the camera. I am currently witnessing behind the scenes how a new episode of a popular Indian TV series...
Shaking, Stepping, Jumping – 3 h of Bollywood dance
"You have to concentrate! Now we take our right arm and lift our right leg in order to..." Akshay is facing the mirror while talking to us - a group of University of Denver students on their interterm-class exploring the secrets of Bollywood. If you follow my blog you...
Rajasthan – a wild discovery journey
"No, no. It was only a small wedding. 10 guests for each family." The young man next to me is slim, he smiles while telling about the wedding ceremony of his younger brother for which he just returns home from Jodhpur. It is one of the shorter train rides for me, a...
From Ajmer via Pushkar to Jaipur – a rollercoaster of experiences
"Pushkar?" "Pushkar?" I freak out innerly, but stay nice and calm outside. "No, thank you". I just arrived at the train station at Ajmer. I experience exactly what I read: Normally tourists do not stop at Ajmer, but directly go on to travel to Pushkar. I decided to at...