HUMAN dance

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Moving human rights

"Dancing with each other is an ideal platform to meet in openness,
respect and acceptance."

Wilfried van Poppel, developer community dance-choreography,
Head of School Projects and premiere in Bremen

 

For HUMAN project initiator and composer Helge Burggrabe, a special focus from the very beginning was on translating HUMAN HUMAN music into dance. The form of community dance in particular invites people - regardless of previous dance experience, age, traditions and lifestyles, national, cultural or religious affiliation - to experience the basic themes of being human together and to move the senses in a double sense of the word.

This is impressively demonstrated by the premiere of the HUMAN Community Dance performance at the Bremen Theatre and the performance at the Royal Flemish Theatre in Brussels (summer 2021) under the direction of the internationally active team of choreographers led by Wilfried van Poppel and Amaya Lubeigt.

For HUMAN project initiator and composer Helge Burggrabe, a special focus from the very beginning was on translating HUMAN HUMAN music into dance. The form of community dance in particular invites people - regardless of previous dance experience, age, traditions and lifestyles, national, cultural or religious affiliation - to experience the basic themes of being human together and to move the senses in a double sense of the word.

This is impressively demonstrated by the premiere of the HUMAN Community Dance performance at the Bremen Theatre and the performance at the Royal Flemish Theatre in Brussels (summer 2021) under the direction of the internationally active team of choreographers led by Wilfried van Poppel and Amaya Lubeigt.

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HUMAN Communtiy Dance premiere film

For the implementation of your own projects, we are happy to provide the script "Dancing HUMAN" as a free download. In this Wilfried van Poppel and Amaya Lubeigt outline their HUMAN Community Dance choreography of the premieres.

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HUMAN music

The HUMAN suite for orchestra and percussion forms the basis of the HUMAN International Culture Project.

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HUMAN education

In HUMAN educational projects, we inspire people to get involved for more humanity.

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Questions and Answers

The HUMAN music can be purchased as a CD via the online store of the Kulturbüro Helge Burggrabe or as CD and vinyl for example via amazon. Schools, orchestras and theatres can obtain the CD at the special price of 12€/CD (plus postage). Request gladly here.

You can also find the HUMAN album at all known streaming providers: Spotify, Apple Music, amazon, Deezer, Tidal, Qobuz.

Music videos for the tracks of the HUMAN Suite can be found auf unserem YouTube channel. In the HUMAN album trailer composer Helge Burggrabe and British conductor Duncan Ward outline their approaches to the composition.

 

Im Skript „Dancing HUMAN" Wilfried van Poppel (NL) and Amaya Lubeigt (Esp) explain the main ideas of their community dance choreography for the double premiere in Bremen and Brussels. The script also offers links to audio examples and dance impressions. We are happy to provide you with a free download of the script, just ask here You can download a reading sample here .

There are no guidelines for the interpretation of HUMAN music in dance. Choreographers, dancers, dance teachers and dance companies are warmly invited to interpret HUMAN music with their own ideas.

We would be grateful for relevant conception information and would also be happy to include dates of upcoming events in our HUMAN Terminkalender auf. Sende uns einfach here .

  • Movement and dance to HUMAN music enable - not only in the subjects of music and sport - a creative, playful approach to basic themes of being human and human rights.
  • A project week could focus on the preparation and design of a school-internal or public HUMAN dance performance - in which the HUMAN music is played on CD or in which the school orchestra plays live.
  • The HUMAN music can inspire the development of a community dance choreography: developed together with the students or by teachers. This is possible royalty-free.
  • HUMAN choreographers can be invited and engaged for a "Five days to dance project week" at the school. This intensive pedagogical-artistic project week is rounded off with an internal or public HUMAN Community Dance performance. Between 50 and 120 pupils can take part in such a HUMAN Community Dance project week; the number of participating choreographers varies with the number of participants.


We gladly accept experiences with HUMAN projects and publish them on the HUMAN website with the name of the school and the responsible teacher. We are always open to new HUMAN project ideas and can put you in touch with our HUMAN choreographer team if required You can contact us here .

You can find more suggestions and information at HUMAN education.

 

Numerous "HUMAN Five-days-to-Dance-Projects" have already been carried out in schools under the leadership of Wilfried van Poppel and Amaya Lubeigt (D, ESP, P, NL). They also led the inclusive HUMAN Community Dance project with a performance at the First European Inclusive Congress in Zurich (15.6.2022) and in Beit Sahur (Palestine) in July 2022.

You can find more suggestions and information at HUMAN education. Films of individual projects can be found here.

 

You can find more answers in our Fragen und Antworten on the following topics HUMAN music, HUMAN education and Donation. In addition, you are always welcome to contact us here .

"The music and the dance express what cannot be said and about which it is impossible to be silent. Man must not be silent and must not be silenced. That is why we dance."
Mareike WindorfManaging Director, German Chamber Orchestra Berlin
Mareike Windorf
"For me, HUMAN is about essentials: beyond language and cultural barriers, we are all first and foremost human beings - with bodies that want to move. Community dance can break down walls and build bridges! So let's dance!"
Nanni KlokeLeitung HUMAN Choreographie Team
Nanni Kloke
"For me, dance makes my world better. I tell stories and images with it. It's something very unique, intimate, and at the same time, very communal."
Mina RaschiatoreEnsemble member, HUMAN dance premiere Bremen
Mina Raschiatore
"Dancing together is an ideal platform to meet each other with openness, respect and acceptance."
Wilfried van PoppelChoreography HUMAN Community Dance premiere and direction of HUMAN school projects "Five days to dance".
Wilfried van Poppel
"It is a very special opportunity to share with others and through HUMAN and dance theater to bring body movements, images and demands for human rights such as freedom, equality, creativity ... forever into the world."
Pablo García BartoloméPsychologist specializing in art therapy, community health and health education.
Pablo García Bartolomé
"Being HUMAN is our reality, but feeling HUMAN is our right. Through this project and through dance, we want to invite participants to love and express life, to feel, to understand and to work together for a better world."
Amaya LubeigtChoreography HUMAN Community Dance premiere and direction of HUMAN school projects.
Amaya Lubeigt
"Movement arises out of itself, that's how I dance. Doing this for human rights holds archaic moments and touches my heart - it is healing. Taking the movement of our VALUES into the world is just wonderful."
Andrea M. NossemParticipant of the HUMAN dance project with free dance in munich, germany.
Andrea M. Nossem
"It's about self-confidence. HUMAN is a very beautiful project where you can express yourself, and I think that's great."
Rita PereiraParticipant of the "Five days to dance" - Erasmus project in the Lernhaus am Campus in Osterholz-Scharmbeck
Rita Pereira
"Edris - a young Afghan who danced in this project won my heart! Between despair and tears in his eyes from laughter, he made me live through everything in the four days. At the end, he gave me a Turkish euro, which he probably had with him as a good luck charm on his escape. It was really as if someone was pressing a gold treasure into my hand out of sheer gratitude of being seen. THAT touched and impressed me deeply."
Nina BaldingerChoreographer, leader of a HUMAN community dance project in Freiburg (2022), with 20 people from 7 different nations.
Nina Baldinger
"Participation in the Human Project has given me the opportunity, through the expression of dance, to recognize and communicate universal sensations and feelings of human rights in a wonderful and, for me, unknown atmosphere. Both in terms of the artistic situation and the group of people who participated in this project. A hug for all of you!"
Gloria Madrigal MirParticipant in a HUMAN dance project in Asturias, summer 2022
Gloria Madrigal Mir
"Expressing in free dance what shows up moment to moment on these compositions by Helge Burggrabe on elemental themes of being human, unites us as a group and brings our individual expression of humanity to the world. From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU for this great gift!"
Oranna ErbDirection of the HUMAN dance project with free dance in Munich
Oranna Erb
"The idea of the Human Project is to bring young people together, to give them a voice so they can be heard individually and collectively."
Royston MaldoomArtistic accompaniment choreography
Royston Maldoom
"With a dance project like HUMAN, everyone can participate. There is consideration for one's own abilities and the best is brought out."
Madita BrünjesEnsemble member, HUMAN dance premiere Bremen
Madita Brünjes
"To participate in a community dance project means for me to be able to express myself without borders. In HUMAN, this is how we present the basic rights of humanity, which unfortunately are not respected in many countries."
Sandra Calvo PastorEnsemble member, HUMAN dance premiere Bremen
Sandra Calvo Pastor
» We are tonight in the HUMAN dance project spectators or participants of a new human-human relationship without ifs and buts. […] The only essential thing is the encounter at the same eye level in the presence of the full individuality of each other. «
Domenig Christian GaegaufInitiator of the first inclusive HUMAN dance project in Switzerland (June 2021).
Domenig Christian Gaegauf
"A great project! I wish all participants deep lasting and happy impressions and encounters. I would love to dance along immediately! Hopefully the message will also reach places and people where it is especially needed, so that human rights can really be rights of all people."
Julia JentschFilm and theater actress
Julia Jentsch
"Human rights are the minimum framework on the basis of which the individual can develop. Therefore, they must be collectively demanded and protected. In the workshop team formed by Amaya and Wilfried, we are all pieces of a beautiful puzzle whose elements fit together to form a whole. But the message is never clear, it requires audience members who are challenged by what happens on stage."
Angélica López de la ManzanaraLawyer, participant in the HUMAN Community Dance project in Asturias in the summer of 2022.
Angélica López de la Manzanara
"Human encounter in movement, where the spark jumps before the dance begins. And suddenly we spectators are also part of this warm-hearted community of people who are all on our way.
Semya AyoubiVisitor to the HUMAN Community Dance performance at the inclusive European Congress "Moving Borders" 16.6.2022, Zurich
Semya Ayoubi
"Dancing with people is always very moving and fills the heart immensely, especially when you see so many different people who didn't know each other before dancing a piece like HUMAN together on stage."
Susanne EuleChoreographer, director of a HUMAN community dance project in Freiburg (2022) with 20 people from 7 nations.
Susanne Eule
The moving engagement with human rights set positive processes in motion in the participants and promoted and enriched communication between all.
Katharina GutzeitDance teacher and cultural mediator, leader of a HUMAN dance project at the Ida-Ehre-Gemeinschaftsschule Bad Oldesloe (2023)
Katharina Gutzeit
"It fills me with great joy and confidence to weave in free dance, together with other dancers, the loving, appreciative togetherness of the human family."
Vera Griebert-SchröderParticipant of the HUMAN project with free dance and Conscious Dance, Munich
Vera Griebert-Schröder
It's about human rights! They are the same for all of us, no matter what we look like, what we can do, what we can't, simply because we are human beings. In our project, people with and without disabilities come together. They interact, dancing, playing, unequally equal. Because they are perhaps not as different as they might seem at first sight.
Katrin ÖttingTheatre teacher, Dramaturgy Lübeck Theatre
Katrin Ötting
I enjoy this weekly very intense exploration of the different questions of being human" in our inclusive group. To be on a common journey with many wonderful different people all the way to the premiere in May 2024 and to learn so much from each other in the process - what a gift!"
Katja GrzamDancer and choreographer, choreography and performance HUMAN Lübeck
Katja Grzam
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"Edris - a young Afghan who danced in this project won my heart! Between despair and tears in his eyes from laughter, he made me live through everything in the four days. At the end, he gave me a Turkish euro, which he probably had with him as a good luck charm on his escape. It was really as if someone was pressing a gold treasure into my hand out of sheer gratitude of being seen. THAT touched and impressed me deeply."
Nina BaldingerChoreographer, leader of a HUMAN community dance project in Freiburg (2022), with 20 people from 7 different nations.
Nina Baldinger
"Being HUMAN is our reality, but feeling HUMAN is our right. Through this project and through dance, we want to invite participants to love and express life, to feel, to understand and to work together for a better world."
Amaya LubeigtChoreography HUMAN Community Dance premiere and direction of HUMAN school projects.
Amaya Lubeigt
"The music and the dance express what cannot be said and about which it is impossible to be silent. Man must not be silent and must not be silenced. That is why we dance."
Mareike WindorfManaging Director, German Chamber Orchestra Berlin
Mareike Windorf
"For me, HUMAN is about essentials: beyond language and cultural barriers, we are all first and foremost human beings - with bodies that want to move. Community dance can break down walls and build bridges! So let's dance!"
Nanni KlokeLeitung HUMAN Choreographie Team
Nanni Kloke
"For me, dance makes my world better. I tell stories and images with it. It's something very unique, intimate, and at the same time, very communal."
Mina RaschiatoreEnsemble member, HUMAN dance premiere Bremen
Mina Raschiatore
"Dancing together is an ideal platform to meet each other with openness, respect and acceptance."
Wilfried van PoppelChoreography HUMAN Community Dance premiere and direction of HUMAN school projects "Five days to dance".
Wilfried van Poppel
"It is a very special opportunity to share with others and through HUMAN and dance theater to bring body movements, images and demands for human rights such as freedom, equality, creativity ... forever into the world."
Pablo García BartoloméPsychologist specializing in art therapy, community health and health education.
Pablo García Bartolomé
"Movement arises out of itself, that's how I dance. Doing this for human rights holds archaic moments and touches my heart - it is healing. Taking the movement of our VALUES into the world is just wonderful."
Andrea M. NossemParticipant of the HUMAN dance project with free dance in munich, germany.
Andrea M. Nossem
"It's about self-confidence. HUMAN is a very beautiful project where you can express yourself, and I think that's great."
Rita PereiraParticipant of the "Five days to dance" - Erasmus project in the Lernhaus am Campus in Osterholz-Scharmbeck
Rita Pereira
"Participation in the Human Project has given me the opportunity, through the expression of dance, to recognize and communicate universal sensations and feelings of human rights in a wonderful and, for me, unknown atmosphere. Both in terms of the artistic situation and the group of people who participated in this project. A hug for all of you!"
Gloria Madrigal MirParticipant in a HUMAN dance project in Asturias, summer 2022
Gloria Madrigal Mir
"Expressing in free dance what shows up moment to moment on these compositions by Helge Burggrabe on elemental themes of being human, unites us as a group and brings our individual expression of humanity to the world. From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU for this great gift!"
Oranna ErbDirection of the HUMAN dance project with free dance in Munich
Oranna Erb
"The idea of the Human Project is to bring young people together, to give them a voice so they can be heard individually and collectively."
Royston MaldoomArtistic accompaniment choreography
Royston Maldoom
"With a dance project like HUMAN, everyone can participate. There is consideration for one's own abilities and the best is brought out."
Madita BrünjesEnsemble member, HUMAN dance premiere Bremen
Madita Brünjes
"To participate in a community dance project means for me to be able to express myself without borders. In HUMAN, this is how we present the basic rights of humanity, which unfortunately are not respected in many countries."
Sandra Calvo PastorEnsemble member, HUMAN dance premiere Bremen
Sandra Calvo Pastor
» We are tonight in the HUMAN dance project spectators or participants of a new human-human relationship without ifs and buts. […] The only essential thing is the encounter at the same eye level in the presence of the full individuality of each other. «
Domenig Christian GaegaufInitiator of the first inclusive HUMAN dance project in Switzerland (June 2021).
Domenig Christian Gaegauf
"A great project! I wish all participants deep lasting and happy impressions and encounters. I would love to dance along immediately! Hopefully the message will also reach places and people where it is especially needed, so that human rights can really be rights of all people."
Julia JentschFilm and theater actress
Julia Jentsch
"Human rights are the minimum framework on the basis of which the individual can develop. Therefore, they must be collectively demanded and protected. In the workshop team formed by Amaya and Wilfried, we are all pieces of a beautiful puzzle whose elements fit together to form a whole. But the message is never clear, it requires audience members who are challenged by what happens on stage."
Angélica López de la ManzanaraLawyer, participant in the HUMAN Community Dance project in Asturias in the summer of 2022.
Angélica López de la Manzanara
"Human encounter in movement, where the spark jumps before the dance begins. And suddenly we spectators are also part of this warm-hearted community of people who are all on our way.
Semya AyoubiVisitor to the HUMAN Community Dance performance at the inclusive European Congress "Moving Borders" 16.6.2022, Zurich
Semya Ayoubi
"Dancing with people is always very moving and fills the heart immensely, especially when you see so many different people who didn't know each other before dancing a piece like HUMAN together on stage."
Susanne EuleChoreographer, director of a HUMAN community dance project in Freiburg (2022) with 20 people from 7 nations.
Susanne Eule
The moving engagement with human rights set positive processes in motion in the participants and promoted and enriched communication between all.
Katharina GutzeitDance teacher and cultural mediator, leader of a HUMAN dance project at the Ida-Ehre-Gemeinschaftsschule Bad Oldesloe (2023)
Katharina Gutzeit
"It fills me with great joy and confidence to weave in free dance, together with other dancers, the loving, appreciative togetherness of the human family."
Vera Griebert-SchröderParticipant of the HUMAN project with free dance and Conscious Dance, Munich
Vera Griebert-Schröder
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