Reviews
Here you will find night critiques and reviews, which we usually accompany and supplement with dance photography and dance films of the performances to offer an additional, independent and hopefully artistic view of the choreographic events.
schrit_tmacher justdance! Festival 2025
A distant view into new territory
The Fabien Prioville Dance Company creates powerful images in their ‘Power Moves’ at the Stahlbau Strang factory in Aachen. But is that enough?
By: Harff-Peter Schönherr
Deep darkness that is only dimly lit. Emptiness that only fills imperceptibly. Five people pace a square, as […]
schrit_tmacher justdance! specials:
Miracles are possible
Hymn to humanity: The community art project ‘Simurgh’ by the Dutch DIK Danstheater moves us to tears
By: Harff-Peter Schönherr
In the world of mysticism, anything is possible. Even the search for a wise king of supernatural powers, at the end of which the seekers realise that they […]
Third week schrit_tmacher justdance! festival
Hope? None!
Dancing on the volcano: Alice Ripoll’s choreography ‘Zona Franca’ confronts us with the attitude to life in Brazil’s favelas. At first glance it is irritatingly colourful, at second glance it is abysmally black. Ambiguity that opens our eyes.
By: Harff-Peter Schönherr
It’s beautiful here, at first glance. […]
schrit_tmacher justdance! Festival in Aachen
‘BACH Reimagined’ by the British James Wilton Dance
The second opening of this year’s Schrit_tmacher festival presented ‘BACH Reimagined’ by the British James Wilton Dance in the sold-out theatre in Aachen. Our Videoimpressions.
James Wilton Dance Company – Choreography: James Wilton and Sarah Jane Taylor – Performed by: […]
Impressions of TRIPTYK:
‘Pode Ser’ by Leïla Ka
‘Triptych’ with solo dance pieces by Fanny Brouyaux, Loraine Dambermont and Leïla Ka at the Alter Schlachthof Eupen
By Natalie Broschat
Since 2017, the Alter Schlachthof Eupen, which primarily presents circus and theatre, has been part of schrit_tmacher just dance! and cooperates with its 30-year-old […]