MEETING POINTS

Since 2019, Tanzbüro München has been working in partnership with The Work Room in Glasgow, Scotland. The long-term goal is to build a network between our institutions, artists from Munich and Glasgow, and to realise joint projects.

So far, we have organised Meeting Points together with The Work Room three times – research labs in which two artists from Glasgow and two from Munich spend one week together in each city. In order to foster not only exchange among the dance artists themselves, but also networking with the local scenes, the labs take place during festivals. On the Munich side, previous Meeting Points participants have included Ceren Oran, Sahra Huby, Quindell Orton, Laura Saumweber, Kathrin Knöpfle, and Matteo Carvone.

The Work Room describes itself as a membership organisation led by dance artists. Its aim is to support artists in taking a leading role in their practice and to realise high-quality, forward-looking dance for a wide range of contexts, both nationally and internationally.

Meeting Points is the first collaboration between The Work Room in Glasgow, Scotland, and Tanzbüro München. Its aim is to build a long-term network for exchange and joint projects between the two organisations. The project is also intended to serve as a starting point for further artistic collaborations between Scottish and German artists.

As part of the project, two one-week research labs will take place – one in Glasgow and one in Munich. The focus is not only on exchange among the participating artists, but also on networking within the host city, which is why the research labs take place during festivals.

The Work Room (TWR) is a membership-based organisation dedicated to creating a sustainable environment for independent artists in Scotland. Its mission is to support artists in their professional practice by helping them produce high-quality contemporary dance work in national and international contexts. This includes, among other things, access to studios at Tramway Glasgow, where residencies for choreographers are awarded.

MEETING POINTS III - THE ARTISTS

The selection for the third round of the cooperation project between The Work Room, Glasgow, and Tanzbüro München was not easy: out of 27 impressive applications, we decided on the following four artists:

Kathrin Knöpfle and Matteo Carvone will take part from Munich and, together with the Scottish dance artists Salma Faraji and Malcom Sutherland, will use the third round of the Meeting Points project to be able to exchange ideas without the usual production pressure. The first meeting will take place in Munich in March 2024, followed by a trip to Glasgow in May 2024.

Kathrin Knöpfle

Munich

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Salma Faraji

Glasgow

Matteo Carvone

Munich

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Malcom Sutherland

Glasgow

MEETING POINTS II – MUNICH GOES GLASGOW

After the first week of work in November, the four dance makers, Laura Saumweber, Quindell Orton (Munich) and Bridie Gane, David West (Glasgow), met in Glasgow from May 9-15 for the second Research Lab. The four artists came together to exchange ideas and work with each other in the studio. A trip to Cove Park, a venue for artist:in residencies, was also organized, as well as a day in Edinburgh at

Imaginate - Edinburgh International Children's Festival to expand personal networks and learn more about the dance scene and the country.

On May 13, there was a reception at the Goethe Institute in Glasgow, where the artists shared their experiences.

MEETING POINTS II – GLASGOW GOES MUNICH

From November 3rd to 9th the Scottish dancers and choreographers from The Work Room, Glasgow Bridie Gane and David West visited us.

Together with the Munich-based dance makers Laura Saumweber and Quindell Orton, they had the opportunity to spend a lot of time in the Playground Studio on the Kreativquartier site, to get to know each other and to exchange ideas about their work and to try out working approaches and practices in dance.

On the first day there was an impulse by Susanne Schneider, during the week the artists had the opportunity to participate in the Bad Lemons Project. At the end of the intensive working week there was a get-together in the studio with representatives of the dance scene from Munich.

We look forward to seeing you again in Glasgow in May 2022!

MEETING POINTS II – KÜNSTLER:INNEN

Also for the second round it was not an easy decision to select four dance artists for the cooperation project between The Work Room, Glasgow and Tanzbüro München. But now the artists have been chosen:

Laura Saumweber and Quindell Orton from Munich will participate and will use the second round of the project Meeting Points with the Scottish dance makers

Bridie Gane and David West to exchange ideas without the usual production pressure. The first meeting will take place in November 2021 in Munich, then in May 2022 they will go to Glasgow.

Laura Saumweber

Munich

Bridie Gane

Glasgow

Quindell Orton

Munich

David West

Glasgow

Meeting Points II is supported by DIEHL+RITTER/TANZPAKT RECONNECT, funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of the initiative NEUSTART KULTUR. Aid Program Dance.

MEETING POINTS I – GLASGOW GOES MUNICH

After a first collaborative week of work in Glasgow in October 2019, Sahra Huby and Ceren Oran (Munich), Rob Heaslip and Tamsyn Russell (Glasgow) now met for the second Research Lab in Munich in early March 2020. The four artists came together again for a week to share their practices in the studio, exchange experiences and work together as part of the Dance Platform Germany 2020. The opportunity for each artist to expand personal networks and learn more about the dance scene in their respective countries.

On March 7, 2020, the artists opened the studio to give visitors of the Dance Platform an insight into their working process.

MEETING POINTS I – MUNICH GOES GLASGOW

From October 21 to 26, the Müchner dancers and choreographers Sahra Huby and Ceren Oran were guests of The Work Room, Glasgow. Together with the Scottish project participants, Tamsyn Russell and Rob Heaslip, they had the opportunity to spend a lot of time in The Work Room studio, to get to know each other and to try out different working approaches and ideas without the usual production pressure. In addition, there was further input: an impulse workshop with Christine Devaney from Curious Seed, morning professional trainings with teachers and dancers from the local scene, a reception at the Goethe-Institut and the joint visit of several performances of the festival Dance International Glasgow. An intense, wonderful artistic exchange that fortunately continues: we look forward to seeing you again in Munich in early March 2020.

Meeting Points I – Artists

It was not an easy decision given the many exciting applications for Meeting Points, the first cooperation between The Work Room (Glasgow, Scotland) and Tanzbüro München, but now the four participants have been chosen:

Sahra Huby and Ceren Oran will travel to Glasgow in October to exchange ideas with their Scottish colleagues Tamsyn Russell and Rob Heaslip. Next March, the second joint meeting will take place in Munich as part of the Dance Platform 2020.

As part of an open-ended research lab, the artists will have the opportunity to exchange ideas, attend performances together and, of course, get to know other artists, important venues and institutions in the other city.

Ceren Oran

Munich

Rob Heaslip

Glasgow

Sahra Huby

Munich

Tamsyn Russell

Glasgow

Meeting Points is supported by the British Council Germany & British Council Scottland and is a cooperation of Tanzbüro München and The Work Room.

MEETING POINTS IV - THE ARTISTS

The cooperation project between Tanzbüro München and The Work Room in Glasgow is entering its fourth round this year, and we have once again received numerous wonderful and exciting applications. We are pleased to introduce the selected artists.

The participants from Munich are Rosalie Wanka and Jasmine Ellis. In November 2026, they will meet the Scottish dance artists Pik Kei Wong and Kathryn Gordon for the first time. Over the course of one week, they will exchange ideas about their artistic practices and work together.

The second meeting will take place in March 2027 in Glasgow.

Rosalie Wanka

Munich

Pik Kei Wong

Glasgow

Jasmine Ellis

Munich

Kathryn Gordon

Glasgow