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Bangladesh

Young Choreographers' Platform’

Cultural Encounters between South Asia and Germany
 Young Choreographers’ Platform

Since 2014 the Young Choreographers' Platform works with young dancers and choreographers to develop their own contemporary Bangladeshi dance language in bringing their own stories, themes, and dreams to the stage. Artistic director is Tom Bünger.

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Mustakim Mahmud and Sohel Rana Jim © Tomas Bünger Mustakim Mahmud and Sohel Rana Jim © Tomas Bünger

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 Without togetherness no joy of joys

Akka Mahadevi’s quote in the title invokes Tomas Bünger's memory of his time in Bangladesh as mentor and head of the Young Choreographers’ Platform

View recordings of the young choreographers featuring Sudeshna Swayamprabha, Anandita Khan, Ariful Islam Arnab, Tahnun Ahmedy,  Md. Eashin Arafat amongst many others.

Our partners have been Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, University of Dhaka, Bistaar Art Center Chittagong, Ocean Dance Festival, Neustart Kultur DIS-TANZ-SOLO, and Kossi Sebastien Aholou-Wokawui.

Lessons at the Institute for Contemporary Dance, Folkwang University of Arts © Heike Kandalowski

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