Newsletter | Jochen Heckmann

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I would like to explain to you why dance often loses its magic on screen and is so much more powerful live. I'm a professional dancer and...

Similar to writer's block ... An empty dance hall can be as intimidating as a blank sheet of paper. But every creative journey begins...

What does a building site have to do with dance? My inspiration comes from very different places. I recently had an inspiration for a...

Dog, nature, creativity, wonder My morning walk with the dog is more than just a routine for me - it's my creative fuelling station and...

Letting go and cutting back as an artist is not always easy, but it is important to reach the audience. There's this one magical moment....

Even as an experienced dancer, I still have to overcome my inner bastard every day and realise that training is worth it, even if my body...

You feel perfectly prepared for an important performance. That's how I felt at the premiere of ‘Trans-Pass’. I was wearing a traditional...

Many people believe that a career in dance is not possible. Is that really true? Well, it's true that a job in the arts doesn't...

Everyone thinks that dancers are more often injured than healthy. But the truth is a bit more complicated. You have to imagine that every...

Today, contemporary dance works a lot with improvisation and research. This often results in a mixture of different movement qualities,...

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