German premier

The dance scene in Luxembourg has undergone constant development in recent years. The Centre de Création Chorégraphique Luxembourgeois / TROIS C-L has played a decisive role in this. Bernard Baumgarten and Sylvia Camarda are among the best-known choreographers of this country.

»On my skin« is a humorous dance piece about the phenomenon of human skin. It shows narcissism, the madness of youth, eroticism and affection but also addiction to distraction and superficiality. »Conscienza di terrore« (»Conscience of terror«) is about a young terrorist, who is confronted with his own visions in a detention centre. The current topic of Guantanamo Bay is abstracted through the figures of an angel and a musical idol.

Bernard Baumgarten, who was born in Luxembourg in 1964, studied dance and dance education in Luxembourg, Nice and Paris. From 1990-93 he worked as dancer for S.O.A.P. Tanz Theater of Rui Horta in Frankfurt/Main. In 1995 he founded the company UnitControl. Since 2005 he has been artistic director of the Danz Festival Lëtzebuerg Le Transfrontalier and of TROIS C-L since 2007.

Sylvia Camarda, who was born in Luxembourg in 1978, studied dance in London and Cannes. She danced with Koen Augustijnen, Ghent, from 2001-03, with the famous Cirque du Soleil, Montréal, from 2005-06 and in several plays by Jan Fabre, Antwerp, from 2005-09. In 2003 she founded the company missdeluxedanceco.