Artists in Residence
12-23 December 2023: Jochen Heckmann
Showcase
23.12.2022
On 22 December 2022, Jochen Heckmann gave insights into the research work after his two-week residency. First dance ideas were presented in a collage-like form. His solo deals with the questions surrounding the topic of growing older and how he deals with these changes as a dancer. This was followed by an audience discussion with Caroline Finn, Judith Kuckart, Angelika Ächter and Corneliu Ganea. A video of the performance at the Aargauer Kunsthaus will follow shortly.
Preparations for the Showcase
21.12.2022
Jochen Heckmann will be sharing the initial results of his research work with the residency on 22 December 2022. He will give insight into the results of this creative phase and show a collage-like presentation of insights, outlooks and ideas. The short performance will be followed by an audience discussion.
Aargauer Kunsthaus
22 December 2022 | 7-8pm
Research
13.12.2022
After 10 years of abstinence from the stage and a choreographic sabbatical since 2016, it is time for dancer and choreographer Jochen Heckmann to start a new chapter. He is using the residency to research his solo project. For him, dance is something existential, true and unique. When he dances, he dives into his innermost being, illuminates shallows there, comes across things he thought were lost, unravels the unexpected. These particles pave their way and push to the surface, which he can hardly resist.
Photo © Corneliu Ganea
Jochen Heckmann
12.12.2022
From 12-23 December, choreographer Jochen Heckmann will be at the Residenzzentrum tanz+ working on his research project. From 1999-2007 Jochen was ballet director and chief choreographer of the Ballett-Theater Augsburg. Since 2007 he has been a freelance artist and since 2013 he has been the artistic director of the Höhere Fachschule für zeitgenössischen und urbanen Bühnentanz in Zurich.
Jochen Heckmann is supported in his research by four different choreographers: Caroline Finn, Judith Kuckart, Angelika Ächter and Corneliu Ganea, as well as by the young filmmaker Lena Marie Rheinländer.