Balkan-Ball mit ZAKUSKA & Bettina Pinkert

In the organizer's words:

When sounds from the Adriatic to the Black Sea to the Caucasus mingle, a musical mosaic is created that moves - literally and figuratively. At the Balkan Ball at the Kulturhaus Schwanen, this movement becomes an invitation to listen, dance, marvel and connect.

ZAKUSKA is a formation that has been cultivating the musical treasures of south-eastern Europe with great dedication for over ten years - beyond folklore clichés, with technical virtuosity and an open eye for the diversity of cultures. Roma songs, Jewish klezmer melodies, Hungarian Csárdás, Greek Syrtós, crooked bars from Bulgaria or archaic sounds from Armenia - the repertoire of the three musicians is as rich as the stories their instruments tell. Katharina Wibmer (violin, trumpet violin), Frank Eisele (accordion) and Daniel Kartmann (tapan, cimbalom, darboukka) take the audience on a sonic journey through regions where music has been building bridges for centuries - between peoples, religions and the realities of life.

But this evening is more than just a concert. Bettina Pinkert, a dancer and dance mediator with a wealth of experience in community work, leads through the moving part of the program. She makes it clear that dancing can be political - as a form of sharing, learning together and appreciating cultural forms of expression.

Her approach is open to everyone - curious people who just want to try it out as well as experienced dancers. Simple circle dances, spirited steps and rhythmic changes are experienced together, which are not only physically challenging, but can also lead to laughter, sweating and pausing.

Those who prefer to watch or just listen to the music are just as welcome. The evening is deliberately designed to be open - as a space for encounters, musical discoveries and physical experiences.

Price information:

Please note: With us, everyone decides for themselves what ticket price they can pay - whether they have a small, normal or generous purse. And thanks to donations from our "Obendrauf" jar, we can subsidize individual tickets or pay for them completely while stocks last. Simply quote the code word "Ticket Obendrauf" at the box office or on admission.