Dance! Copy! Right?

Based on a concrete copyright trial in Nürnberg-Fürth, the piece explores fundamental problems and questions concerning copyright and intellectual property in dance and art in general.

From what point on is a movement really mine and when does this movement become art?

The law only protects movement phrases, but what about the context or if no one is dancing?

What could be the smallest building block of a movement phrase?

Is a single movement comparable to a single note?

Is a true copy at all possible in dance?

How does one and the same movement differ if performed by different dancers?

And what does music have that we don’t have?

The piece is in English and German.

“In terms of dance copyright this almost academic deconstructivist exposure of individual movements can almost be seen and understood as a warning premonition that dance may in the future be asked to pay for every step it makes or alternatively to choreograph with as lucrative movements as possible in mind. This is where Christoph Winkler’s study of the material takes on a politically explosive dimension and goes beyond merely appealing for the right to individual inspiration. The show is a well-made and entertaining argument for the right of artists to search for inspiration wherever they wish.”

(nachtausgabe.de)

Source : Christoph Winkler

More information : www.christoph-winkler.com/