Über die Grenzen (Across Borders)

The evening-length hip-hop production Gravity by the NationalYouth Dance Company (NYDC) with 33 young dancers from all over England was presented as a guest performance at the 12th Tanztreffen der Jugend on 28 September 2025. The choreography for the project is by Boy Blue dance company, winners of the Sky Arts Award and the Olivier Award and led by Artistic Directors Michael “Mikey J” Asante and Kenrick “H2O” Sandy. Gravity is about the forces of attraction that connect people and create communities. 

The NYDC is a Sadler’s Wells project. 
 

In the series Zuhause (At Home), the DiDoDance Company explores the important bonds in life. The first part of the series Zuhause sheds light on the formative childhood years in which the walls of home are both protection and limitation. The first supporting bonds and the ambivalence of family dynamics are experienced and internalised.

As part of an exchange project, fourteen young people from Parakou (Benin) and Berlin (Germany) explored Sustainable Development Goal 10 through dance and theatre. This goal focuses on reducing inequality within and between countries. Drawing on personal experiences and stories, the young dancers approached the realities of inequality and the ways people respond to it. The result is a mosaic of diverse narratives and emotions expressed through movement and spoken word.