Liberation Dance
Photo: Jiří Lubojacký What do we remember? 2025 marked the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe with the unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht. Every year on May 8, the liberation from National Socialism and the devastating war with over 60 million dead is commemorated. Among the victims of […]
“The Collision of Freedom” in Prague
The exhibition was opened in Prague in the Lucerna Passage on September 27, 2025. It was thus exhibited in a place that is closely linked to the history of jazz and swing in the Czech Republic. Lucerna was considered the most important cultural and social centre of Prague – countless concerts, balls, meetings, conferences, fashion […]
“The Collision of Freedom” in Gdynia
The exhibition was opened in Gdynia on June 28, 2025 and thus shown for the first time. It stood on the Square of Free Ukraine, directly in front of the Gdynia City Museum and in the immediate vicinity of the Baltic Sea, during the summer vacations until September 7, 2025. It was therefore barrier-free and […]
“The Collision of Freedom” in Bremen
The exhibition opened in Bremen on August 22, 2025 in the gallery of the University of the Arts and has been shown there until September 14, 2025. To accompany the exhibition, a program of events was developed that explored the topic in more detail. 22.08.2025 Exhibition opening The exhibition opening took place on August 22, […]
Documentary film “Dancing Over the Abyss”
Dancing Over the Abyss or: Who were Bedřich “Fritz” Weissand the Ghetto Swingers? The documentary “Dancing over the Abyss” traces the history of the Ghetto Swingers, a jazz combo from the Theresienstadt ghetto. The Ghetto Swingers under their bandleader Bedřich (Fritz) Weiss were made up of Jewish prisoners who brought modern swing sounds into the […]
Exhibition “The Collision of Freedom”
The Collision of Freedom Nazi Persecution of Czech, German and Polish Swing Dancers and Jazz musicians The exhibition “The Collision of Freedom: Nazi Persecution of Czech, German and Polish Swing Dancers and Jazz Musicians” offers a comparative look at a transnational phenomenon for the first time. Jazz music and swing dancing were popular in all […]
Exhibition “The Collision of Freedom” – Program in Bremen
Exhibition “The Collision of Freedom” – Program in Bremen Photo: Paweł Jóźwiak The Collision of Freedom Nazi persecution of Czech, German and Polish swing dancers and jazz musicians Trinational exhibition from August 22 to September 14, 2025 Gallery of the University of the Arts (HfK)Dechanatstrasse 13-1528195 Bremen Accompanying program: August 22, 7 p.m. Exhibition opening […]
Event information: 12.06. Commemorative Impulse in Bremen
Event information: 12.06. Commemorative Impulse in Bremen Photo: Ramona Rücker When: Thursday, 12.06.2025, 19:30 h Where: Kukoon Cultural Center, 28201 Bremen With: Ksenja Holzmann (Landeszentrale für politische Bildung/Denkort Bunker Valentin) Virginie Kamche (Afrika Netzwerk), Derviş Hızarcı (Kreuzberger Initiative gegen Antisemitismus), Lucy Debus (trotzdem da!) Commemorative kick-off in Bremen – Whose responsibility? How the culture of […]
08.05. Commemorative event: Liberation Dance, 6.00 p.m.
Commemorative event: Liberation Dance Photo: Jiří Lubojacký When: Thursday, 08.05.2025, 18:00 – 19:00 h Where: Marketplace Bremen Europe-wide flash mob to commemorate 80 years since the end of the Second World War 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe with the unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht. […]
Recap video: Swing-Exchange Bremen 2024
Recap video: Swing Exchange Bremen 2024 It was a lot of fun! The recap video of our Swing Exchange weekend in August 2024 is here. Check out the impressions of this event in a short video. Thank you to all the participants from all over Europe. It was very nice to network, dance together, learn […]
