Wenn wir nur ein Leben hätten

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We all have two lives. The second begins when we realize that we only have one - and that it is finite. We like to avoid or postpone important questions about life, such as the right life or our own goal in life. In the new dance production by the Zeitgenössische Tanzverein Company Karwan Omar, entitled «If we only had one life», they are at the center of the artistic debate.

An ensemble of professional and amateur dancers evokes an urgency that constantly reminds us that we must make a choice. How can the omnipresent question of being appear in dance, and how does it touch the viewer?