COFFEE TALK with Barbara Bess | May 8, 25
Barbara Bess on the Artist-in-Residence Program »SOMATIC« (Mittelfranken)
Barbara Bess is a choreographer, dancer, and curator whose work explores the intersection of urban and rural spatial cultures. Since 2021, she has been developing the »SOMATIC« Artist-in-Residence Program for Movement Research at a former village school in the Bavarian region of Middle Franconia.
The »Alte Schule« (Old School) serves as a dynamic research platform, providing artists from various disciplines the opportunity to realize projects, collaborate, and exchange ideas. It fosters sustainable modes of artistic production while facilitating knowledge generation through collective engagement. The program welcomes performers, visual artists, dancers, multimedia artists, sculptors, and more.
Built around 1900 as a brick villa, the »Alte Schule« is located on the outskirts of Kirchfembach, a quiet village near Nuremberg, surrounded by serene yet inspiring landscapes. The surrounding fields, meadows, and fallow lands create a rich environment for outdoor research and site-specific performances.
Learn more about »SOMATIC« and the potential of artistic practice in the rural settings in Mittelfranken Barbara`s talk.