At the end of August, in just a few days' time, the small village of Lückendorf will be enchanted bythe first Schwalbentanz Open-Air in Lückendorf, just a few kilometers from Zittau (and Görlitz) on 27.8. 2016. in an elaborate and lovingly designed ambience of wood, light and glass marbles, visitors will find themselves in a world full of fantasy and colourful games for children of all ages after passing through the entrance portal. So many attractions - a blacksmith, a wood turner, clowns and fairies, the Funkelfix family with their caravan converted into a short film cinema, a bowling alley on a wide corridor, fire art, puppet theater, a Robur bus and much more - in a playful world that only exists on this day.the musical program (Anne Freiberg, Benedikt Gramm, Postmodern Orchestra, Max Paul Maria, Skazka Orchestra) certainly offers one of this year's highlights in the region and beyond. Music lovers and dance enthusiasts alike will get their money's worth when the program is performed on the big stage, organized by Chris Schwalbentanz Open-Air. He is a KuMa student at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences and, like many of his fellow students, wants to play an active role in shaping and influencing cultural life in the district. I was able to elicit a few interesting answers from him: What are the most important facts about the festival?music, art and cultural spectacle with international live bands and an unusual supporting program: a fantastic circus for young and old.
Lückendorf // Fairground
// Saturday, August 27, 2016
// Start: 12 noon
What inspired you?I was part of the Berlin "Fuchs&Elster" collective for a long time, with whom we did a lot in this direction (bar, clubs, theater, festivals). After moving to the countryside, I want to enrich and actively shape cultural life here too. As a musician, I have played in clubs and at festivals all over Europe and have seen and experienced many great things that I would like to share. I think it's important to create free spaces where creativity can be lived out and experienced together. who's on board?in addition to the bands I've often worked with, there are a wide variety of players and helpers involved: people from the village and surrounding area (young and old), tradespeople and associations (Freiraum e.V., AugenAuf e.V., FAME, EMIL, Hillersche Villa, Kletterpark, SCHKOLA...), locals and refugees working on decoration material in our workshops, fellow students I met during my studies at the HSZG, friends from Berlin and Dresden who travelled all the way to realize this project.[caption id="attachment_758" align="alignnone" width="822"] The Schwalbentanz workshop has been working for months on decorations, bars and much more.[/caption]What are the highlights of the festival?For me personally, it's a highlight to see all these great musicians on one stage on one day. And the fact that the great Skazka Orchestra are coming to Lückendorf still makes me grin broadly.I'm also particularly looking forward to the Funkelfix family, who will be presenting short films for young and old in their caravan converted into a cinema.We've also spent the last few months working intensively on elaborate backdrops and decorations made of wood and glass marbles - and I can hardly wait to see the work in its entirety.What should guests bring with them?stupid question - a good mood :-)Maybe a pullover jacket for later, in case it gets chilly...[caption id="attachment_757" align="alignright" width="300"] Swallow dance stand at the Festival of Cultures in Zittau[/caption]Should the Swallow Dance become a Lückendorf tradition?there will be further events under the name "Swallow Dance". The Huck Blues Band will be playing at the Wächterhaus Zittau on September 16. Other great things are also being planned. It's good to imagine holding the open air every year, but for now we're looking forward to 27.8. 2016Further information can be found here: http: //www.schwalbentanz.com/ Thank you Chris for your input and for providing the pictures.