(Un) Common Ground, Munich: Tanz Für Immer

The Tanz Für Immer – Dance Forever graffiti on a wall of a Munich residential house seems to echo the motto of its inhabitants in the summer. Three women immerse themselves through site‑responsive encounters, in the flowing ease and buoyant vibes of the Bavarian capital. They are welcomed by their life-embracing residents who pause, observe, connect, and dance. The film traces a shared, evolving interplay between bodies, place, and the vibrant pulse and hedonistic lightness of urban summer.

Direction: Ana Baer, Michelle Nance, Heike Salzer; Choreography and Dance:  Michelle Nance, Caroline Ribbers, Heike Salzer; Cinematography and Editing: Ana Baer; Color Correction: Karl Toft; Costume Design: WECreate Productions; Original composition, Sound Design, and Sound Mixing: Richard D. Hall; Accordion: Michael Ippolito; Guitar: William Hall Assistant Director and Still Photography: Aurelia Heintze; Additional Still Photography: Michelle Nance; Production: WECreate Productions

Funding: Texas State University School of Theatre and Dance and Film, US, and University of Roehampton CRACE-Centre for Research in Arts and Creative Exchange, UK; Special thanks to: Olympiapark München, and the people of Munich

Munich, 2025