The writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin was convinced that our perception of reality is always shaped by our history and our social circumstances. We do not see the world as it is – we see it through the lens of the circumstances in which we live. There is therefore no single, universally valid reality; there are countless individual realities.

The dance evening ‘Realities’ allows us to experience, through three very different pieces, just how enriching this multi-perspective approach can be when we see it as an invitation to engage with it with open eyes. The French-American choreographer and dancer Rachelle Anaïs Scott trained at the renowned Juilliard School in New York and is currently a member of the ensemble at the Ballett Theater Basel. Sharaf DarZaid is a Palestinian dancer and choreographer who combines the traditional Dabke of his homeland with elements from contemporary dance forms to create a choreographic style entirely his own. Kwame Osei, born in Ghana and raised in Oberhausen, lived in Gelsenkirchen for ten years. He is one of Europe’s most renowned Krump dancers and will create a piece that brings the realities of Gelsenkirchen to the stage.

The writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin was convinced that our perception of reality is always shaped by our history and our social circumstances. We do not see the world as it is – we see it through the lens of the circumstances in which we live. There is therefore no single, universally valid reality; there are countless individual realities.

The dance evening ‘Realities’ allows us to experience, through three very different pieces, just how enriching this multi-perspective approach can be when we see it as an invitation to engage with it with open eyes. The French-American choreographer and dancer Rachelle Anaïs Scott trained at the renowned Juilliard School in New York and is currently a member of the ensemble at the Ballett Theater Basel. Sharaf DarZaid is a Palestinian dancer and choreographer who combines the traditional Dabke of his homeland with elements from contemporary dance forms to create a choreographic style entirely his own. Kwame Osei, born in Ghana and raised in Oberhausen, lived in Gelsenkirchen for ten years. He is one of Europe’s most renowned Krump dancers and will create a piece that brings the realities of Gelsenkirchen to the stage.