Partner of
Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company
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In 2025, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting the pesentation of Undertainment by William Forsythe and Lisa by Ioannis Mandafounis, performed by Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company in the framework of the Biennale de la Danse in Lyon and Romaeuropa Festival.
The Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company is a contemporary dance ensemble under the artistic direction of Ioannis Mandafounis. It develops, presents and communicates dance with the intention of bringing people together, inspiring them and fueling their enthusiasm for dance. The DFDC emerged from Ballett Frankfurt in 2004 as The Forsythe Company. In 2015, it was renamed Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company.
The DFDC combines contemporary ideas with the tradition of dance by experimenting, rethinking and refining established notions of choreography. A central pillar of the ensemble's work is the methodology developed by Ioannis Mandafounis, which enables the dancers to create choreography live on stage.
The DFDC is the company-in-residence at two performance venues: HELLERAU – European Centre for the Arts in Dresden and the Bockenheimer Depot in Frankfurt am Main. As an internationally acclaimed ensemble, it tours regularly.
The Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company is supported by the state capital Dresden and the Free State of Saxony as well as the city of Frankfurt am Main and the state of Hesse. Company-in-Residence at HELLERAU - European Center for the Arts in Dresden and at Bockenheimer Depot in Frankfurt am Main.
