Egypt is home to a long-standing tradition of rhythm, music and dance, whose aesthetic themes are a source of inspiration for modern art forms. Egyptian culture boasts one of the most ancient movement languages of mankind, age-old martial art forms, spiritual practices, and some of the most time-honoured rhythms in the world. This wealth of knowledge fosters new developments relating to movement, dance, exercise and performance.

tanz raum is an international network and school uniting professionals as well as amateurs, students and lovers of dance and music from all over the world. Independent dance companies choreographers, composers, dancers, musicians, and music producers share their art and passion. Tanz raum teachers and musicians are looking forward to sharing with you their in-depth knowledge in their specialist fields. Through their links with Egypt where they create, train, perform, collaborate and research, they are able to pass on a better understanding of this dance form – technically, artistically and culturally.

tanz raum is also an independent label with its own CD and DVD productions featuring outstanding Egyptian composers and musicians and the work of professional dance companies. With twelve CD and DVD productions featuring some of the best artists in the field, tanz raum has become one of the leading labels for Egyptian music and dance.

If you are interested in Egyptian dance, movement, music, percussion and culture, this site has just what you are looking for. Come and find out about…

• quality music CDs featuring outstanding Egyptian artists shop
• quality dance DVDs featuring the work of dance companies shop
• availability of professional dance companies for theatre bookings dance works
  
• teachers and classes in Europe, Switzerland and Australia dance classes
• workshops, dance weeks, and performances calendar/dance weeks
• cultural information on Egypt’s dance and music heritage egyptian dance/egyptian music
• information on dance performances dance works/calender
• biographies of choreographers, dancers, musicians, singers, composers, producers, researchers, writers biographies
• articles on Egyptian dance and music as well as literature egyptian culture
• interesting links to related websites egyptian culture
• how to get to the tanz raum studio location
  
• classes in tanz raum studio, region Bodensee and Zurich Bodensee

Claudia Heinle founded tanz raum on Lake Constance in 1996 and now runs it together with Caroline Chevat. Tanz raum is located in Kreuzlingen in Switzerland, just a stone’s throw away from the border to Germany and the university town of Konstanz. Most of our international project management is conducted from here.