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Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre presents THE COLLEGIUM - Forum & Television Program Berlin

THE COLLEGIUM – Forum & Television Program Berlin
Cinema - State of Affairs - Arts Calendar
Every Sunday, 9-10 p.m., Offener Kanal Berlin (OKB)

 

THE COLLEGIUM – Forum & Television Program, a production of Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre, is an hour length intercultural, international and interdisciplinary television magazine program, presenting cinema, state of affairs and arts calendar.
The goal of the telecast, is to provide a forum for persons of various national, cultural, ethnic, religious and socio-economic backgrounds, an opportunity to present their perspectives to a diverse and interested audience.
THE COLLEGIUM – Forum & Television Program is a metaphor for the cultural diversity of Berlin, Europe and an international society, which seeks to support and enhance the dialogue between staff, guests and enables a conversation between the television program and audience, in order to provide a developing psychological, spiritual, intellectual, social, artistic and economic state of well being for our guests, staff members and the viewing public.
THE COLLEGIUM – Forum & Television Program provides "new faces" with an opportunity to become visible through the media, who might ordinarily be "unseen faces."
The television program is broadcast every Sunday from 9-10 p.m. at the Open Channel Berlin (Offener Kanal Berlin) and additionally presented in Magdeburg and Wolfsburg as well as shared with interested persons and Institutions in Europe, the U.S.A. and Africa.

 

Mottoes:

"I may not make it if I try, but I damn sure won't if I don't..." - Oscar Brown Jr.
"Mankind will either find a way or make one." - C.P. Snow
"Whatever you do..., be cool!" - Joseph Louis Turner
"Yes, I can...!" - Sammy Davis Jr.
"Yes, We can...!" - Barack Obama

 

Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre presents THE COLLEGIUM - Forum & Television Program Berlin
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A Complexion Change, Vision II, Fountainhead Tanz Theatre

FOUNTAINHEAD® TANZ THEATRE
e LETTER, Berlin/Germany
November 2008
http://members.aol.com/bicdance
PLEASE NOTE: THIS WEBSITE ADDRESS HAS CEASED
TO EXIST, AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2008.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR WEBSITE VIA THE BELOW
LISTED ADDRESSES.

www.fountainhead-tanz-theatre.de
www.blackinternationalcinema.de
www.black-international-cinema.com

Please send replies to / Bitte senden Sie Antworten an
bicdance@aol.com

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Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre
in association with
Institute for Cultural Diplomacy

present

November & December 2008
WORLD FILM & DANCE PARTY

NOVEMBER 21, 7 p.m.

CineStar Berlin - Original. im Sony Center.
Potsdamer Strasse 4, Berlin/Germany

with DJ Lady Ranya

Films: I Dream A World (OV), Director: Tomas Lewinski
No Coração de Shirley / In Shirley's Heart (OmeU)
Director: Edyala Yglesias

The admission fee of 5 Euro includes a WELCOME DRINK!

A COMPLEXION CHANGE event, presented with film, popcorn, inspiring drinks, great conversation, wonderful guests and music for listening, toe tapping or dancing? The choice is for you, our guests!? We are prepared for your enjoyment!
Yes, We Can!

The World Film & Dance Party is intended as an enjoyable and constructive contribution toward intercultural understanding and empathy, amid the population change taking place in Berlin and Germany, A COMPLEXION CHANGE.

This event stands at the front line of cultures coming together in a meet and greet manner. As this becomes recognized, and the energy of an intercultural event is experienced, we foresee a glow from the event, that will attract guests, press and enhance our CineStar attendance.

These events aim to be richly intercultural evenings, created and hosted by Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, co-founder/producer/director of Fountainhead Tanz Theatre/Black International Cinema Berlin/The Collegium - Forum & Television Program Berlin/Cultural Zephyr e.V.

It begins with films chosen from the intercultural Black International Cinema Berlin Film Festival of the past twenty three years. Film durations range from 45 to 60 minutes, and will begin at 7:00 pm on Friday, November 21 and Saturday, December 13, 2008. From the theatre hall, guests will be invited into the CineStar bar. Gradually, the event will blossom into a dance party. The entry ticket is 5 Euro.

FILM DESCRIPTIONS

I DREAM A WORLD (November 21 @ 7 p.m.)
Producers: Fountainhead Tanz Theatre & Pol-Tel
Director: Tomas Lewinski
Documentary, Color, 24 min.
Poland/Germany 1988-1990
English

A documentary exploring a dance workshop directed by Fountainhead Tanz Theatre in Arezzo, Italy. The title and concept are based on the Langston Hughes poem I Dream A World. A portrayal of multi-cultural, -racial gathering of dancers, teachers and their communication with one another. Awarded Best Film 1988 by the Polish Commission for Film Arts.

Eine Dokumentation über einen Tanzworkshop geleitet von Fountainhead Tanz Theatre in Arezzo, Italien. Der Titel und das Konzept basieren auf dem Gedicht von Langston Hughes I Dream A World. Porträt einer multi-kulturellen, multi-ethnischen Zusammenkunft von TänzerInnen und LehrerInnen und ihrer Kommunikation untereinander. Ausgezeichnet als Bester Film 1988 von der Polnischen Kommission für Filmkunst.

No Coração De Shirley / In Shirley's Heart (November 21 @ 7 p.m.)
Director: Edyala Yglesias
Narrative, Color, 20 min.
Brazil 2002
Portuguese with English subtitles

In Shirleys Heart portrays Shirley, a prostitute and her relationship with an arch-rival, Eva, a transvestite. Shirley is envious of the success Eva has with men and begins to learn from Eva, the art of seduction. Naive, lonesome and unpredictable, these two personalities from Salvadors night, sell their bodies at the Manoel Dias da Silva Avenue, an upper middle class neighborhood, which has become a symbol of Bahias modernity.

In Shirleys Heart porträtiert Shirley, eine Prostituierte, und ihre Beziehung zu einer Erzrivalin, Eva, ein Transvestit. Shirley ist neidisch auf den Erfolg, den Eva bei Männern hat, und sie beginnt von ihr die Kunst des Verführens zu erlernen. Naiv, einsam und unberechenbar verkaufen diese zwei Persönlichkeiten aus Salvadors Nacht ihre Körper auf der Manoel Dias da Silva Avenue, einer Nachbarschaft der oberen Mittelschicht, welche zu einem Symbol Bahias Modernität geworden ist.

DECEMBER 2008

BLACK PEOPLE, BLACK BERLIN (December 13 @ 7 p.m.)
Producer & Director: Fountainhead Tanz Theatre
Documentary, Color, 60 min.
Germany 1994
English

This documentary was created prior to the fall of the Berlin wall. Interviews were conducted with members of the Berlin African Diaspora: Black Germans, Black Americans and Black Africans, regarding issues of social, political, economic, cultural, intercultural marriage, refugee status and their hopes and dreams for the future. The interviewees: Johnetta Page/U.S.A., Mona Agbaje/Swaziland, Robert Harrel/U.S.A., Magumba/St. Kitts, Dr. Mahoma Mwaungulu/Malawi, Alycia Jones/U.S.A., Mai Opitz Ayim/Germany and Ifatayo Ifayemi/Germany.

Diese Dokumentation wurde vor dem Fall der Berliner Mauer gedreht. Interviews wurden durchgeführt mit Angehörigen der Berliner Afrikanischen Diaspora: Schwarze Deutsche, Schwarze Amerikaner und Schwarze Afrikaner. Die Themen umfassen soziale, politische, ökonomische und kulturelle Inhalte sowie interkulturelle Ehen, der Status als Flüchtling und die Hoffnungen und Träume der Beteiligten für die Zukunft. Die Interviewten: Johnetta Page/U.S.A., Mona Agbaje/Swasiland, Robert Harrel/U.S.A., Magumba/St. Kitts, Dr. Mahoma Mwaungulu/Malawi, Alycia Jones/U.S.A., Mai Opitz Ayim/Deutschland und Ifatayo Ifayemi/Deutschland.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES

XXIV. Black International Cinema Berlin 2009
Intercultural/Interdisciplinary film/video, dance, theatre,
music & seminar presentations Berlin/Germany & USA

For entry form and further information, please consult
www.blackinternationalcinema.de

FESTIVAL IMPRESSIONS
http://www.black-international-cinema.com/BIC08/html/bic_08.htm

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THE COLLEGIUM TELEVISION PROGRAM BERLIN
produced & directed by/produziert und geleitet von
Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre/Black International Cinema Berlin/Cultural Zephyr e.V.

Offener Kanal Berlin (OKB), Open Channel Berlin
Voltastr. 5, 13355 Berlin-Wedding

***SPECIAL Edition - LIVE***

NOVEMBER 1, 2008
8.00-9.30 pm/20.00-21.30 Uhr
the public is cordially invited

A COMPLEXION CHANGE
Vision III

THE COLLEGIUM - Forum & Television Program Berlin
in co-operation with
Offener Kanal Berlin

Production & Direction
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith (co-founder/producer/director)
Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre
Black International Cinema Berlin
Cultural Zephyr e.V.

via Television & Internet
in English, German, Arabic & Danish

present/präsentieren

A COMPLEXION CHANGE - Vision III
Intercultural Dialogue within a Migratory Society
The future is with us, how do we respond to the inevitabilities of population change,
clash or cooperation?
Partial Portrait / Past, Present, Future?
A relationship of Europe to the world and the human contributions to a developing Europe, at the dawn of the 21st century.

EIN WANDEL IM ERSCHEINUNGSBILD - Vision III
Interkultureller Dialog in einer Migrationsgesellschaft
Die Zukunft ist heute.
Wie reagieren wir auf die Unabwendbarkeit der Veränderung der Bevölkerung?
Konflikt oder Kooperation?
Teilporträt / Vergangenheit, Gegenwart, Zukunft?
Eine Beziehung Europas zur Welt und der Beiträge der Menschen zu einem sich entwickelnden Europa, im Anbruch des 21. Jahrhunderts.

PROGRAM
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Introduction
Moderator: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith
Co-Founder/Producer/Director
Fountainhead Tanz Theatre / Black International Cinema Berlin /
THE COLLEGIUM - Forum & Television Program Berlin / Cultural Zephyr e.V.

Addressing the Issue of A COMPLEXION CHANGE
Gabriele Gün Tank, Germany
Integrationsbeauftragte Bezirksamt Tempelhof-Schöneberg von Berlin

Spoken Word Presentation
Children's Arabic Fairy Tales portrayed through prose, song and music
Arabische Märchen für Kinder dargestellt durch Prosa, Gesang und Musik
Mahgoub Eltayeb, Sudan/Berlin
Ranya Orfaly, Libanon/Berlin
Naji Jaber (Laute), Libanon/Berlin

Film
"Berlin, A Rainbow City - A Complexion Change - Vision III - Berlin, Eine Regenbogenstadt"
Cordula Alkert, Berlin

Spoken Word Presentation
"What We Need Is A Change Of Heart"
Anthony Baggette, USA/Berlin
Clear Blue Water e.V.

Performance
Ballet/Jazz & Modern Movement
John F. Kennedy Friendship Center
Celina McCarthy, Jeremy McCarthy (Conductor, Choreographer: "Thriller"), Jasmin Kränzel, Esther Richards, Nadine Struck, Netra Nambiar Veetil
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Director/Jazz & Modern Movement Instructor
Marion Kramer, Rehearsal Assistant
Sandrine Battut, Ballet Instructor

Spoken Word Presentation
"Solange Du Fragen Stellst..."
Christina Kronberg, Düsseldorf

Greeting Words/Grußwort
Volker Bach, Leiter Offener Kanal Berlin

Film
"Paloma"
Script & Direction: Simon Jaikiriuma Paetau
Colombia/Germany 2006

Translations/Übersetzungen, Internet
Anke Broszio: German
Mahgoub Eltayeb: Arabic
Signe Pedersen: Danish

Catering
Barbara Saltmann
Restaurant Ja-Man
Gotzkowskystr.17
10555 Berlin
Tel.: 030-39808917

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For further information & photographic impressions,
please visit THE COLLEGIUM website.
http://www.fountainhead-tanz-theatre.de/col-e.html

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AACHRONYM
A Blog regarding Global African Arts with a focus on art-equity and cultural patrimony issues.
Notable Person: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith / Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre
http://aachronym.blogspot.com/2007/11/notable-person-prof-donald.html

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Fountainhead® at fest21.com
http://www.fest21.com/blog/fountainhead

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PART LXVII
Grownupism! 1Day, When I Grow Up!

So, as usual, I wuz sittin' an stinkin bout the days gittin shorter an the weather gittin chillier!
Me an my pardnurs always know wut that meens!
It meens the dragon-teechers are startin to rise up after their summer sleep.
Yuk!
The dragon-teechers are kinda like bears, only they hibernate in the summer to be sure they have the power to harass alla us kids, all over agin an not for a little while either, but for a whole century, which they call a skool year!
Ha!
Dragon-teechers never git sick, they jes git ol an learn new wayz to do kid harassement! They call it teachin!
An sum of em, are reel, reel good at it too!
I mean reel good!
I also see em paintin an fixin the dungeon skool too, cause you know the dungeon skool keepers are in cahoots with the dragon skool-teechers!
Whatta team!
They work so well together, they shudda been in the Olympics this summer!
But no, they wanna keep their child harassement under cover, as much as possible!
But wut we kids find kinda strange, is the perents are workin with 'em!
I meen, like day an nite with em!
Go to school, do your homework, behave yourself, an on an on an' on!
Us kids feel like walkin, eatin, talkin kid computers! Or robots or sumthin like that!
Well, if were lucky, alla us kidsll grow up, cause that seems like the only way to escape this edumacation torture stuff!
Well, I made it through all these years, so I guess I kin keep on doin' it!?
Man, I sure hope so!? Plus, I have to!
All this skool beginnin is depressin stuff an it's wearin me out -
So, Im gonna sey
Gnite an maybe when I wake up, it wuz all a bad dream an its reely only the beginnin a summer!?
I luv you
Gnite

Fountainhead Tanz Theatre
Copyright, September 2008

PART LXVII
Erwachsensein! Eines Tages, wenn ich erwachsen werde!

Also, wie üblich war ich am Sitz'n und Stink'n darüba, dass die Tage kürzer werd'n und das Wetter kühler wird!
Ich und meine Kumpels wiss'n imma, was das heißt!
Es bedeutet, dass die Drachenlehrer anfang'n, sich aus ihrem Sommerschlaf zu erheb'n.
Igitt!
Die Drachenlehrer sind irgendwie wie Bären, nur dass die im Sommer Winterschlaf halt'n, um sicher zu geh'n, dass sie Kraft hab'n, um uns Kinder alle zu quäl'n, wieder und wieder und bloß nich' zu kurz, sondern für'n ganzes Jahrhundert, was bei ihnen ein Schuljahr heißt!
Ha!
Drachenlehrer werd'n nie krank, sie werd'n nur alt und lern'n neue Arten von Kinderschikane!
Das nenn'n die Unterricht'n!
Und einige von ihnen sind darin auch wirklich echt gut!
Ich mein, richtig gut!
Ich seh auch, wie sie die Kerkerschule streich'n und reparier'n, weil man weiß, dass die Kerkerschulhausmeister mit den Drachenlehrern unter einer Decke steck'n!
Was'n Team!
Die arbeit'n so gut zusamm', die hätten an Olympia diesen Sommer teilnehm'n könn'n!
Aber nein, die wollen ihre Kinderschikaniererei geheim halt'n, so gut es geht!
Aber was wir Kinder merkwürdig find'n, ist, dass die Eltern mit ihnen zusamm' arbeit'n!
Ich mein, mit ihnen, wie Tag und Nacht!
"Geh zur Schule, mach deine Hausaufgaben, benimm dich", und so weiter und so weiter und so weiter!
Wir Kinder komm' uns vor wie laufende, essende, sprechende Kindercomputer! Oder Roboter oder sowas ähnliches!
Also, wenn wir Glück hab'n, werd'n wir Kinder alle erwachsen werd'n, weil das der einzige Weg zu sein scheint, diesem Erziehungstorturzeugs zu entkommen!
Naja, ich hab's die ganzen letzten Jahre geschafft, also denk ich ma', kann ich auch noch weiter durchhalt'n!?
Mann, das hoff ich fest!? Außerdem muss ich ja wohl!
Dieser ganze Schulbeginnkram is' deprimierendes Zeugs und erschöpft mich -
Also sag ich ma' 'Nacht, und wenn ich wach werd, war das alles ein böser Traum und es is' nur der Anfang vom Sommer!?
Hab euch lieb
'Nacht

Fountainhead Tanz Theatre
Copyright, September 2008

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THE COLLEGIUM TELEVISION PROGRAM BERLIN
produced & directed by/produziert und geleitet von
Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre/Black International Cinema Berlin/Cultural Zephyr e.V.

* LIVE * LIVE * LIVE * LIVE * LIVE * LIVE *

Sundays 9-10 pm / 21-22 Uhr
Offener Kanal Berlin (OKB), Open Channel Berlin

THE COLLEGIUM TRAILER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQOIc5EqqGw

THE COLLEGIUM Television Program is televised in Berlin, Magdeburg, Wolfsburg and Dessau.
THE COLLEGIUM Fernsehmagazin wird in Berlin, Magdeburg, Wolfsburg und Dessau ausgestrahlt.

produced & directed by/produziert und geleitet von
Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre/Black International Cinema Berlin/ Cultural Zephyr e.V.

BERLIN
Every Sunday/jeden Sonntag
9.00-10.00 pm
21.00-22.00 Uhr
Offener Kanal Berlin
Voltastr. 5
13355 Berlin-Wedding

presenting / präsentiert wird

Cinema / State of Affairs / Arts Calendar
Filme / Diskussion / Kunstkalender

for program information, please contact:
Programminformationen bitte unter:

0049 (0)30-782 16 21
0049 (0)30-75 46 09 46

THE COLLEGIUM MAGDEBURG
Offener Kanal Magdeburg (www.ok-magdeburg.de)
First Thursday in every month
Jeden ersten Donnerstag im Monat
6.00 - 7.00 pm
18.00 - 19.00 Uhr

THE COLLEGIUM WOLFSBURG
TV 38 (www.tv38.de)
26.11.08 - 18.00h/6.00pm
27.11.08 - 9.00h/9.00am & 15.00h/3.00pm

OFFENER KANAL DESSAU
www.ok-dessau.de

THE COLLEGIUM Television Program Berlin
Upcoming *Live* Editions 2008/2009

2008
NOVEMBER 23
DECEMBER 14

2009
JANUARY 18
FEBRUARY 15
MARCH 15
APRIL 19
MAY 17
JUNE 21
JULY 19
AUGUST 16
SEPTEMBER 20
OCTOBER 18
NOVEMBER 15
DECEMBER 20

at 9.00 p.m. / 21.00 Uhr

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FOUNTAINHEAD® TANZ THEATRE
BLACK INTERNATIONAL CINEMA BERLIN
THE COLLEGIUM - FORUM & TELEVISION PROGRAM BERLIN
CULTURAL ZEPHYR e.V.

MISSION STATEMENT
We are an international, intercultural community of persons engaged in achieving increasing understanding and cooperation between individuals and groups in support of democratic procedures and the elimination of violence, religious, ethnic and gender persecution, youth exploitation, homophobia and racial hatred through the process of art, education, culture and dialogue.

Wir sind eine internationale, interkulturelle Gemeinschaft von Menschen mit dem Engagement für ein besseres Verständnis und wachsende Kooperation zwischen Individuen und Gruppen, mit Unterstützung des demokratischen Prozesses und der Beseitigung von Gewalt, Verfolgung aufgrund religiöser, ethnischer und geschlechtlicher Zugehörigkeit, Kindes- und Jugendmissbrauch, Homosexuellen-Feindlichkeit und von Rassenhass, durch die Mittel der Kunst, der Bildung, der Kultur und des Dialogs.

Nous sommes une communauté internationale et interculturelle de personnes engagées à promouvoir la compréhension et la coopération croissantes entre les individus et les groupes, à lappui des outils démocratiques et à travers lélimination de la violence, de la persécution religieuse, ethnique et sexuelle, de lexploitation de la jeunesse, de lhomophobie et de la haine raciale par le processus de lart, de léducation, de la culture et du dialogue.

MOTTOS
"I may not make it if I try, but I damn sure wont if I dont..." - Oscar Brown Jr.
"Mankind will either find a way or make one." - C.P. Snow
"Whatever you do..., be cool!" - Joseph Louis Turner
"Yes, I can...!" - Sammy Davis Jr.
"Yes, We can...!" - Barack Obama

Copyright: Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre/Cultural Zephyr e.V., November 2008

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Griffith Prof. Donald Muldrow
(Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre/Black International Cinema Berlin/The Collegium - Forum & Television Program Berlin/Cultural Zephyr e.V.)

Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre is a production, performance and distribution unit, which was initiated and developed by Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith and Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, both experienced artists from the U.S.A.
Fountainhead® engages people from various national, cultural, ethnic, socio-economic, religious backgrounds, and sexual identities, and works in a variety of artistic and cultural areas, with the goal of creating, experiencing and communicating intercultural exchange within its projects and to the world community.
Since its founding in 1980, Berlin/Germany, Fountainhead® has presented a variety of international, intercultural and interdisciplinary productions in the areas of dance, theatre, film festivals, television programming, film distribution, publications, seminars, exhibitions, workshops and musical presentations.
One of the productions is the annually presented Black International Cinema Berlin, which was founded by Fountainhead® in 1986 in Berlin/Germany and since then, has been produced and directed by Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre on a regular basis in Berlin/Germany, other European and US-American cities.
The festival screens cinema from the African Diaspora and other films from varied intercultural backgrounds or perspectives.

Black International Cinema Berlin originated from the Black Cultural Festival, which was produced and directed by Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre in 1986 for the first time in Europe, a 3-week event in Berlin, which presented the contributions of Black people to world culture through film, theater, dance, music, workshops and seminars, and was an homage to the legendary tap dancer, Carnell Lyons.
The venues were the Theatermanufaktur am Halleschen Ufer from March 3-16, music – dance – theatre; Hochschule der Künste Berlin on March 11, symposium; Kino Arsenal from March 17-23, film.
Organization and Artistic Direction: Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith (USA/Berlin), Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith (USA/Berlin), Donald Muldrow McKinney Griffith II (USA/Berlin), Dr. Ntongela Masilela (South Africa);
in cooperation with: Prof. Dr. Abdul Alkalimat (USA), Uazuvara Ewald Katjivena (Namibia), Getinet Belay (Ethiopia), Joliba Africa Center; Organization: Erika Gregor (Arsenal Cinema, Germany); Organization Assistance: Annette Koschmieder (Germany)

Additionally, Fountainhead® produces and directs since the founding in 1995, the weekly intercultural television magazine program THE COLLEGIUM – Forum & Television Program Berlin, broadcast Thursdays from 9-10 a.m. and Saturdays from 10-11 a.m. at Alex - Open Channel Berlin, and furthermore televised in Magdeburg, Wolfsburg, Dessau and additional cities.
In 1990 Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre established Cultural Zephyr e.V. as a not for profit organization, which administers the cultural and artistic undertakings of Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre.

Mottoes:
"I may not make it if I try, but I damn sure won´t if I don´t..."
Oscar Brown Jr.
"Mankind will either find a way or make one."
C.P. Snow
”Whatever you do..., be cool!"
Joseph Louis Turner
”Yes, I can...!”
Sammy Davis Jr.
”Yes, We can...!”
Barack Obama


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