Join IBDAW Films

Don’t just watch dance films - be part of it. 💙

Create, move, and express yourself inside a real dance film project.

Open for dancers and non-dancers who want to experience storytelling through movement.

What is IBDAW Dance?

IBDAW is not a dance style. It is a dance creation system - a stage between the abstract and the concrete.

Pronounced "Ibdaa", IBDAW is rooted in the Playing State Philosophy and uses any movement necessary and belongs to no single form. Contemporary, modern, and ballet techniques train the body, but they do not define the system.

IBDAW was created in 2012 out of a refusal to perform movement without meaning. In IBDAW, movement exists only if it serves the idea. If it does not, it is removed.

IBDAW is a playground for dancers, not a factory - a space for co-creation, inquiry, and clarity. What matters is to question, to feel, and to translate ideas into physical form.

25.02.2026 Creating "Sleep, Eat, Create" IBDAW Film

We are creating a short IBDAW Dance film called Free Minds. The film will be a maximum of 9 minutes long and focuses on one perspective of “Free Minds.”

More details will appear soon.

Who we are looking for:

Participants aged 5 and above (no age limit).
Dance background required (serious about dance).
Flexible mindset — since you will not learn exact one-to-one steps, but rather adapt the material to your role.
Open to creativity and spontaneity.

Extra preparation (optional):
If you feel you need more than one day to get in the mood and understand how IBDAW films work, you are welcome to join our regular training:

Sundays: 15:00 – 18:00 (TVE).
Wednesdays: 20:00 – 22:00.

Filming details:

Date: Sunday, 25 February
🕒 Time: 13:00 – 18:00 (please be available the whole time)
Location: Indoor and outdoor (backyard/garden area).

Additional information:

This project is fully voluntary — we are investing our time and creativity to support dance.
The film will be submitted to festivals and hopefully also shown in cinemas.

We are excited to create this artistic film together, and we look forward to your energy and creativity in bringing Free Minds to life.

📩 Registration is required via email. Please also let us know if you would like to be added to the WhatsApp group to receive updates and further information before the filming.

📍Location: Maybachstraße 14, 60433 Frankfurt am Main. TVE 1895.

Info: Our target is film Season Wake Up, were we raise our voice against:

1. No More Wars → against war & blind support

2. Life Race → against meaningless chasing

3. Weightless → against postponing / carrying unnecessary weight

4. Reconnect → against disconnection & devices

5. Open Eyes → raising against blindness / unawareness

6. Accept Help → against rejecting support, and doing everything alone

7. Sleep, Eat, Create.

8. Free Minds → against control, manipulation, closed thinking

9. Clear Targets → against being lost / focusing on noises

10. Movement