Jena, 30.04.2026. The project “TanzKarussell – Bring deinen Tanz!” was honored as one of this year’s winning projects of the “Tatort Kultur” initiative. The format, initiated by a young volunteer, promotes intercultural exchange in the Lobeda-West district through dancing together.
- Award: Winning project at “Tatort Kultur”
- Project name: TanzKarussell – Bring deinen Tanz!
- Initiator: Rana Alia Irmscher
- Location: KuBuS, Lobeda-West
Dancing as a bridge between cultures
The award-winning project was launched by Rana Alia Irmscher, who is currently completing a Voluntary Social Year (FSJ) at the Culture and Community Center (KuBuS) in Jena Lobeda-West. Based on her own passion for dance and interest in cultural exchange, she developed an open platform for citizens.
The concept of the “TanzKarussell” is based on direct participation: participants are invited to bring dances from their respective cultural backgrounds into the group and teach them to others. According to the project description, this creates a vibrant space that specifically focuses on diversity, encounter, and creativity in communal life.
Background: The KuBuS and Neulobeda
The Culture and Community Center (KuBuS) in Neulobeda-West is a central point of contact for social and socio-cultural work in the district. Neulobeda, built in the late 1960s and 1970s as a large new residential area, is today one of Jena’s most populous districts. Due to the high proportion of people from a wide variety of countries of origin and cultural backgrounds, low-threshold, intercultural projects like “TanzKarussell” play an important role in neighborhood coexistence and active local integration.
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TanzKarussell wins “Tatort Kultur”
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