Choreographies of Change: HIU at the Symposium of the Society for Dance Research

From 15 to 17 October 2026, the Society for Dance Research (Gesellschaft für Tanzforschung) held its symposium “In turn – Choreographies of Change” in Frankfurt am Main. Over three days, international dance researchers from the arts and academia discussed how societies and communities deal with change and unstable dynamics. Among the speakers was Dr Isa Wortelkamp, Research Associate at HIU Berlin.

In her talk at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Isa Wortelkamp combined her perspective as a dance scholar with that of a systemic coach. She examined how organisational development, consulting and coaching draw on dance and choreography, where choreography usually appears as a force that creates order. In contrast, Isa Wortelkamp showed that contemporary choreographic concepts open up new ways of dealing with complex and open-ended processes without trying to control them. This perspective is particularly relevant for teams in healthcare and social work.

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Read more: Isa Wortelkamp’s article on the topic has been published Open Access in the journal “Organisationsberatung, Supervision, Coaching” (OSC): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11613-026-01030-8