Thing 000770 (Zwischen Zirkuskuppel und Manege)

Saturday 26 May 2012, 8 pm

Thing 000770 (Zwischen Zirkuskuppel und Manege) concerns a controversy between elephant trainer Monika Holzmüller and the German television station WDR around a scene from the TV movie Zwischen Zirkuskuppel und Manege, partly filmed during a tour of the Radio-Circus 60 in France, and including scenes of the performance by Monika Holzmüller’s elephant Moni. After seeing the film on German television, Monika Holzmüller alleged that WDR copied the performance of the elephant, called Moni, without her permission. During the court case,  the judge hesitated whether Monika Holzmüller’s interaction with the animal and the animal's movements fall into the range of choreographic works of art.


Thing 000770 (Zwischen Zirkuskuppel und Manege). DR

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Video: WDR
Choreography: Monika Holzmüller
Respondents: Aurelie Foisil (translator), Judith Ickowicz (lawyer), Lenio Kaklea (dancer), Nicolas Lainé (ethologist),  Loic Touzé (choreographer), Jean-Philippe Varin (animal trainer)

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