Historical Ball | zamus: early music festival 2026

Martin Erhardt – Musical Director

Mareike Greb – Dance, Choreography

zamus: impro lab Ensemble

There’s no doubt about it: dancing brings joy. The huge success of last year’s event in Marathon proved that a Baroque dance ball can captivate a large audience. That’s why Martin Erhardt, an expert in historical improvisation, and dance master Mareike Greb are inviting you to join in once again. The zamus: impro lab Ensemble performs rousing historical dances for couples and group formations. The zamus: impro lab is an open laboratory for early music musicians, where improvisation is explored and put into practice as a creative bridge between historical performance practice and free, contemporary music-making.

Pieces and improvisations developed as part of the zamus:impro lab.

Baroque dance workshop with live music as part of the zamus:early music marathon.

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Day ticket for the marathon €35/€25

Single concert €18/€12

Plus booking fees

Tickets available online via zamusfestival.de and zamus.de, by telephone on +49 221 9874 38 21 (Mon, Wed, Fri 10:00–14:00) and in person at the Neumarkt theatre box office (Mon–Sat 10:00–18:30, Ticket hotline +49 221 42 07 6000 or via tickets@theaterkasse-neumarkt.de)

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