The most comprehensive film about the Bauhaus movement to date, BAUHAUS SPIRIT by Niels Bolbrinker and Thomas Tielsch celebrates the 100th anniversary of the German art school whose fusion of utopianism and functionalism had an enormous influence on modern life. The history of Bauhaus is explored from its founding in 1919 by Walter Gropius through its relocations in Dessau and Berlin and closure in 1933 under pressure from the Nazi regime.
But the film's primary focus is on Bauhaus's methods and principles. Although associated mainly with architecture, the Bauhaus approach was radically interdisciplinary, with architects and designers instructed in dance and theatre in order to understand how space is created by movement. Bauhaus is shown to be more than a museum. Much of the film is set in the present day, where Bauhaus principles continue to impact housing, design, and urban planning, from a 'school without classrooms' in Stockholm to a barrio in Medellin.
Bauhaus Spirit: 100 Years of Bauhaus will be preceded by In Between, a Dance + City sequence.
- Date: Sunday 14/06/2026
- Time: 11:00
- Location (room): Le 23
- Duration of the movie: 95'
