Jonathan Hollander, the dancers of Battery Dance Co. together with Edie Bachman, the American Consul for Political and Economic Affairs, Holger Backhaus-Maul, Sociology Professor at the Martin-Luther-University and Ingrid Häußler of Bürgerstiftung Halle (Citizen's Foundation of Halle) gathered for a press conference on the Dancing to Connect program.
The Frankesche Stiftungen Building has been on the German proposal list as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. Today, some of the historical buildings are almost completely restored and the ensemble has been revived as cultural and scientific, social and educational institution.