MAYAK / Tanztheater von Kenji Shinohe

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MAYAK / Dance theater by Kenji Shinohe
INSEL Dance Theater
Friday / July 10, 2026 / 7:30 pm (Admission 7 pm)
Saturday / July 11, 2026 / 7:30 pm (admission 7 pm)
Admission: 14/8 (VVK incl. fees) and 16/9 (B.O.)

Free admission for visitors under the age of 21. Please send us a short message to post@insel.news if you are interested.

Choreography // Kenji Shinohe
Dance // Sophia Otto / Narumi Saso / Kenji Shinohe
Lighting design // Julio Escobar

Маяк (Mayak) - Russian/Ukrainian for lighthouse, a tower or building with a strong light as a navigation aid for ships at sea to avoid danger.

Маяк (Mayak) - nuclear reprocessing plant in the city of Ozersk (Russia), which was the site of several catastrophic nuclear accidents.

Based on the phenomenon that one word can evoke completely different associations in two different countries, the new dance piece MAYAK by choreographer Kenji Shinohe deals with the importance of perceiving and understanding different perspectives on one and the same phenomenon.
As a universal language, dance is both an abstract means of communication and an object of contemplation. Like the rotating light of a lighthouse, which can illuminate different places and thus help to navigate between different points of view, but always leaves parts of the overall picture in the dark at times, MAYAK allows the audience to view one and the same dance piece from different angles.

MAYAK is a co-production with Tanz Station and INSEL in Wuppertal and is funded by the Landesbüro freie Darstellende Künste NRW, the Kulturbüro der Stadt Wuppertal, the Bergischer Kulturfonds and the Sparkassenfonds für Kunst und Kultur in Wuppertal. Made possible and supported by the Jackstädt Foundation, Barmenia and the Kalkwerke Oetelshofen Foundation.

Price information:

Admission: 14/8 (VVK incl. fees) and 16/9 (B.O.) Free admission for visitors under the age of 21. If you are interested, please send us a short message to post@insel.news.