THERE | WHERE // KOLLEKTIV | ELEVEN

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THERE | WHERE // COLLECTIVE | ELEVEN
INSEL Dance Theater
Thursday / July 02, 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.

NOTE: The production is not suitable for children under the age of 10.

"In THERE | WHERE we continue our trilogy about limbo - an in-between space of uncertainty, characterized by states of limbo and existential decisions. Inspired by La sociedad de la nieve, we reflect on the persistence in an inhospitable place where life, hope and morality are in fragile balance. This full-length dance theater performance explores the space between being and becoming, between passivity and resistance - a place where time and direction are blurred. In this way, we want to open up a reflection on our collective reality in which uncertainty, loss and decision can be experienced as part of human existence. THERE | WHERE invites the audience to enter this borderline experience and ask themselves: Where does the next step lead?"

KOLLEKTIV | ELEVEN brings together artists from the fields of dance, music, dramaturgy and lighting design and is based in the Ruhr and Bergisches Land regions. Lara Pilloni, Julia Monschau, Frederico Mendes Teixeira, Álvaro Severino and Julio Ernesto Escobar Mellado work together to develop interdisciplinary works in which movement, sound and space come together. Different cultural backgrounds characterize the collaborative artistic process.

Dance | Choreography | Concept | Lara Pilloni, Julia Monschau
Music | Sound design | Álvaro Severino
Dramaturgy | Project assistance | Frederico Mendes Teixeira
Lighting design | Julio Ernesto Escobar Mellado
Text | Nefeli Papanastasopoulou
Photos | André Symann
Duration | 45 minutes
Supported by | Kulturamt Essen | Bergischer Kulturfonds | Stiftung Kalkwerke Oetelshofen
A cooperation of INSEL | IG Tanz Essen | .dott - Dortmunder Tanz- und Theaterszene.

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.