Season 2025/26
Current events
A piece by Pina Bausch
| Location | LG Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea |
| Dates | 11/6/2025 11/7/2025 11/8/2025 11/9/2025 |
| Ensemble | Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |
An encounter with Pina Bausch’s piece Kontakthof
Conceived and Directed by Meryl Tankard
With:
Elisabeth Clarke
Josephine Ann Endicott
Lutz Förster
John Giffin
Ed Kortlandt
Beatrice Libonati
Anne Martin
Arthur Rosenfeld
Meryl Tankard
| Location | Shanghai International Dance Center, Shanghai, China |
| Dates | 11/7/2025, 19:30–21:30 11/8/2025, 19:30–21:30 11/9/2025, 14:00–16:00 |
| Ensemble | Dancers from the original cast of Pina Bausch's Kontakthof |
| In the programme of China Shanghai International Arts Festival | |
| Production | Kontakthof – Echoes of ’78 is a Sadler’s Wells, Pina Bausch Foundation and Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch production. It is co-produced with Amare (The Hague), LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, Festspielhaus St. Pölten and China Shanghai International Arts Festival and supported as a contribution to the preparation of the Pina Bausch Centre with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the City of Wuppertal. |
A piece by Pina Bausch
| Location | Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Sejong, South Korea |
| Dates | 11/15/2025 11/16/2025 |
| Ensemble | Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |
A piece by Pina Bausch
| Location | ROHM Theatre Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan |
| Dates | 11/21/2025 11/22/2025 |
| Ensemble | Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |
A piece by Pina Bausch
| Location | Saitama Arts Theatre, Saitama, Japan |
| Dates | 11/27/2025 11/28/2025 11/29/2025 11/30/2025 |
| Ensemble | Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |
Further dates will be announced.
| Location | National Theatre of Greece, Athens, Greece |
| Dates | 12/17/2025 |
| Ensemble | Performers casted by the National Theatre of Greece |
| Production | A joint production of National Theatre of Greece and Pina Bausch Foundation. |
A piece by Pina Bausch
Music: Igor Stravinsky
Conductor: Karel Deseure
Orchestra: Symfonisch Orkest Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
As part of the tripple bill Rites together with Bolero X by Shahar Binyamini and La Valse by Nacera Belaza to music by Maurice Ravel
| Location | Stadsschouwburg Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium |
| Dates | 1/17/2026, 20:00–22:00 1/21/2026, 20:00–22:00 1/22/2026, 20:00–22:00 1/24/2026, 20:00–22:00 1/25/2026, 15:00–17:00 |
| Ensemble | Opera Ballet Vlaanderen |
| Production | A co-production of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and the Pina Bausch Foundation in collaboration with the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |
In coproduction with EXPO 98 Lisbon and Goethe-Institut Lisbon
| Location | Opera House, Wuppertal, Germany |
| Dates | 1/23/2026 1/24/2026 1/25/2026 1/27/2026 1/28/2026 1/30/2026 1/31/2026 2/1/2026 |
| Ensemble | Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |
A piece by Pina Bausch
Music: Igor Stravinsky
Conductor: Karel Deseure
Orchestra: Symfonisch Orkest Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
As part of the tripple bill Rites together with Bolero X by Shahar Binyamini and La Valse by Nacera Belaza to music by Maurice Ravel
| Location | Capitole Gent, Ghent, Belgium |
| Dates | 1/31/2026, 20:00–22:00 2/1/2026, 15:00–17:00 2/3/2026, 20:00–22:00 2/4/2026, 20:00–22:00 2/5/2026, 20:00–22:00 |
| Ensemble | Opera Ballet Vlaanderen |
| Production | A co-production of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and the Pina Bausch Foundation in collaboration with the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |
A piece by Pina Bausch
| Location | Sadler's Wells, London, United Kingdom |
| Dates | 2/11/2026 2/12/2026 2/14/2026 2/15/2026 2/17/2026 2/18/2026 2/20/2026 2/21/2026 |
| Ensemble | Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |
A piece by Pina Bausch
As part of the triple bill Club Amour together with Aatt enen tionon and herse, duo by Boris Charmatz
| Location | Comédie de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Dates | 2/12/2026 2/14/2026 |
| Ensemble | Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |
A piece by Pina Bausch
In coproduction with Teatro Biondo Stabile, Palermo and Andres Neumann International
| Location | Palais des Beaux-Arts de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium |
| Dates | 3/6/2026 3/7/2026 3/8/2026 |
| Ensemble | Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |
A piece by Pina Bausch
| Location | Opera House, Wuppertal, Germany |
| Dates | 3/20/2026 3/21/2026 3/22/2026 3/24/2026 3/25/2026 3/27/2026 3/28/2026 3/29/2026 |
| Ensemble | Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |
First part of the two-part piece Adagio - Five Songs by Gustav Mahler by Pina Bausch
As part of the four-piece evening The Times Are Racing together with Ballets by Hans van Manen, Demis Volpi and Justin Peck
| Location | Staatsoper Hamburg, main stage, Hamburg, Germany |
| Dates | 4/30/2026, 19:30–22:00 5/2/2026, 19:30–22:00 5/7/2026, 19:30–22:00 5/10/2026, 18:00–20:30 5/12/2026, 19:30–22:00 5/14/2026, 14:00–16:30 5/14/2026, 19:00–21:30 6/27/2026, 19:30–22:00 |
| Ensemble | Hamburg Ballet |
| Production | A Reconstruction by the Pina Bausch Foundation with the Hamburg Ballet 2024 |
A piece by Pina Bausch
In coproduction with Festival International de Teatro Santiago a Mil in Chile and with the support of the Goethe Institute Chile. In cooperation with Andres Neumann International
| Location | National Theater Taipeh, Taipeh, Taiwan |
| Dates | 5/8/2026 5/9/2026 5/10/2026 |
| Ensemble | Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |
A piece by Pina Bausch
In coproduction with Teatro Biondo Stabile, Palermo and Andres Neumann International
| Location | Grand Théâtre, Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Dates | 5/21/2026 5/22/2026 5/23/2026 |
| Ensemble | Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |
An encounter with Pina Bausch’s piece Kontakthof
Conceived and Directed by Meryl Tankard
With:
Elisabeth Clarke
Josephine Ann Endicott
Lutz Förster
John Giffin
Ed Kortlandt
Beatrice Libonati
Anne Martin
Arthur Rosenfeld
Meryl Tankard
| Location | Opera House, Wuppertal, Germany |
| Dates | 6/5/2026 6/6/2026 6/7/2026 |
| Ensemble | Dancers from the original cast of Pina Bausch's Kontakthof |
| Production | Kontakthof – Echoes of ’78 is a Sadler’s Wells, Pina Bausch Foundation and Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch production. It is co-produced with Amare (The Hague), LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, Festspielhaus St. Pölten and China Shanghai International Arts Festival and supported as a contribution to the preparation of the Pina Bausch Centre with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the City of Wuppertal. |
A piece by Pina Bausch
| Location | Opera House, Wuppertal, Germany |
| Dates | 6/6/2026 6/7/2026 |
| Ensemble | Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |
An encounter with Pina Bausch’s piece Kontakthof
Conceived and Directed by Meryl Tankard
With:
Elisabeth Clarke
Josephine Ann Endicott
Lutz Förster
John Giffin
Ed Kortlandt
Beatrice Libonati
Anne Martin
Arthur Rosenfeld
Meryl Tankard
| Location | LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, Lugano, Switzerland |
| Dates | 6/10/2026, 20:00–22:00 6/11/2026, 20:00–22:00 |
| Ensemble | Dancers from the original cast of Pina Bausch's Kontakthof |
| Within the framework of Lugano Dance Project 2026 | |
| Production | Kontakthof – Echoes of ’78 is a Sadler’s Wells, Pina Bausch Foundation and Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch production. It is co-produced with Amare (The Hague), LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, Festspielhaus St. Pölten and China Shanghai International Arts Festival and supported as a contribution to the preparation of the Pina Bausch Centre with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the City of Wuppertal. |
A piece by Pina Bausch
| Location | Opera House, Wuppertal, Germany |
| Dates | 6/18/2026 6/19/2026 6/20/2026 6/21/2026 |
| Ensemble | Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |
A piece by Pina Bausch
| Location | Opera House, Wuppertal, Germany |
| Dates | 6/26/2026 6/27/2026 6/28/2026 |
| Ensemble | Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |
A piece by Pina Bausch
| Location | Scène nationale Châteauvallon-Liberté, Amphithéâtre, Châteauvallon, France |
| Dates | 7/9/2026 7/10/2026 7/11/2026 7/12/2026 |
| Ensemble | Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |
A piece by Pina Bausch
| Location | Megaron, Athens, Greece |
| Dates | 7/17/2026 cancelled 7/18/2026 cancelled 7/19/2026 cancelled |
| Ensemble | Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |