Eupen

Companies from the Netherlands, Italy and Singapore

  • 13.09.2026

  • Parking Lascheterweg | 2.30 pm

  • inner courtyard PDS Kaperberg 2-4 (as part of the Open Monument Day event) | 5.15 pm

2.30 pm

Parking Lascheterweg

Irene K. - Two people perform a zeitgenössischer Tanz move indoors; one lifts the other horizontally in the air, long hair and arms extended back, both in casual jeans and shirts—a dynamic scene echoing Eupen's creative spirit.
Compagnie Irene K. (B/D)

La nature n'aime pas le vide

Can you hold me, carry me, endure me?

Two individuals encounter one another—initially cautious, tentative, almost fragile. They seek closeness. Tension grows from this approach—an ongoing interplay of attraction and distancing begins.

Choreography: Irene Kalbusch
Dance: Fabio Cavaleri, Pol Van den Broek
Irene K. - Two dancers lie on a dark stage, closely entwined. One rests their head on the others chest while both stretch their arms outward, creating an intimate, expressive pose under soft lighting.
Fabula Saltica (IT)

Timeless passion

The waiting, the anticipation, the curiosity regarding the quality of what has already happened or is about to unfold. A constant cycle of pulling away, drawing closer, and drifting apart again—like poles facing one another.

Choreography & Dance: Claudio Pisa, Laura de Nicolao

Irene K. - A dancer from Compagnie Irene K, adorned in a patterned dress and hair accessory, performs energetically on a stage scattered with leaves and bathed in warm light at Festival Tanzende Stadt 2026 in Euregio.
Naturalis Labor (IT)

Corpo

The idea was born of a vision. Of a desire. To restore the connection to nature — to rediscover it — with our bodies serving as the conduit. A body that, in nature, has long since ceased to exist.
“Never before had my gaze fallen upon them — upon these beings whose stillness holds all life within.”

Konzept: Davide Angelozzi
Choreografie & Tanz: Davide Angelozzi, Elda Bartolacci

Irene K. - A woman in a flowing white dress dances gracefully, evoking zeitgenössischer Tanz, near a large red flower centerpiece on a colorful, patterned floor, surrounded by red petals and backed by dramatic black—an evocative scene from Compagnie Irene K.
Odyssey Dance Theatre (SGP)

12 Seasons

Blending Asian contemporary dance with live music, installation art, and evocative visual design, 12 Seasons journeys through a world reshaped by climate change, reflecting on the fragile yet enduring cycles of life, growth, renewal, and resilience.

Artistic direction & Choreography: Dr Danny Tan
Dance & Performance: Danny Tan, Kim Yong Chul, Wang Jian Gang
Musiciens: Jireh Koh, Tony Kua

Irene K. - A person in a dark jacket and blue pants dances energetically on a lit stage at Festival Tanzende Stadt 2026, with the crowd watching below circular red lights in an industrial-style venue. The performance is part of Compagnie Irene K’s Euregio tour.
Giulio Hoxhallari (NL)

Lost

“Lost” tells an inner journey made of confusion, loneliness, and personal struggle. Through hip hop movements combined with the fluidity and emotional intensity of contemporary dance, the performer goes through different emotional states: doubt, anger, vulnerability, and inner emptiness.

Choreography & dance: Giulio Hoxhallari

5.15 pm

Inner courtyard PDS

Jacopo Bucciantini
Naturalis Labor (IT)

Lie to me

“Lie” represents the deceptive power of the mind. Yet while words are mutable, the body remains honest: true feelings and intentions reveal themselves in movement.

Choreography: Marisa Ragazzo
Dance: Elda Bartolacci, Davide Angelozzi

Irene K. - Two women in patterned dresses move energetically outdoors, their long hair flying behind them. The blurred greenery highlights their dynamic motion, capturing the expressive spirit of zeitgenössischer Tanz in this vivid Tanzperformance.
Tanzstudio Irene K. Eupen & K danse Verviers (B)

N.N.

Inspired by the architecture and the many windows of the Pater Damian Secondary School, Fabio Cavaleri is developing a performance with students from the Eupen and Verviers dance studios for the courtyard and the facade of the building.

Choreography: Fabio Cavaleri
Dance: Elodie Meyer, Maike Bosten, Isabelle Schmitz, Lenia Pint, Laure Maraite, Aurélie Heusschen, Trecy Fohouo Sinkam, Sam Falkenberg

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