Herzogenrath

From Italy to Germany

06.09.2026
August-Schmidt-Platz, Merkstein | 3.00 pm

Irene K. - Two performers in light costumes engage in zeitgenössischer Tanz with water on stage; one lifts arms as water cascades down, while the other smiles, holding an empty metal bucket. Splashes and droplets are caught mid-air in dramatic lighting.

Compagnie Irene K. (B/D)

H2Oooh!

The lightness of the water and the sea of emotions are reflected in the choreography.

Choreografie: Irene Kalbusch
Tanz: Anaïs Van Eycken, Nona Munnix

Irene K. - Two dancers perform an expressive, intertwined contemporary dance routine on a dimly lit stage at the Open-Air-Festival in Eupen, their bodies balanced closely together in a dynamic pose.

Atacama (IT)

L'ultimo Uomo

In a time when global society moves at a relentless pace, driven by hyper-productivity, isolation, and ruthless competition, L’Ultimo Uomo emerges as a lucid and poetic reflection on the current state of our civilization.

Choreography: Patrizia Cavola, Ivan Truol
Dance: Iris Morello, Nunzia Prisco

Irene K. - A person with short hair, wearing a navy tank top and gray shorts, balances on their lower back with arms raised—capturing a moment of zeitgenössischer Tanz against a plain, light background at Festival Tanzende Stadt 2026 in Eupen.

Balletto Teatro di Torino (IT)

Studio per Aliseo

Wind is mythical, it is practical, it is catharsis. Wind destroys or carries – invisible character with visible results. Aliseo is a journey of transformation, without beginning nor end.

Choreography: Manfredi Perego
Dancer: Bailey Clarice Kager
Music: Paolo Codognola
Costume design: Majatai

Irene K. - A large open plaza features intricate circular and geometric patterns etched into the gravel ground, surrounded by benches, grass, buildings, and a mural on a wall in the background, under an overcast sky.

Martin Stockberg (D)

Landart

Together with students from the Irene K. Dance Studio, Martin Stockberg creates large-scale drawings on gravel surfaces. Using scrubbing brushes, lines and shapes are drawn onto the ground of August-Schmidt-Platz—with every movement leaving a visible trace. The resulting work is then incorporated into the event, undergoing constant transformation through the dancers’ movements and the use of the space. In this way, drawing, dance, and performance merge into a living, ephemeral Gesamtkunstwerk that continually evolves throughout the course of the performance.

Irene K. - A person in black clothing lies on a light surface, with arms raised and hands spread toward the camera. The black-and-white image creates dramatic contrast and a surreal, artistic effect.

Ersilia Danza (IT)

Come draghi sepolti

Buried Dragons

Some stories emerge from the perpetually restless depths of our bodies and our planet: devastation and silence, fertility and death, wonder and knowledge. Stories of earth, rock, ice and fire that invite us to explore the fragile yet essential balance between humanity and nature, between the inner and the outer landscape.

Choreography: Lucia Salgarollo
Dance: Laura Rovizzi, Linda Battocchio

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