The project is based on the exchange of universal themes and narratives that are linked to our personal life stories – those traces that have become inscribed in our bodies and have shaped our individual and collective identities. The differences and potential distances between the participants are addressed in such a way as to enable an authentic encounter.

In the way we see others – from the tension between what we want to see and what we actually see when we open ourselves up to them completely – is where authentic encounters arise. Seeing and listening form the foundation of this creative work and foster the development of a shared multicultural identity.

Showing
31 October 2026
7:00pm
Tickets: wuppertal-live.de

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As part of their residency, Barbara Eliask and Stefan Reinhardt offer a choreographic workshop based on this work on 27 October from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Studio Double C, Hofaue 8a, Wuppertal. The workshop is open to the public and accessible to participants aged 16 and over (registration required).

The artistic residency at Tanz Station – Barmer Bahnhof from 26 to 31 October is supported by the Institut français, the Hauts-de-France Region.

This work was supported in France by the Hauts-de-France Region, the Somme Department, the Maison du Théâtre d’Amiens, and the Pays du Coquelicot Community of Municipalities, as part of the Pays du Coquelicot residency program and the team was in residence at La Manekine in Pont-Saint-Maxence, supported by the artist residency programme of the Pays d’Oise et d’Halatte Community of Municipalities, La Manekine, and the DRAC Hauts-de-France artistic workshop scheme.

In February 2025, Barbara Eliask received a grant from the “CULTURE MOVES EUROPE” individual mobility programme (Goethe-Institut and Creative Europe) to travel to Wuppertal and meet with partners (Tanz Station – Barmer Bahnhof, Kompagnie merighi/mercy) in preparation for the project’s next phase beyond France.