El Vacio

Pina Bausch Zentrum under construction, Bundesallee 260, Wuppertal
Admission: €18 / concessions €9

Tickets 05.05.

For the first time in Germany: the Compañía Colombiana de Danza Contemporánea. The choreography is by Cuban urban art specialist Julio César Iglesias Ungo, who previously visited us in 2025 with two productions. Exciting urban and contemporary dance styles come together. In El Vacio / The Void spiritual decay is understood as a metaphor for current processes of social transformation. The inner fragmentation of the individual serves as an indicator of collective dynamics of alienation and points to a growing sense of uncertainty in a world perceived as unstable. Through the medium of dance, processes of disorientation and self-alienation are made physically tangible. The performative presentation illustrates how external performance demands, social expectations and the tendency towards simplification contribute to the reproduction of a crisis.

The Compañia Colombiana de Danza Contemporánea was founded in June 2015 under the artistic direction of Arlai González Padín. The company currently comprises fifteen dancers. It has taken part in national and international events, including the 10th Cali International Ballet Festival, the 3rd Cali International Dance Biennial and the 21st Habana Vieja, Ciudad en Movimiento Festival, sponsored by the Cuban Ministry of Culture and the Retazos company, as well as appearing as guests at the Thalia Theatre in Suriname. It has also collaborated with international choreographers such as Jorge Abril Santander, the German-based Cuban choreographer Julio César Iglesias Ungo, the French choreographer Davy Brun during his time as director of the Conservatoire de Lyon, France, the French choreographer Redha Benteifour, and the Spanish choreographer Susana Pous.

Colombian Contemporary Dance Company – CCDC
Choreography and music: Julio César Iglesias Ungo
Lighting design: Mauricio Ordóñez
Costumes: INCOLBALLET costume workshop

This guest performance is made possible thanks to the kind support of the Goethe-Institute.