When does the performance take place?

The performance is on 27 June 2026 at 19:30 in the Great House of the Staatstheater Cottbus.

How long does the ballet evening last?

The running time is about 90 minutes including an intermission.

Where is the venue located?

The venue is the Great House at Schillerplatz 1 in 03046 Cottbus.

Is the venue accessible?

Yes, the Great House is suitable for wheelchairs and has a hearing loop. Advance registration is recommended.

How much does a ticket cost?

For the date, tickets are listed from 17.90 Euros.

Are there official social media channels?

No verified official social media profiles could be clearly proven. Therefore, only the website and sources are listed here.

In the Hidden unfolds a quiet drama of dance and light in the Great House

Name: In the Hidden
Start: 2026-06-27T21:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-27T23:00:00+02:00
Location: Großes Haus

In the Hidden: A Ballet Evening about Breaks, Shine, and the Art of the Invisible

With In the Hidden, the Staatstheater Cottbus presents a two-part ballet evening that makes seeing itself a theme. On 27 June 2026 at 19:30, the Great House opens a space for choreographic tension, for the beauty of the unspoken, and for those moments in which dance tells more than words.

An Evening between Crack and Gold

At the center of the second part is Inma López with GOLDEN WOUNDS, inspired by the Japanese Kintsugi practice. Broken things are not concealed but refined. The evening forms a powerful image of individuality, resilience, and the poetic dignity of scars. The choreography relies on inner movement, on those quiet tremors that inscribe themselves in the body and suddenly become visible in the theater atmosphere.

The Invisible in the Spotlight

Douglas Lee opens the evening with FADE-OUTS as a choreographic reflection on the hidden in theater practice. What remains in the dark, what pushes forward, what shapes a production only in the background? These questions are typical for an evening that does not rely on effects but on dramaturgical depth, precise movement language, and a stage aesthetics that draws the audience in instead of overwhelming them.

The Language of Stage, Light, and Body

The set design by Pascale Arndtz, the costumes by Angelo Alberto, the music by Nicolas Sávva and Adrian Berenguer, and the dramaturgical handwriting of Corinna Jarosch converge into a concentrated stage experience. The Great House with its clear theatrical language provides the ideal framework: a place where light mood, acoustics, and spatial effects reveal the dance in fine layers. The audience experiences not just a mere program, but a choreographic exploration of vulnerability and form.

Theater Atmosphere in the Great House

The Staatstheater Cottbus showcases its strength as a multi-genre house with profile through this evening. The production is designed as a ballet evening and has a running time of about 90 minutes including intermission, compact but multilayered in content. Its tension lies precisely in this: In the rapid alternation of compression and silence arises that audience reaction which characterizes good dance theater - concentrated, attentive, touched.

Conclusion

In the Hidden promises an evening full of choreographic precision, aesthetic tension, and emotional depth. Those who love contemporary ballet experience here a finely composed interplay of movement, music, and stage design. A visit to the Great House is worthwhile for all who want to not only see dance but experience it in its full theatrical power.