In the Hidden at Staatstheater Cottbus: Ballet between Break and Transformation
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In the Hidden: Dance between Fractures and Light
On October 23, 2026, a moving space for the invisible opens in the Great House of the Staatstheater Cottbus. This two-part ballet evening combines choreographies by Inma López and Douglas Lee into a compelling exploration of individuality, vulnerability, and the forces that create a new whole from fragments.
When Breaks Turn to Gold
Inma López’s choreography Golden Wounds is inspired by the Japanese practice of Kintsugi. Broken pieces are not hidden there but are visibly reassembled through a careful process. This idea is translated into a physical language by the production: dance becomes an expression of memory, resilience, and personal history.
The stage design by Pascale Arndtz and Inma López, the costumes by Angelo Alberto, and the lighting design by Ulf Kupke and Inma López shape a theatrical atmosphere where every movement gains meaning. The dramaturgy by Corinna Jarosch accompanies the evening with a clear focus on the connection of body, space, and inner transformation.
Behind the Visible
Internationally active choreographer Douglas Lee focuses on those intermediate states in Fade-outs, where perception and reality merge. The choreography asks what appears in stage light and about the magic that only reveals its effect in the hidden.
Music by Nicolas Sávva, stage by Pascale Arndtz, and the jointly developed lighting design with Ulf Kupke give this second part its own distinct sound and image dramaturgy. The dancers of the Staatstheater Cottbus move through changing atmospheres, precise formations, and moments of great physical intensity.
A two-part ballet evening with its own tension
The production thrives on the contrast of its two choreographic styles. While Golden Wounds takes the visible traces of life as its starting point, Fade-outs searches for the fleeting images behind the surface. Thus, a stage experience emerges that combines dance virtuosity with philosophical depth.
The performance lasts about 105 minutes and includes a break. The audience can expect a concentrated connection of contemporary dance, atmospheric stage design, precise lighting direction, and expressive body acting.
Conclusion: Dance Art that Shines Inward
In the Hidden invites us to see breaks not as blemishes but as part of an unmistakable form. Anyone who wants to experience contemporary ballet, strong imagery, and choreographic encounters of international format live will find an evening full of movement, tension, and quiet reverberation in the Great House.
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