Counter Balance

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Counter Balance

Short Creations

Opera Stabile

June 20, 2026, 17.00 h
June 21, 2026, 15.00 h
Duration 60 minutes

World premieres

Regular 28,-/ Reduced rate 16,- EUR
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With Counter Balance, the Tanztriennale has launched a new residency format that creates space for Research and Short Creations. These residencies, lasting several weeks, take place between March and June 2026 at partner locations throughout Germany: HELLERAU - European Center for the Arts (Dresden), Hessian State Ballet (Darmstadt/Wiesbaden), LOFFT - DAS THEATER (Leipzig), Perform[d]ance (Stralsund), Studio Pro Arte - Dance House and Cultural Center (Freiburg), and tanzhaus nrw (Düsseldorf).

The two works created in the Short Creations section by the tandems Joseph Simon & Reiko Ohta and Lau Sin Yi & germain will be presented as 30-minute choreographies at the Opera Stabile in Hamburg during the Tanztriennale.

More information about Counter Balance - Residencies for Research and Creation can be found here.