Now & Next

I dreamt that I grew a shell. That the skin on my back had calcified into a lump and I was tasked to carry this weight for the rest of my life…

My move to Düsseldorf in early 2025 was an act of survival, seeking refuge from a place that hardened me emotionally, physically, and spiritually. At tanzhaus nrws 2025 summer residency, I created a ritualistic performance exploring the process of adaptation and transformation using a shell to represent these ongoing changes. 

lu biondi (they/them) is a Venezuelan-born multimedia performance artist whose work explores social injustices, wellness, and play through a globally curious perspective. With a B.S. in Health Science and a B.F.A. in Dance and Choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University, their artistic practice tends to combine research, community collaboration and diverse creative mediums in order to challenge limiting structures and nurture sustainable futures.

Between railway tracks and an interrogation room unfolds a play of order and deviation. A figure who does not fit the plan is questioned, accused, observed. Through elements of acting and Waacking, moments of resistance emerge within the rigid beat of the rules. 

Ludmilla Schemak is a multidisciplinary performer based in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Her artistry is rooted in street- and club styles like HipHop and Waacking which she likes to mix with screen and stage acting. As a freelance dance educator she works with all ages in her classes, workshops and on stage productions with themes of self discovery and purpose. Her portfolio includes ‚panta rhei‘ at Landestheater Salzburg, ‚Women Adjacent‘ at the International English Library in Düsseldorf and the award-winning short film ‚Beyond the Trees‘ by Fiona Leonard.

Choreography, Dance: Ludi; Music: composed, mixed and mastered: Levin Weis; Text / Outside Eye: Fiona Leonard.

Forever tired and jumping from one to the other – if I had to sum it up.

In this solo research, figures of workers from past, present, and a life that may never be encounter each other. They meet between their worlds of visibilities and performativities, in their dreams and harsh realities.

A tribute to people who get their hands dirty for you. Or do we do it together?

This Solo is a continuation of Summer Residency 25 at Tanzhaus NRW.

Nadine Kribbe studies dance at ZZT Cologne and works as a freelance dancer and dance educator, among other things. Nadine's artistic interest lies in transdisciplinary work on biographical sections somewhere between social work and construction sites.

Concept & Performance: Nadine Kribbe @nakribbe; Composition: Eftichis Vittorakis @eftichis_v;Photos: Jonas Schlütter @jonas.schluetter; Dramaturgical Support: Juliane Wabnitz; Jumpstyle Inspiration & Tutorials: Post Neo.

An intimate duet explores how female desire can be made visible and reimagined after centuries of suppression. The body becomes palpably a bearer of history and a place of resistance. Strong, sensual, ignorant and searching, Project G2 deals with female desire between patriarchal influences, shame and pornographic narratives.

Tabea Jung is a 23-year-old choreographer and dancer from Essen who has just completed her Bachelor of Arts in Dance at the Folkwang University of the Arts. In collaboration with the fashion label SVEASØN, she conceived and created MØLYBDØMANCY, which was awarded for its concept and shown at Berlin Fashion Week. The choreography Yuni (co-creation: Shauna Fischer) was shown as part of the Co-Lab at the Schrittmacherfestival 2025 in Aachen. Tabea has also performed as a dancer in pieces by Stephanie Lake, Stephanie Thiersch, Gaia Pellegrini, Bill Holtkamp and Juan Kruz Diaz de Garaio. 

Merel Bastiaans is a 22-year-old Dutch dancer who completed her preliminary training at ArtEZ University of the Arts and then went on to earn her bachelor's degree at Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. During her studies, she worked with various choreographers such as Juan Kruz Diaz de Garaio Esnaola, Stephanie Lake, Stephanie Thiersch, Sasha Waltz, Jack Gallagher and many others. She is now moving into the freelance dance scene and performed her own choreography Legami at Essenziale. In April, she will begin an internship with Ballet d'Jèrri in Jersey, Great Britain.

Shauna Fischer is a 23-year-old dancer from Essen. She is currently completing her bachelor's degree in dance at the Folkwang University of the Arts. Together with Tabea, she created Yuni, which was shown as part of Co-Lab at the Schrit_tmacher Festival 2025. Shauna has performed in productions at the Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen, tanzhaus nrw and Berlin Fashion Week.

Choreography, concept: Tabea Jung in collaboration with Shauna Fischer and Merel Baastians; dance: Shauna Fischer, Merel Baastians; music: Béla Baumann; costumes: Hannah Creak.