Dance, Junge Triennale
12.9.-14.9.2025
Studio 2, PACT Zollverein, PACT Zollverein

An explosive action painting Performance with ten children and lots of paint.

A group of children, lots of wax crayons, buckets of paint, and jazz – that’s WASCO! Ten young Performers between the ages of 7 and 13 create a world out of nothing. They dance with coloured pencils and paint brushes building a universe of their own. The result is a huge painting. In WASCO! choreographer Lisbeth Gruwez and musician Maarten Van Cauwenberghe explore for everyone aged 6 and older what music, painting and dance have in common.

Produced by hetpaleis & Voetvolk, co-produced by MA Scène National de Montbéliard.

  • A child with curly hair and a white overall with paint stains raises one arm with a brush in the air. In the background, other children in similar outfits are visible on stage.
    © Danny Willems
  • A group of children in white protective suits with colorful paint stains stands on a stage. The children are shown laughing, playing, or looking in different directions with thoughtful expressions.
    © Danny Willems
  • A group of children in painted overalls surrounds another child, who stands confidently on a podium. The children display playful and challenging expressions.
    © Danny Willems
  • A person in a white overall with colourful patches of paint stands in the middle of the stage. Sitting and lying around them are children, also in overalls with colourful patches of paint on them.
    © Danny Willems

Festival Stories

Cast

  • Concept
    • Voetvolk,
    • Lisbeth Gruwez,
    • Maarten Van Cauwenberghe
  • Choreography
    • Lisbeth Gruwez
  • Sound Design, Music
    • Maarten Van Cauwenberghe
  • Dance
    • Adriaan Winand,
    • Gus Van Goethem,
    • Martha Van Goethem,
    • Lilith De Groof,
    • Lara Corrias,
    • Lily Williams,
    • Lita Assam,
    • Kymaisha Geduld,
    • Madeleine Camara,
    • Yatho Claes Oussehmine
  • Dramaturgy
    • Koen Haagdorens
  • Set Design
    • Stef Stessel
  • Artistic Assistant
    • Victoria Rose Roy
  • Light Design
    • Dirk De Hooghe
  • Light Design & Technician
    • Ruben Wolfs
  • Workshop Leader
    • Yasmien Adam
  • Children's Coach
    • Elisa Goossens
  • Support & Helping Hand
    • Jits Vandamme
  • Production Management
    • Kaat Balfoort
  • Production Manager Ruhrtriennale
    • Sarah Heinrich
  • Technical Project Manager Ruhrtriennale
    • Ralf Mittag,
    • Helmut Schandl
  • Technician
    • Henning Arend,
    • Melanie Bluhm,
    • Julius Kindermann,
    • Klara Kron,
    • Daria Motabelsade
  • Dressing and Costume Team Ruhrtriennale
    • Heike Schick

Supporters Ruhrtriennale

Main Funder RAG-Stiftung. 

Funded by the Stiftung Mercator.

Visit

  • Run time
  • Age guidance
  • Family Workshop
  • Tickets for school classes
  • Directions

    PACT Zollverein
    Bullmannaue 20a
    45327 Essen

  • Public transport and Kombi-Ticket
  • Directions
  • Travelling by bike
  • Construction site notice
  • Road closures on 13 September
  • Dates and Tickets
    September
    Fri 12.9.2025
    Sat 13.9.2025
    Sun 14.9.2025
    September
    Thu 11.9.2025
    10 a.m. Dance, Junge Triennale PACT Zollverein

    Festival Stories

  • Family programme

    Club Origami, The Sticky Dance, WASCO!, GenZ Don’t Cry, Happy Sundays

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