18.05.2026

1000 Stimmen (1000 Voices): Sound Art Project by Media Artist Horst Konietzny

Wuppertal becomes audible. A new sound art project by media artist Horst Konietzny collects the inner voices of the city and its people. Participants are invited to contribute to the workshop and sound collage.

13.05.2026

The Silent Waltz of the Many – Francesco Vecchione

The Silent Waltz of the Many – ein Tanztheaterstück mit und für Wuppertal und die Welt. Choreograf Francesco Vecchione feiert am Samstag, 16.05. mit dem partizipativen Tanztheaterstück über Gemeinschaft, Vielfalt und das kulturelle Miteinander Premiere im Pina Bausch Zentrum under construction. Eine weitere Aufführung folgt am Sonntag, 17.05, jeweils 19:30 Uhr.

04.05.2026

PRESS CONFERENCE – TANZTHEATER WUPPERTAL PINA BAUSCH

We are pleased to draw your attention to our upcoming press breakfast, held as part of our next press conference, which will take place on May 27 at 10:00 a.m. at the former Schauspielhaus / future Pina Bausch Center (Bundesallee 260, Wuppertal).

Photo Wilfried Krüger, © Pina Bausch Foundation
Photo Wilfried Krüger, © Pina Bausch Foundation

The Project

The dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch made history: in dance, theatre and throughout the arts. Her unique work and artistic legacy enjoy the status of national cultural heritage. To keep this heritage alive, and provide new ways to access it, the Pina Bausch Centre is planned at Wuppertal’s former municipal theatre, the Schauspielhaus.

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Ausstellungseröffnung zum Wettbewerb Pina Bausch Zentrum

Ausstellungseröffnung zum Wettbewerb Pina Bausch Zentrum

The architectural competition

The architectural competition for the new Pina Bausch Centre was announced in April 2022. It was a high-profile competition that attracted renowned national and international architecture practices, most of whom collaborated with landscape designers for their proposals.

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Architectural Realisation

The Schauspielhaus, Wuppertal’s former municipal theatre, was Pina Bausch’s favourite venue. She created the majority of her works for this stage. Now protected as a historic monument, yet still highly modern in feel, five decades after the building was first opened it has been offered a new future as part of the planned Pina Bausch Centre. On the basis of the plans for its use, Wuppertal council’s facilities management has created a project sketch for the architectural realisation of the idea.

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© Diller Scofidio+ Renfro LLC, New York

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