When does GLA55 take place?

The performance takes place on Friday, November 27, 2026, at 8:00 PM.

Where will GLA55 be performed?

The performance will take place in the Great Hall of tanzhaus nrw, Erkrather Straße 30, 40233 Düsseldorf.

How much do the tickets cost?

The regular ticket price is 24 euros. Discounts are available from 12 euros; additional service fees may apply.

How long is the performance?

The production lasts about 60 minutes.

Who is behind the production?

The choreography is by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. Six dancers from Rosas are on stage; the live music is performed by Ictus and BL!NDMAN.

What audience is the performance suitable for?

GLA55 is aimed at an audience for contemporary dance and minimal music. A specific age rating for the Düsseldorf performance is not indicated.

GLA55 in Düsseldorf: Philip Glass’ Minimalism becomes a hypnotic dance event

Name: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas, Ictus & BL!NDMAN: GLA55. 10 movements to the music of Philip Glass
Start: 2026-11-27T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-27T21:00:00+01:00
Location: tanzhaus nrw – Großer Saal

GLA55: When Philip Glass’ minimalism goes into motion

On November 27, 2026, the Great Hall at tanzhaus nrw in Düsseldorf will be transformed into a space of rhythm, light, and circling energy. With GLA55. 10 movements to the music of Philip Glass, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker together with Rosas, Ictus, and BL!NDMAN brings a contemporary dance production to the stage, where musical precision meets physical freedom.

Four early compositions, a radical sound cosmos

The production focuses on four works from Philip Glass’ creative phase of 1969 to 1970: Music in Contrary Motion, Music in Fifths, Music in Similar Motion, and Music with Changing Parts. These minimalist compositions thrive on repetition, displacement, and a musical flow beyond rigid meter boundaries. The influence of Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar provides an important backdrop for Glass’ early sound language.

Circles, spirals, and the choreography of the moment

Six dancers from Rosas traverse the stage in circles, spirals, ellipses, and the shape of the lemniscate. From small changes, a hypnotic stream emerges: movements repeat, tilt out of their order, and return in new form. The dramaturgy turns the body into a resonance space for the music and blurs the boundary between choreographic structure and trance-like stage experience.

Live music between precision and pull

The musicians of Ictus and BL!NDMAN provide the performance with an immediate acoustic experience. Both ensembles perform live on stage, opening a pulsating sound space for the minimalist scores. The close collaboration between De Keersmaeker and Ictus has already spanned many joint projects; with BL!NDMAN, an ensemble joins that has received widespread acclaim for its interpretation of Glass’ music.

Light, costume, and body as a common stage design

The lighting design by Minna Tiikkainen shapes the movement paths, while the costumes by Aouatif Boulaich clearly highlight the bodies within the stage space. This creates a visual architecture in which every step, every turn, and every pause gains significance. The direction and choreography by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker connects mathematical precision with sensual perception and repeatedly leads the audience's reaction from concentrated observation into a physically palpable pull.

An important evening for contemporary dance

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker has been shaping the international dance landscape for decades. Her work combines music, space, and movement with a distinctive choreographic signature. In 2025, she received the Praemium Imperiale in the category of Theater and Film. GLA55 continues this artistic research and engages with Philip Glass’ early works in a production that remains both rigorously composed and open to surprises.

Conclusion: The audience can expect a concentrated, approximately one-hour stage experience between minimal music, contemporary dance art, and visual geometry. Those who want to experience how tension arises from repetition and emotional movement stems from mathematical structure should see GLA55 live at tanzhaus nrw.