When does the performance take place?

The performance begins on Sunday, December 6, 2026, at 18:00 at FFT Düsseldorf on Stage I.

How long does the performance last?

The performance lasts about 60 minutes.

In which languages is it performed?

The production works with elements of Spanish, English, and German languages.

Is there barrier-free entry available?

Yes, there is an option for early boarding for the performance. Registration is not required.

Who is behind the production?

The production is by the Cooperativa Maura Morales in co-production with FFT Düsseldorf and the Theater im Pumpenhaus Münster.

What artistic means define the evening?

Contemporary dance, song, electronic live music, texts, and lighting design combine to create a poetic and politically oriented performance.

Women Who Carry the Island: Dance Between Cuba, Care, and Invisible Work

Name: Cooperativa Maura Morales: Women Who Carry the Island
Start: 2026-12-06T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-12-06T19:00:00+01:00
Location: FFT Düsseldorf – Bühne I

When Women Carry an Entire Island

With Women Who Carry the Island, the Cooperativa Maura Morales presents a poetic and political dance theater about invisible work, care, and female strength on the stage of FFT Düsseldorf. The starting point is Cuba – as a place of longing, a cliché, and a cultural memory. From this develops an intensive exploration of the body, family, and societal responsibility.

An Island Becomes a Body

The Cuban dancer and choreographer Maura Morales asks what happens when an island appears not only as a geographical place but as a body: as a family, as a woman who holds a world on her shoulders. The production focuses on activities that hold everyday life together yet often remain invisible – caring, cooking, staying, and carrying.

Movement Between Strength and Vulnerability

Two dancers and a singer tell stories of solidarity, perseverance, and the traces that social roles inscribe in bodies. The contemporary choreography combines precise movements with moments of physical tension, creating an exhibition atmosphere for the aesthetic experience of the living body. Dance here becomes language, memory, and political expression.

Yoruba Chants and Electronic Soundscapes

The musical dramaturgy expands the artistic experience with a multilayered acoustic dimension. Yoruba chants meet the electronic sounds of sound artist Michio Woirgardt, while texts provide insights into Maura Morales' thoughts. Light, voice, rhythm, and movement create a sensual spatial effect in which cultural origins and current realities resonate with each other.

Art Historical Context and Cultural Education

The production represents a contemporary artistic direction that intertwines dance, theater, performance, and live music. The curation focuses on care work, migration, gender roles, and the political dimension of everyday life. Thus, the performance opens spaces for cultural education and invites a re-examination of societal structures through a physically experienced form of art.

An Evening Between Poetry and Political Clarity

The Cooperativa Maura Morales is among the established contemporary dance companies in North Rhine-Westphalia and regularly performs nationally and internationally. In Düsseldorf, a concentrated stage evening of about 60 minutes is created, combining visual precision, musical energy, and societal reflection.

Conclusion: An Artistic Experience That Resonates

Women Who Carry the Island awaits the audience as an intense connection of dance, theater, song, and electronic music. The performance makes invisible work visible and transforms social questions into an immediate aesthetic experience. Art enthusiasts should experience this poetically and politically aware production live at FFT Düsseldorf.