When does PANDORA take place?

The performance is scheduled for 10.10.2026 at 8:00 PM at tanzhaus nrw in Düsseldorf.

What is the ticket price?

The regular price is 18 euros, reduced from 9 euros.

How long does the performance last?

The duration is approximately 80 minutes.

Is the event accessible?

Yes, tanzhaus nrw is ground-level and nearly barrier-free accessible. For the performance, seating in the stage area is available upon request.

Are there any special sensory warnings?

Yes, loud music and strobing lights will be used.

In what language is the performance conducted?

The performance works with English and Chinese as well as German and English subtitles.

Pandora ignites a shimmering play of gaze, desire, and power at tanzhaus nrw

Name: Paula Pau & Andras Meneses Sousa: Pandora
Start: 2026-10-10T22:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-10T23:20:00+02:00
Location: tanzhaus nrw

PANDORA: A vibrant dance theater about gaze, glamour, and self-empowerment

With PANDORA, the tanzhaus nrw opens a space where dance performance, body image, and stage presence directly collide. Paula Pau and Andras Meneses Sousa condense the figure of the showgirl in this premiere into a multi-layered narrative about desire, external gaze, projection, and the power to escape the grasp of expectations.

A stage space that plays with glances

In the Small Hall, there is no distant watching, but a stage experience at the center of the action. The audience moves freely in the space, dissolving the classical separation of stage and spectator area. Herein lies the tension of this production: proximity becomes the dramatic currency, the body the projection surface, each step a choreographic setting.

Between showbiz shine and vulnerability

PANDORA leads into a world that thrives on glamour, discipline, and the longing for visibility. Inspired by Thai cabaret, show dance, Chinese opera, and ritual practices, a visual language unfolds that shimmers and simultaneously contradicts. The performance questions the cost of visibility and shows how quickly aesthetic self-presentation can tip into societal assignments.

Dramaturgy of ambivalence

The work links biographical experience with choreographic research. Paula Pau brings memories of the Kathoey cabaret scene in Bangkok into the evening, and Andras Meneses Sousa translates these layers into precise directing and an open dramaturgy. Thus, a piece emerges about queer, trans, and migrant bodies, about power relations and the question of who gets seen on stage - and how.

Acoustics, light, and sensual tension

The evening relies on an intense theater atmosphere: movement in space, sound, live performance, and a visual direction that continually re-frames the body. Loud sound design and strobe lights amplify the sensory impact. Those who love contemporary dance will not experience a smooth surface here, but a stage event that creates friction and resonates long after.

What visitors can expect

PANDORA promises an aesthetically as well as intellectually challenging theater experience. The performance invites a new look at beauty, control, and gaze regimes. Anyone seeking contemporary theater with choreographic precision and cultural depth should experience this evening live.