23.01.2026

Roots of Lives

Roots of Lives (January 29 & 30 2026) is inspired by the horoscopes of the two performers, Shelly Ohene-Nyako and Babacar Mané, which both complement and contradict each other. A game of mutual balance that revolves around the four elements of nature and questions the relationship between the conscious and the unconscious, between the self and the other.

14.01.2026

Mitgliederversammlung Pina Bausch Zentrum Förderverein e. V.

Sehr herzlich laden MdB Helge Lindh, Vorstandsvorsitzender des Pina Bausch Zentrum Förderverein e.V. und der gesamte Vorstand zur ordentlichen Mitgliederversammlung am 4. Februar 2026 in das zukünftige Pina Bausch Zentrum in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Bund Deutscher Architektinnen und Architekten (BDA) ein. 

11.12.2025

Pina Bausch Centre well on track

The Pina Bausch Centre is still on track, according to an announcement by the administration to the Culture Council of the City of Wuppertal. A report on the status of the proceedings was presented there. The application and construction documents must be submitted to the German Federal Government by the end of this year.

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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© Diller Scofidio+ Renfro LLC, New York

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
© Diller Scofidio+ Renfro LLC, New York

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