Dance, Junge Triennale
11.9.-14.9.2025
Studio 2, PACT Zollverein, PACT Zollverein

An explosive action painting Performance with ten children and lots of paint.

A group of children, lots of wax crayons, buckets of paint, and jazz – that’s WASCO! Ten young Performers between the ages of 7 and 13 create a world out of nothing. They dance with coloured pencils and paint brushes building a universe of their own. The result is a huge painting. In WASCO! choreographer Lisbeth Gruwez and musician Maarten Van Cauwenberghe explore for everyone aged 6 and older what music, painting and dance have in common.

Produced by hetpaleis & Voetvolk, co-produced by MA Scène National de Montbéliard.

  • A child kneels on a painted floor and spreads green paint onto the canvas with their hands. The surface is already covered with yellow, blue, and red marks.
    © Danny Willems
  • A group of children in painted overalls surrounds another child, who stands confidently on a podium. The children display playful and challenging expressions.
    © Danny Willems
  • A child with curly hair and a white overall with paint stains raises one arm with a brush in the air. In the background, other children in similar outfits are visible on stage.
    © Danny Willems
  • A person in a white overall with colourful patches of paint stands in the middle of the stage. Sitting and lying around them are children, also in overalls with colourful patches of paint on them.
    © Danny Willems

Cast

  • Concept
    • Voetvolk ,
    • Lisbeth Gruwez ,
    • Maarten Van Cauwenberghe
  • Choreography
    • Lisbeth Gruwez
  • Sound Design, Music
    • Maarten Van Cauwenberghe
  • Dance
    • Adriaan Winand ,
    • Gus Van Goethem ,
    • Martha Van Goethem ,
    • Lilith De Groof ,
    • Lara Corrias ,
    • Lily Williams ,
    • Lita Assam ,
    • Kymaisha Geduld ,
    • Madeleine Camara ,
    • Yatho Claes Oussehmine
  • Dramaturgy
    • Koen Haagdorens
  • Set Design
    • Stef Stessel
  • Artistic Assistant
    • Victoria Rose Roy
  • Workshop Leader
    • Yasmien Adam

Supporters Ruhrtriennale

Main Funder RAG-Stiftung. 

Funded by the Stiftung Mercator.

Visit

  • Age guidance

    For everyone aged 6 and up

  • Run time

    ca. 60 minutes

  • Tickets for school classes

    Schools can reserve and order tickets for the performances on 11 and 12 September by sending an email to jungetriennale@ruhrtriennale.de.

Directions and arrival

PACT Zollverein
Bullmannaue 20a
45327 Essen

  • Public transport and Kombi-Ticket
  • Directions
  • Travelling by bike
  • Accessibility at the venue

  • Access
  • Accessible toilets
  • Accessible parking
  • Dates and Tickets
    September
    Thu 11.9.2025
    Sat 13.9.2025
    Sun 14.9.2025