Programme

Tischkau / Nedd / Yukiko x Malpaso Dance Company

TRAPICANA

13.–16.8.2026

16.8. ● Beyond the Stage Plus with Joana Tischkau, Sophie Yukiko and Daile Carrazana | Moderation: Alice Hasters

Premiere in cooperation with Internationales Sommerfestival Kampnagel

Age recommendation: 12 years

Duration 1 h 15 min

“TRAPICANA” explores the tension between cultural authenticity and exotic stereotypes through the example of Havana’s famous Tropicana nightclub. The piece combines Afro-Cuban dance with trap music and challenges stereotypical perceptions.

The legendary nightclub Tropicana in Havana (Cuba), with its opulent shows and glamorous history, serves as the point of departure for Joana Tischkau’s new work “TRAPICANA”. Her collaboration with Jeremy Nedd, Sophie Yukiko, and the Malpaso Dance Company addresses the phenomenon of tourist traps and its inherent tension between cultural authenticity and exoticisation. In a dark revue that unfolds like a bizarre nightmare, distorted traditional as well as imagined Afro-Cuban dances collide with trap music. While dismantling clichés that fuel exoticising fantasies, “TRAPICANA” crafts new images that attempt to capture the reality it aims to portray. 

Tickets
Full 30 / 25 / 20 / 14 € 
Reduced 20 / 16 / 13 / 12 €

Additional service fees for online booking with Reservix apply.

Artist’s Note on “TRAPICANA”

Read here a conversation between András Siebold (Artistic Director – International Summer Festival Kampnagel), Fernando Sáez (Malpaso Dance Company), Joana Tischkau and Sophie Yukiko.

Co-productionPremiere
  • Cast

    Artistic Direction

    Joana Tischkau

    Choreography

    Jeremy Nedd , Joana Tischkau , Sophie Yukiko

    Artistic Direction Malpaso Dance Company

    Fernando Sáez

    By & with

    Malpaso Dance Company: Daile Carrazana, Jennifer Suárez, Greta Yero, Laura Rodriguez, Esven González, Carlos Daniel Valladares, Dayron Dominguez, Dario Ortega, Frank David Gonzalez

    Sound Design

    Frieder Blume

    Set Design

    Lea Steinhilber

    Costume Design

    Lenna Stam

    Light Design & Technical Direction

    Hendrik Borowski

    Creative Producer

    Lianne Mol

    Management

    Lisa Gehring

    Direction & Production Collaboration

    Ricardo Sarmiento Ramírez

    Costume Collaboration

    Marina Stillger

    Technical Production Management (HAU)

    Amina Nouns

    Stage Technicians (HAU)

    Sujin Choi, Jörg Fischer, Kristof Meers, Tom Sattler, Şenol Şentürk

    Light Technicians (HAU)

    Klaus Dust, Boris Meier, Leo Schneidermann, Sebastian Zamponi, Marc Zeuske

    Sound Technicians (HAU)

    Rozenn Lièvre, Torsten Schwarzbach

    Costume Management (Tanz im August)

    Gabi Bartels

    Mask Design

    Lou Willis

  • Credits

    Production Joana Tischkau

    Co-production  Internationales Sommerfestival Kampnagel, Tanz im August / HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Goethe-Institute Havana

    Funded by Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion of the State of Berlin, Cultural Affairs Office of the City of Frankfurt am Main

Further Information

Visitor note

There are passages with strobe lighting, stage fog and haze.

The opening speeches on 13 August by Annemie Vanackere (German) and Ricardo Carmona (English) will be interpreted into German Sign Language (DGS) by Rita Mazza and Aniella Tiedje (feed). More information here.

Workshop
In renewed collaboration with Tanzfabrik Berlin, we are offering a workshop open to all levels of movement experience:

15.8. | Daile Carrazana (Malpaso Dance Company)

Learn more here

Past dates

  • Festival Opening

    Thu 13.8.

    from 20:00 to 21:45 HAU1

  • Fri 14.8.

    from 19:00 to 20:15 HAU1

  • Sat 15.8.

    from 21:00 to 22:15 HAU1

  • Sun 16.8.

    from 17:00 to 18:15 HAU1

    ● Beyond the Stage Plus

Location

HAU1
Stresemannstr. 29, 10963 Berlin

There are two marked parking spots in front of the building. Access to the Parkett by means of a separate entrance with lift when necessary. Barrier-free restroom facilities are available.

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