Save the date: 4 & 5 December 2026, PREMIERE of „I Am The (Authy) Way“ at Theater im Depot, Dortmund

On December 4 and 5, the Cologne-based ensemble VR Dance Club (Anna-Carolin Weber & Tobias Kopka) will present the premiere of “I Am The (Authy) Way” at the Depot, an interactive, participatory dance performance exploring language, gestures, and the movement patterns of power. Up to 60 audience members and three performers share a space without the traditional separation between stage and audience. Through silent-disco headphones set to multichannel mode, they receive distorted vocal cues, rhythmic instructions, and emotional appeals. Voices – ranging from authoritative to poetic – guide their movements and decisions. The central question becomes palpable in the body: How far do we go along with it? When does resistance arise? And how does it feel not to participate, to be left out? The premiere is on Friday, December 4, at 8 p.m., with additional performances on Saturday, December 5, at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

 

Funded by the Performing Arts Fund with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the NRW State Office for Independent Performing Arts, the NRW KULTURsekretariat, and the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.