the new life at Weiherhofbad: Surreal dance art conquers Karlsruhe
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Surreal dance at Weiherhofbad: the new life transforms Karlsruhe-Durlach
the new life presents on September 9, 2026 at the Weiherhofbad Karlsruhe-Durlach a space that combines theater, dance, and music with political urgency. The production by ensemble ben rentz stages surrealism as a militant method, transforming the public bath into a place of transformation, resistance, and physical presence.
A stage space that refuses to remain a stage
The public bath here is not a backdrop but a participant. Bodies, music, and dance shift the usual perception while wood and metal as scenographic elements challenge visual habits. The production conceives the space as a living dramaturgy: open, fragile, unpredictable, and at the same time, highly precisely composed.
Surrealism as a present-day language
Drawing from the devastations of World War I and the rise of fascism, the work connects to the historical power of surrealism. However, it does not stop at the art historical reference. Rather than escapism, a stage experience emerges that questions reality, opens spaces of desire, and places the freedom of the body at its core. Queer desire appears not as an addition but as an aesthetic core.
Choreography, music, and precision in interplay
Ben Rentz is responsible for concept and choreography, Yoreme Waltz for the dramaturgy. This is complemented by a widely cast dance ensemble, percussion as well as tuba, trumpet, and trombone. This constellation promises not an illustrative accompaniment but a finely balanced tension between movement, sound, and composition. It is from this that the project draws its theatrical atmosphere: The musical layers drive the bodies while the ensemble continually re-organizes the space.
A place of social significance
The fact that the performance takes place in a public bath sharpens the focus on the social dimension of the location. Karlsruhe baths become a resonant space for an art form that simultaneously addresses community, body politics, and perception. The proximity to everyday life makes the performance particularly intense: The familiar tilts into the strange, the utilitarian into the poetic, the real into the surreal.
Conclusion
the new life promises an unusual and intellectually stimulating theater event in Karlsruhe, bridging dance, sound art, and political imagination. Those who love intense contemporary theater should not miss this evening and experience the transformation of the Weiherhofbad live.
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