The Berlin choreographer Isabelle Schad premieres Piece of Changes at HAU Hebbel am Ufer on Saturday 28 November 2026 at 7pm, followed by three more shows up to Tuesday 1 December. All four are at HAU2, Hallesches Ufer 34. Tickets cost 20–25 €, reduced 12–15 €.
Schad is known for bringing somatic practices, the body-awareness methods developed in dance and therapy, into choreography. Piece of Changes is for eleven dancers with the percussionist and composer Anders Vestergaard playing live. HAU describes its theme as collective powerlessness and resistance: what a group can do when no single person has control. The piece was made in co-production with HAU and in cooperation with Nomad Dance Academy in Ljubljana.
What to expect
A 60-minute dance piece with loud passages; free earplugs are available at the entrance. Twenty minutes before each show, Schad and the dancers give a sensory introduction on stage. After the show on Monday 30 November, Sandra Noeth leads a talk with the artists in German.
Good to know
- When: Saturday 28 November, 7pm (premiere); Sunday 29 November, 5pm; Monday 30 November, 8pm with artist talk; Tuesday 1 December, 7pm
- Where: HAU2, Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 Berlin
- Tickets: 20–25 €, reduced 12–15 €, online or at the HAU box office in HAU2
- Length: 60 minutes, plus the 20-minute introduction beforehand
- Language: not stated for the piece; the talk on 30 November is in German
- Access: HAU2 is step-free, with accessible toilets, tactile floor guidance and four relaxed seats in the front row
- Getting there: U1, U3, U6 Hallesches Tor, about five minutes on foot
Nearby
On 28 November at 8.30pm, Interrobang's Enter the Blackbox plays its English-language show at HAU3, a few minutes along the canal.