Trapicana

Tischkau / Nedd / Yukiko x Malpaso Dance Company

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. 

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1 h 15 min

Artists/Collaborators: Joana Tischkau (Künstlerische Leitung), Jeremy Nedd (Choreografie), Joana Tischkau (Choreografie), Sophie Yukiko (Choreografie), Malpaso Dance Company: Daile Carrazana (Von & mit), Jennifer Suárez (Von & mit), Greta Yero (Von & mit), Laura Rodriguez (Von & mit), Esven González (Von & mit), Carlos Daniel Valladares (Von & mit), Dayron Dominguez (Von & mit), Dario Ortega (Von & mit), Frank David Gonzalez (Von & mit), Frieder Blume (Sound), Lea Steinhilber (Bühne), Lenna Stam (Kostüm), Hendrik Borowski (Licht & Technische Leitung), Lianne Mol (Künstlerische Produktionsleitung), Lisa Gehring (Management), Ricardo Sarmiento Ramírez (Mitarbeit Regie & Produktion), Marina Stillger (Mitarbeit Kostüm), Amina Nouns (Technische Produktionsleitung (HAU)), Gabi Bartels (Kostümbetreuung (Tanz im August)), Sujin Choi (Bühnentechnik (HAU)), Jörg Fischer (Bühnentechnik (HAU)), Kristof Meers (Bühnentechnik (HAU)), Tom Sattler (Bühnentechnik (HAU)), Şenol Şentürk (Bühnentechnik (HAU)), Klaus Dust (Lichttechnik (HAU)), Boris Meier (Lichttechnik (HAU)), Leo Schneidermann (Lichttechnik (HAU)), Sebastian Zamponi (Lichttechnik (HAU)), Marc Zeuske (Lichttechnik (HAU)), Rozenn Lièvre (Tontechnik (HAU)), Torsten Schwarzbach (Tontechnik (HAU))

Production Joana TischkauCo-production  Internationales Sommerfestival Kampnagel, Tanz im August / HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Goethe-Institute HavanaFunded 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

Next date: TRAPICANA

• Date Saturday, 15/August/2026 21:00 bis 22:15 ( 1 more date )
• Venue HAU Hebbel am Ufer - HAU1
• Address Stresemannstraße 29 A, 10963 Berlin-Kreuzberg
• Price from €15.40

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