Travelogue I - Twenty to eight ©Dirk Bleicker
Travelogue I - Twenty to eight, Sasha Waltz © Sebastian Bolesch
Travelogue I - Twenty to eight, Sasha Waltz ©Dirk Bleicker
Travelogue I - Twenty to eight, Sasha Waltz © Sebastian Bolesch
Travelogue I – Twenty to eight
©Dirk Bleicker

Travelogue I – Twenty to eight

Sasha Waltz


With humour, aggression and sensuality, Sasha Waltz paints a contemporary genre picture in »Travelogue I – Twenty to eight« that has lost none of its explosive power and relevance over the years: a dance classic. The revival of the piece at Sophiensale in February 2025 marks a return to the beginning: just one year after Sasha Waltz came to Berlin, she founded the dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests together with Jochen Sandig in 1993 – with »Travelogue I – Twenty to eight«. It is also the prelude to the »Travelogue« trilogy, which was created in the following years, established the company's success and became iconic. To this day, the timeless piece continues to thrill audiences worldwide and is now being handed over to a new generation of dancers for the second time.

World premiere on 16 September 1993, Grand Théâtre Groningen

The piece was developed by and with the dancers Nasser Martin-Gousset, Ákos Hargitay/Thomas Lehmen, Charlotte Zerbey, Takako Suzuki and Sasha Waltz.

27
Feb
Travelogue I – Twenty to eight
Thursday 27.2.2025, 20:00
Sophiensæle, Berlin DE
28
Feb
Travelogue I – Twenty to eight
Friday 28.2.2025, 20:00
Sophiensæle, Berlin DE
1
Mar
Travelogue I – Twenty to eight
Saturday 1.3.2025, 17:00
Sophiensæle, Berlin DE
1
Mar
Travelogue I – Twenty to eight
Saturday 1.3.2025, 20:00
Sophiensæle, Berlin DE
2
Mar
Travelogue I – Twenty to eight
Sunday 2.3.2025, 17:00
Sophiensæle, Berlin DE
2
Mar
Travelogue I – Twenty to eight
Sunday 2.3.2025, 20:00
Sophiensæle, Berlin DE
3
Apr
Travelogue I – Twenty to eight
Thursday 3.4.2025, 20:00
Radialsystem, Berlin DE
4
Apr
Travelogue I – Twenty to eight
Friday 4.4.2025, 20:00
Radialsystem, Berlin DE
5
Apr
Travelogue I – Twenty to eight
Saturday 5.4.2025, 20:00
Radialsystem, Berlin DE
6
Apr
Travelogue I – Twenty to eight
Sunday 6.4.2025, 20:00
Radialsystem, Berlin DE
History
2018
Berlin DE 26.–28. Jan
2016
Berlin DE 1.–4. Apr
Freiburg DE 30. Apr–1. May
2015
Pilsen CZ 15. Jun
Tiflis GE 27.–28. Oct
2014
Yangon MM 11.–13. Feb
Berlin DE 10.–12. Oct
2013
Santiago CL 4.–6. Jan
Berlin DE 18.–21. Apr
Genève CH 30.–31. Aug
Tiflis GE 17.–18. Oct
Berlin DE 15.–17. Nov
2012
Berlin DE 5.–8. Apr
Rom IT 10.–11. Oct
2011
Köln DE 7.–8. Jan
Berlin DE 10.–13. Mar
Salvador de Baha BR 24. Oct
Sao Paulo BR 29.–30. Oct
2010
Luxembourg LU 8.–9. Jan
Berlin DE 16.–19. Apr
Heilbronn DE 15.–16. May
Berlin DE 21.–24. May
Ferrara IT 15. Oct
2009
Berlin DE 2.–5. Apr
San Francisco US 27.–28. May
Hanoi VN 2. Oct
Lille FR 24.–25. Nov
2008
Berlin DE 6.–9. Feb
Wien AT 17.–18. Feb
Berlin DE 21.–24. Mar
Berlin DE 10.–13. Apr
Paris FR 20.–24. May
Groningen NL 8.–9. Oct
Sevilla ES 12.–13. Dec
2007
Berlin DE 19.–21. Dec
2001
Marseille FR 21.–22. Jul
Berlin DE 5.–7. Oct
Wuppertal DE 24. Oct
1998
Berlin DE 10.–11. Apr
1997
Bordeaux FR 10. Dec
1996
Ferrara IT 7. Mar
Utrecht NL 26. Apr
Paris FR 2.–4. May
Moskau RU 27.–28. Jun
Kopenhagen DK 8. Aug
Bern CH 29.–30. Aug
Basel CH 2. Sep
1995
Budapest HU 18.–19. Jan
Oldenburg DE 20. Mar
Groningen NL 22. Mar
München DE 18.–23. May
Ludwigsburg DE 23. Jun
Atlanta US 19.–20. Sep
New York US 23.–24. Sep
Chicago US 29. Sep
Houston US 2. Oct
Montreal CA 7.–8. Oct
Los Angeles US 13. Oct
1994
Groningen NL 15. Jan
Berlin DE 11. Feb
Berlin DE 16.–20. Feb
Zürich CH 2.–4. Mar
Frankfurt a. M. DE 11.–13. Mar
London GB 6.–7. Jun
Kopenhagen DK 10.–12. Jun
Prag CZ 26. Jun
Hannover DE 3. Sep
Hamburg DE 17.–20. Nov
Nancy FR 29. Nov
Erlangen DE 10. Dec
1993
Groningen NL 16.–23. Sep
Berlin DE 28. Sep–2. Oct
Freiburg DE 8. Oct
Münster DE 15.–16. Oct
Rotterdam DE 19.–23. Oct
Amsterdam NL 27. Oct–2. Nov

Current Cast

Direction, Concept
Set Design
Lighting Design
Music
Jean-Marc Zelwer
Dance / Choreography
Cast History
Concept, Choreography
Set Design
Composition
Lighting Design
Rehearsal Direction
Concept, Choreography
Set Design
Lighting Design
Composition
Rehearsal Direction
Concept, Choreography
Set Design
Lighting Design
Composition
Rehearsal Direction
Concept, Choreography
Set Design
Lighting Design
Composition
Rehearsal Direction
Concept, Choreography
Set Design
Lighting Design
Composition
Rehearsal Direction
Concept, Choreography
Set Design
Lighting Design
Composition
Rehearsal Direction
Concept, Choreography
Set Design
Lighting Design
Composition
Rehearsal Direction
Concept, Choreography
Set Design
Lighting Design
Composition
Rehearsal Direction
Concept, Choreography
Set Design
Lighting Design
Composition
Rehearsal Direction
Concept / Direction
Set Design
Lighting Design
Music
Jean-Marc Zelwer
Dance / Choreography
Direction, Concept
Set Design
Lighting Design
Music
Jean-Marc Zelwer
Dance / Choreography
Direction, Concept
Set Design
Lighting Design
Music
Jean-Marc Zelwer
Dance / Choreography
Direction, Concept
Set Design
Lighting Design
Music
Jean-Marc Zelwer
Dance / Choreography
Direction, Concept
Set Design
Lighting Design
Music
Jean-Marc Zelwer
Dance / Choreography
Direction, Concept
Set Design
Lighting Design
Music
Jean-Marc Zelwer
Dance / Choreography
Direction, Concept
Set Design
Lighting Design
Music
Jean-Marc Zelwer
Dance / Choreography
Direction, Concept
Set Design
Lighting Design
Music
Jean-Marc Zelwer
Dance / Choreography
Direction, Concept
Set Design
Lighting Design
Music
Jean-Marc Zelwer
Dance / Choreography
Direction, Concept
Set Design
Lighting Design
Music
Jean-Marc Zelwer
Dance / Choreography
Direction, Concept
Set Design
Lighting Design
Music
Jean-Marc Zelwer
Dance / Choreography
Concept, Choreography
Sasha Waltz 2018–1993
Set Design
Composition
Tristan Honsinger 2018–1993
Lighting Design
Dance / Choreography
Davide Camplani 2018–1993
Maria Marta Colusi 2018–1993
Edivaldo Ernesto 2018–1993
Florencia Lamarca 2018–1993
Takako Suzuki 2018–1993
Rehearsal Direction
Takako Suzuki 2018–1993
Concept / Direction
Music
Tristan Honsinger 2025–2018
Jean-Marc Zelwer 2025–2018
Direction, Concept

A co-production by Sasha Waltz & Guests and Grand Theatre Groningen, NL. With friendly support of the Berlin Government Department for Cultural Affairs, Fonds of Performing Arts, Initiative Neue Musik Berlin e.V.

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Dido & Aeneas
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Impromptus
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insideout
Ira - Zorn - Wrath
Jagden und Formen (Zustand 2008)
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Medea
Na Zemlje
noBody
Orfeo
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rauschen
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Dialoge 07 – Bangalore
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Dialoge 09 – MAXXI
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Dialoge 13 – Kolkata
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Dialoge ’99/I – Sophiensæle
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CoinciDance - for professional dancers
Constantly becoming (2024)
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Dialoge 09 – MAXXI
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Dialoge 2020 – Relevante Systeme II
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L’Après-midi d’un faune
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Märchensonaten (2016)
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Medea
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MusikTANZ – Carmen
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noBody
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rauschen
remains
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Sacre
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Solo für Malakov
Spiegelneuronen by Stefan Kaegi
St. John Passion
stimmen (2023)
SYM-PHONIE MMXX
Tannhäuser
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TEXERE (2022/23)
The Wild Things (2013)
Training: »An Intuitive Body« with Michal Mualem
Training: »Contact Contemporary« with Nicola Mascia
Training: Contemporary Dance mit Andrea Valenti
Training: Contemporary Dance mit Yuya Fujinami
Training: »Embodied Interpretation/Physical Intelligence« with Melissa Kieffer
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Training: Yoga with Mata Sakka
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Travelogue III – All Ways Six Steps
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Sacre
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