WE ( wir )
Contemporary Opera – 2026
PH Thomas M. Jauk
NEW PROJECT – Choreography / Soloist Dancer
In the perfect “One State” created by the surviving humans after a global catastrophe, happiness and harmony reign supreme. Everyone has a serial number, a uniform, and a glass apartment. The talented engineer D-503 believes this way of life to be ideal — until he encounters the mysterious and beautiful I-330. She awakens uncontrollable ancient instincts and passions within him, leading D-503 to a terrifying discovery: there are people determined to destroy humanity’s last remaining stronghold.
The dystopian novel We by Yevgeny Zamyatin was written in 1920 and immediately banned in the USSR as “subversive” and “anti-ideological.” First published in English in 1924, the novel inspired writers such as Aldous Huxley and George Orwell to reflect on the nature of dictatorships and their dark futures. In her opera, specially composed for the Oper Dortmund, contemporary composer Sarah Nemtsov creates a powerful reflection on Zamyatin’s vision of a sterile “Brave New World,” where the most natural human emotions — empathy, friendship, and love — struggle to preserve their right to exist.
World premiere / Commissioned by the Oper Dortmund • Opera in five acts by Sarah Nemtsov for nine solo voices, choir, orchestra, instrumental soloists, and electronics • Libretto based on We (МЫ/We) by Yevgeny Zamyatin, compiled by Sarah Nemtsov and translated into English by Oleg Krokhalev • Performed in English with German surtitles.
https://www.theaterdo.de/wir-we/
GREASE
Musical – 2025 / 2026
PH @ljanosz
Dance Captain / Ensemble
Grease tells the story of Danny Zuko, the cool leader of the “Burger Palace Boys”, who had a summer romance with sweet, naive Sandy. When school resumes, he’s shocked to find Sandy has transferred to his school. Trying to protect his image, Danny pretends their romance meant nothing. As tensions rise, the two must navigate pride, peer pressure, and true feelings.
The Rock’n Roll Musical Book, Music and Text by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Music arrangement by Robert Stigwood. German Adaptation by Frank Tannhäuser.
MÄRCHEN IM GRAND HOTEL
Jazz-Operetta – 2025 / 2026
PH @bjoernhickmann
Choreography Assistant / Dance Captain / Cross Swing
Marylou, the daughter of a bankrupt film producer, travels to southern France and discovers in a grand hotel a fairy tale full of extraordinary characters: an eccentric infanta, her vain fiancé, and a hotel owner working undercover as a waiter. Paul Abraham’s versatile music, ranging from waltz to foxtrot, accompanies the story, which ends happily.
Comic operetta in two acts by Paul Abraham with a prologue and epilogue based on Alfred Savoir by Alfred Grünwald and Dr. Fritz Löhner-Beda. Stage reconstruction of the music by Henning Hagedorn and Matthias Grimminger. In German with surtitles.
RUDELTANZEN
Opera & Operetta Concert + Dance – 2025 / 2026
Choreography / Dance Coach / Dancer
The members of the Theater Dortmund participatory orchestra YoungSymphonics have created a new program featuring well-known melodies from opera and operetta. The special twist: unlike a traditional concert, where the audience is expected to remain seated, this event actively invites everyone to dance along. Guided by dance coach Ivan Keim, audiences will discover the joy of waltz, rumba, quickstep, and tango — an immersive musical journey experienced through movement.
Dancing to classical opera and operetta music • A participatory project by the Oper Dortmund.