WUW(Wind und Wand)
With physical precision and emotional strength, WUW speaks to the pressure, silence, and emotional turbulence young people face, as well as to self-empowerment. Their feelings, often unspoken, deserve attention.
A moving wall both separates and connects two performers - becoming a physical expression of emotional tensions, boundaries, the gap between ideals and reality, and the desire to break through them. The unpredictable, ever-changing wind mirrors the rollercoaster of adolescence: transformation and vulnerability. Through shifting metaphors of wind and wall, the piece delves into the ambivalent space between closeness and distance, control and chaos, pressure and play.
A short participatory workshop follows the performance.
The Performance was created as part of the Explore Dance season 24
Concept l Jin Lee
Choreography, Performance l ZINADA(Jin Lee&Jihun Choi)
Music l Benny Omerzell
Costumes, Wall Design l Soli Jang, Jihun Choi
Photo l Christina Gerg
Production l Fokus Tanz in cooperation with HochX Theater und Live Art, München
Duration l 40 min
Premiere l 22.-23.10.2024 at Dante-Gymnasium and Klenze-Gymnasium in Munich
Tours l 17-19.11.24 Fabrik Potsdam, Potsdam / 18-19.01.25 HochX Theater, Munich / 09-11.04.25 K3 Hamburg, Hamburg /
15-17.05.25 Potsdamer Tanztage, Potsdam / 23-26.05.25 Performdance, Stralsund / 20-21.06.25 Hellerau, Dresden /
21.09.25 Freiart Festival, Freiburg / 25,26.09.25 Feld Theater, Berlin / 28.09.25 RAUS, Minden /
15.10.25 Trallallero internetional Festival, Artgna, Italy / 21-22.01.26 Purple Festival, Berlin / 10,12.02.26 Fokustanz, Munich /
10-11.05.25 Ingolstadt Tanztage, Ingolstadt/
PRESS :
https://explore-dance.de/journal/kultur-im-laendlichen-raum/
“(…)„With physical precision and emotional force, Pop Up WUW – Wind und Wand (Wind and Wall) tells of pressure and exclusion in youth, but also of self-empowerment. Conflicts can be resolved, hurdles can be overcome: WUW ends on a note that can encourage young audiences. The fact that ZINADA's performance does not use any words is a particular strength: it creates a directness that gives young people immediate access to the topic.“…)
- Explore Dance Journal, David Schmidt, 27/06/2025
https://www.tanznetz.de/de/article/2025/wuw-wind-und-wand-des-duos-zinada
“(…)Primarily created for young audiences aged ten and above, the dance piece has the power to appeal to people of all ages. Thematically, the 40-minute dance performance deals with moments of tension, letting go and embracing new things. Lee and Choi developed their movement material during the rehearsal and development phase through discussions and workshops with schoolchildren.(…)”
- Tanznetz, VESNA MLAKAR, 21/01/2025
Zinada: Ein Porträt des Tanz-Duos - Münchner Feuilleton
“(…After that, some kids at the Dante-Gymnasium were desperate to take lessons from the two. No wonder, with their mix of cool and sweetness, power and natural grace,technical finesse and approachability.(…)”
- muncher feuilleton, SABINE LEUCHT, 11/01/2025
ZINADA