When I was your age

available for touring2026danceWorkshopfor young audiences

The dance theatre piece is currently in development and will premiere in June 2026.

When you think back to when you were my age, what is the first image that comes to mind when you think of your home back then? Do you also remember sounds from the past? What made you particularly happy when you were my age? What worried you most as a child? And is there anything you regret – something you did or didn't do when you were young?

When your grandparents were young, the world was a very different place. Sometimes they even grew up in a different country. For this production, children become detectives and set out on their own search for different – perhaps even hidden – family stories and things that remind them of these stories. With these findings, the children work on small scenes, games or pictures in workshops lasting several days.

Together with two dancers, all the stories and ideas are turned into a dance theatre piece that can be performed anywhere – in schools, gyms, clubs and theatres.

Team

Co-Creation, Dance
LEE Mun Wai
Ching-Mei Huang
Artistic lead, Direction
Fang Yun Lo
Dramaturgy
Dan Dan Liu
Stage design
I-Chu Lin
Sound Design
Sum-Sum Shen
Costume
Cristina Lelli
Production management
Sabina Stücker
Additional Music
David Le Thai
Special Thanks
Erika Nöth

Information

Production
Polymer DMTEssen, DE
Coproduced with
HELLERAU European Centre for the ArtsDresden, DE
Research supported
Theater Junge Generation TJG - TheaterakademieDresden, DE
Fokus TanzMunich, DE
Primary school ‘Im Steeler Rott’Essen, DE
Project funding
Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen KdFSDresden, DE
City of Essen (Office for Culture)Essen, DE
City of Dresden (Office for Culture and Monument Preservation)Dresden, DE
Supported by Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
Languages
German
Duration
40 min.
Age recommendation
8+
With special thanks to
Erika Nöth

Performances

Jul 18 2026
THINK BIG!Munich, DE
Hoch XMunich, DE
Jul 17 2026
THINK BIG!Munich, DE
Montessori Technical CollegeMunich, DE
Jul 14 2026
Forum BillebrinkhöheEssen, DE
Jul 13 2026
Primary School ‘Im Steeler Rott’Essen, DE
Jun 13 2026
HELLERAU European Centre for the ArtsDresden, DE
Jun 12 2026
PREMIERE
HELLERAU European Centre for the ArtsDresden, DE
Apr 7 2026 - Apr 11 2026
Workshop
Theater Junge Generation TJG - TheaterakademieDresden, DE
Mar 17 2026 - Mar 19 2026
Workshop
Fokus TanzMunich, DE
Feb 9 2026 - Feb 12 2026
Workshop
HELLERAU European Centre for the ArtsDresden, DE
Feb 2 2026 - Feb 4 2026
Workshop
Primary School ‘Im Steeler Rott’Essen, DE

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Team

Co-Creation, Dance

Artistic lead, Direction

Dramaturgy

Stage design

Sound Design

Costume

Production management

Additional Music

Special Thanks

Information

Production

Coproduced with

Research supported

Project funding

Languages

Duration

Age recommendation

With special thanks to

Performances

Jul 18 2026

Jul 17 2026

Jul 14 2026

Jul 13 2026

Jun 13 2026

Jun 12 2026

Apr 7 2026 - Apr 11 2026

Mar 17 2026 - Mar 19 2026

Feb 9 2026 - Feb 12 2026

Feb 2 2026 - Feb 4 2026