Five dancers move in tight formation, facing the audience as they trace a large square along the walls. Their synchronized steps grow faster as electronic beats intensify, building a relentless collective rhythm. As layers of clothing are gradually removed, the stage becomes a site of exposure and assertion. In LABOUR, repetition turns into a statement: The endurance of bodies in motion reflects the invisible, ongoing labour historically placed upon womxn - physical, emotional, societal.
Frontal and unapologetic, the piece confronts the audience with persistence and presence. Strength and vulnerability coexist, not as opposites but as political realities. The accelerating pulse evokes urgency: A response to systems that regulate bodies and silence autonomy. Whether as resistance, protest, or collective reappropriation, LABOUR highlights the collective power that arises when women come together to demand space, visibility, and agency.
After the performance on Mai 29: Talk with the artists
On May 29 | 22:00: Concert Galaxaura (Free entrance)
On May 30 | 21:30: Concert Kurkapelle Sonnendeck (Free entrance)
Co-choreographers Emily Gualtieri and David Albert-Toth have built PARTS+LABOUR into a bold and rising voice in contemporary dance. Since 2011, they have created works that blur the lines between script and spontaneity, merging the personal, the poetic, and the political. Inspired by literature, mythology, and philosophy, their artistic ethos embraces tension over resolution, embracing the collision of divergent ideas and visions to generate powerful narratives about community, solitude, and collective resilience. Their collaboration is rooted in difference, care, and shared vision. Together, they have developed a choreographic signature grounded in friction, mutual respect, and the urgent need to confront the world as it is.
