BirdsLAND

In BirdsLAND, Nadine Gerspacher and Jonathan Sánchez meet in a duet that explores the question of whether and how real joy is possible in challenging times. Inspired by swing and tap dance à la Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, a contemporary dance performance full of lightness unfolds - but which never remains on the surface.

Playful nonchalance meets dry humor, dream logic meets reality: suddenly the performers are wearing the oversized heads of a peacock and a kingfisher as if it were the most natural thing in the world. BirdsLAND opens up a space between dreaming and being awake and invites you to rediscover spontaneity, authenticity and your inner child.

The piece asks what is lost when we move away from our playful side - and which connections to ourselves and to others wither in the process. BirdsLAND is an invitation to live in the moment and to defy the gravity of everyday life with a lightness of dance.

Light-footed resistance: Nadine Gerspacher and the search for true joy
Nadine Gerspacher is a dancer, choreographer and artistic director of Cia Nadine Gerspacher. Her works are characterized by a dance theater fired by everyday life that combines humour, absurdity and unfiltered physicality with poetic depth. Gerspacher is interested in figures and states beyond perfection: in vulnerability, transformation and the power of playful moments.

She has been working internationally as a choreographer, dancer and teacher for over twenty years. Her artistic signature is characterized by diverse influences - from contemporary dance theater to popular forms of movement - and by the desire to make dance accessible without simplifying it. Gerspacher's works create images that touch, irritate and emotionally involve the audience - across generations and directly.