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ZÜRICH TANZT

«Dance your Pain»
Lyn Bentschik & Coco Schwarz

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Dancing is fun and is for everyone, including those whose bodies (sometimes) ache. A drop-in session with silent disco headphones for everyone to join in.

  • Sat 09/0519:00 – 22:00

    Judith-Gessner-Platz

    Free admission, no booking required

‘Dance your Pain’ by Lyn Bentschik & Coco Schwarz invites people to dance with and despite their pain. Copyright: Alun Meyerhans
  • Relaxed Setting

‘Dance Your Pain’ invites people to dance with and despite their pain. To this end, a DJ set has been created comprising electronic music and spoken text passages. The text passages offer guidance and inspiration on how to groove despite and alongside pain. Because dancing is fun and is for everyone’s body, including bodies that (sometimes) hurt. The DJ set is played via a silent disco system and is heard through headphones. Anyone who wants to join in can put on a pair of headphones and start dancing. They can dance for as long as they like, and when they’ve had enough, they simply hand the headphones back.

The event will take place outdoors on Judith-Gessner-Platz. In the event of bad weather, the Südbühne will serve as an alternative venue.

ZÜRICH TANZT

The event is part of ZÜRICH TANZT. Click here to see the full programme.

 Information on accessibility and language 

  • Stepless access 

  • Relaxed space

  • Recommended age: 16 +

  • Format: ‘Dance Your Pain’ is a drop-in event featuring silent disco headphones for participants to join in. 

  • Language: Music with spoken English segments. 

  • Sound: The volume can be adjusted individually on the headphones. 

  • Content notes: Explores the theme of pain

  • Text:
    Lyn Bentschik in Zusammenarbeit mit Laura Higson
    Music:
    Coco Schwarz
    Production manager:
    Pauline Della Bianca
    Dramaturgical consultant:
    Noa Winter

  • Lyn Bentschik (they/them) is a Swiss choreographer, dancer and long-term performance artist. Lyn lives and works with chronic pain.

    Coco Schwarz (they/them) is an artist and DJ based in Zurich, Switzerland. Coco uses video, sound and performance as their artistic media.

  • An event organised by ZÜRICH TANZT

Copyright: Alun Meyerhans

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