Steps: Migros Culture Percentage Dance Festival

«Sphynx»
tanzmainz (DE), Rafaële Giovanola

A precise and consistently executed study of the movements involved in human locomotion. The award-winning work by the Swiss choreographer is coming to Zurich as part of the Migros Culture Percentage dance festival Steps.

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  • Tue 10/03 20:00 – 20:55

    Moving introduction to «Sphynx» at 7:15 p.m.

    Halle

    Few remaining tickets at the box office

In “Sphynx”, dance creativity meets the individual subtleties of each body on stage. Copyright: Andreas Etter

Walking, running, staggering, stumbling, dragging oneself along: what sounds like simple locomotion to walking humans becomes the central subject of investigation in Sphynx. In her award-winning choreography, Swiss choreographer Rafaële Giovanola, together with fourteen dancers from tanzmainz, explores the seemingly endless and fascinating universe of the human musculoskeletal system.

What sounds simple has a captivating pull. Sphynx is not only a study of movement, but a thoughtful declination of the locomotion of mobile humans – implemented with precision and extreme consistency.

And there is no shortage of imagination: great dance ingenuity meets the individual subtleties of each individual body on stage.

Sphynx was awarded the German Theater Prize DER FAUST in 2022. The choreographer behind this prestigious award is a familiar face at Steps: Rafaële Giovanola was already part of the festival in 2022 with her own company CocoonDance.

‘Sphynx’ is presented as part of the Migros Culture Percentage Dance Festival Steps.

Moving introduction

At 7:15 p.m., there will be a ‘moving introduction’ with a dancer from Tanzmainz in Stall6. The audience is invited to experience the piece in a physical way. In this format, simple movement sequences from the piece will be taught, for example, or central themes will be brought to life through improvisation. The introduction will last approximately 15 minutes.

Information on accessibility and language

  • Stepless access

  • For ages 14 and up

  • The moving introduction will be held in spoken German with translation into sign language (DSGS). If you have any other accessibility requirements, please contact steps@mgb.ch.

Copyright: Andreas Etter

Copyright: Andreas Etter

In “Sphynx”, dance creativity meets the individual subtleties of each body on stage. Copyright: Andreas Etter

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