KALEIDIOM

Kaleidiom is a full-length Waacking dance piece that explores the themes of perception and perspective, both formally and conceptually. Swiss Waacking pioneers Tamara Mancini and Branca Scheidegger approach these themes through an object-based exploration centered around a large wooden frame, using it as a starting point to develop new forms of Waacking for the stage.

In the creation of the piece, they place Waacking within a contemporary performance context while reflecting on their own position and role within, and in relation to, the Waacking scene. With Kaleidiom, the choreographic duo engages with the current discourse surrounding the decline of a culture of debate and disagreement, making an appeal for openness and for the willingness to embrace different perspectives.

 

Credits

Dance & Choreography: Tamara Mancini & Branca Scheidegger

Music Creation: Franco Mento

Outside Eye: Jana Dünner, Marine Laner

Movement Coach: Joachim Wicht

Scenography: Budi Scheidegger

Production: CludaCo Production

Co-Production: Théâtre du Crocheatn

Support: Lotterie Romande, Kultur Stadt Bern, GVB Kulturstiftung, Stiftung Anne-Marie Schindler, Zunftgesellschaft zu Schmieden

 

Performances

15 February 2025 — Théâtre du Crochetan, Monthey

16 May 2025 — Theater am Gleis, Winterthur

5–7 June 2025 — Tojo Theater, Bern

6 December 2025 — Solothurner Tanztage, Stadttheater Solothurn