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LABOUR

Emily Gualtieri & David Albert-Toth / PARTS + LABOUR (Montréal)  

29 – 30 May 2026 | Potsdamer Tanztage 2026Dance / performance

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 Mai 29 | 22:00: Concert Galaxaura (Free entrance)
On Mai 30 | 21:30: Concert Kurkapelle Sonnendeck (Free entrance)

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Price info Ticket

Price category C
Advance sale: 20 € / red. 9 €
Evening box office: 21 € / red. 9 €
Festival pass: 90 € / red. 45 €

Double bill with Nature of a Fall on Mai 30 : Price category A

Advance sale starts on April 01, 2026.

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Credits

Production: PARTS+LABOUR / Concept, Creation, Artistic Direction: Emily Gualtieri, David Albert-Toth / Dancers & Choreographic Collaborators: Brianna Lombardo, Maïka Giasson, Jossua Satinée, Lou-Anne Rousseau, Frédérique Rodier / Replacement Performer: Jo Laïny Trozzo-Mounet / Apprentice: Clodie Lambert / Light Design: Paul Chambers / Costume & Set Design: Jonathan Saucier / Composer: Frannie Holder / Communications, photos : Kristina Hilliard / Agency: Résonances / Co-Production, Premiere: Agora de la danse / Co-Producers: Fonds de création du Réseau CanDance, La Rotonde, Agora de la danse, Centre national des Arts, festival dance: made in Canada, Festival PuSh, New Works, Rum för Dans / Support, Residencies: Canada Council for the Arts, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Conseil des arts de Montréal, the Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal, Studio Flak / Residencies: Agora de la danse / With friendly support by the Québec Government Office in Berlin / Internet: www.pldanse.com / Duration: 60 minutes