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DANTE

Gunilla Heilborn (Stockholm)  

04 – 06 Jun 2026 | Potsdamer Tanztage 2026Dance / performance

In DANTE, three lost souls encounter one another on a misty odyssey of songs, fragments of text, and restrained dance. Following 37 hours and 3 minutes and Merkurius, Gunilla Heilborn continues her exploration of time, doubt, and the uncertain - with her unmistakable style of dry humour and delicate poetry. 

The starting point is Heilborn’s unsuccessful trip to Florence. In search of Dante - and of a long-vanished era - she loses her way among groups of tourists in the city’s narrow streets. “Some people simply don’t want the Middle Ages to end.” Past and present overlap in a deeply personal reading of Dante’s eternal questions. Gunilla Heilborn creates her very own Divina Commedia: There are no answers, but all the more questions. She does promise one thing, though. Like all comedies, DANTE begins badly - and ends well…

After the performance on Jun 04: Talk with the artists

On Jun 04 | 21:30: Concert MADANII (Free entrance)
On Jun 06 | 22:00: Concert TEll A ViSiON (Free entrance)

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Price info Ticket

Price category C
Advance sale: 16 € / red. 8 €
Evening box office: 17 € / red. 8 €
Festival pass: 90 € / red. 45 €

Double bill with AMAZZONI on Jun 04: Price category A
Double bill with Petites Pièces on Jun 06: Price category A

Advance sale starts on April 01, 2026.

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Credits

Idea, text and direction: Gunilla Heilborn / Performance: Ludvig Daae, Kristiina Viiala, Sophie Augot / Music and songs: Kim Hiorthøy / Set and costumes: Katarina Wiklund / Light design: Johan Sundén / Audio engineering: Jonas Holst / Photos: Märta Thisner, Gunilla Heilbron / Production: Johnson & Bergsmark / Co-production: Norrlandsoperan, Dansens Hus, Vitlycke Centre for Performing Arts / With the support of: Swedish Arts Council, Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Cultural Administration / Internet: www.gunillaheilborn.se / Duration: 50 minutes