EVER.BODY is not just a performance — it is a gesture toward a different way of thinking about time, the body, and artistic relevance. It is a reminder that dance, at its most powerful, resists linearity. The project does not simply reinsert older dancers into existing frameworks; it reimagines the frameworks themselves. Rather than focus on technical virtuosity or physical extremes, the work foregrounds resonance, precision, and the richness of embodied memory. That the piece carries the same name as the company is deliberate. It marks a clear beginning. A statement of intent. A foundation from which something lasting can grow.
What emerges is not nostalgia, but a forward-looking practice shaped by attention, patience, and lived experience. The stage becomes a site for redefinition — not of what is possible, but of what matters. Through the collective presence of nine distinct dancers, EVER.BODY offers a form of expression rooted in subtlety, in tension, in breath. Each gesture holds weight not because of its force, but because of the histories it carries.
This work is not about extending a past career; it is about expanding the terms of artistic authorship. It questions the idea that visibility must be earned through novelty or speed. In place of spectacle, it offers gravity. In place of competition, it proposes interdependence. In a dance landscape often governed by youth and transience, EVER.BODY stands as a quiet insistence: experience is not an afterthought — it is a form of knowledge that deserves space, attention, and time.
Premiered in January 2025 in Theater ROXY Birsfelden
Artistic direction, choreography, costumes SOL BILBAO LUCUIX
Dancers CLARISSA ROCHA, TABEA MARTIN, MARCO VOLTA, DOMINIQUE CARDITO, KENDRA WALSH, SOLEDAD STEINHARDT, BASIA WEHINGER, TOMMI ZEUGGIN, SOL BILBAO LUCUIX
Dramaturgy LEA MORO
Composition, scenography, lighting design, Choreographic collaboration FABRIZIO DI SALVO
Choral direction / composition ANNIE GOODCHILD
Technical direction MINNA HEIKKILÄ
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