This work by dancer/choreographer Veza Fernández adopts a feminist perspective in dealing with the emancipatory power of dance. When Eye Becomes Mouth gathers a cast of twelve protagonists of Vienna’s queer dance/performance scene on stage in order to try and create a new, feminist image of the ballerina.

When Eye Becomes Mouth is a DIY type of dance theatre about the role of the dancer, her emancipatory power, the expression of her desires and the necessity of sticking together when hope is fading. The piece attempts to create a new, feminist image of the ballerina, which recharges, encourages and extends the character of the dancer. It is supposed to become a celebration of collective diversity, not only regarding mise-en-scène and choreography, but also through the cast on stage, who are all dancers, performers and artists of Vienna’s queer dance and performance scene examining new, partially utopian possibilities of collective, dance-based and choreographic existence for women, queer people or artists.

Concept and choreography Veza Fernández Costumes, set and performance Sarah Sternat Dramaturgy Christina Lederhaas Music and performance Lina Gärtner, Magdalena Gasser (Just Friends and Lovers) Performance Denice Bourbon, Magdalena Gasser, Lina Gärtner, Andrea Gunnlaugsdóttir, Lau Lukkarila, Marta Navaridas, Liv Schellander, Stefanie Sourial, Sarah Sternat, Teresa Vittucci, Elizabeth Ward

A co-production by Tears and Drama and brut Wien. With the kind support of the City of Vienna’s Department of Cultural Affairs, the Austrian Federal Chancellor’s Office, Nada Lokal and Brick-5.