Sheena McGrandles and friends
“TOIL” explores the dancing body at work – torn between alienation and desire, routine and rebellion. Drawing from ballet, Irish folk and punk, five dancers, accompanied by two musicians, create a physical portrait of dance as both labor and longing.
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TOIL
TOIL is a dance about work – an exploration of its emotional, historical and physical dimensions. Out of a devotion to dance with all its struggles and joys, dancers Michelle Cheung, Eli Cohen, Martin Hansen, Mickey Mahar and Dasniya Sommer reflect on what remains when movement itself becomes work.
Accompanied live by Marta Forsberg and Steve Heather, the music – composed especially for TOIL – oscillates between electro, folk, and punk influences.
In a minimalist stage setting, an intense examination of one's own physicality, rhythm and togetherness emerges – a constant effort to keep pace with the ever-changing rhythms of time.
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Participating artists
Sheena McGrandles (Konzept und Choreografie)
Michelle Cheung (Choreografie und Performance)
Eli Cohen (Choreografie und Performance)
Martin Hansen (Choreografie und Performance)
Mickey Mahar (Choreografie und Performance)
Dasniya Sommer (Choreografie und Performance)
Steve Heather (Musikkomposition)
Marta Forsberg (Musikkomposition)
Jette Büchsenschütz (Dramaturgie)
Michiel Keuper (Bühnenbild, Kostüme)
Julianne Längin (Kostümassistenz)
Elliott Cennetoglu (Lichtdesign)
Emese Csornai (Technische Leitung)
Laurie Young and Louise Trueheart (Choreographic outside eye)
Saskia Schoenmaker (Künstlerische Produktion)
Cote Jaña (Produktionsassistenz)
Agnė Auželytė (PR/Social Media)
Dates
December 2025
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