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As climate change causes the ice to melt—thereby threatening their existence just as much as ours—the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) has become a mirror of our present.

In one of the most inhospitable regions on Earth, they survive not through competition but through cooperation: they form dense groups, sharing warmth as they move constantly. No hierarchies, no territories—only closeness and mutual dependence.

Where human societies often fall apart under pressure, they endure by staying together. Their “huddle” embodies a form of collective resilience that is becoming increasingly rare in our individualistic world—and raises the question: In their pursuit of individual success, what have humans lost of their ability to support one another?

Through a close interplay of dance, live music, and scenography, *Tous sur la banquise* (*All on the Ice Floe*) translates this phenomenon into a physical language. Bodies converge, shift, and reorganize themselves—navigating the space between human and animal, structure and instinct.

A visually striking work about the fragility of human existence—and about how the human body, through collaboration, confronts the challenges of our time.

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Dates
September 2026
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