
THE
UNFOLDING
BERN BALLETT
PREMIERE APRIL 18TH, 2026

METAPHYSIS
Commission for Bern Ballett
World Premiere
Vidmarhallen
CREDITS.
DANCERS.
LEONARD BLONDEL, EDOARDO DEODATI, SARA DE GREEF, LARA FRINGE, ALMA MANDIL, TOSHITAKA NAKAMURA
ARTISTIC DIRECTION.
ISABELLE BISCHOF
COSTUME DESIGN.
IRINA SHAPOSHNIKOVA
SOUND DESIGN.
LAURENZ FREGNAN
LIGHT / SET DESIGN.
LUKAS MARIAN
DRAMATURGY.
ISABELLE BISCHOF, BETTINA FISCHER
REHEARSAL DIRECTOR.
CHRISTINE CECONELLO
PHOTOGRAPHY.
GREGORY BATARDON
LIGHT FIXTURES.
ASTERA, CLAY PAKY
The Unfolding approaches time not as something linear, but as something lived — stretched, compressed, and felt from within.
Set within the delicate span between birth and death, the work explores how internal states surface, dissolve, and transform. Through a shifting physical and atmospheric landscape, it reveals what lies beneath composure — not through narrative, but through presence, sensation, and the gradual exposure of what unfolds over time.
What remains is an invitation to witness — not what is shown, but what is revealed in the act of unfolding.
Production and Premiere
details:
(Link to Buehnen Bern / Bern Ballett page)
Duration: 38 minutes






























