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THE
UNFOLDING

BERN BALLETT

PREMIERE APRIL 18TH, 2026

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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

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