FULGENCE / MORTAL HEROES

Samir Calixto with Of Curious Nature & Sita Ostheimer with Zfin Malta

Two choreographers. Two international ensembles. Two contemporary love letters to resilience, to the human capacity for survival, renewal, and transformation. Contrasting, delicate, and explosive, each choreography develops its own rhythmic pull.

In Mortal Heroes, Sita Ostheimer, together with the dance company ŻfinMalta, invites us on an exploration of human potential – an odyssey through chaos and love, shadow and light, fragility and strength. With her distinctive movement language, underscored by the moving music of Adrien Casalis and the striking lighting design of Barnaby Booth, a charged, pulsating space emerges – tense and alive – keeping the audience in a constant state of anticipation. Beginning and end blur into each other, giving way to an unceasing cycle of becoming – a continuously renewing space where the heroic is not found in perfection, but in vulnerability, courage, and the will to carry on.

Of Curious Nature accompanies this guest performance with the choreography FULGENCE (“the radiant one”) by Samir Calixto. Calixto situates the act of rebellion as something deeply rooted in our being, as innate perseverance, tenacity, and strength in challenging moments. The choreography evolves from a stuck situation into an act of liberation. With euphoric outbursts of movement, the ensemble dispels inner darkness. As if in a fever, the bodies dance in an act of resistance, illuminating the shadows of our existence with their inner radiance.

FULGENCE

Choreography: Samir Calixto | Choreographic Assistance, Training: Mariko Koh | Dance: Lys Cabral, Wan-Yun Chen, Jed Nagales, Tiago Reis, Daniel Sabia, Pere Sansaloni Servera, Carolina Verra | Music: Hird, Lumisokea, The Knife | Costume and Lighting Design: Samir Calixto | Technical Direction: Nathaniel Johnson | Production: steptext dance project

MORTAL HEROES

Choreography: Sita Ostheimer | Costume: Holly Knowles | Lighting Design: Barnaby Booth | Composition: Adrien Casalis | Technical Direction: Dali Aguerbi | Rehearsal Assistance: Elena Martello | Production Management: Tillmann Becker