DARE TO CARE – Tanzstück von Tiago Manquinho mit dem ensemble act:on

In the organizer's words:

Dance piece by Tiago Manquinho with the ensemble act:on in co-production with THEATER AN DER GLOCKSEE

How can care be lived in a present characterized by crises, inequality and withdrawal?
Dare to Care places this question at the center of a choreographic exploration that sees care not as a weakness but as a resistant practice against exclusion, isolation and standardizing notions of closeness, autonomy and community.
The piece negotiates care as political action: Who is seen? Who is protected? Whose needs are considered legitimate and whose are not?
Based on the perspectives of "disability justice", Dare to Care focuses on bodies that are marked as "dependent", "deviant" or "invisible" in our society. The production understands interdependence not as a flaw, but as a reality and as a potential for solidary relationships.
Dare to Care asks: How can we take responsibility for each other without falling into power relations? What does it mean to be there for each other, physically, emotionally, socially - beyond the pressure to perform and social norms?
The play invites us to understand care not as a private task, but as a collective, intersectionally conceived practice. An invitation to develop new forms of togetherness between bodies, biographies and social realities.

Info + tickets → theaterglocksee.de

Premiere September 5, 2025 / further date September 6, 2025
Start 8 pm
at THEATER AN DER GLOCKSEE
Performance with audio description → Information on accessibility

Artistic direction Tiago Manquinho Choreography Tiago Manquinho in collaboration with the dancers Dance Victoria Antonova, Irene Giró, Paulina Porwollik Development of audio description Lena Michels Production management Olivia Hotz Production assistance P. (Paula) Emmrich Consulting stage space Katharina Andes A co-production with the Theater an der Glocksee and the Jahrmarkttheater.

Supported by the State of Lower Saxony, Cultural Office of the State Capital Hanover, Die Braunschweigische Stiftung, Stiftung Niedersachsen, City of Braunschweig (Cultural Institute) Audio description supported by Aktion Mensch. With the kind support of TANZKOOP Niedersachsen and LaFT Niedersachsen - Landesverband Freie Darstellende Künste

Price information:

Normal 18 EUR / Reduced 13 EUR / Students & Colleagues 9 EUR / Soliticket 0 EUR