We, 11.2.2026

16:00—17:00 Show

Vidmar Plus

Catol Teixeira

ODE
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Choreographic practice on the unfinished
Homage to transience
Gaps & lacunae

Synonymous with homage, an ode is a poem traditionally accompanied by music, dedicated to a person or event. The solo «ODE» by Catol Teixeira unfolds as a dance dedicated to gaps, to ruptures and to transformations - a lament for what slips through the fingers, for what never arrives, for what once was almost here. Teixeira embodies this state of departure: the body as a map of previous movements, an archive of steps taken, resisted, forgotten or surfaced. In repetitive yet continuously changing movements interrupted by unexpected, disruptive moments, Teixeira’s body materializes while also seeming to evaporate at the same time. «ODE» seeks to inhabit the raw space where traces linger, where steps are haunted by what came before. The residue of a movement, the echo of a choice, the afterimage of contact—all remain. In the tension between loss and grace, the dance unfolds—not to resolve, but to stay, for a moment longer, with what has already changed.

Biography

Catol Teixeira is a performer and choreographer born in Porto Alegre (Brazil) and living in Geneva and Rio de Janeiro. After training in classical dance, circus, air acrobatics and contemporary dance, Teixeira studied at BODHI/SEAD in Salzburg and ROAR in Berlin and obtained a bachelor’s degree in contemporary dance at La Manufacture in Lausanne as well as a master’s degree from HEAD in Geneva. Teixeira approaches performance as invocation — an ongoing study and experimentation for transformation, presence, and embodiment. They craft compositional works that are grounded on queer affection and ways of living and challenge notions of capture. Teixeira’s choreographic works have been presented at festivals and venues such as the Pavillon ADC (Geneva), the Théâtre Vidy (Lausanne), La Ménagerie de Verre (Paris), ImPulsTanz (Vienna) and the Dance Biennial SESC (São Paulo), among others.

Accessibility

The performance spaces and toilets at Vidmarhallen are accessible to wheelchair users and there are nearby, signposted parking spaces for visitors with reduced mobility.

FM receivers with inductive neck loops are available at the box office for use with our hearing system. Headphones are also available.

Sensory Warnings

- loud and repetitive sound
- energetically charged atmosphere

Others pieces available for touring

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Booking Contact - tbd

Credits

Choreography, dance Catol Teixeira

Poetic conversation Gabriela Perigo

Sound creation Mbé, Luisa Lemgruber

Lights Catol Teixeira, Gautier Teuscher

Administration, production Rabea Grand

Production, distribution Assia Ugobor

Residency support Espaço do tempo (POR)

Support SIS - Fondation suisse des artistes interprètes

Coproduction Théâtre de Vidy-Lausanne (CH)

Thanks Cristina Teixeira, Maikon K, Juan Ferrari, Luana Bezerra, Fabi Barba, Ayla Gabriela

Venue

Vidmar Plus
Könizstrasse 111, 3008 Bern
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Tickets

11.2.2026, 16:00—17:00
Vidmar Plus
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