We, 11.2.2026

Th, 12.2.2026

09:30—13:00 Context Programme

Tanzhaus Bern – Studio

Salons d’artistes – Day 1

Simon Waldvogel | Marion Zurbach | BewegGrund | Sami Lea Samira Bernath
FOREST (2024) © Laila White
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Salons d'artistes – Day 1

with Simon Waldvogel | Marion Zurbach | BewegGrund | Sami Lea Samira Bernath

In addition to the jury’s selected programme, further choreographers will offer insights into their work so far and future projects at the Salons d’artistes. The eight presentations may take the form of a discussion or a performance, and will all take place on Thursday 12.2. and Friday 13.2.2026. The programme is intended for national and international presenters and aims to inspire future cooperation.

Open to presenters only.
Registration required.

The following choreographers will present their work at the Salons d'artistes in 2026:

Simon Waldvogel

Simon Waldvogel is a theatre director, playwright and performer. His artistic research revolves around the notion of loss — emotional, physical and existential — exploring absence as both a personal and collective experience. His work merges theatrical form, documentary practice and performance, often deconstructing narrative and space to expose vulnerability and transformation.
Simon has collaborated with various artists and companies in Switzerland and abroad. He is a founding member of Collettivo Treppenwitz and co-founder of TIB – Ticino Is Burning, which received the Swiss Performing Arts Award in 2022. Within Collettivo Treppenwitz, he works closely with the other founding artists across multiple projects. The collective operates as a hybrid space between a production centre and a theatre company, where artistic roles shift and evolve within each creation.
Since 2025, Simon has been collaborating as Junior Assistant to the Artistic Direction of the FIT Festival – Festival Internazionale del Teatro e della Scena Contemporanea di Lugano, within a pilot project on curatorial transition supported by M2ACT.

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Marion Zurbach

Marion Zurbach is the artistic director of Unplush. She creates choreographic, theatrical, and performative works. Her work focuses on cultural legacies, marginal bodies, and collective narratives. Marion began her training at the École Nationale Supérieure de Danse de Marseille, then joined the Atelier Rudra Béjart School in Lausanne. From 2006 to 2015, she danced with the Ballet National de Marseille and the Tanz Compagnie Konzert Theater Bern. In 2018, she earned a master’s degree in “Expanded Theater” from the Bern Academy of the Arts (HKB). The following year, Unplush received the June Johnson Dance Prize. She has been commissioned as a choreographer for the Tanz Ensemble Luzerner Theater (2022), and Tanz Bielefeld (2025).

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BewegGrund

Der Verein BewegGrund leistet seit 1998 Pionierarbeit im Bereich des inklusiven Tanzes und steht für gleiche Rechte, Selbstbestimmung und Inklusion. Menschen mit und ohne Behinderungen haben an kulturellen Projekten gleichberechtigt teil. Der Verein bietet Workshops an, unterrichtet an Schulen und Ausbildungsstätten, veranstaltet biennal ein Festival und führt Community Dance Projekte durch.
Die Cie BewegGrund zeigt ihre Bühnenstücke – bis heute sind es fünfzehn professionelle inklusive Tanzstücke - national und international und wurde für ihre Arbeit unter anderem mit dem Schweizer Preis für Darstellende Künste (2022) und dem Swiss Diversity Award (2023) ausgezeichnet.

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Sami Lea Samira Bernath

Sami (1999, Bern) is a dancer, choreographer and part of the music label Forcefield Records. She completed a Bachelor's degree in contemporary dance at La Manufacture. In her work, Sami draws on her fascination with rhythm, her interest in history and her physical memories. Sami’s practice explores the permeability and relevance of empirical knowledge passed down through generations, specifically questioning Swiss traditions. Sami is also part of hearhere collective, with whom they have been researching around reclaiming and expanding the lying position, resulting in their last piece.

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Venue

Tanzhaus Bern – Studio
Dalmaziquai 69, 3005 Bern
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Tickets

12.2.2026, 09:30—13:00
Tanzhaus Bern – Studio

Fr, 13.2.2026

Sa, 14.2.2026