Inspired by the puppet "Crowned Poet" by the artist Paul Klee, the new solo work "Masque-et-toi" negotiates the complexity and contradictions of power. The figure danced by Léa Thomen follows a path of gradual transformation, dropping masks and questioning the way power is handled. In the confusion and mixing of fantasy and reality, "Masque-et-toi" develops as a choreography of gestures, postures, words and live chalk drawing on stage.

"Masque-et-toi" is the first Swiss production of the company HorizonVertical in co-production with TanzPlan Ost Festival 2020 (CH), Phoenix Theater Steckborn (CH), Théâtre - Maison D'Elsa | Cie du Jarnisy (FR) and is supported by the Cultural Foundation of the Canton of Thurgau, Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation, Ernst Göhner Foundation, Swiss Interpreters' Foundation, Regional Association of Thurgau Raiffeisenbanken and Kulturpool Untersee - Rhein.

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Pre-Premiere: 17th of October 2020 - Theater - Maison d'Elsa | Cie du Jarnisy

Premiere: 23rd of October 2020 - Phönix Theater Steckborn

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Next Performances - Tour with TanzPlan Ost 2020

24th October 2020 - Phönix Theater Steckborn

14th November 2020 - Theater am Gleis Winterthur

20th November 2020 - Lokremise St. Gallen

21st November 2020 - TanzRaum Herisau
27th November 2020 - Tanzhaus Zürich

2nd December 2020 - Gasometer Triesen
4th December 2020 - Kammgarn Schaffhausen