Weld Spring 2026
January 30–February 1
Premiere
Driftwood
/ Anna Koch & Mikael Marklund
March 19–22
Premiere
Matta
/ Daniels Staaf
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March 25-28
Festival
Necessity of space
Weld celebrates 20 years ... continue >
May 28+29. The Duncan Project
Women of Today in Memory of Women of the Past
A tribute to Isadora and her dancers
Isadora Duncan was a visionary and an innovative artist. She worked in her own time but had a dream of the ... continue >
May 24. Open class: Isadora Duncan. With Kathleen Quinlan
Dance class in Isadora Duncan’s technique and choreographies with Kathleen Quinlan.
Weld is offering a two-hour class with one of the world’s leading interpreters of Isadora Duncans dances – ... continue >
May 20+21. Mountainbuilding / Anna Pehrsson
In Mountainbuilding, the movements of the body and the mountain converge, and human perception is confronted with processes that operate beyond our understanding of consciousness, time and existence. ... continue >
May 14. Segredo do Artesão / Rui Mourão (PT)
Segredo do Artesão ∼ The Artisan’s Secret is a transdisciplinary project merging art with anthropology, philosophy, and indigenous epistemologies to explore embodied forms of knowledge. Here ... continue >
May 8, 9, 10. Thick Time Research Group
Thick time refers to the idea of a moment in time embodying both its past and future potential. This new quartet formation will bring a variety of recirculating processes together - radio broadcasts, ... continue >
May 3. Alvorada Lundu / Gwen Rakotovao
Taking place on a Sunday, Alvorada Lundu engages with a reflection emerging from the U.S. civil rights movement — voiced by figures such as Malcolm X and James Baldwin — that “the most ... continue >
April 24–26. HANDHELD / Sara Lindström Lindhe
HANDHELD is a choreographic installation that surrounds the visitor with video, bodies, sound, movement, and tactile sculptures. Drawing on a soft and malleable material, and unfolding through layers ... continue >
April 9–12. Six solos by Frédéric Gies
It has been ten years since Frédéric Gies performed his marathon solo Dance is Ancient at Weld – but it feels like yesterday. Since then, Gies has created a series of choreographies never before ... continue >
March 31. Claudia Bosse
Evocation of Absent Landscapes
/ Claudia Bosse
This performance is part of Claudia Bosse's PhD research, 'Hybrid Landscapes: Research on Rituals, Bodies, Knowledge, Virtuality as an Ecology with ... continue >
Mar 25–28. Necessity of Space Festival
Necessity of Space is a festival that raises awareness for the space of art and celebrates Weld's 20th anniversary. An intense four-day festival and a book launch. The festival offers dance and ... continue >
March 19–22. Matta / Daniel Staaf
Daniel Staaf's new work Matta is a choreography and an invitation into a space where the boundary between stage and audience space slowly dissolves. You step into an enveloping landscape where your ... continue >
Jan 30 – feb 1. Driftwood / Anna Koch & Mikael Marklund
Weld kicks off the anniversary year with a premiere!
Driftwood
Is stability just an illusion? Is hope perhaps our most radical act?
Driftwood is a physical journey through that which ... continue >