Dreamt identities: Último helecho at the Berliner Festspiele

Último helecho by Nina Laisné, François Chaignaud and Nadia Larcher

By Katja Vaghi, 27 January 2026

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“occasionally traces of Western theatrical training emerge in the form of light-fast fan kicks”

Reviewed at Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Berlin on 24 January 2026

Último helecho (François Chaignaud)

Nina Laisné, Set Designer

Sarah Duvert, Costume Designer

Abigail Fowler, Lighting Designer

Nadia Larcher, Vocals

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Dans le cadre du festival Séquence Danse, le Ballet national de Marseille et son collectif de directeurs artistiques ont proposé un spectacle ambitieux et intelligent en six temps.

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François Chaignaud allume les étoiles avec CabaretS et In absentia

Julie Jozwiak, 23rd November

Clou de la série de performances réunies sous le nom de « CabaretS », In absentia de François Chaignaud et Geoffroy Jourdain mêle les voix et les corps dans une transe irrésistible.

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A study on falling: the Trisha Brown Dance Company and Noé Soulier

Katja Vaghi, 23rd January

The Trisha Brown Dance Company closes the Performing Arts Season 2024/25 at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele with Glacial Decoy.

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Batsheva Dance Company in Ohad Naharin’s Momo: pure energy

Katja Vaghi, 16th January

In Batsheva’s German premiere of Momo, there is no narrative to be found, but rather a series of atmospheric sequences, creating a texture of inputs as ambiguous as reality itself.

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Four New Works by Lucinda Childs: classic postmodernism

Katja Vaghi, 7th December

Lucinda Childs presents four new works at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, appearing on stage as a youthful 84, in one of them.

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Back to modernity: Sasha Waltz’s Sacre

Katja Vaghi, 27th June

Fil rouge modernity for Sasha Waltz & Guests triple bill Sacre at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.

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Katja Vaghi

With a background in Dance Studies, Literature and Linguistics (MA English Studies from Zurich University and PhD in dance philosophy from the University of Roehampton in London) and a formation as a modern dancer (Ballet Arts, NYC), Katja is a freelance dancer, choreographer, dance researcher and dramaturge currently living in Berlin.

Dreamt identities: Último helecho at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele