With SHOW-OFF, Tanzhaus Zürich supports local emerging talent. SHOW-OFF was launched in 2017, and every year, Zurich-based dancers and choreographers are invited to apply with a short concept. The platform offers three weeks of shared rehearsal time, exchange, and a professional environment to develop a short piece of about 20 minutes. This year's artists explore the theme of needs in various ways – from the search for self-determination, to vulnerability as a creative force, to a queer perspective on mainstream pornography:

NYALA LIU SIMPSON & NOAH WEBER
unstableism

In unstableism, siblings Nyala Liu Simpson and Noah Weber explore their vulnerability and the strength gained from it. Driving drum grooves meet powerful movements that understand dance as self-empowerment and reflection. The transdisciplinary performance combines music, dance and visual expression, questioning not only their own identity but also the social norms that surround them.

LADINA AMBER NIMUË WHITEHEAD
Daughter of Freedom

Daughter of Freedom, choreographed by Ladina Whitehead, is a dance piece about inner conflict and the search for self-determination. Three dancers fuse dynamic and versatile movements from elements of street styles such as waacking or groove with contemporary dance. The piece plays with the dualities of freedom and control, strength and fragility, fuelled by the search for authenticity.

DAS FLAMMENDE FAGOTT
I came for you

I came for you explores the power structures and political dynamics of mainstream pornography. With body, sound and movement, the collective DAS FLAMMENDE FAGOTT poses questions about identification, objectification, intimacy and violence and illuminates the field of tension between hegemonic views and emancipatory appropriation from a queer perspective – a remix of pop, desire and reflection!