WET DREAMS
Valerie Reding
wet dreams 2026
60min
Valerie Reding.
In wet dreams, four performers dive into the murky streams of being together - as leaky and entangled bodies of water, living on an aqueous planet. Drawing on hydro-feminism (Astreida Neimanis) and pleasure activism (adrienne maree brown), they explore the liminal spaces between fluidity and friction, care and control, rethinking embodiment and interdependence. How can we (re)connect to our bodies and each other within systems that are built to divide? What if pleasure and joy are necessary for change? In a dystopian world shaped by racial capitalism*, wet dreams offers a space to embrace our deep longings - to grieve, to laugh, to love and to imagine otherwise.
CONTENT NOTES
- The performance addresses abuse of power.
- Nude bodies appear in the performance.
- Sound will be played during the performance. The volume is mostly moderate but raises at high level at certain moments. Earplugs are available.
- Haze and occasional fast lighting changes are used. No strobe lighting is used.
- Some scenes take place in low lighting.
CREDITS
Artistic direction, concept, scenography & costumes Valerie Reding
Sound & performance Genosidra aka Carlos Quebrada
Choreography, performance & text Bast Hippocrate, Valerie Reding, William Cardoso
Light & scenography Joseph Wegmann
Choreographic advisor Simone Aughterlony
Dramaturgical advisors Jennifer Lopes Santos, Yuvviki Dioh
Logo design,
Visuals & teasers Aron Smith
Object design Victoria Papagni
Water tank Thomas Giger
French horn Tarek Beswick
Vocal coach Constanza Pellicci
Prosthetics Meduusat Studio
Production management Moin Moin Production Caroline Froelich, REDart Valerie Reding
Production assistance Nico Dubosson
Photo documentation Julie Folly .
Video documentation & trailer Sophie Berset
Dramaturgical support Tanzhaus Zürich Jessica Huber
Critical friend Tanzhaus Zürich Meloe Gennai
Co-production Tanzhaus Zürich, Kulturfabrik, TROIS C-L Maison Pour La Danse support Albert Huber-Stiftung, BIL Fondation Indépendance, Dr. Adolf Streuli-Stiftung, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Fondation Été, FONDS RESPECT der LOS, TGNS und Pink Cross, Kanton Zürich Kultur, Migros Kulturprozent, Ministère de la Culture, Pro Helvetia Swiss Arts Council, SIS Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung, Stadt Zürich Kultur, t. Theaterschaffen Schweiz
