Stina Fors
SPÖKA
SPÖKA by Stina Fors cannot take place at brut nordwest on 15, 17 and 18 March at 20:00 as announced. Due to illness and the associated lengthy cancellation of rehearsals, the piece cannot yet be premiered. Instead, Stina Fors will present her solo A mouthful of tongues on 15 March. On 18 March, Stina Fors will provide insights into the rehearsal process for SPÖKA as part of a showing followed by an artist talk. The date on 17 March has been cancelled. All tickets reserved and purchased for 15 and 18 March remain valid. Tickets for 17 March are valid for the show on 18 March. If you still wish to cancel your tickets, please let us know by 16:00 of the respective day at the latest via tickets@brut-wien.at.
The audience meets two or even three different hosts – one who is eager to please, one who mocks and sometimes one who is torn between the two. Improvised games, re-enactments of Swedish children’s shows from the 1970s to the early 2000s and the unpredictable mood of the room guide the performance. Inspired by how children’s unsupervised play can sometimes lead to explorations of violence or sexuality, Stina Fors creates a night of play, chaos and pleasure. She blends rehearsed moments with spontaneous ideas and lets the pieces fall where they may. At its core, SPÖKA is a reflection on what we do when no one is watching – or when all eyes are on us.
Stina Fors is a choreographer and a performer. She studied at SNDO – School for New Dance Development Amsterdam, the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm, the Broadway Dance Center New York and the Gothenburg Art College. In 2024, she was invited to Luxembourg’s pavilion at the Venice Biennale and performed in the Austrian pavilion’s stage programme at the Gwangju Biennale. Her work has been presented, among other venues, by Tanzquartier Wien, Wiener Festwochen, La Ménagerie de Verre, Systema, Short Theater, Centrale Fies, MDT Stockholm, Inkonst, La Casa Encendida, Fabra i Coats, CA2M, STUK Leuven, Campo and OB/Scene Festival.
Credits
Concept & choreography Stina Fors Set design Liesl Raff Lighting design Bruno Pocheron Production Johnson & Bergsmark Outside eyes Stacey Sacks, Christina Lederhaas, Oneka von Schrader Parachute manufacturing Florian Mayr
A co-production of Stina Fors and imagetanz 2025 / brut Wien
Funded by the City of Vienna’s Department of Cultural Affairs (MA 7) and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Civil Service and Sport
With the support of Mocovara Gallery, Inkonst, MDT, Alma Söderberg Studio and Bears in the Park
Dates & Tickets
March 2025
Cancelled * Substitute: Stina Fors with A mouthful of tongues
Cancelled
Choose a price category: €22 / €18 / €14 * Followed by an artist talk, Moderation: Flori Gugger
brut nordwest
Nordwestbahnstraße 8-10, 1200 Vienna
accessible
Info
The showing on Mon, 18 March will be followed by an artist talk, Moderation: Flori Gugger (Head of Dramaturgy brut Wien).
Content Notes
The performance contains hints of sexual and violent content.
Downloads
Abendprogramm Stina Fors (PDF)
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