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.