--- title: "Bita Bell – Our Moon Never Stops" description: "Our Moon Never Stops is a group performance cultivating hope as a bodily and imaginative resource that nurtures solidarity and survival. Trusting in cycles of becoming to carry the body through grief and transformation, like rising tides or howling wolves, the work surrenders to visceral movement.…" image: "https://brut-wien.at/de/img/asset/YXNzZXRzL3Byb2R1Y3Rpb25zLzIwMjYtMjcvMjYxMl9CaXRhQmVsbC8yNl9wcmVzc2VfQml0YUJlbGxfT3VyTW9vbk5ldmVyU3RvcHNfY19GbG9yYUJvcm9zYW5kS2VubmV0aENvbnN0YW5jZUxvZV8wMi5qcGc/26_presse_BitaBell_OurMoonNeverStops_c_FloraBorosandKennethConstanceLoe_02.jpg?w=1200&h=630&fit=crop_focal&q=80&s=3b47c0c9ccfb254ce902c82085d624cf" --- 18 Dec [ Dates & Tickets Dates & Tickets ](#dates) # Bita Bell Our Moon Never Stops 18 Dec - [Residency Sharings](https://brut-wien.at/en/series/residency-sharing) - Dance ![In front of a large shiny gold fabric, several people move on different levels. In the foreground, a person kneels on the floor; a translucent pale pink cloth blurs through fast movement in front of their body. On the left, a person in a red top bends over the gold fabric, while on the right a person in dark clothing holds more gold material. The warm lighting and motion blur give the scene a soft, physical and flowing quality.](https://brut-wien.at/assets/productions/2026-27/2612_BitaBell/26_presse_BitaBell_OurMoonNeverStops_c_FloraBorosandKennethConstanceLoe_02.jpg) Bita Bell – *Our Moon Never Stops* © Flora Boros & Kenneth Constance Loe ## Event information ### Location [studio brut](https://brut-wien.at/en/service/spielstaetten#location-studio-brut) ### Price Pay as you can ### Duration 30–35 Min. ### Language English, Persian, Spanish and German Share event *Our Moon Never Stops* is a group performance cultivating hope as a bodily and imaginative resource that nurtures solidarity and survival. Trusting in cycles of becoming to carry the body through grief and transformation, like rising tides or howling wolves, the work surrenders to visceral movement. Four performers embrace the unknown future as a generative power, creating a shared manifesto and forming polyphonic bonds. *Our Moon Never Stops* keeps returning to wholeness from the crescent, gathering in an interconnected chain. *Our Moon Never Stops* explores hope not as passive optimism but as an embodied practice. In a world marked by suffering and destruction, hope means facing our reality while remaining open to what can still emerge. It locates itself in the present uncertainty of the future, and in that spaciousness, there is room to act and move collectively. Through breathing cycles of inflation and deflation and a collective voice in abstract and poetic forms, four performers move as a polyphonic chorus in an immersive setting, weaving a shared sonic and kinaesthetic fabric. The lungs and heart become both metaphor and method – ‘hope has a long breath’ (Rebecca Solnit) and ‘courage is a muscle’ (Renee Sills) – a cyclical practice of filling up and letting go. Extending Bita Bell’s artistic research of a dance manifesto of hope and fury, the performance returns to the shared language of circle dances. Holding hands while preserving unique individualities, the performers establish rhythms of togetherness that assert their presence in a connected chain. Neither singular nor certain, *Our Moon Never Stops* embraces grief, anger, and hope as coexisting forces. It proposes performance as a space for collective dreaming, inviting audiences not only to witness but to breathe, sense, hold, and dream together toward futures shaped by solidarity rather than separation. Read more Read more about Our Moon Never Stops ## Dates & Tickets - 18 Dec Fri Download the date of 18.12.2026 19:00 [ Tickets Tickets , 18.12.2026 ](https://shop.mtms.at/organizer/brut/tickets/bita-bell-3) ## Media ![In front of a large shiny gold fabric, several people move on different levels. In the foreground, a person kneels on the floor; a translucent pale pink cloth blurs through fast movement in front of their body. On the left, a person in a red top bends over the gold fabric, while on the right a person in dark clothing holds more gold material. The warm lighting and motion blur give the scene a soft, physical and flowing quality.](https://brut-wien.at/assets/productions/2026-27/2612_BitaBell/26_presse_BitaBell_OurMoonNeverStops_c_FloraBorosandKennethConstanceLoe_02.jpg) Bita Bell – *Our Moon Never Stops* © Flora Boros & Kenneth Constance Loe ![In a simple stage space, several people work on the floor in front of a large shiny gold fabric hanging like a tall curtain on the wall. A person in a red top stands on the left and touches the fabric, while others kneel, lie down or bend towards the floor in front of it. Warm light from two spotlights falls onto the gold fabric and the reflective black floor. The scene suggests a focused set-up or a shared performative action.](https://brut-wien.at/assets/productions/2026-27/2612_BitaBell/26_presse_BitaBell_OurMoonNeverStops_c_FloraBorosandKennethConstanceLoe_01.jpg) Bita Bell – *Our Moon Never Stops* © Flora Boros & Kenneth Constance Loe ![Three people stand close together in front of a large shiny gold fabric hanging on the wall and spreading across the floor. In the centre, a person wears a red top; on the right, another person is dressed in dark clothing; on the left, a third person is only partly visible. They appear to be looking at one another or engaging in an exchange. Two bright spotlights shine from above, and the gold fabric reflects the warm light.](https://brut-wien.at/assets/productions/2026-27/2612_BitaBell/26_presse_BitaBell_OurMoonNeverStops_c_FloraBorosandKennethConstanceLoe_03.jpg) Bita Bell – *Our Moon Never Stops* © Flora Boros & Kenneth Constance Loe ![In a small, brightly lit stage space, a person plays the flute in the blurred foreground on the left. They are wearing a fluffy light blue jacket and dark clothing. In the background, three other people lie and kneel close to a large, shiny gold fabric that hangs from the wall down onto the floor like a curtain. The black stage floor reflects the warm light. The scene feels calm, focused and performative.](https://brut-wien.at/assets/productions/2026-27/2612_BitaBell/26_presse_BitaBell_OurMoonNeverStops_c_FloraBorosandKennethConstanceLoe_04.jpg) Bita Bell – *Our Moon Never Stops* © Flora Boros & Kenneth Constance Loe ![A person in a fluffy light blue jacket stands with their back to the camera and plays the flute. In front of them, a large gold fabric hangs down from the wall and partly spreads across the floor. On the left, another person sits on the floor holding or arranging a light-coloured cloth. On the right, a large shiny gold object lies on the floor. The stage is minimal, with white walls, a black floor, spotlights and a microphone stand.](https://brut-wien.at/assets/productions/2026-27/2612_BitaBell/26_presse_BitaBell_OurMoonNeverStops_c_FloraBorosandKennethConstanceLoe_05.jpg) Bita Bell – *Our Moon Never Stops* © Flora Boros & Kenneth Constance Loe ![Four people move in a line through a small stage space. The image is strongly blurred, suggesting fast movement. On the left, a person in a fluffy light blue jacket is visible, followed by a person in a red top, a person dressed in dark clothing and another with a light cloth over their shoulders. On the right, a large shiny gold fabric hangs from the wall down onto the floor. The scene feels dynamic, fleeting and dance-like.](https://brut-wien.at/assets/productions/2026-27/2612_BitaBell/26_presse_BitaBell_OurMoonNeverStops_c_FloraBorosandKennethConstanceLoe_06.jpg) Bita Bell – *Our Moon Never Stops* © Flora Boros & Kenneth Constance Loe ## Contributors ### Credits Artistic direction & choreography: Bita Bell Performance: Bita Bell, Daniela Hernandez Flores, Rey Molina Joichl, Tahereh Nourani Installation: Guadalupe Aldrete Live music: Tahereh Nourani with co-composition by Bita Bell Light design: Yasemin Duru Production: Art Beats Production by Maria Herold A co-production by Verein für Kunst und Ausgleich and brut Wien Funded by the City of Vienna’s Department of Cultural Affairs (MA 7) Supported by Im\_flieger Schule Artistic Research 2025 ### [Bita Bell](https://brut-wien.at/en/artists/bita-bell) Bita Bell (she/they) is a dance artist, writer, and composer with a bachelor’s degree in Music Composition and a Master of Fine Arts in Dance, based in Vienna since 2020. Her practice is grounded in the concept of the body as an archive, focusing on the intersections of collective memory and individual narrative. She was an Artistic Research Fellow with the Büchsenhausen Programme for Art and Theory in Innsbruck and at THIRD DAS Graduate School in Amsterdam. She is a recipient of the 2024 danceWEB Scholarship. Her performance project *The Sun Is Gone* premiered at and in a co-production with Tanzquartier Wien in 2025. [ Read more Read more ](https://brut-wien.at/en/artists/bita-bell) ## Recommendation ![Collage in front of a fortune-teller-style shop window. Neon signs in the window read “Open” and “Readings”. Behind the glass are small objects, plants, a large orange pumpkin-like shape and signs, including “Glass Crystal Ball (Fortune Teller Booth)”. A large golden, harp- or scale-like object is layered over the image, floating centrally in front of the window.](https://brut-wien.at/de/img/asset/YXNzZXRzL3Byb2R1Y3Rpb25zLzIwMjYtMjcvMjYxMl9BbGl4RXluYXVkaS8yNl9BbGl4RXluYXVkaV9QcmVzYWdlc19zbWFsbGFjdHNvZmxvdmVfY19BbGl4RXluYXVkaV8xLmpwZw/26_AlixEynaudi_Presages_smallactsoflove_c_AlixEynaudi_1.jpg?fm=avif&w=3000&q=75&s=9cb4729a028c7317647c419c357fe29d) - [One-to-one performance](https://brut-wien.at/en/series/one-to-one-performance) - [brut accessible](https://brut-wien.at/en/series/brut-accessible) - Dance - World premiere 07–20 Dec ## [ Alix Eynaudi Presages, small acts of love ](https://brut-wien.at/en/programme/calendar/2026-27/alix-eynaudi-presages-small-acts-of-love) More info More info [Presages, small acts of love](https://brut-wien.at/en/programme/calendar/2026-27/alix-eynaudi-presages-small-acts-of-love) ![Many visitors stand in a foyer and talk to each other. In the foreground, several people wear colourful outfits, including a shiny red dress over a pale purple turtleneck, red trousers and a pink jumper. More guests, cloakroom areas and warm event lighting are visible in the background.](https://brut-wien.at/de/img/asset/YXNzZXRzL2hvdXNlL1Nlcmllcy9TbmFja3MtYW5kLUNoYXRzLzI1MTAwOF9TYWlzb25PcGVuaW5nX2NfQ2hyaXN0aW5lTWllc3Nfd2ViXzQ2LmpwZw/251008_SaisonOpening_c_ChristineMiess_web_46.jpg?fm=avif&w=3000&q=75&s=0830942316566b65faa10311bbe15cdf) ## [ Snacks & Chats with Bita Bell & Team ](https://brut-wien.at/en/programme/calendar/2026/12/18/snacks-chats-with-bita-bell-team) More info More info [Snacks & Chats with Bita Bell & Team](https://brut-wien.at/en/programme/calendar/2026/12/18/snacks-chats-with-bita-bell-team) ![A person moves dynamically across a dark stage, holding a large, shiny piece of fabric in front of the body. The fabric in gold, black and deep pink opens like a wide fan and conceals parts of the body. The person wears red high heels, with one leg stepping forward. On the right, there is a transparent chair; in front of it are a glass bottle with yellowish liquid on a small tray, a grey cloth and technical props. Projections and the person’s large shadow are visible on the back wall.](https://brut-wien.at/de/img/asset/YXNzZXRzL3Byb2R1Y3Rpb25zLzIwMjYtMjcvMjYxMl9FbGlzYWJldGhCYWthbWJhbWJhVGFtYndlLzI2X0VsaXNhYmV0aFRhbWJ3ZV9ISURJTkdUSElTUEFMRU9CSkVDVE9GREVTSVJFQVBMRUFTVVJFX2NfTWFya3VzR3JhZHdob2xfMDIuanBn/26_ElisabethTambwe_HIDINGTHISPALEOBJECTOFDESIREAPLEASURE_c_MarkusGradwhol_02.jpg?fm=avif&w=3000&q=75&s=bdf7546a503d210c1c4f061d61a5c662) - [Residency Sharings](https://brut-wien.at/en/series/residency-sharing) - Performance - Installation 12 Dec ## [ Elisabeth Bakambamba Tambwe HIDING THIS PALE OBJECT OF DESIRE, A PLEASURE ](https://brut-wien.at/en/programme/calendar/2026-27/elisabeth-bakambamba-tambwe-hiding-this-pale-object-of-desire-a-pleasure) More info More info [HIDING THIS PALE OBJECT OF DESIRE, A PLEASURE](https://brut-wien.at/en/programme/calendar/2026-27/elisabeth-bakambamba-tambwe-hiding-this-pale-object-of-desire-a-pleasure) - Series ## [ Residency Sharings ](https://brut-wien.at/en/series/residency-sharing) More info More info [Residency Sharings](https://brut-wien.at/en/series/residency-sharing) ```json {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"WebSite","url":"https:\/\/brut-wien.at\/en","name":"brut Wien","description":"House of Performing Arts"} {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Programme","item":"https:\/\/brut-wien.at\/en\/en\/programme\/calendar"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Calendar","item":"https:\/\/brut-wien.at\/en\/programme\/calendar"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Our Moon Never Stops","item":"https:\/\/brut-wien.at\/en\/programme\/calendar\/2026-27\/bita-bell-our-moon-never-stops"}]} {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Organization","name":"brut Wien","url":"https:\/\/brut-wien.at\/en","slogan":"House of Performing Arts","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/brut_wien\/","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/brutWien\/","https:\/\/vimeo.com\/brut"]} ```