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.

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 

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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