Dare to care

Dance piece by Tiago Manquinho / act:on ensemble

How can care be lived in a present shaped by crises, inequality, and withdrawal?
Dare to Care places this question at the center of a choreographic exploration, understanding care not as weakness but as a resistant practice against exclusion, isolation, and normative ideas of closeness, autonomy, and community.
The piece negotiates care as political action: Who is seen? Who is protected? Whose needs are recognized as legitimate, and whose are not? Inspired by the perspectives of Disability Justice, Dare to Care focuses on bodies marked in our society as “dependent,” “deviant,” or “invisible.” The production understands mutual dependence not as a flaw, but as a reality and as potential for solidarity.
Dare to Care asks: How can we take responsibility for one another without reproducing power relations? What does it mean to be there for each other—physically, emotionally, socially—beyond performance pressure and social norms?
The piece invites us to see care not as a private task but as a collective, intersectional practice. An invitation to create new forms of togetherness between bodies, biographies, and social realities.


Creative team

  • Artistic Direction: Tiago Manquinho
  • Choreography: Tiago Manquinho in collaboration with the dancers
  • Dance: Victoria Antonova, Irene Giró, Paulina Porwollik
  • Development of Audio Description: Lena Michels
  • Production Management: Olivia Hotz
  • Production Assistance: P. (Paula) Emmrich
  • Stage Design Consulting: Katharina Andes
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