“In the dark times
Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will also be singing
About the dark times.”
— Bertolt Brecht

Out of Darkness is an immersive performance and exhibition presented as part of Wavelengths Performance Festival. Bringing together dance, live and recorded sound, and video, the work unfolds within a darkened, open space where audiences are free to move and shift their perspective.

Structured as a sequence of five to six distinct movements, the piece follows a musical logic in which moments unfold with pauses but without interruption—no fixed breaks, no applause—allowing the entire evening to be experienced as a continuous whole. These movements are interwoven with transitional passages of live and recorded music and video, appearing and dissolving across the space.

Presented in the round, there is no single point of view. Invited choreographers, composers, and performers generate a shifting field of responses, as audiences move freely through fragments of light, sound, and action—where no single perspective is fixed. Each experience is partial and evolving, shaped by proximity, attention, and duration.

Set against a wider context of uncertainty, the work engages themes of fear, isolation, and perception. Light and darkness act as structural elements, revealing and concealing performance zones, and guiding the audience through a fluid landscape of presence and absence.

Out of Darkness invites a heightened awareness of how we see, hear, and orient ourselves—offering a shared yet individual experience within an unfolding field