it doesn’t go without saying (& other gossips) is a project by Alix Eynaudi and Elizabeth Ward together with dancer Ray Scheinecker that fabulates on the legacy of US postmodern dance, specifically through the work and stories of choreographer and videographer Cathy Weis. While the work does not include an integrated an Audio Description per say, particular emphasis is placed on the sound composition -by Paul Kotal- as an autonomous element where voices and vivid descriptions, in the form of interviews & gossip, reflect on archiving, accessibility, and collective memory.

Following the idea that we never dance alone, a clothing collection by Isabelle Edi and a light design by Lukas Kötz sculpt a performative landscape in which the dances unfold as a series of tributes.

During their residency, they will focus on the development and fine-tuning of the sound and lighting. Together with Paul Kotal, Elizabeth Ward and Lukas Kötz, they will make dedicated use of the theatre residency to deepen the technical and performative dimensions of the piece. This work builds on their long-standing collaboration with BUDA’s technical team and the supportive environment they offer.

Alix Eynaudi (FR/AT)

Alix Eynaudi dances, works and writes between craft & chaos in a (most of the time) joyful mess. She doesn’t work alone; any event, research, invitation is an alibi to spend time with accomplices, a mesh of friendships scintillating under skins, a stirring of a full-of-wonder support. She specializes in (deep) choreographic hanging out sessions.

Elizabeth Ward (US)

Elizabeth Ward is a US-American dancer and choreographer based in Vienna. She began training at the School of the Atlanta Ballet and received her B.A. from Bennington College in Vermont where she was a student of Cathy Weis and Dana Reitz. In NYC her work was show at Danspace, Movement Research at Judson Church, AUNTS, the Chocolate Factory, Dixon Place, and the Kitchen. Additionally, Elizabeth performed for downtown choreographers such as Yvonne Meier, DD Dorvillier, Rebecca Brooks, Linda Austin, Miguel Gutierrez, Heather Kravas and Cathy Weis. Since moving to Vienna her work has been show through brut, WUK, TQW, Wiener Festwochen, ImPulsTanz, and steirischer herbst.