Connecting Thread unfolds out of the ambivalent necessity for tension and stretch in the dancing body, textile handcrafts and the social fabric. In this project, we seek potential similarities between the body (human tissue) and material tissues, to create dynamic textures of movement. Victoria guides participants through her artistic research and the creative process from ideation to performing including observation, reflection and embodying gestures of sewing, knitting, and weaving to build dance phrases. We explore not only physicality, but also our layered relationships with clothing, fabric and the people involved in textile labour. We ask, where is the delicate balance between resistance which enables sewing or dance and that which blocks it? How can the tension between tradition and innovation, or nonconformity, become productive rather than divisive? In this performance project, the body and its stories become the connecting thread between abstract dance and concrete textiles, between heritage and more expansive futures.

Additionally there is Weaving Connections – a Contemporary Dance Class by  Victoria McConnell from 05.01.– 11.02.2026 | Mon & Wed 18:15-19:45
Dance is about connection – to one’s self, to space, to sound, to others – and Victoria’s approach emphasizes not only technique and improvisation but equally listening, reflection, and curiosity. In her class you will find guided explorations alongside structured exercises in order to activate and integrate mind and body. Weaving improvisation tools with contemporary floorwork and various contemporary and modern dance techniques, the class is pedagogically organized to activate sensory perception, to warm up muscles and neural pathways, while building towards dynamic movements and longer phrases. Victoria’s class enables participants to develop their individual movement qualities while empowering their bodies to dance more creatively, freely and safely.