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Lenio Kaklea: The Birds

  • September 18 - 19, 2026

  • PS21 : Center for Contemporary Performance

    2980 New York 66
    Chatham, New York 12037
Ticket Price $12.50-$110.00 Buy Tickets
Description

“The Birds remains a deeply felt, beautiful, and crystal-clear work. A sensory journey that, without ever exaggerating, reveals a world where the connection between living beings, human and non-human, still holds. But for how much longer?” -Coups d’Œil


Athens-born Parisian choreographer and artist Lenio Kaklea has developed a taste for ecology since 2022, centering her recent works Agrimi (Fauve) and The Birds around the intersection of living things and dance. The vibrant plumage and evocative songs and movements birds display whilst defending their territories serve as a vehicle for Kaklea to reflect on what it means to be seen and heard. With The Birds, Lenio Kaklea thus questions the construction of a society of control where theatricality is exacerbated, a society in which freedom and subjugation are more than ever in precarious equilibrium. 


The Birds premiered in November at the Museum of Contemporary Art after its development at Montpellier Danse in July 2025. Kaklea’s works have been performed at Centre Pompidou, the National Theatre of Chaillot, Sadler’s Wells, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Festival d’Automne, the Serpentine, Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection, Palazzo Grassi – Pinault Collection, New York Live Arts, ImPulsTanz International Dance Festival, Athens and Epidaurus Festival, the National Greek Opera, and Les presses du réel.

Date & Time

Sep 18 - 19, 2026

Venue Details

PS21 : Center for Contemporary Performance

2980 New York 66
Chatham, New York 12037 PS21 : Center for Contemporary Performance
PS21 : Center for Contemporary Performance

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