35th euro-scene Leipzig

The guiding theme of euro-scene 2025 was LOVE BODY POLITICS. The philosophical and sociological concept of “body politics” is based on the understanding that the human body is not simply given by nature. The way bodies are perceived and valued is never neutral; it both regulates and is regulated, shaped by social structures and political forces. The body often becomes a stage for social conflict. Dance and theatre have always explored this field of tension – negotiating power relations and reclaiming bodily self-determination. Love plays a central role here: love of oneself, or as connective tissue between people – an act of resistance and of healing.

Festival director: Chritian Watty