it doesn't go without saying (& other gossips)
Alix Eynaudi Elizabeth Ward
it doesn’t go without saying (& other gossips) is a project by Alix Eynaudi and Elizabeth Ward in collaboration with dancer Ray Scheinecker. In their performance, they fantasize stories together about the legacy of American postmodern dance, particularly based on the work and the stories of choreographer and videographer Cathy Weis.
Although the work does not contain integrated audio description, the emphasis lies on Paul Kotal’s sound composition as an autonomous element, in which voices and vivid descriptions, in the form of interviews and gossip, reflect on archiving, accessibility, and collective memory.
Based on the idea that we never dance alone, a clothing collection by Isabelle Edi and lighting design by Lukas Kötz create a performative landscape in which the dances unfold as a series of tributes.
• Alix Eynaudi dances, works, and writes at the cutting edge of craftsmanship and chaos, through which she embraces a (mostly) joyful chaos. She never works alone; every event, every investigation, every invitation is a pretext to spend time with like-minded individuals – a network of friendships shimmering beneath the surface, a wave of wonder and support. She is specialized in choreographic encounters. Her most recent works include Death by Landscape, a concert (2024), Institute of Rest(s) (2023–2025), and it doesn’t go without saying (2026). Her work has been presented at MACRO, Rome; Tanzquartier, Vienna; Kaaitheater, Brussels; far° festival, Nyon; Xing, Bologna; Biennale di Venezia, Venice; Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius; brut, Vienna; Volkskundemuseum, Vienna; Wiener Festwochen, Vienna; Wonderfruit festival, Thailand. She lives in Vienna.
• Elizabeth Ward is an American dancer, choreographer, and occasional Outside Eye, based in Vienna. She began her training at the School of the Atlanta Ballet and earned a BA at Bennington College in Vermont, where she was taught by Cathy Weis and Dana Reitz. Her work has been shown in New York at Danspace, Movement Research at Judson Church, AUNTS, the Chocolate Factory, Dixon Place, and The Kitchen. Elizabeth has also 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 presented through brut, WUK, TQW, Wiener Festwochen, ImPulsTanz, and steirischer herbst.
concept Alix Eynaudi & Elizabeth Ward ⎸ on stage Ray Scheinecker, Elizabeth Ward, Alix Eynaudi ⎸ sound design Paul Kotal ⎸ voices Cathy Weis, Ray Scheinecker, Elizabeth Ward, Alix Eynaudi ⎸ light design Lukas Kötz ⎸ clothing collection Isabelle Edi ⎸ production mollusca productions ⎸ coproduced by Tanzquartier Wien and Kaaitheater (Brussels, Belgium) ⎸ shaped through residencies at Kunstencentrum BUDA (Kortrijk, Belgium), Blickle Raum (Wien, Austria), and Bears in the Park (Wien, Austria) ⎸ in partnership with Cathy Weis at WeisAcres (NYC), a professional, artist-run performance space in SoHo and the home of Cathy Weis Projects. WeisAcres continues the tradition of New York’s independent venues where choreographers and artists gather to share work and ideas outside commercial structures. The organization produces two ongoing programs: Sundays on Broadway and WeisWorks. ⎸ with support from Stadt Wien – Kulturabteilung (MA 7) & the Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport (BMWKMS)
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