a project by Kate McIntosh in collaboration with Aurélie Alessandroni, René Alejandro Huari Mateus, Venuri Perera light design Eduardo Abdala sound design Luz Prado costume design Sabrina Seifried artistic advice Tim Etchells, Arantxa Martinez, Sarah Parolin technical direction Koen De Saeger sound technician Eric Desjeux studio assistance Anthe Hermans, George Hollemeersch production management Luca Napoli administration Elie Agniel a production by S P I N vzw, neon lobster coproduced by Kaaitheater (Brussels), Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER (Gent), Kunstencentrum BUDA (Kortrijk), PACT Zollverein (Essen), Tanzfabrik Berlin BÜHNE (Berlin), Theater RAMPE (Stuttgart), Tanzquartier Wien (Vienna), Kaserne Basel (Basel), Schlachthaus Theater (Bern), Festival NEXT (Villeneuve d’Ascq) funded by the Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German Federal Cultural Foundation) and by the Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media). Funded by the Vlaamse Gemeenschap (Flemish Community) and by the Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie (Flemish Community Commission) residencies Tanzfabrik Berlin BÜHNE (Berlin), Kunstenwerkplaats (Brussels), ImPulsTanz (Vienna), BUDA Kunstencentrum (Kortrijk), PACT Zollverein (Essen) thanks to Marnie Slater, Elie Agniel, Hans Bryssinck, Diederik Peeters, Anna Rispoli, Andrea Parolin, Caroline Daish, Miriam Hempel
premiere October 16th, 2026 PACT Zollverein, Essen, Germany
Volcano Time is the new stage spectacle from Kate McIntosh diving into the curious experience of collective emotion. How does feeling erupt through a group? Can it flow from person to person and escalate? What sparks attention or calms tension?
Volcano Time experiments explosively with theatrical glitter and mystery, blending smoky entertainment with amateur biology to probe what makes human nervous-systems tune together, how affects crystalise, and how folks get tangled or soothed in their mood.
McIntosh always treats performance as a public gathering, with a sharp focus on the live connection between people. After many years of making immersive performances, Volcano Time returns her work to the frontal stage - but invites spectators to experiment with their senses, tune to the subtle energy of the crowd, and question how collective emotion might fire resilience.
