”The Falling Man” is an acrobatic dance solo exploring the link between physical falling, emotional loss, and collective memory. Across myths and stories, falling marks transformation: from Adam and Eve’s loss of innocence to Alice’s plunge into Wonderland. Today we fall into grief, depression, and addiction. Yet physically, falling can also be graceful—a surrender of weight that becomes movement.
Set to Franz Heinrich Biber’s Mystery Sonatas, the choreography moves through suspension, imbalance, strength, and fragility, creating a living sculpture in dialogue with surrounding architecture.
Choreography, Costume and Object design: Roser Tutusaus and Tom Weksler
Music: Franz Heinrich Biber
Production: Wonderground
Promotion & distribution: Katherina Vasiliadis
Performer: Tom Weksler
Co-Producer: Movement Archery
The work won the first prize performance award in February 2026 in Premis Orbita, Spain.