Date: 30th of November, 7th & 14th of November 2025 |between 2 & 3 p.m.
Place: Eislaufbahn Eiszeit – Villach Rathausplatz
CCB Tanzbüro Villach/Beljak in cooperation with Valentin Alfery // Hungry Sharks
Ice Ice Baby is a duet in which two dancers attempt to translate a carefully planned choreography onto the ice—and in doing so, embark on a radical experiment in adaptation.
What begins as a seemingly elegant dance descends into a physical confrontation with the slipperiness of the ice due to slips, uncertainty, and loss of control, with the original choreography remaining only as a vague impression. Before the eyes of the audience, this results in a movement research on ice that is strongly influenced by floorwork and develops an accessible yet virtuoso dance language that fills the entire space.
By treating the ice first as a disruptive factor and saboteur and ultimately as a playful ally, the performance aims to show how a change of perspective can lead further than sticking to a perfectly planned idea.
Valentin Alfery / Hungry Sharks
Valentin Alfery is an Austrian choreographer and dancer with roots in street and club styles (breaking, popping). As co-director of Hungry Sharks, he combines his own movement vocabulary with contemporary stage work, creating pieces, installations, and teaching formats throughout Europe. His practice-based research “Treasure Flow” explores cross-style principles and their choreographic potential. He recently completed the COMMA Master in Choreography (Codarts & Fontys).
