Blue Cliff is a performing arts company based in Aarhus Denmark, led by choreographer and performer Yael Gaathon.
Working at the intersection of Butoh, theatre, visual art and video, Blue Cliff creates atmospheric, poetic, and visually striking performances that explore human presence, transformation, and the relationship between body and landscape.
Blue Cliff develops original stage productions, site-specific performances, and international collaborations, alongside workshops and educational programs.
With over 35 years of experience, Yael Gaathon’s work has been presented internationally and continues to evolve through research, artistic exchange, and interdisciplinary creation.
In Process
CURRENT WORK
WHAT LIES BENEATH
In development
A new multidisciplinary performance exploring how our relationship with new technologies affects human emotions, our mental state, and our perception of truth.
Developed by choreographer and performer
Yael Gaathon, in collaboration with video
artist Christoffer Brekne and composer
Kristian Hverring in dialogue with
international partners and researchers
from Aarhus University.
Through a dialogue between the physical body and its digital reflections, the performance explores perception, identity, and what remains human in an increasingly mediated world.
The project is currently in development
through residencies in Vancouver and
Aarhus, forming the foundation for a
full-scale performance.
The project has so far been supported by
The Danish Arts Foundation, The City of Aarhus, KODA Kultur, Åbne Scene, Bora Bora and Chimerik
Stay tuned for updates!
HAPPENING NOW - VANCOUVER RESIDENCY
April-May 2026
In residence in Vancouver, Canada, hosted by Chimerik as part of the Interplay Festival.
The residency focuses on developing the interactive installation and AI-based elements of the work, in dialogue with local artists and technical experts working with AI and sensor technologies.
The residency forms part of an ongoing international exchange between Chimerik and Blue Cliff.
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"...It is the great human history, it is our death, the transcendence of the dead, the grief of those who stay behind, and it is, to say the least, impressive..." (DEN 4. VÆG)
“… a visually beautiful and positively challenging dance experience… "Shinpai Shinaide - Don't Worry About Us" creates an atmosphere… perhaps the performance can also shift our maybe too fixed perspective of what performing arts are and can be.” (Aarhus Stiftstidende)
