It feels like a gentle dream when suddenly – crackle, crackle, chuckle – a mysterious being suddenly comes into the world. What now? An actress and a musician take their young audience on a journey: from the very beginnings of life, passing through stages of metamorphosis and finally unfolding to freedom. Working nearly without language, they explore the territory from dreaming to dancing using strong images and sensuous action.

A cocoon can protect us. But it also hold us back. Throwing it off will feel airy and free. But it also makes us vulnerable. How can I be strong and soft at the same time? Vessel and flow? The players test it out – through trial and error – making the children accomplices in their play with the boundless possibilities of being.

Cocoon was nominated for the Ikarus-prize in 2011.