Lucia Gugerli (*1994) is an artist working in the field of dance. Her practice is centred on collaboration and interaction, extending across performance, teaching, producing, and facilitating. She is currently based between Zürich and Berlin.
With The Field, a collective of dance artists, Lucia has created a range of works, from large-scale performances to intimate artistic exchanges. The Field has collaborated with Simone Aughterlony, Isabel Lewis, Meg Stuart and Ofelia Jarl Ortega and performed at Tanzhaus Zürich, Kunsthalle Zürich, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürcher Theater Spektakel, Zürich Tanzt, and Rote Fabrik.
Lucia co-leads the dance-based health programme Connect – dancing with neurological challenges in collaboration with the Opernhaus Zürich, Tonhalle Gesellschaft Zürich, Kunsthaus Zürich, and the Dance and Creative Wellness Foundation. In weekly classes, Connect brings together around 90 people with neurological challenges alongside professional musicians and dancers. Through guided participatory practice, the programme explores how everyone can participate creatively according to their own abilities and interests.
Lucia studied contemporary dance in Germany and the Netherlands. Alongside her artistic practice, Lucia worked at Tanzhaus Zürich, where she co-organised the professional training, and as assistant production manager for the performing arts festival zürich moves! in 2018 and 2019.
Lucia received the Contempo Kulturförderpreis in 2015, the Covid-Arbeitsstipendium from the city of Zurich in 2021 as well as a grant from the city of Schaffhausen. In 2023 she spent six months in Berlin thanks to a residency grant from the canton of Schaffhausen. In 2024 Lucia attended the ATLAS programme at ImPulsTanz, Vienna, supported by Pro Helvetia. In 2026, she spent two weeks in Mongolia at the invitation of the Swiss Embassy in China, engaging in artistic exchange at Sharga Theatre in Sükhbaatar Province and in Ulaanbaatar.
Performance work (selection)
Upcoming
2028 Lucia Gugerli x lisa laurent new creation, Pavillon ADC Genève
Past
2026 Simone Aughterlony Collapse in 5 Acts: there is porn of it, Gessnerallee Zürich, Arsenic Lausanne, TQW Wien
2025 Juliette Uzor Implosive Parts, Museo Casa Rusca, Locarno
2025 Simone Aughterlony Biofiction, Le Alleanze dei Corpi, Milan
2025 Lisa laurent and Lucia Gugerli skyquake, in-situ performance PAV Living Room, Geneva
2025 Anna Anderegg Porous Matters, Kunsthaus Pasquart Biel, Uferstudios Berlin
2019-current The Field Collective of contemporary dance artists based in Zürich
2025 Aíne Stapleton When Life is Silent, full length dance film
2025 Nicole Seiler Human in the Loop, Tanzhaus NRW, Casinotheater Zug
2024 Ofelia Jarl Ortega Calling, Tanzhaus Zürich, Weld Stockholm, Kunstraum Baden, SITE Sweden, Ravendans Norway
2023 Juliette Uzor Implosive Parts, Gessnerallee Zürich, Belluard Bollwerk Fribourg
2022 Meg Stuart Water Works, Theaterspektakel Zürich
2020-2022 Isabel Lewis Scalable Skeletal Escalator, Kunsthalle Zürich, Tanzhaus Zürich, Pavillon ADC Genf
2019-2020 Simone Aughterlony The Best and the Worst of Us, Tanzhaus Zürich, Theaterspektakel Zürich
2019-2020 Declan Whitaker To Those Who Wait, short piece touring with TanzPlan Ost Festival
2018 Fabrice Mazliah In Act and Thought - six potentialities for Tanzplan Ost, TanzPlan Ost Festival
Artistic support, facilitation and other collaborations
Upcoming
2027 Pierre Piton Goon, Tanzhaus Zürich, outside eye and artistic support
ongoing since 2023 Connect Dancing with neurological challenges Inclusive dance project in collaboration with Opernhaus Zürich and Tonhalle Orchester Zürich. Strategy and conceptualization of the overall project. Teaching of weekly classes.
Past
2026 Declan Whitaker Away with the Faeries, Kaserne Basel, outside eye and artistic support
2026 Nicole Seiler Encyclopedia, La Grange Lausanne, artistic collaboration
2025 Natascha Moschini Gespenter, Swiss Performance Art Award, outside eye, dialogue
2025 Julian Zigerli Movement coordinator and direction The Limit does not exist Runway showat Gessnerallee Zürich
2025 Julian Zigerli Movement coordinator Tom all over my Body campaign shoot in collaboration with the TOM OF FINLAND Foundation
2025 Lucia Cadotsch Movement direction / assistance for music videos of in the zoneand speak to me
2024 Meg Stuart Movement research / assistance for feature film At the Sea byKornél Mundruczó
2024 LAB Junges Theater Zürich Choreography and movement direction for young theater group.
2023 Pierre Piton Open/Closed, Tanzhaus Zürich, Arsenic Lausanne, outside eye
2017-2022 Tanzhaus Zürich Artistic administration, artist support, front desk, curation and support of professional trainings, box office and evening support at events.
2018-2019 zürich moves! Festival for contemporary arts practice in performing arts. Artist support, administrative pre- and post-production, event support
Grants and Residencies
2026 Field trip to Mongolia upon invitation by the Swiss Embassy in China
2019-2026 Associated Artist / Accomplice at Tanzhaus Zürich with The Field
2025 TanzPlan Ost, ChoreoLab
2024 ATLAS Residency, ImPulsTanz Festival Wien supported by Prohelvetia
2023 Six months residency in Berlin supported by the canton Schaffhausen
2021 Working grant from the cultural support of Schaffhausen
2021 Working grant from the cultural support of Zürich
2015 Contempo Award
Contact
lgugerli@gmail.com