STILL / DANCING / BODY
A dance is never just a dance. There is always more behind everything if we dare to dig deeper. We cannot not separate the dance, the choreography, the performer and her background from what is happening in the world at the moment. Still / Dancing / Body performance is in that sense a statement about why many dance artists - have no other choice than to create art and speak their full voices. Returning to the sacred body - our living archive where we keep all our emotion and thoughts which are the essential foundation of the ethics of beings. With a philo - physical approach, the artists are striving to go through - and in depth with - the lived experience. With the ambition to encapsulate Birgitte Skands' 60 years of life and dancing experience. Still / Dancing / Body performance bring lived experience, life itself, the in between, the philosophical thoughts, the stillness, memories and bodily exp into a choreographic space.
Choreographer: Taneli Törmä in collaboration with Birgitte Skands.
Performers: Birgitte Skands and Taneli Törmä
Sound and video design: Taneli Törmä
Photo: Bruno Volpe
Production: Location X
Administration: Christine Bibaud
Co-producers: Dansehallerne (DK) and Dance Theatre Minimi (FIN)
Supported by: Dansk Artist Forbund, Augustinus Fonden, Wilhelm Hansen Fonden, William Demant Fonden, The Finnish-Danish Foundation, Åbne Scene - Godsbanen residency and Udvikligsplatformen for scenekunst - Tid i Rum residency.
PERFORMANCES
28th of October - 1th of November 2024 - Dansehallerne, Copenhagen Denmark PREMIERE