Feb 1–3. Dusk birds / Katja Seitajoki
Dusk birds
A reflection on the significance of darkness for the living
For adults and young (from 10 years)
Here you encounter the multitude of lively activity that occurs in nature while humans are usually asleep. An infinitedarkness that we can neither explain nor understand, which is still a place with treetops looming in moonlight. Insectshard at work, bats hunting and glow worms playing hide and seek in the vegetation at night. An experience where we, just as during the hours of dusk, sense how light decreases and how the murky world of darkness takes over.
During the performance sound, movement, and light folds us into dark nature where eyes and ears, feelers and sensory bodies observe us in the night. The audience become part of the staging and in the darkness their outlines become vague, as the surroundings seep into them.
Movement from bats, moisture, wind and glow worms shape the dancers’ bodies and leads the dance into the point of intersection between darkness and light. We speculate about how it is to be an animal, a plant or an insect with abilities especially adapted to the darkness.
In a time of round the clock consumption, light pollution and climate change we want to contemplate the darkness and ask ourselves what humans are in the opacity of nature. Through movement, text and sound beautiful and cruel scenes are created where we let the more-than-human lead us.
Thursday February 1 at 7pm
Friday February 2 at 7pm
Saturday February 3 at 4pm
Weld
Norrtullsgatan 7
Book: book.weld.se
Idea and choreography: Katja Seitajoki in collaboration with the dancers and Lisen Pousette
Dancers: Ellen Söderhult, Noah Hellwig and Lisen Ellard
Composer: Tomas Björkdal and Lena Swanberg
Text: Alexandra Loonin
Costume and set design: Maline Casta
Lighting: Mira Svanberg
Photography: José Figueroa
Technology: Ronald Salas
Dressmaker: Lotta Danfors
Constructor of light sculptures: Rolf Schuurmans
Production: Arena Bauby
Dusk birds is made in collaboration with SITE, Weld, DansPlats Skog, Skeppsholmsstudion and Gula Villan. With support from Konstnärsnämnden, Kulturrådet, Stockholms Stad and Region Stockholm.
KATJA SEITAJOKI
works as a choreographer/director and project manager/producer. With experimentation, courage and quirky humor, she highlights burning social issues for children, young people and adults. The meeting between art and audience is always at the center. Over the years, she has created performances in traditional performance spaces and out in the community and nature. Many of her works have been created within the framework of Arena Baubo and shown at Weld, MDT, Turteatern, Inkonst, Uppsala Stadsteater, Dramalabbet, Orionteatern and Stora Teatern.
Weld is supported by Stockholms stad, the Swedish Arts Council and Region Stockholm