April 25+27. Dust Bunny (unworking title) / Andrea Diaz Ghiretti, Nefeli Gioti, Stella Kruusamägi
What is the collective experience of having worked in various precarious jobs alongside art? And what happens in the art when these topics are adressed? Weld presents here for the first time the trio Andrea Diaz Ghiretti, Nefeli Gioti, Stella Kruusamägi, who have just gathered and shared experiences on this topic.
April 25 at 8pm
April 27 at 8pm
Weld
Norrtullsgatan 7
Book at book.weld.se
Dust Bunny (unworking title) appeared in a remote Greek restaurant on a Swedish island. It clumsily rolls gathering fears, rocks, hope, tears, hairs, and dirt from diverse contexts. It obsessively collects traces from the places it inhabits, from our bodies, and our words, exploring the dusty corners of a disintegrating world. From those corners, it echoes back memories of invisible labour, dreams, and desires hidden in the dust. From those corners, it observes three worlds scrutinized within a collective space, each a microcosm of our collective consciousness. It crumbles with the mundanity of a flor de piel and invites us to contemplate the possibility of a tender dissonance.
Co-choreographed and co-created by: Andrea Diaz Ghiretti, Nefeli Gioti, Stella Kruusamägi
On the side: Amalia Kasakove
Dramaturgical Assistance: Mariana Oliveira Costa
Light design advice and support: Liesbeth de Loof
Co-produced by Weld
Supported by: Tantsunädal and University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy, Nordic Culture Point, Viljandi City, MTÜ Teatrihoov and Viljandi Koidu seltsimaja, Weld, Helge Ax:son Johnson’s foundation (research grant).
Thanks to Caterina Mora, Maja Hannesdal, Efva Lilja, Liesbeth de Loof
Some words about us:
We – Stella Kruusamägi (Estonia), Andrea Diaz (Peru), and Nefeli Gioti (Greece)- are three choreographers based in Stockholm. We met each other and started working, thinking, and doing things together while studying the MA in Choreography at SKH (Stockholm University of the Arts). During our studies, we collaborated in various ways in each other’s works. We share a curiosity on collaborative and supportive ways of togetherness. Since 2021, we have been developing in a soft temporality the artistic project (c)leaning together which explores the multifaceted dimensions of cleaning, encompassing the literal, bodily, discursive, and choreographic and considers cleaning as a platform for intimacy and mundanity, from where we can ponder about the necessary acts of maintenance that allow for us to come together and share spaces. The project has evolved through several artistic residencies and participation in the Tantsunädal 2023. Festival in the form of a performance, workshops, and text publications, and Dust Bunny (unworking title) marks the second jointly authored performance after Dust Bunny (working title).
STELLA KRUUSAMÄGI (SE/EE)
is a Stockholm-based choreographer-performer, born in Viljandi, Estonia. She has a background in performing arts and dance, holding a master’s degree in choreography from Stockholm University of the Arts and a bachelor’s degree in dance art from the Performing Arts Department at Viljandi Culture Academy, University of Tartu. Stella’s interests encompass the exploration of various mediums and forms, including rituals, body art, performance art, electronic music, video art, and installation. Her deep interest revolves around investigating bodily and mental limitations to understand how to evoke the psychological states of the oppressed subconscious.
stellakruusamagi.portfoliobox.net
NEFELI GIOTI (SE/GR)
is a dance researcher, choreographer, and dancer who works between Greece and Sweden. She has completed her MA in choreography at the University of Arts in Stockholm as well as her BA studies in Environmental Science in Greece. Her work delves into the narrative operation in the fields of dance and choreography by exploring discursive practices.
ANDREA DIAZ GHIRETTI (SE/PE)
is a Stockholm-based choreographer-performer born in Lima, Perú. She has a background in dance and circus arts and a profound love for physical theatre practices. She holds a master’s degree in choreography from Stockholm University of the Arts. Andrea explores art processes that incorporate sounds, movements, and places, both listening and being listened to. Her artistic roots are deeply embedded in the spatial boundaries of sound art within the circus and dance disciplines. She adapts these influences malleably depending on the context, with a strong foundation in site-specificity for expansion of the sound art.
andreadiazghiretti.portfoliobox.net
Weld is supported by Stockholms stad, the Swedish Arts Council and Region Stockholm