Nov 8. Open sharing. Weld Extended: William Nylind + Virpi Pahkinen
Choreographer Virpi Pahkinen has worked with dancer William Nylind in a solo format. The invitation to the choreographer was to share his practice and create choreographic material linked to 12 minutes of music composed by Swedish composer Tomas Björkdahl..
Free admission
November 8 at 6pm, 6.30pm, 7pm
The evening then continues with the newly launched project Open Corners Stage Lab where we get to meet 8 friends and former classmates on the border between graduation and working life as a dancer. Read more about Open Corners Stage Lab.
Weld
Norrtullsgatan 7
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William Nylind
is a Swedish/Vietnamese dancer, choreographer, and teacher. His works are derived by the spectrum of human emotions and have been shown at Weld (Stockholm). He has a background in martial arts and yoga, and he has worked with choreographers such as Thiago Granato, Femke Gyselinck, Anna Herrmann, Petra Howard and Isabel Lewis.
Virpi Pahkinen
is one of the Nordic region’s leading choreographers and solo dancers, and has performed on dance stages in nearly 50 countries. Her career has also taken her to unconventional venues such as the Library of Alexandria and the Nobel Festival in Stockholm. She has created several choreographies for international dance companies such as Polish Balet Poznanski, Vietnam National Opera Ballet and Stockholm 59° North. Her new choreography Changes premiered at Kulturhuset this spring
Weld is supported by Stockholms stad, the Swedish Arts Council and Region Stockholm