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Skånes Dansteater

Skånes Dansteater is Sweden′s only independent dance institution with a dance company based in Malmö. We are a contemporary dance repertory ensemble presenting works by Swedish and international choreographers.

AGORA – Networking Island at table #8
Friday 30 August – 10.00-12.00

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Performance – Common Ground

Common Ground A ritualistic battleground for two dance greats, Common Ground is a choreographic game of chess.

Common Ground A ritualistic battleground for two dance greats, Common Ground is a choreographic game of chess. Ingrained rules are upturned by unexpected moves – intricate gambits, sacrifices and reactive attacks.

 

Together with her team, Dutch choreographer and former Chunky Move Artistic Director Anouk van Dijk looked at the duet form as both a utopian ideal and a display of the inherent complexity that partnerships bring. Restaged and performed by two strong Skånes Dansteater dancers, this breathtaking duet has become a poetic study on similarity, equality, defining territory and shifting grounds, testing the tension between the support we need and the restrictions of codependency.

 

Touring Oct-Dec, 2024 and Jan-Feb, 2025 Duration 60 minutes, no intermission.

 

Concept, choreography & direction: Anouk Van Dijk

Composition & sound design: Jethro Woodward

Music: Jean Baptiste Lully, Marin Marais, Johann Sebastian Bach

Set & costumes: Marg Horwell

Light design: Paul Jackson

Choreographer's Assistant: Javier Monzon

Choreographer's Assistant: Tara Jade Samaya

Dramaturgical advice: Jerry Remkes

Dancers: Amy Josh and Simone Frederick Scacchetti.

 

Press Quotes

"70 minutes of dance magic" – Skånska Dagbladet

 

"With 'Common Ground' the important and perilous questions about the world and our lives together are mercilessly put to the test." – Sydsvenskan

 

Anouk van Dijk is choreographer, director and the creator behind Countertechnique. She has been the Artistic Director of the Australian dance company Chunky Move from 2012-2019, and ran her own Amsterdam-based company anoukvandijk dc from 1999-2012. Her work is staged for a wide range of settings: from black box theatre to main stage productions, from installation work to site-specific spectacles.

The company – Skånes Dansteater

Skånes Dansteater – A company in motion. Skånes Dansteater is Sweden′s only independent dance institution with a dance company based in Malmö. We are a contemporary dance repertory ensemble presenting works by Swedish and international choreographers. By offering a variety of relevant and enriching experiences, we contribute to a sustainable society. We work in close dialogue with the arts, culture and people in a world we all share so that more people can discover the power of contemporary dance.

 

Contact person

Fredrik Hammar, Production Coordinator, fredrik.hammar@skanesdansteater.se

 

Websites

www.skanesdansteater.se

Social media

IG: @skanesdansteater

FB: @skanesdansteater

Linkedin: @skånes_dansteater

With support from

Skånes Dansteater is based in Malmö and receives its funding from the Municipality of Skåne.

Photographers: Fredrik Hammar

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