Crossing Roads
Introduction Korsvägen can be translated into english as The Crossing Road and triggers my curiosity just because it lives up to its name. Here people, bicycles, cars, trucks, buses and tram are constantly blocking the flow for each other. I see it as a metaphor and core structure of a city. It includes both the...
We are SKÄLVA
We are SKÄLVA. The swedish word skälva can be translated into the verb quiver. A motion which is small, but noticable. A quiver often happens spontanuously as a response to an emotional input. You quiver when you are scared, nervous, happy or simply freezing. It is a kind of response. Pictures by Mira Åkerman...
With Eight Legs and One Brain.
To be a spider. To find support. To let the body turn. To be in any direction. The body of a spider consists of two easily recognizable parts, a narrow waist connects both parts. The eight legs can move independently which makes a spider an excellent climber. Spider silk provides a combination of lightness, strength...
Annual Meeting 2012
Call to order: An annual meeting of SKÄLVA, was held on Långholmen, Stockholm on the 17th of may, 2012. The meeting convened at 17.00, President Ulrika Simm presiding, and Jenny Berge, secretary. Members in attendance: Canon 50d, Iphone 4, Jenny Berge, Jenny Simm, Nikon 3100, Samsung (model unknown), Ulrika Berge and Ulrika Simm. Members not...
Skälva at Kulturnatten
Saturday 21th of April 21.00-21.30 Kulturhuset, Stockholm Under the Stockholm Fringe Fest umbrella the Skälva duet will explore the spaces within kulturhuset. Exploration number: 035 When: 20th of April 2012 Where: Kulturnatten, Kulturhuset, Stockholm Participants: Jenny, Ulrika Archive material: 27 photos, 7 short film clips
To Dance with Dancing Flowers
A documentation of Skälvas first try to dance with dancing flowers. Filmed in november 2011. Finding out how they can move. Or maybe it is more about us. What we do. All fourteen together. Exploration number: 010 Hosted by Skälva Where: Stockholm When: November 2011 Participants: Jenny and Ulrika Archive material: video
Morningscore
Movement possibilities in morning rituals. Can we move through them together? How to eat breakfast while dancing? Where: At home, Stockholm When: 29th of February 2012 Duration: 07.15-07.30 Participants; Jenny, Ulrika Archive material: 18 photos, video with uniqe sound recorded and remixed by SKÄLVA.
To Elbow Our Way at Supermarket
We have worked successfully – how will the relationship between brands, dance and social responsibility develop in the light of difficult circumstances? We have adopted a punchy tutorial style backed up with rafts of data, tables and charts and that means the maximum intelligence for the minimum return on your time. Data 1 Chart 1...
Expedition to the North Pole
When you aim far you will get somewhere. We set out in the evening. The harsh weather didn´t stop us, the snowy wind blew in our faces as we moved forward. We were heading north. Like so many explorers before us. Well prepared. Carrying our supply of food, no sledge dogs. Dressed in layers upon...
The Hall of Dreams and Decisions
Feeling small in this enormous building – growing bigger while dancing. Surrounded by bricks. See a structure, invent a score. Small stones in different patterns, larger stones shapes crossing streets we can follow. Trembling. We walk and we run. How to hold this space as our own. We fall into each other. My head rests...
From Above
A duet after the rain. Two bodies moving. Exploration number: 008 Hosted by Skälva Where: Stockholm When: 14th of November 2011 Participants: Jenny and Ulrika Archive material: 106 photos + 1 video
Two Bodies Longing
What do we long for? Two bodies are twice the amount of bodyparts compared to only mine. It's not simple to grasp. What will we do with four legs, two spines and the ground. Our barefoot feet travels in patterns that only they will record. I tune in. I melt into the...
