Evening Twilight Study
An ordinary afternoon turning into evening. A bunch of people gathering to make a move. Life running through their bodies. Life surrounding them. More to come. Runinng. Turning. If you body does that mine do this. Stopping. Listening. If your arm go there mine go here. Unity. In connection. Words not necessary. Exploration number: 054...
Touching Vanadislunden
Med en dags varsel samlades fyra varelser för en färd genom lunden. Solen sken och gav skarpa skuggor. De fallna löven var varmare än gräset. En rad NU åt upp timmen. Exploration number: 053 When: 20th of September 2013 Where: Tantolunden, Stockholm Duration: 12.00 -13.00 Participants: Anneli, Irina, San och Ulrika Archive material:...
Explore Göteborg – Brunnsparken
Göteborg what a fantastic city, picnic-friendly city views, neighbourhoods away from the city centre, time to spare, island-hopping, archipelago well worth doing, great range of services, activities available in the city, adventurous fika folk, a café dedicated to help the city brush up on its language skills, right in the heart of Scandinavia, shops...
On Asphalt
Carrot, spinach and blueberry. As we wished to be alive. Where did the carrot go? So we tagged along to see what was happening. Even the tree danced with us. We talked for forty five minutes and got...
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...
Why We Explore
The “we” in this text specifically refers to the SKÄLVA collective that consists of Jenny Simmar and Ulrika Berge. Why do we do this? What is it that we explore? What have we found? What are we searching for? We are interested in communication through movement. Our events are meetings between people who come from...
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...
Ulvsjön – Kuhasalo Simultaneously
This is a SKÄLVA event held on to places simultaneously. KANTAPÖYTÄ hosted the event in Joensuu, Finland. The instructions was as followed: Step One. Walk through the forest. Use all senses. Two tasks for the walk: #1: Scatter and gather. Switch been two modes: -The want to split up the group as much as...
Stairs to Explore
If you couldn't join our Lunchjam exploring the stairs in Pustegränd you can find an other one. See the video below for inspiration. Exploration number: 034 (pre-exploration) + 036 When: 25th of April 2012 Where: Pustegränd, Södermalm, Stockholm Duration: 12.00-13.00 Participants: Jenny, Johanna, Helena and Ulrika Archive material: 36 photos (exploration 034) + 105...
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
Moving Monumentally
Do you want to understand finnish? Voit KANTAPÖYTÄ Toivottavasti olet kunnossa. Täällä vesi on edelleen gurgles vastaan kajkanterna ja taivas on harmaa. Kun me kaipaamme lentää pitkin lukemattomia harjanteet. Muistithan Riddarholmen? Muistakaa, kuinka sora vastusti kämmenissä? Kun me juoksi ja tuli takaisin?Raekuuro oli odottamaton vieras, jonka saimme kuin ystävä. Olemme muutti Tukholman kapein katu,...
90° Visiting Skälva
"The 90° class is an 8 step strategy for cornering the phenomenon of the 90° leg and aims to share and generate a potential context for a 90° practice." – Bermuda The 5th of april 2012 SKÄLVA had the great honor to host a 90° class led by Tova Gerge, one of the three inventors...
