On the Movement of Feminism
What cities could be built in such a manner that we will never be told to “smile” again? For seventy five minutes the nude performers participate in a muscular, jiggly, bawdy ode to flesh and joy, fashioning a feminist fantasy where bodies can exist free from judgment and shame. "If I can't dance...
A Return Walk – Take Two
Full Definition of PERFORMANCE ART: a nontraditional art form often with political or topical themes that typically features a live presentation to an audience or onlookers (as on a street) and draws on such arts as acting, poetry, music, dance, or painting. 1. The accomplishment of a given task measured against preset known standards...
Island Turnaround
"ahhhh an other awesome contact impro event in Stockholm! I wasn't sure how I was going to go, as it was an exploration of a public space, one of the tiny islands of the old town. the aim was to stay connected ourselves, to space and each other and have fun. It was like...
SKÄLVA goes Nature
"Stretching was a major part of my preparation." "Smell is a long-distance sense, a way of stretching time and finding out in advance what lies ahead." "Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life." "Stretching can be done with force or spontaneuosly" "An attempt at visualizing the Fourth Dimension: Take a...
Playday in snow
If you walk in snow you leave a trace. Even if you know snow is cold you touch once again. Branches are surprisingly warm. If you fall onto them they bounce back. Laughter comes from inside. It grows outwards. Bodies move simultaneously. Eyecontact is pure joy. If you climb you see further. Bushes are...
Fire in Forest Darkness
A very large dark forest. Small lights showing the way. Don´t hesitate. It´s been raining all day. Everything is vet, reflecting light and darkness. Dry bodies arriving. Moving together. Stopping together. Disappearing in darkness. Suddenly reappearing with each other. 18 feet touch uneven ground. Feeling more than seeing. Sound is a way to connect in...
Decomposing Leaves
Blurry – difficult to see – difficult to understand or seprate clearly. Picture – a drawing, painting, photograph, etc – something you produce in you mind, by using imagination or memory To Document – to record the details of an event, a process, etc An Improvisation – a performance that an actor, muscian,...
Travelling Trio Surrounding Ersta
En text två språk. / One text two languages. For english version see below. Vänner som flyger fram fort ibland, långsamt ibland, alltid vackert. Vackert som svävande papper, störtar snabbt nerför trappan. Vrååålet störtar med, andningen störtar med, kroppen störtar med. Kroppen är inte en utan flera, en, två, tre kroppar reser...
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...
SKÄLVA goes DISCO
A SKÄLVA compass for a club night 1. First – Meeting point Sit down, sink into the seats and look out into the space. What is happening? What is not happening? Be silent, look at the facial expressions in the room. On the way to the next place Packing up. Trying an other...
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:...
Close to Sea
This is collaboration with Lisa Fahlén, both in the event and in this post-event report. 1. Choose any date between 100AD and up to 50 years in the future and access tide predictions for 7 or 14 days at a time. So you give it one more try to wave goodbye, wave goodbye....
