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...
Travelling Liljeholmen – Hornstull
I suddenly see the flowers. I run to them. All of us run to them. The group instantly share my joy. My joy? Is it mine? Of course not – it is our joy. We are connected. We dip our noses deep into the scent of flowers. We lean on their concrete pots and...
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...
Last observation before moving apart.
SORGESÅNG gruset knastrar gräset är mjukt och vi vilar där är du med mig nu? vi finner utan att söka vi rör oss, som vi alltid rör oss fast ändå inte träden fäller sina blad inte nu, snart jag vet att det kommer allt blir rött asfalten är en annan...
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...
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...
Skälva on Skiing on Skin
Skälva decided to try a score in the jam-space in one of the evening jams at Skiing on skin. We talked to people we wanted to do it with, but did not announce it offically. The dressing room outside was our meeting place. We did some excersises to synch the group and make us feel...
Skälva Joins the Lunch Beat-Party
Skälva reports from Lunch Beat 12/2 at Studion Kulturhuset I was impressed by the idea. A lunch break in form of a club. You get food and you get people to dance with. Limited between 12.00-13.00. All of you Skälva-participants know that we've had our own version of this idea (lunch jam). When I joined...
