Keðja presents Dance as Resistance in Bodø, Norway
1 – 3 October 2024
The Work Room is in Bodø with member Emma Jayne Park, who was awarded a bursary to participate in ‘Dance as Resistance’ artist lab hosted by Davvi - Centre for Performing Arts.
Emma is joined by 9 other dance artists; Trrin Kauber, Nella Turkki, Maija Nurmio, Līga Ūbele, Alja Lackovič, Kyrie Oda, Gígja Jónsdóttir, Ieva Gaurilčikaitė-Sants and Marit Loe Bjørnstad supported by Keðja partners from Finland, Norway, Slovenia, Lithuania, Iceland and Latvia.
The more about the artists and partners here.
The artists came together this week for a 3 day lab facilitated by eco-political director, actor and writer Nina Ossavy. The Dance as Resistance lab is a response to the current precarious and uncertain times, a space for performing artists to gather, reflect and explore their creative practices for political and social change.
Created for artists who are engaged with how their political concerns can be reflected in their art-making. The artists have been sharing and developing strategies for how art can be an agent for change.
About Keðja:
Keðja is a network for international dance collaboration working toward a more sustainable dance sector. Together we create open-access and non-hierarchical meetings for artists and organizations to get together, share ideas, knowledge and to learn together.
This is the third in a series of annual Creative labs; in 2022 hosted by The Work Room and in 2023 hosted in Sweden by Region Västra Götaland. You can find out more about Stretch Lab 2022 here and 2023 here.
Partners at Dance as Resistance:
Regional Dance Centre of Western Finland (FI)
Estonian Dance Art and Dance Education Union (EE)
Latvian Dance Information Centre (LV)
The Work Room (SCO)
PTL Dance Theatre Ljubljana (SL)
Davvi - Centre for Performing Arts (NO)
Dansverkstæðið (IS)