Sara Lindström Lindhe

Dancing On My Own is a video installation of individuals dancing to their favorite song in front of the camera. In the post-production phase, the original music is replaced with extracts from the participants’ own voices, offering a personalized narrative as each dancer reflects upon their own and the spectators' experience. Using music as a point of departure,

Dancing On My Own is an exploration into the emotional resonance and reasons of why it is so satisfying to move to our favorite song: What happens when we hear that song that makes us feel strength, vulnerability, liberation, invincibility, sadness or joy? What is the song that inspires change, gives our confidence a push, or takes us beyond the present? What does the music we love, do to us? This project serves as a collection of physical and audible portraits, examining the sensory creativity triggers and diverse motivations driving both personal and collective expressions of dance. As an ongoing and accumulative work,

Dancing On My Own has evolved into a rich collection featuring over 60 individual portraits, crafted across six different festivals and locations. At each location, a unique local film is produced with participants from the local area that is integrated into the series.

Dancing On My Own is both a celebration and exploration of the simplicity and intricate complexity of dance and dancing. Of the delicate interplay between private and public, of what may be seen versus felt, and that space where music, dance, and dancer may intertwine to tell narratives about, for, and through each other.