Skånes Dansteater
Skånes Dansteater is Sweden′s only independent dance institution with a dance company based in Malmö. We are a contemporary dance repertory ensemble presenting works by Swedish and international choreographers.
AGORA – Networking Island at table #8
Friday 30 August – 10.00-12.00
Performance – Common Ground
Common Ground A ritualistic battleground for two dance greats, Common Ground is a choreographic game of chess.
Common Ground A ritualistic battleground for two dance greats, Common Ground is a choreographic game of chess. Ingrained rules are upturned by unexpected moves – intricate gambits, sacrifices and reactive attacks.
Together with her team, Dutch choreographer and former Chunky Move Artistic Director Anouk van Dijk looked at the duet form as both a utopian ideal and a display of the inherent complexity that partnerships bring. Restaged and performed by two strong Skånes Dansteater dancers, this breathtaking duet has become a poetic study on similarity, equality, defining territory and shifting grounds, testing the tension between the support we need and the restrictions of codependency.
Touring Oct-Dec, 2024 and Jan-Feb, 2025 Duration 60 minutes, no intermission.
Concept, choreography & direction: Anouk Van Dijk
Composition & sound design: Jethro Woodward
Music: Jean Baptiste Lully, Marin Marais, Johann Sebastian Bach
Set & costumes: Marg Horwell
Light design: Paul Jackson
Choreographer's Assistant: Javier Monzon
Choreographer's Assistant: Tara Jade Samaya
Dramaturgical advice: Jerry Remkes
Dancers: Amy Josh and Simone Frederick Scacchetti.
Press Quotes
"70 minutes of dance magic" – Skånska Dagbladet
"With 'Common Ground' the important and perilous questions about the world and our lives together are mercilessly put to the test." – Sydsvenskan
Anouk van Dijk is choreographer, director and the creator behind Countertechnique. She has been the Artistic Director of the Australian dance company Chunky Move from 2012-2019, and ran her own Amsterdam-based company anoukvandijk dc from 1999-2012. Her work is staged for a wide range of settings: from black box theatre to main stage productions, from installation work to site-specific spectacles.
The company – Skånes Dansteater
Skånes Dansteater – A company in motion. Skånes Dansteater is Sweden′s only independent dance institution with a dance company based in Malmö. We are a contemporary dance repertory ensemble presenting works by Swedish and international choreographers. By offering a variety of relevant and enriching experiences, we contribute to a sustainable society. We work in close dialogue with the arts, culture and people in a world we all share so that more people can discover the power of contemporary dance.
Contact person
Fredrik Hammar, Production Coordinator, fredrik.hammar@skanesdansteater.se
Websites
Social media
Linkedin: @skånes_dansteater
With support from
Skånes Dansteater is based in Malmö and receives its funding from the Municipality of Skåne.
Photographers: Fredrik Hammar
