Vilde Sparre - Choreographer
Svorskuomi - a dance performance about the nordic identity
Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish have become Svorskuomi, a language and methodology that the choreographers and dancers have created during the project. Inspired by the Nordic nature and the urban landscape, light, climate, humor and history, the three dancers delve into a mix of national and Nordic identity – into clichés and prejudices.
What happens when three Nordic people meet in a sauna? The temperature is high and the room is small and claustrophobic. When the Nordic people, on the other hand, move in the open space, in the Nordic nature, the communication between them changes. Most of us search for an identity throughout our lives. We have ideas about life, ourselves and others. These ideas can be more or less real. Prejudices can be formed and become entrenched, but they can also be broken.
NordCC is a Nordic choreographic group consisting of Arja Tiili from Finland, Vilde Sparre from Norway and Åsa N. Åström from Sweden. The performance Svorskuomi stems from the three choreographers' exploration of the question of how closely several choreographers can collaborate, and whether it is possible to create a performance that has one voice instead of three.
The performance is aimed at youth and adults.
Choreographers:
Arja Tiili (FI)
Vilde Sparre (NO)
Åsa N. Åström (SV)
Dancers performed at Stoa in Helsinki:
Jacob Geira (SV)
Mari Wieberg Dæhli (NO)
Minttu Pietilä (FI)
Dancers performed at Verkstedhallen in Trondheim:
Mari Wieberg Dæhli (NO)
Minttu Pietilä (FI)
Sigge Modigh (SV)
Dancers performed at Balettakademinen in Stockholm:
Anja Sunniva Valseth (NO)
Minttu Pietilä (FI)
Oskar Frisk (SV)
Co-production: Stoa (Helsinki), Ballet Academy (Stockholm), DansiT (Trondheim), Dansearena Nord (Hammerfest).
Supported by: Nordiska Kulturfonden, Kulturkontakt Nord, Koneen Säätiö, Helsingfors stad kultur- och biblioteknämnden, Fond for utøvende kunstnere and Kulturnämnden, DKS.
Shown at: Verkstedhallen (Trondheim), Ballet Academy (Stockholm), Stoa Stage (Helsinki).
Photo: Vilde Sparre
