Matilda Fleberg & VAZ zircons 16 March - 21 April 2023

Programme

Matilda Fleberg

Matilda Fleberg is a Swedish choreographer characterised by her works where expressive individuals move in symbiosis and form a hypnotic whole of striking symmetry, detailed precision and dynamic rhythm that captivates, surprises and moves. Her unique and imaginative ability to create cohesion and chemistry between her dancers and make them move as a cohesive unit has led to great success both in Sweden and internationally. Her work has appeared in campaigns for Dior and Fashion Week, TV productions such as The Voice and Eurovision, and in music videos/tours/performances for a variety of artists. In 2021, she started her own dance company "Fleco Dance Company" with a global perspective as a starting point where she places great emphasis on cross-border collaborations with creators from art fields such as film/photography/music/set design. Her first project for the company, the short film "Fleco Project 001", received great impact internationally and was recognised by MTV Post, NY Feature & LAFeature.

VAZ

VAZ is a Swedish producer and artist duo consisting of sisters Cecilia Vaz and Jenny Vaz. Born and raised in Lilla Edet and based in Stockholm, the Swedish-Cape Verdean duo has achieved great success with their experimental beats and cross-genre compositions. The duo's electronic music combines hypnotic rhythms and choral singing with influences from Nordic melancholy and traditional Cape Verdean musical styles such as Morna and Batuqe. VAZ's debut album NECESSARY earned the duo dual Grammy nominations for "Producer of the Year", "Alternative Pop of the Year" (2018) and "Rhythm of the Year" at the Manifesto Gala (2017). In 2019, they were awarded the SKAP Producer Award for their contribution to Swedish music. Known for their dramatic live performances, the duo has played on international stages such as Island Airwaves, Reykjavik, Fabrica del Arté, Cuba, Fête De La Musique, Paris and Export Music Sweden in New York. In 2019, the duo received the prestigious assignment as conductor and house band in SVT's "På Spåret" programme. In VAZ's work, themes such as technology, gender, identity and power recur and dissolve. The siblings have founded several norm-breaking cultural projects, including the music collective Studio XX (2015-2017) and the art exhibition Projekt Panorama (2021). Together they run the record label Kinship Music and the sound studio Nordiska Musikbyrån.

JENNY VAZ (1983) has studied sound art and sound architecture at Konstfack. Music production at Umeå University and musicology at Stockholm University. A master's degree in Media and Communication Science at the University of Gothenburg and a bachelor's degree in Information and PR at Mid Sweden University.

CECILIA VAZ (1986) has a degree in music production and an ongoing bachelor's degree in Musicology with a specialisation in music communication at Stockholm University. She has also studied Gender Studies at Luleå University of Technology, Social Anthropology at the University of Gothenburg and Film Music, Experimental Music and Sound Art at Stockholm University.