REBECCA & KEVIN (SWE)
Contemplation
8-9 May 2019
Programme
A story about two individuals' quest to find the key to the unpredictable flow of life.
Tickets8 May
20:00
9 May
20:00
"Contemplation" is Rebecca Livanious and Kevin Wedins first full evening performance on stage. Both are well-known dancers in the Swedish hip hop world. They have travelled the world to participate in battles and various productions. You may also have seen them in performances during previous years' Urban Connection festivals, such as Linnea Sonka and Tove Rådmark's "Unvolution" where both danced.
Now, for the first time, they will take the plunge and create their very own show, which they describe themselves as: "A story of two individuals' quest to find the key to the unpredictable flow of life."
In the performance Contemplation Rebecca and Kevin have used their own life experiences of societal norms and structures as a starting point. How does this affect their own self-image and other people's images of me and of different ethnic groups. It is about togetherness, community, prejudice; following your intuition.
"Love is uncontrolled, when we take control of it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us with a sense of abandonment and confusion."
(Paulo Coelho, 2014, "By the river Piedra I sat down and wept")
About the choreographers
Rebecca Livaniou
Rebecca Livaniou started dancing at the age of 10. She has trained at Åsa Folkhögskola for 2 years and at Dans och cirkushögskolan. She has also travelled around the world in France, Germany, Norway, Finland, Holland, Austria, New York, Japan, South Africa, etc. to train in different dance styles in order to expand and develop her body awareness, vocabulary and movement language.
In 2017-2018, she has participated in the productions/performances as a dancer; Ambra Succis "Listen!" and Linnea Sonka/Tove Rådmarks "Unvolution" at last year's Urban Connection festival. She has also participated as a dancer and choreographer in Mateja Kovacevics production "The Hiphop Symphony".
Kevin Wedin
Kevin Wedin has been part of Swedish hip hop culture in Sweden since he was 11 years old. At the age of 18, he began studying hip hop and house music at Åsa Folk High School's One Style programme.
Kevin has also participated in several projects as a dancer in dance videos, music videos and cultural exchanges with other countries.
He has also worked with the group 7th Tribe and won the advanced level showcase at Streetstar 2015.
Besides this, Kevin has a great love for improvisation and freestyle. He has travelled a lot and participated in battles both in Sweden and abroad such as Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Norway and France.
In 2018, he danced in the performance "Unvolution" at this year's Urban Connection festival.