Humans & Soil ^(Swe) of itself : in itself 30 April 2021

Programme

Through the newly created work "of itself : in itself", the group highlights cultural policy discourses in Sweden and the non-repatriation of Ainu and Sami remains. The group also aims to highlight similarities between indigenous peoples in terms of land colonisation, and explore the relationship of dance to their cultural and bodily rights. The audience is taken on a journey through worlds where the body carries memories we have not experienced, the music and sounds are an echo of the past, alien but at the same time recognisable to us.

"There is something I see in all the threads I try to pull, in the weaving of our bonds, our lives and history in our bodies. They told us that we once could; the bloody and the physical - earthy. Drifting, searching, over, under, over, under. I don't want to learn, I want to know without having to learn. "
- Linnéa Sundling, Dancer Humans & Soil

Humans & Soil is initiated by Sami-Kurdish choreographer Marit Shirin Carolasdotter currently based in Umeå, Västerbotten. It is an artistic project that highlights bodily and land rights from an indigenous perspective. The project started in 2017 by Marit Shirin and collaborates with freelance artists and artistic researchers around the world on the theme of indigenous peoples, such as the Sami in the north and the Ainu people in Japan. The project has two branches: artistic/temporary research and the production of dance and music performances. The project's first stage production "of itself : in itself" is a multimodal expression between live music and contemporary dance with a premiere in August 2021. The goal of the residency at Dansens Hus is to deepen the work with sound/light in the performance.