I Was Told I Chop Wood Like A Ballet Dancer

Mon, 30 Apr 2018 20:00

I Was Told I Chop Wood Like A Ballet Dancer

Freja Bäckman
with Cash Hauke, Freja Bäckman, Hanna Bergfors, Henna Räsänen, Mitchelle Betancourt, Verónica Mota, Wassan Ali, Winnie Olbrich 

Costumes: Corinna Helenelund

A performative installation / a concert.
They call it work. They find a common rhythm. They work (it) out. They take time to do this. They wonder if it is pr-oduction. They know the rules. They say it's violent. They find them selves in stagnation. They a- scape. They are not reveling what is invisible. They know their abilities. They call it a repetitive motion. They make the rules. They say it does matter what stories they tell.

I was told I chop wood like a ballet dancer, Third Space, Helsinki, 2017. Photo: Jenni Gästgivar
I was told I chop wood like a ballet dancer, Third Space, Helsinki, 2017. Photo: Jenni Gästgivar