Seems to be
Seems to be is a collage of dances, drawings and music. In the piece images of commodities, technologies and everyday objects are distributed and dispersed. The work juxtaposes the ordinary with the magical in a play between cultural production and domestic life. Balancing on a thin line, Seems to be disturbs the image of the female body. A commodified body, a revolting body, a body at work. Flat images tune the algorithm and collapse distinction -the radical has been sold. It allows you to rest your gaze but it also looks back.
Seems to be is a collaboration by and with Denise Lim and Stina Ehn. The two have been dancing together and making works since they met in Copenhagen 2017. The piece premiered at the festival VECTOR 3 by Dance Nucleus in Singapore February 2023, with further performances at Weld in Stockholm March 2023, and at Kiezkapelle in Berlin July 2023.
Credits
Dance and Choreography: Denise Lim and Stina Ehn
Dramaturgy and text: Oda Brekke
Sound design: Maria Kremeti
Scenography: Alva Roselius
Administration by: Artist Cooperative Interim Kultur
Co-production: Weld, Stockholm
Supported by: Swedish Arts Council, Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Ax:son Johnson Foundation, Danish Arts Foundation, Palaces and Culture Agency Denmark, Nordic Culture Fund, National Arts Council Singapore and Goethe Institute Singapore
Dates
2023 Kiezkapelle (Berlin, Germany)
2023 Weld (Stockholm, Sweden)
2023 VECTOR 3: IDIOSYNCRASIES by Dance Nucleus In Collaboration with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay (Singapore)
2022 Tarnby Park Performance Festival (Copenhagen, Denmark)
2022 Double-bill performance evening at höjden (Stockholm, Sweden)
2022 ARTEFACT creation residency and SCOPE presentation at Dance Nucleus (Singapore)
2021 Residency at Tårnby Park Studio (Copenhagen, Denmark)