DANCING ON MY OWN SERIES

2016 - ONGOING

Performance and videoinstallation

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Dancing on my own is a one-to-one ritual in which people are invited to dance to their favorite song in front of the camera, followed by an audio interview where they get to reflect, comment, describe and relate to themselves as both witness and dancer of their own dance. 

 

Dancing on my own results in a film of individual portraits, in which the music is completely removed in order to give space for the music that is the dancer's own thoughts, feelings and ideas triggered by the dancing body. 

 

Dancing on my own explores what makes us move, in the most literal sense. It’s a work that celebrates the simplicity and complexity of dancing through dancing. The film portrays both collective and individual motives for dancing, where the dancing also becomes a dialogue of relations; between the dance and the dancer, the dancer and the witness, the music and the body, and a whole multitude of other layers.

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Dancing on my own was first made in 2016 commissioned by Yorkshire Dance as part of Juncture Festival curated by Gillie Kleiman. The film premiered at The Tetley Centre for Contemporary Art in Leeds and has since been touring to different locations in Sweden and the UK.