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Events - past & upcoming
Formats for working | Pliable form
On Modules, Scoring the unanticipated, Pliable form,
Formats for working | Pliable form
On Modules, Scoring the unanticipated, Pliable form,
Formats for working | Pliable form
On Modules, Scoring the unanticipated, Pliable form,
Formats for working | Pliable form
On Modules, Scoring the unanticipated, Pliable form,
Formats for working | Pliable form
On Modules, Scoring the unanticipated, Pliable form,
LISA COLETTE BYSHEIM
In-Betweenness
2021

Photo by: Thor Brødreskift
In-Betweenness is a poetic investigation of soft power. Two dancers move through a liminal space of transition, challenging and supporting each other in a continuous exchange of weight, power and manipulation. The sound design reflects the familiar and distorted, transformed through live-processed input from the dancers voice. A transparent process unfolds as the performers play with subtle nuances of power— through movement, voice and text.
The work explores fantasies of soft power— the ability to influence the behaviour of others to get what you want. Soft power achieves influence by building networks, communicating convincingly, establishing rules and drawing on the resources that make your narrative attractive. Inspired by these qualities, the performance unfolds as an aesthetically poetic exploration of power structures. The work stands as a commentary on an equality debate with several polarising tendencies, inviting the audience in to reflect, experience and question inherited patterns of behaviour that affect the roles we assume.


Concept, Choreography & Text: Lisa Colette Bysheim
New dancers from 2022: Lisa Colette Bysheim & Max Wallmeier
Original co-creating dancers: Vivian Pakkanen & Rasmus Tirronen
Live sound design: Mike McCormick
Outside eye: Janne-Camilla Lyster
Photographer of process: Dev Dhunsi
Length: 35-40 mins
Commissioned by: Norwegian National Ballet - Female choreographic voices
Supported by: Talent Norge & Norsk Tipping
Premiere:
- 24th October 2021 CODA Int. Dance Festival,
The Norwegian National Ballet, Oslo, Norway
Performances:
- 7th October 2022. In2It International Dance Festival, Kristiansund, Norway
- 28th October 2022. Oktoberdans v/BIT Teatergarasjen, Bergen, Norway
- 29th October 2022. Oktoberdans v/BIT Teatergarasjen, Bergen, Norway
- 22nd January 2023 Galleri F15, Moss, Norway
Tour 2022 is supported by:
Norwegian Arts Council, Fond for Lyd og Bilde, Bergen kommune & FFUK


