How to read water #6
31 August - 2 September 2023 at Fossekleiva Kultursenter, Berger
Concept/choreography/dance: Anna Thu Schmidt
Sound: Thea Ellingsen Grant
Visuals: Mina Paasche
Assitance: Aksel Langum Øien
Duration: 50 min
Supported by: Fond for lyd og bilde, Drammen Kommune, Fond for utøvende kunstnere, Fossekleiva Kultursenter
How to read water is an interdisciplinary collaboration between dance artist Anna Thu Schmidt, musician Thea Ellingsen Grant and visual artist/VJ Mina Paasche which explores the relationship between the human body and the sea.
While our senses are stimulated when being near or in the ocean, the sense of time is often lost. How to read water seeks different ways of creating timeless and meditative spaces inspired by the phenomenon called ‘Blue Space’. A space that can give the feeling of time standing still and that serves as an invitation for ‘Entschleunigung’.
Art and nature both offer an alternative from everyday life by giving us space for reflection. In our hasty contemporary life subjected to the climate change crisis, such spaces can be a natural therapy connecting us with our deepest feelings for nature. To encourage people to protect nature these spaces enable us to question our egocentric view regarding our place on the planet.
Photos: Mina Paasche
Previous events at Fossekleiva Kultursenter
Movement workshop
Thursday 31.8.2023 18:00-19:30
Welcome to an interactive movement and sound journey with dance artist Anna Thu Schmidt and musician Thea Ellingsen Grant. In this workshop the artists give an insight into their project ‘How to read water’ that takes inspiration from the ocean. Themes as waves and water reflections will be explored through movement improvisation tasks while oceanic soundscapes will accompany our journey. Here you can explore movements both alone and in meeting with others. Dance experience is not required. The artists want to offer an open, free, and safe space for movement and sound exploration. The multidisciplinary performance ‘How to read water’ will be presented 1st and 2nd of september 2023 at 8pm at Fossekleiva Kultursenter.
1:1 Ocean Walk
Friday 1.9 + Saturday 2.9.2023 kl 16-18
Interactive Installation
Friday 1.9 + Saturday 2.9.2023 kl 16-18
Performance
Friday 1.9 + Saturday 2.9.2023 kl 16-18
As part of the project ‘How to read water’ dance artist Anna Thu Schmidt invites one spectator at the time for a one-on-one ocean walk and outdoor performance at the beach. The natural environment along the coast forms the setting for the encounter between one spectator and the dancer. The performance starts with a collective walk and leads to an improvised solo or duet that explores the relation between the human body and the ocean. Two bodies blend into the landscape and form a reality together in a shared space. Through a non-verbal dialogue we create a unique and personal experience. This format plays with the unknown and aspects around inclusion and exclusion by being conceptually inclusive, as well as offering an exclusive experience.
Tickets need to be booked in advance due to the limited amount of tickets via: post@fossekleiva.no
Friday 1.9 kl 16 . Friday 1.9 kl 16:30, Friday 1.9 kl 17, Friday 1.9 kl 17:30
Saturday 2.9 kl 16, Saturday 2.9 kl 16:30, Saturday 2.9 kl 17, Saturday 2.9 kl 17:30
Meeting point at the end of Leinaveien by the beach
Duration: 30min
Welcome to the open studio and interactive installation of ‘How to read water’. Meet the artists and get insight into their project and the creative process behind the scene in an informal setting. Here you can discover the voice of water in the Sound Lab with vocalist Thea Ellingsen Grant and create your own oceanic soundscape by playing the water.
In ‘How to read water’ dance artist Anna Thu Schmidt, musician Thea Ellingsen Grant, and visual artist/VJ Mina Paasche create a multidisciplinary performance experience and invite you into a timeless and meditative space inside the black box of Fossekleiva Kultursenter. ‘How to read water’ takes inspiration from the relationship between the human body and the ocean. How the sea resonates in us is explored through music, dance and video and the connection one feels to the ocean is translated to a connection between performer and audience. Through the lens of an interdisciplinary dance installation we offer a space to relax and to reflect on humans’ relation to the ocean and environmental awareness.
Duration: 50 min