MATILDA BILBERG
DANCER, DANCE MAKER, MAKER
NEWS
All those things left behind, for now and I U M I
at side.kicks, Munich Germany
16.11.2024.
Performing All those things left behind, for now in a double-bill with I U M I followed by an artist talk at side.kicks festival organized by Tanztendenz Munich, Germany.
Reserach Residency at Espace L'Moutalâte
14.10 - 25.10.2024.
"Hold On to the Boob: A Practice for (Co-)Existence in Unstable Times" is a call to action. It urges us to reconsider how we interact with one another, how we acknowledge our privileges, and how we can collectively strive for a more just and empathetic world. Through the universal language of dance, we aim to inspire reflection, dialogue, and ultimately, change.
Within this research we aim to question and redefine our role as artists in this rapidly changing world. Our main interest addresses the challenges and opportunities of bringing our work beyond North West Europe in a sustainable and respectful manner. Using dance as a medium to foster empathy, equality, and co-existence we want to explore the idea of building and sustaining projects and networks that promote equality and cultural appreciation.
Our choreographic approach is rooted in the intelligence of the body and the intuitive interplay between performers. We strive to dissolve the boundary between “performance” and “non-performance”, embracing authenticity and equality in movement. By utilizing improvisation, we tap into the power of spontaneity, allowing the moment to shape the dance. We are deeply intrigued by the body’s ability to communicate without words, particularly through touch, exploring its potential as a fundamental element of expression in the context of dance.
Part of our residency in Espace L’Moutalate will be an exchange through a workshop series of three meetings in the center of Dar Bellarj on the topic of “ma danse, ma ville”.
I U M I at Les Rencontres Chorégraphiques de Casablanca
07.10 - 13.10.2024.
Performing I U M I, giving masterclass and open Practice Sharing at de festival Les Rencontres Chorégraphiques de Casablanca, in Morocco.
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Research Residency at Vitlycke
15.07. - 28.07.2024.
Residency at Vitlycke Center for Performing Arts, Sweden.
First research of a new production together with Jenna Hendry (CH).
Read more here.
Dans i parken
08.06.2024
A one day festival in Tantolunden, Stockholm, by WELD.
All those things left behind, for now
04.05.2024
Premiere of the new dance performance, a solo All those things left behind, for now at MDT Moderna Dansteatern Stockholm, as part of the mini-festival MAKOR MIXA XXL DELUXE - the beginning of everything else
KINANI Festival, Maputo, Mozambique
18.11.2023 IUMI / MINAWENA
The two weeks workshop LAB led by Matilda Bilberg and Jenna Hendry during KINANI Festival ended with a performative sharing at Centro Cultural Franco-Moçambicano on Saturday 18th of November 2023 as part of KINANI Festival, Maputo.
Thanks to everyone involved!
Dance: Afifa Zualo, Nguyra Zene, Dollas Dots, Aleixo Ernesto, Vasco Julio Cutchuaio, Emeric Rabot, Leoni Gret.
Music: May Mbira
Organized by: KINANI Festival & Danse Sans Frontières
Supported by: Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia Johannesburg
Photography: Mariano Silva
PETER, dance with... podcast
15.11.2023 Matilda Bilberg was invited by Peter Mills to join their podcast "PETER, dance with..."
Listen to them dancing and talking here or anywhere you find podcasts!
KINANI Festival, Maputo, Mozambique
06. - 26.11.2023 Matilda Bilberg and Jenna Hendry are invited by KINANI Festival and Dansesansfrontieres to host a Workshop LAB with local dance artists from Maputo in Mozambique, as part of KINANI Festival. The workshop LAB will take place 6th - 17th of November, Monday - Friday 09:00-13:00 at Studio Centro Cultural Franco-Moçambicano.
This research trip is supported by Por Helvetia Johannesburg.
Read more about KINANI
To know more about the workshop or to join, please email: jildabendry@gmail.com
We, Matilda and Jenna, are happy to invite you to these two weeks workshop lab in which we focus on a
specific exploration of the body. We will depart from our earlier dance piece, I U M I, which is based on the
motif of an embrace and orbits around the topic of intimacy. Together with you, the participating dancers,
we propose to revisit the seed-question which eventually became our first co-created dance piece
I U M I: “What information do we transmit through the touch of our hands?”
Through various guided improvisation tasks, we will move between dancing individually to dancing in
couples and in bigger groups. More specifically we will engage in practices where we dance with one or
several partners, leading and following through hugging, the touch of our hands, by initiating movements
through various body parts, as well through imagination without being in physical touch.
The work is based on attentive listening and a constant negotiation in order to allow the information
received, and given, to travel into the body and allow that to evolve into our whole-body-dancing.
The frame of our practice developed in the creation of I U M I is based on shared leadership. Therefore,
the agency of acting always relies upon each individual. We aim to embrace differences and allow each
collaborator's knowledge, sense-making and history to shape the working process in a way that manifests
a shared present reality.
We commit to mutual enrichment and empowerment through this artistic exchange and wish to foster a
partnership based on respect, equality and shared growth.
IDEA Festival, Amman, Jordan
14. - 23.09.2023 Matilda Bilberg and Jenna Hendry are invited to IDEA Festival in Amman Jordan to perform I U M I on Saturday 23rd of Septmeber. During their stay they will also participate in round tabel conversations as well as sharing their practice with local dancers and dance enthusiasts through a workshop on Thursday 21st of Septmber.
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WORKSHOP
21.09.2023 Matilda Bilberg and Jenna Hendry sharing a workshop at The National Center for Culture and Arts in Amman, Jordan. As part of the IDEA festival.
More info here
12.05.2023 Pre-premiere of BAKLÄNGESEN
Aa part of the event "Public Something" 11. - 13.05.2023 at Stockholm University of the Arts.
Take a step back, back into your back, through your core and to your past.
A step back to what’s behind in order to lean into what will come.
A shift of your awareness from forward oriented to back oriented.
A move towards the back as an attempt to soften your gaze and allowing your skin to listen and articulate in all its direction.
Accepting
Yelding
Sensing
What if you would make a front with your back?
