HOW FAR ARE YOU WILLING TO BEND?

-PHYSICALLY

-MENTALLY

-SEXUALLY

A body without face. A myth. A dream. Elise bjerkelund reine is exploring the contemporary efficiency and sexualization in an absurd and abstract universe. How far are you willing to bend takes starting point in the circus performers experiences to push their own, or other boundaries and to question the power structures. Who adapts, who determines?

In different presentations, played out as chapters of a performing manifest, we get to follow Elise and the guesting artists: Brutal Grace with Adalberto Fernandez Torres(chapter 1), The Symphony with Julie Bergez and Elise Reine(chapter 2),Corpus with Mau Cugat(chapter 3) The shedding with Elise solo(chapter 4), Niklas Blomberg chapter 5(cancelled due to sickness in family), joining the final chapter: Milla Lahtinen as composer, artist and sound-designer and Kajsa Bohlin as textdesigner and outside eye: a search for answers through music, text, choreography and frustration, to all meet at the final chapter and big finale show: MANIFEST.

With and experimental and fearless entrance twists, turns and stretches the concepts and make space for a power shift. The fragmented bodies arise, write poetry, dance to pumping beats, awakes the rage and laughter.

link to Östgötateatern page on how far are you willing to bend archive

PODCAST episode talking about the project

Photo: klara granberg