SILA

Photo Ena Kurtagic Granulo

AVIAJA Dance SILA

9.2 2024

Dansehallerne

Dansekapellet

20:00

The northern lights are broken by an enormous fishing net dividing the stage in two.

Despite the transparency of the net, a physical barrier is created, a demarcation that both captures and gathers the three dancers’ movements into an organic whole.

To stand strong in solitude and in community. Light against darkness. Twilight.

The net is functioning as safety and protection against fall and at the same time as a trapping mechanism that entangles and limits.

The web can keep us stuck in our loneliness followed by a sense of community. The feeling of loneliness can be intense or floating. It is a basic condition for humanity, and we must accept it instead of rejecting and pushing it away.

Inspired by the Greenlandic myth of Sassuma Arnaa (Mother of the Sea) SILA is inspired by the Greenlandic myth of Sassuma Arnaa (Mother of the Sea), which reminds us that humans are not made to handle all their problems alone. Sarah Aviaja Hammeken has created the choreography and the universe, and her background as a contemporary dancer is combined with inspiration from urban arts and her Greenlandic origins. The choreography is complimented by a rhythmic soundscape created by the Greenlandic composer, Gerth Lyberth, and a dynamic light design by French/Danish Brian Cord’homme.

About Sarah Aviaja Hammeken Sarah Aviaja Hammeken was born in Copenhagen, with a mix of Danish and Greenlandic roots. After graduating from The Ballet Academy in Stockholm in 2015, she became a part of Compagnia Zappalà Danza’s youth company, CZD2. Taking her art across borders, Sarah Aviaja established herself as a professional dancer on the global stage, working with various international choreographers and companies.

Read more: www.aviajadance.com

Credits Choreographer

Sarah Aviaja Hammeken

Dancers

Amanda Rubio Sanchez, Marta Greco, Sarah Aviaja Hammeken

Composer

Gerth Lyberth

Light design

Brian Cord’homme

Photo/videographer

Ena Kurtagic Granulo

Funding and Dansehallerne, Nunatta collaboration partners/ Isiginnaartitsisarfia (The National co-production Theatre of Greenland), Statens Kunstfond, Den A.P. Møllerske Støttefond, Nordisk Ministerråd, NAPA, NunaFonden, Augustinus Fonden, William Hansen Fonden, William Demant Fonden, C.IN.E (Centre d’Investigació Escènica)

Plan your visit Type Performance Duration 1 hour Venue Dansekapellet, Bispebjerg Torv 1, 2400 København

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