In StM the border between performer and spectator is not a divide but an opening. Here the borderland is a place to talk about the evasive. It is a space that pulses, yields and gives the spectator’s gaze a body.
StM is a solo and the latest piece in a series where Ofelia Jarl Ortega examines the dramaturgy of the gaze as choreographic material, where the dancer’s voluntary objectification questions the participation of the observer. In StM she approaches the topic from the singular body, and confirms the gaze’s potential as a tool of power.
Premiere, 16th of May, 2019, Inkonst Malmö
Inkonst, Malmö, 16-18 May 2019
Arsenic, Lausanne, 31 May + 1 June, 2019
MDT, Stockholm /Stolt Scenkonst 29 July, 2020
MDT, Stockholm, 18-19 March, 2020 (postponed to Feb 2021)
StM tease on vimeo
Credits
Concept, choreography, music, dance Ofelia Jarl Ortega
Costume and set design Ofelia Jarl Ortega
Light Christoffer Lloyd, Ofelia Jarl Ortega
Dramaturge Frida Sandström
Music advisor Tami T
Co-production Inkonst (Malmö), MDT (Stockholm), Arsenic, Centre d’art scénique contemporain (Lausanne)
Residency support Arsenic (Lausanne), Danscentrum Syd (Malmö)
Supported by The Swedish Arts Council. Part of Life Long Burning – Towards a sustainable Eco-System for Contemporary Dance in Europe project (2018-2022) supported by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union
Photo Sebastian Verdon, Elie Iziamo