Contortionist, snake-woman, slug. I bend into your imagination…
Combining trapeze, contortion, performance art and power ballad, this intimate solo explores romanticised depictions of the female victim – à la Twin Peaks’ Laura Palmer – alongside the intoxicating sexualisation of the supple and bending body of the contortionist.
Credits
CONCEPT & PERFORMER: Elise Bjerkelund Reine
TEXT: Kajsa Bohlin
SCENOGRAPHY, LIGHTING & SOUND DESIGN: Hjalmar Nilsson
OUTSIDE EYE: Marcelo Nunes, Kajsa Bohlin
MAKE UP DESIGN: John Hanna
COSTUME: Helle Karlsson/costume atelier at Östgötateatern
CONCEPT-PHOTOGRAPHY: Klara G
PERFORMANCE PHOTOS: Andreas Bergmann Steen
- Photography by: Karla G
Created in collaboration with: Östgötateatern/X-scenen(SE) as a part of ‘how far are you willing to bend?’ performance manifesto.
co/production for vol.2: AFUK scene(DK), Glimt Amager(DK)