Trans[e]ición
Credits
Aristic direction, idea & choreography Lisa Janbell
Co-choreography Cuba Obwen Beovides Gonzáles
Artistic advice & light Helena Ringvold
Music Dijle Özlem Neva Yigitbas (NevaDeelay)
Costume Malena Modéer
With Joanna Holewa Chrona, Danel Osmin Milian Diaz, Yared Cederlund Tilahun, Maele Sabuni
Age 12 years and older
Duration 50 minutes
Time & Location
- 04/29/17 11:00 am
THEATER STRAHL.Halle Ostkreuz
followed by a discussion with the audience - 04/30/17 3:00 pm
THEATER STRAHL.Halle Ostkreuz
followed by a discussion with the audience
Supporters
Supported by Konstnärsnämnden, Stockholmsstad and Stockholmsläns Kulturbidrag, Sweden.
Traditional Cuban trance techniques meet the repetitive beats of the club world. Trans[e]ición takes the audience on a journey between Cuban voodoo and trance as well as the individual and collective consciousness. In a mixture of hip-hop, house and Afro-Cuban folklore, such as arará and rumba, the Swedish and Cuban dancers examine the significance of ritual forms and the human desire for spirituality.
SOMOS‘ third production celebrated its premiere in Cuba and then toured through Sweden. Music producer NevaDeelay has created a sound that combines both cultures while incorporating diverse styles.
The artistic director Lisa Janbell founded SOMOS Dance Company in 2012 as an international dance company in order to allow a cultural exchange between Stockholm and Havana. A characteristic feature of her work is the combination of a wide variety of traditional as well as pop culture styles in order to draw attention to the diversity of society.
SOMOS was invited to SWEDSTAGE, the Swedish Showcase for Performing Arts.