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This Blog is maintained by the artists and steering group for the Moving Barents 2020 project: Out of Urgency

It provides an archive of the research events and creative process throughout the project.

The project is part of a 3-year program set up by Dansinitiativet to support independent dance artists in the Northern region of Sweden to collaborate, interact, work and take part in projects with dancers from Northern Finland, Norway and Russia.

The main activity throughout 2020 is to produce 4 short dance works that will be simultaneously performed in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia throughout November. The pieces will be connected using video streaming technology and will form a full-length performance, with the artists collaborating in realtime across the Barents region.

Recent posts

• FYODOR SAVINTSEV
  Russian photographer’s portraits of dachas https://www.fyodorsavintsev.ru/
• Dance at a Distance
  An article written by Maria Atroshchenko who attended the premiere performance in Arkhangelsk https://region29.ru/2020/11/07/5fa4fc4664298c573a306dc2.html
• A Short History of Climate Change
  In 1896, the first paper on greenhouse effect and carbon dioxide was published, where Svante Arrhenius counted carbon doubling in the atmosphere leading to a 5-6 degree warming. 1909Continue reading “A Short History of Climate Change”
• Dmitry Melnikov: “Listening to your body is the only way to stay true to your feelings”
  Celebrating work in progress sharing of Moving Barents 2020 – Out Of Urgency in TaikaBox’ studio on Pikisaari, Oulu, we are publishing interviews and monologues of the dance artistsContinue reading “Dmitry Melnikov: “Listening to your body is the only way to stay true to your feelings””
• Jenny Schinkler: “There might be a need for some rage”
  Celebrating work in progress sharing of “Moving Barents 2020 – Out Of Urgency” in TaikaBox’ studio on Pikisaari, Oulu, we are publishing interviews and monologues of the dance artistsContinue reading “Jenny Schinkler: “There might be a need for some rage””
• Henna Räsänen: “Knowledge causes more pain, but I’d rather know”
  Celebrating work in progress sharing of “Moving Barents 2020 – Out Of Urgency” in TaikaBox’ studio on Pikisaari, Oulu, we are publishing interviews and monologues of the dance artistsContinue reading “Henna Räsänen: “Knowledge causes more pain, but I’d rather know””
• Susanna Voyushina: “The word changes the world, the dance changes you”
  Celebrating work in progress sharing of “Moving Barents 2020 – Out Of Urgency” in TaikaBox’ studio on Pikisaari, Oulu, we are publishing interviews and monologues of the dance artistsContinue reading “Susanna Voyushina: “The word changes the world, the dance changes you””
• Mikael Marklund: “Sadness is your fuel to be happy”
  Ahead of the upcoming work in progress sharing of the MovingBarents2020 – Out Of Urgency in TaikaBox Studio on Pikisaari we are publishing interviews and monologues of the danceContinue reading “Mikael Marklund: “Sadness is your fuel to be happy””
• Maya Mi Samuelsen: “Feel the fear and do it anyway”
  Ahead of the upcoming work in progress sharing of Moving Barents 2020 – Out Of Urgency in TaikaBox’ studio on Pikisaari, Oulu, we are publishing interviews and monologues ofContinue reading “Maya Mi Samuelsen: “Feel the fear and do it anyway””
• Dance Meets Words
  “Moving Barents 2020 – Out of Urgency” is especially dear to us as it breaks the limits of time and distance. We use choreography and technology to create anContinue reading “Dance Meets Words”
• Humans Move: Bodies at Risk
  Jessie Brett – Dance artist: On Saturday 20 June 2020 we did something new, we performed live from 4 countries Ethiopia, Spain, England and Wales online. It was aContinue reading “Humans Move: Bodies at Risk”
• HumaNature by Hal Smith
  A duet about glaciers and climate change. I like the way the soundtrack is used as a reference to the way climate change is speeding up. There’s some niceContinue reading “HumaNature by Hal Smith”
• The Second Skin
  Within #MovingBarents2020 project we in #TaikaBox connect with our dancing partners in the studios of Norway, Sweden and Russia. Through moving our bodies together, breathing, laughing, using a giantContinue reading “The Second Skin”
• Talking Dance
  When dancing; how much are our minds wondering? How much of our understanding of the world is built on how we fantasized the world to be as we grewContinue reading “Talking Dance”
• birdsketch
• The Lighthouse as a Dance Scene
  Henna Räsänen and I checked out one of the most beautiful places in Oulu and whole Northern Finland – the lighthouse on Nallikari beach. We were talking about birdsContinue reading “The Lighthouse as a Dance Scene”
• 5 Studios
  On 11th August, the collective warmup was led by Susanna Voyushina. Here is the full hour session (minus original sound, with music by Kevin MacLeod) Ambiment – The AmbientContinue reading “5 Studios”
• IF I WERE A BIRD
  If I were a bird..what species would it be?what colour | size | weight?how long is my tail | wings? what would I tell my fellow flock on theContinue reading “IF I WERE A BIRD”
• Dacha Performance Delivery
  At the times when most of the museums, theatres and concert halls are still closed..we are here to support you: Dacha Performance Delivery Service. You may take a restContinue reading “Dacha Performance Delivery”
• Wings disappear
  Ravistaa, huojuu Tasapaino kaukana Siivet katoavat — Shaking, falling Balance far away Wings disappear
• KARLSØYA E MIN PLASS, IKKE KAPITALISTAN SIN DASS
  Performance tonight at Karlsøyfestivalen, 19:30 Norwegian time Remix of MITT OPPRØR MOT OPPDRITT / RAGE AGAINST THE FISH FARM MACHINE and  a work in progress for my piece inContinue reading “KARLSØYA E MIN PLASS, IKKE KAPITALISTAN SIN DASS”
• OUT OF URGENCY: Æ elske måsen!
    Da e vi i full gang med MOVING BARENTS: OUT OF URGENCY Det e mye klaging på måsen for tida, så hær kommer en dans til ære forContinue reading “OUT OF URGENCY: Æ elske måsen!”
• Mordor vs Nangijala
  The Trolls are gathering The earth has for long been a battle field for the clashes of light and shadow, hope and dreams, despair and destruction. Every light withContinue reading “Mordor vs Nangijala”
• DACHA PROJECT
  Susanna Voiushina & Dmitrii Melnikov (Arkhangelsk | RUS) Many of us (especially at the time of Covid) were trying to escape from big cities and move to the countryside.WeContinue reading “DACHA PROJECT”
• The Most Polluted City in Europe
  Jessica Bateman writes for the BBC about young people living in Skopje in North Macedonia, where pollution levels are so high that they all want to leave. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200701-skopje-north-macedonia-the-most-polluted-city-in-europe
• Leaving, returning, and changing
  It’s morning to me but the choir has started its day way earlier. Different sounds, chirps, and twitters fills the air and surroundings – it sounds like a chaoticContinue reading “Leaving, returning, and changing”
• OUT OF URGENCY: THIS IS MY LAND
  OUT OF URGENCY THIS IS MY LAND I am super happy to be part of this project, feels like a perfect fit! Last year I premiered my art-activism -projectContinue reading “OUT OF URGENCY: THIS IS MY LAND”
• Dance in the Time of Coronavirus – article from Dance Info Finland
  Tanja Råman and John Collingswood from TaikaBox write about creative strategies one must adopt while working on an international dance project under the restrictions of the current COVID-19 pandemic.Continue reading “Dance in the Time of Coronavirus – article from Dance Info Finland”
• Want to Slow the Climate Crisis? Don’t Use Single-Use Plastics.
  Annie Leonard writes in The Nation The fossil fuel industry is in trouble and has a sneaky idea for saving itself: It wants to produce lots more plastic. ManyContinue reading “Want to Slow the Climate Crisis? Don’t Use Single-Use Plastics.”
• Coronavirus is just a dress rehearsal for what is likely coming next
  An Australian perspective on the crisis state of the world by Crispin Hull writing in the Canberra Times: Just as the bushfire crisis was a flaw-exposing dress rehearsal thatContinue reading “Coronavirus is just a dress rehearsal for what is likely coming next”
• Making art for the new normal
  Oakland-based band Thao and the Get Down Stay Down had planned to be on tour this Spring, but have been stuck in their homes in quarantine. Instead, they haveContinue reading “Making art for the new normal”
• Oulu Research Online
  Towards the end of March 2020, TaikaBox had planned to host a 3-day research seminar for the Dance Artists in Barents project. Due to the global restrictions in travelContinue reading “Oulu Research Online”
• Dancing together in 5 countries from your living room
  I would like to reflect a little on todays virtual work day as well as the general situation and feeling of things happening in and around us right now.Continue reading “Dancing together in 5 countries from your living room”
• Tomi Knuutila: Dances with Datafeeds
  Information has been used in artistic practises for quite some time. For simplicity’s sake in this post I mostly talk about information (or data) visualisation and sonification (changing dataContinue reading “Tomi Knuutila: Dances with Datafeeds”
• Mindfulness
  Yesterday John asked me to post some thoughts I had shared with Tanja and him via Email. They had just informed us all the residency I would present toContinue reading “Mindfulness”
• Oulu Research Days: Monday 23rd March
  Unfortunately, due to the current situation with the Covid-19 virus alert, the Oulu Research days have been cancelled and we will conduct research online with Skype meetings and workingContinue reading “Oulu Research Days: Monday 23rd March”
• “The power game in the Arctic” on Swedish Radio
  https://sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/1354554
• FRIKAR: SKAUT
  The new show from Norwegian company Frikar is touring Norway this Spring. Looks good.
• Ryska Nikel riskerar att bli giftig spökstad
  Den lilla ryska staden Nikel, som ligger bara några mil från norska Kirkenes, håller på att tömmas på folk. Detta då stadens nickelfabrik ska läggas ner, en fabrik somContinue reading “Ryska Nikel riskerar att bli giftig spökstad”
• Woolly Mammoths – Over a dinner
  Over a lovely dinner with two of my best friends a few days ago we had a wide discussion about climate change. They both work quite specific with climateContinue reading “Woolly Mammoths – Over a dinner”

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