In UNI, we meet three men who perform a humorous, naturalistic acrobatic surprising piece. Through an unpredictable approach to sound, movement and song, they create a light, yet exciting atmosphere, where the audience is placed in a state of uncertainty that will detach them from their realities and deceive them into a kind of belonging between the audience and the performers.

The performance begins with an open naked room that slowly transforms into a detailed and concentrated environment. The approach to movement is minimalist naturalistic which creates astonishing scenarios with a sense of intuition. It is a soul-searching trio where intimate, primal and social expressions are explored with a naturalistic approach.

Belonging is the human emotional need to be an accepted member of a group. Whether it’s family, friends, colleagues, a religion or something else, people tend to have an ‘inherent’ desire to belong and be an important part of something bigger than themselves. The project looks at why and how belonging arises. Why do we humans stand together, and what makes us come together. What creates division and why someone needs it.

UNI has been inspired by the movements, color changes and energies of the aurora borealis. The dancers move between these energy states while contextualizing the immersive visuality of the Northern Lights in physical and auditory form. “When charged particles from the sun strike atoms in Earth’s atmosphere, they cause electrons in the atoms to move to a higher-energy state. When the electrons drop back to a lower energy state, they release a photon: light. This process creates the beautiful aurora, or northern lights. ”

Choreography Antero Hein Dancers Stian Bergdølmo, Alexander Aarø, Antero Hein
Duration 35 min, no interval

Finnish / Swedish Antero is an Oslo-based creator and performing artist with a degree from the Oslo Academy of the Arts. He works interdisciplinary with choreography, dance, film / photography and parkour. He works with extreme physics with a minimalist approach. With movements that build up the body in combination with acrobatic elements, he focuses on and functional approach to dance techniques that allow for freedom of movement. He supports a healthy and constructive, mentally and physically developing way of moving. He is interested in “deep listening” techniques which sets the direction in his art, – listening approaches to physics and aesthetics give room to his exploratory work. Antero has worked with national and international choreographers and creates his own works. In 2005 he started “TiP” in Lund SE, a parkour association with over 600 active weekly members. In 2019, he co-founded Oslo Parkour Park, which is a place that mainly focuses on the development of parkour, dance, acrobatics, circus, and the fusion between these.

Antero has been dancing in musicals like “Cats the musical” in Malmö and “Sweet Charity” in Lund, Sweden. He has also been working with 4 1/2 Film/Nordic Film, Curry Film, NRK and SVT. And been involved/performing in productions with Ina Christel Johannesen/ZeroVisibilityCorp., Hallgrim Hansegård/Frikar, Kenneth Kvarnström, Örjan Andersson, Den Nasjonale Scene Bergen, Flukt Productions, Opera Trønderlag, Peer Gynt As, Stian Danielsen, Andre Danielsen, Kari Hoaas productions, Christopher Arouni/Arouni Dance, Masja Abrahamsen/ink production, 37th Floor/Tine Aspaas, Anne Kathrine Fallmyr, Camilla Tellefsen, Yossi Berg and Oded Graf and Bærum Kulturhus.

www.anterohein.com