A reflection on ageing. The memory and anticipation of ordinary traumas and tragedies. The histories that are embedded in the way you feel your movement. The sufferings of others that have stuck to the skin, the bones the ligaments and which you carry with you. The inevitability of a continuing, perhaps pathetic, conversation with yourself... between yourselves... about who you are, who you have been... who you still might become...

The skeleton of this solo is made out of a series of letters between Anton and Anton, the protagonist of this solo. Letters about different topics related to different fears, ageing and desire. The material of the solo varies from movement scenes, to videos and text. What all materials have in common is a poetic sense to reveal some of the more hidden and deeper layers of the protagonist.

Benno is 65... maybe not such an age these days... but for a dancer? Maybe the intimations of ageing come earlier and more subtly for someone for whom movement is their art; but everyone moves, so maybe the dancers story is just a refined version of everyone’s.

Choreography/dance Benno Voorham Dramaturgy Steve Batts Animation Abdalla al Omari Lys Barry Davis Music Vivaldi, John Zorn og The Lounge Lizards Thank you Nadia Tsulukidze

The Other Selves is made support from Swedish Arts Grants Committee. The Other Selves is produced by LAVA-Dansproduktion.

Since 1997 LAVA-Dansproduktion has been involved in numerous teaching and performance projects in Sweden and internationally.  We have collaborated with dance artists, actors, physical performers, composers and visual artists. By returning regularly to the countries where we have been invited to bring our work to, we have built relations and collaborations with artists that stretch over many years.. lavadans.com