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Ouroboros is the mythological snake eating its own tail, often interpreted as a symbol for eternal cyclical renewal.

Estonian-Norwegian choreographers Külli Roosna and Kenneth Flak embark on a poetic journey with Indian-Belgian performing artist Rakesh Sukesh to explore the terrain of togetherness. Separately entangled, decisively confused and efficiently failing, they place their trust in a misunderstanding of life and each other in order to restore the balance and imbalance that keep them moving.

In the performance the dancers create personal and collective sanctuaries that help them shed the skins of worn out selves, and finally listen to the rain.

With Shelter Ouroboros Roosna and Flak continue their practice of creating interactive performance-ecosystems, where the dancers’ movements affect the sound and visual landscapes of the performance.

Duration: 1 hr

Concept Külli Roosna and Kenneth Flak Choreography Külli Roosna and Kenneth Flak in collaboration with Rakesh Sukesh Dance Külli Roosna, Rakesh Sukesh, Kenneth Flak Music Kenneth Flak in collaboration with Külli Roosna Light design and trailer Rommi Ruttas Costume design Ursula Goldstein Dramaturgical advice Eirik Blekesaune Robotics Fredrik Olofsson Video registration Rūta Kapalne Supported by Norwegian Arts Council, Estonian Cultural Capital and the city of Kristiansand

Internationally active choreographers and dancers Külli Roosna (Estonia) and Kenneth Flak (Norway) have been collaborating since 2008. Whether they are creating their own choreographies or collaborating with others, their work deals with the narratives and technologies of the body. They have explored a wide range of themes, including deep ecology, Viking mythology, totalitarianism and internet culture. The core of their work is human experience in interconnected realities. This is often explored through the dancing body’s possibilities and limitations, in a constant dialogue with the digital technologies and discourses that extend and counterpoint it.

Their interactive music and dance performance Blood Music was nominated for the Estonian Dance Awards 2015; Stalking Paradise, a commission work for Lublin Dance Theater, was selected for the biannual Polish Dance Days. Prime Mover (2018) and Two Body Orchestra (2020) were nominated for the Estonian Dance Awards.

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