All Those Things Left Behind, For Now
Matilda Bilberg (SE)
All Those Things Left Behind, For Now
Matilda Bilberg (SE)
Performance
Vitlycke - Centre for Performing Arts
Friday, 19 September 17.00
All Those Things Left Behind, For Now proposes a shift of attention, from a forward-oriented gaze to a backward-oriented embrace. Rooted in relationality, backspaces, and the fragility and resilience of our porous bodies, this dance performance engages with its paradox: a solo where multiple bodies occur in one.
It tends to the ever-changing reality of today, allowing movements to become voices to become space. With an intimate presence, she, the performer, a vessel of experiences, moves from behind and around. Dances become cast and suspended as she invites the audience to hold hands with our future past.
Press cuts
“Strong, wild, powerful yet vulnerable body invaded the space energetically and left all those audience behind mesmerized by her fierceness.” - Ekin Tunçeli, Ravel Review
“Matilda Bilbergs Performance is an emotional rollercoaster waving through the back and expands throughout the notions of the act of griefing.” - Hannah Krebs, Ravel Review
“Twisted spines want to see who is behind them, smooth, loud and fierce dancing, vibrations make walls crack, body expanded.” - Vilma Mankonen, Ravel Review
Matilda Bilberg (SE)
Matilda Bilberg (she/her) is a dance artist based in Stockholm, working internationally. Her work has its primary focus on the craft of dancing and combines an analytical and technical-physiological approach with playful, caring, and compassionate procedures to movement and body. She uses dancing as a way to play with the experience of existing and as a medium to foster empathy, equality, and co-existence.
Matilda did her dance studies at the Royal Swedish Ballet School (2010-2013), followed by a master's degree in choreography at Stockholm University of the Arts (2022-2024) under the direction of Jennifer Lacey.
She has worked for choreographers such as Cristina Caprioli / ccap, Live Art Collective MELO, Helena Franzén, David Zambrano, Nicole Neidert, Satoshi Kudo, Linda Forsman, and Julia Krauss a.o. As well as collaborating with composer Torbjörn Grass and the audiovisual artist Ionnalee.
Matilda’s own choreographic works have been co-produced by Tanzhaus Zürich (CH) and Rote Fabrik (CH) and have been presented at theaters/festivals such as Dansens Hus (SE), MDT (SE), Tanzhaus Zürich (CH), Théâtre Sévelin 36 (CH), Rote Fabrik (CH), Västmanlandsmusiken (SE), B.A.D. Festival Bilbao (ES), IDEA festival Jordan (JOR), Les Rencontres Chorégraphique de Casablanca (MAR), and in the form of a workshopLAB during KINANI Mozambique. Together with her long-term collaborator Jenna Hendry, they were selected as Aerowaves Artists 2021 with their performance I U M I.
Credits
Choreography, dance: Matilda Bilberg
Music: Sophie Vitelli
Light: Mali Dönmez
Objects and space: Matilda Bilberg with collaborators
Supervision: caterina daniela mora jara, Anna Pehrsson, Siegmar Zacharias
Studio angel: Rebecka Berchtold
Photos: Jonas Bilberg / Mali Dönmez
Residency partner: Vitlycke Centre for Performing Arts (SE)
Production: Stockholm University of the Arts, MDT Moderna Dansteatern (SE)
supported by PRONTO Göteborgs Stad
Thanks to: Jennifer Lacey, MAKOR, Marie Fahlin, Karin Hauptmann, Martin Sonderkamp, Chrysa Parkinson
Special thanks to: Bobbi, Ann-Marie Svensson, Nell Carlson, Lava, Göran Svensson, Bertil Svensson
More information
More about: Matilda Bilberg
Instagram: @matildabilberg