Oh Well
Emmalena Fredriksson
Project Description
Oh Well is a new dance duet that explores our relationship to romanticism and what it means to be together in two's, both on stage and in romantic partnership.
Two dancers, wearing identical costumes, move in perfect unison through complicated impossible tasks, independently and in co –dependence. The dance is intersected with texts based on previous relationships, romantic experiences, fairy tales and online dating dialogues. Oh Well questions and knows at the same time: what do we know about love? And what we know about love.
Artist Profile
Emmalena Fredriksson is a contemporary dance artist living and working in Vancouver, Canada, as a guest on the ancestral unceded lands of the Coast Salish peoples. Her practice is defined by choreography as a relational practice in the expanded fields of dance, often collaborating with artists of other disciplines, creating choreographic experiences and dance for social events, film, galleries and performance.
Born in Sweden, she received her training at Balettakademien in Umeå and at SEAD in Austria. Emmalena has presented choreographic work, performed and taught internationally with Daghdha Dance Company (IE), Canaldanse (FR), Malta University (MT), Pact Zollverein (DE), and Falmouth University (UK) among others. Based in Vancouver since 2013 her work has been presented in Dancing on the Edge, The Dance Centre's Discover Dance Series, Dance in Vancouver's Choreography Walk (curated by Justine A. Chambers), Dance Days (Victoria) and at the Audain Gallery. Commissioned by the National Film Board, she co-created Tidal Traces - a VR 360 dance film together with Nancy Lee in 2017. The film has to date had over 35 international screenings.
www.emmalenafredriksson.com
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Choreographer and Key Collaborators
Choreographer(s)/Creator(s) Name(s):
Emmalena Fredriksson
Additional Key Artistic Collaborators:
Francesca Frewer, Lexi Vajda, Kyla Gardiner and Kiran Bhumber.
Past and
Upcoming performances
July 13, 2019 What Lab, Vancouver
April 9, 10, 11, 2020 Left of Main, Vancouver
(Cancelled due to Covid-19)
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Media Credits:
Dancers: Lexi Vajda and Francesca Frewer.
Photos by Erik Zennstrom and Kenny Welsh
Project Details
Title of Work:
Oh Well
Premiere Date and Venue/Location:
April 9, 2020 at Left Of Main, Vancouver BC
This project is a:
Full evening/Mainstage, Short Work
Length in Minutes (including intermission):
30 - 45 minutes
Number of performers
2
Number of Performers on Tour:
2
Number of Support Staff on Tour:
2
Per-Performance Fee Range:
$2500-$5000
Available to Tour:
2019-20
2020-21
Basic Tech Requirements:
general stage lighting and audio support.
Audience:
General Audience
Agent/Manager
Emmalena Fredriksson
6046558428
emmalenafredriksson@gmail.com
Address
308-1643 East 3rd Avenue `
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5N5R6
604 655 8428
Website and Social Media
www.emmalenafredriksson.com
www.instagram.com/emmalenafredriksson/