Malmö Dance Week and Malmö Konstmuseum are collaborating to host a day focused on navigating the ongoing cultural crisis through dance, lectures, krump and therapy.

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Two dance artists, Sonya Lindfors and Malmö-based Slowz, are currently developing new dance works. They will share their creative process through both performance and discussion.

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Sonya Lindfors will also lead a lecture workshop exploring: "fictions and friction, speculative practices and why intersectionality is so f***ing hard! Let's talk about the ghosts that haunt our stages and the power of the stage as a miracle machine!"

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"Dance in Times of Crises" is the title of a panel discussion on how one can make an impact and the role of art and dance in times of crises." This discussion will address how dance and choreography can genuinely influence society, the motivation behind creating dance and art, and how to continue artistic creation amidst growing far-right oppression.

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The evening will conclude with a short Krump-workshop with Benson and "Cultural Crisis Therapy Session," offering practical advice and methods for mentally coping with a cultural crisis.

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SCHEDULE

12:30 Doors Open

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13:00-13:30 Dance

Process sharing 

Choreographer: Sonya Lindfors Dancers: Maele Sabuni and Benson A’Kuyie 

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13:30-14:00 Dance

Residens showing of Malmö Dance Week residency 2025

Recipient: Slowz 

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14:15-15:15 Lecture workshop

Working with f(r)ictions – towards decolonial and speculative practices 

Sonya Lindfors

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15:15-15:45 Crises Fika

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15:45-16:45 Panel Talk

Dance in Times of Crises 

Moderator: Lucy Cathcart Frödén

Panel: Ingeborg Zackariassen, Anna Öberg, Sonya Lindfors

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17:00-18:00 Therapy

Cultural Crisis Therapy