NOW SHE KNOWS (2010)

NOW SHE KNOWS is a big unique Nordic project initiated and produced by zero visibility corp. and choreographer Ina Christel Johannessen. A unique cooperation project between 20 female dance artist, different dance institutions and zero visibility corp.

In this creation Ina Christel Johannessen choose to work with women only and that choice is based on a need to explore and question the body and the mind of the Scandinavian and the North-European woman of today.

You find the contemporary woman on all levels and positions. We take it for granted that she is an equal part, that she shares the responsibility in the society. So, in one sense women of today doesn’t need to prove her self and her abilities. She is in charge and she has to be in charge. How does this affect her?
What is shown and what comes out and how is this expressed through the body? What kind of thoughts occupies her and in what way does she communicate them? What is in her body, what is on her mind, both in a conscious and unconscious way?



Ina Christel Johannessen’s point of origin for NOW SHE KNOWS is to gather female dancers that she has worked with the last 20 years, dancers who share brilliant technique with a great ability of theatricality. 20 women with an age span of 30 years who are mothers of 27 children. They have different dance background and they represent Norway, Sweden and Finland.

Ina Christel Johannessen’s method of working is based on that she creates movement material in close dialogue with the dancer, through the dancers body, intellect and heart. This is a very intimate process where the trust between the dancer and the choreographer is a necessity. The becoming of NOW SHE KNOWS rests safely in the shared experience from former creations.



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