Video-Stream / Dance

Cosmic Latte

Sonya Lindfors (Helsinki)

Video-Stream
Fri, 3 July, 9 pm
Sat, 4 July, 9 pm
Sun, 5 July, 9 pm

In English

Location

The stream was made available in our media library during the festival

In astronomy, "Cosmic Latte" describes the colour of the universe. With her piece, Finnish choreographer Sonya Lindfors asks how a utopian future might look - when the logic of thought has changed, when black and white are no longer opposites, when boundaries are less sharp and meanings intermingle. Afro-futurism, contemporary art, West African cosmology, Sun Ra and Bach coexist on a stage that is permeable, diverse and beige.

Sonya Lindfors is a choreographer living in Helsinki who in addition to her art, also does community and educational work. She is a founding member and artistic director of UrbanApa, an interdisciplinary and anti-hegemonic art community that offers a platform for new discourses and feminist art practices. In her award-winning works, she tries to break up power structures. She deals with questions of being black, black body politics, representation and decolonial dream practices.

Choreography/Concept: Sonya Lindfors
Choreography Assisant: Esete Sutinen, Pauliina Sjöberg
Light Design: Erno Aaltonen
Sound Design: Jussi Matikainen
Costume Design: Sanno Levo, Pauliina Sjöberg
Performance: Deogracias Masomi, Ima Iduozee, Pauliina Sjöberg, Geoffrey Erista, Sonya Lindfors
Production: Sonya Lindfors / Zodiak – Center for New Dance

Fotocredits: Uwa Iduozee