Photograph taken from above of a person lying on their stomach on a surface that appears to be covered in light brown sand. The person is in an active position, as if they are about to crawl away. Wearing a large, silk-like textile from the hips down to the knees. Bare torso. Strong back. On their back are what appear to be three round, dark stones. On the surface around the person are also four similar stones.
Photo: Eric Williams

Kulturnatt: Conversations with gravity – Kristina Gjems (NO)

Price
Free
Location
DansiT / Svartlamon
Duration
30 min
Friday 12. September 2025 - kl.16:00
Friday 12. September 2025 - kl.18:00

Gravity and magnetism, stillness and movement, order and chaos.

Welcome to an intimate encounter with gravity, a dialogue between stillness and movement. In this solo performance choreographer and dancer Kristina Gjems explores how the body communicates with the invisible force beneath us.

“I want to explore how gravity both kneads us through resistance and generously supports us, offering a hand we can grasp, like plants and trees anchoring themselves in the earth to grow upward and outward.

Drawing inspiration from the interplay between macrocosm and microcosm, the performance invites reflection on gravity as both supportive ally and challenging counterpart. The audience is led deep into layers of embodied experience through minimalist movement, an evocative soundscape and interactions with sculptures by Eric Willaims. Conversations with gravity is a calm, introspective, and intimate experience, ideal for those drawn to poetic, somatic, and sensory explorations.

Credits

Choreographer and dancer: Kristina Gjems
Sculptures/Objects: Eric Williams
Costume: Lieu Le
Sound design: Morten Pettersen
Music by: Ludwig van Beethoven, Johan Sebastian Bach, Arvo Pärt, Folia 

Co-produced by: DansiT Choreographic Center
Supported by: Fond for utøvende kunstnere

This event is part of Kulturnatt 2025