Residency week 3 / 2024

Today we live in a world overflowing with stimuli that constantly demand our attention. Based on his own personal experience with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), choreographer and photographer Yaniv Cohen is in residency to create a solo performance that puts his experience of everyday life in context with the recognizable culture of attention in today’s society. The performance I WORK WITH THE POTENTIAL THAT I MIGHT BE A DOG will address themes such as self-image, shame and cultural constructions around psychiatric diagnoses.

How can we change the way we view different forms of neurodiversity by embodying their characteristics? How can we dance a distraught flow of body/mind states and open up space for increased freedom in expression and understanding?

About the artist

Yaniv Cohen (1977- , Israel) is a choreographer, photographer and associate professor of contemporary dance at the University of the Arts in Oslo. He has worked for many years as a dance artist both nationally and abroad. During his career he has worked with choreographers such as Ohad Naharin, Alan Lucien Øyen and Alexander Ekman. Since 2009, he has choreographed his own works that have been shown in Norway and internationally, including the pieces “kill me baby one more time” (2012), “Blanke Ark” (2013), “You look like you” (2016), ” Flekker” (2021) and “Deeply Rooted” (2021). Cohen’s work revolves around the basic human desire to communicate, and explores how individuals perceive themselves and present themselves to others. Cohen’s choreographic practice explores the interaction between personal responsibility and the influence of society’s norms.

Involved people and supporters

Yaniv Cohen: Choreographer, performer
Asher Lev: Dramaturg, writer
Carl Nilssen-Love: Scenographer
Martin Myrvold: Light designer
Eyrun Müller: Costume designer
Madeleine Fairminer: Producer

Supported by: Kulturrådet

Co-producers: Dansens Hus, Carte Blanche, Kloden teater and DansiT