LAURA CEMIN

Performance for 5 bodies, 3 LED scrolling signs and cables (45 min), 2022/2023
In collaboration with Bianca Hisse

How the Land Lies is a choreographed interaction between 5 bodies and 3 LED scrolling signs, directed by Bianca Hisse (Brazil/Norway) and Laura Cemin (Italy/Finland) in collaboration with dancers from immigrant backgrounds based in the Nordic countries.
The LEDs, usually encountered in public spaces as low-key advertisement signs, become vessels to convey how language influences mobility. Navigating between tourism slogans and visa questionnaires, the dancers –who carry experiences of migration and displacement between countries– interact with the text scrolling on the LED panels. As the words move on the screens, they are also moved by the bodies.
Meanings unfold and borders slowly blur: who can stay and who must leave? Who is seen and who remains hidden? What is allowed and what is forbidden?

The performance is presented in multiple countries and involves the participation of local performers, who are however originally from elsewhere.

Choreography: Laura Cemin and Bianca Hisse
Music composition: Vera Vice
Light design & technical support: Sofia Ivarsson
Costume design: Kairi Mändla
Production assistance: Aija Hannula
Performers in Orebrö: Bianca Hisse, Kazue Ikeda, Keithy Kuuspu, Mariê Mazer, Nassim Meki
Performers in Helsinki: Fornier Ortiz, Giorgia Lolli, Keithy Kuuspu, Mercedes Balarezo, Nassim Meki
Performers in Tallinn: Keithy Kuuspu, Lea Blau, Angel Casal, Rodrigo Chavero, Shion Yokoo-Ruttas

Coproduction: Kiasma Theater (FI), Sõltumatu Tantsu Lava (EST)

Supported by: Arts Promotion Centre Finland, City of Helsinki, Culture Moves Europe, Davvi – Senter for scenekunst, Estonian Cultural Endowment, Frame Finland, Kulturdirektoratet, HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme, Narva Art Residency, Nordic Culture Point, Norsk-Finsk Kulturfond, Norske Billedkunstnere, Office for Contemporary Art Norway, PAHN Norway, TelepART, Tvibitstigen

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:
- March 2023: STL, Indipendent Dance Stage, Tallinn (EE)
- April 2023: Kiasma Theatre, Helsinki (FI)
- April 2023: Aerowaves, Dublin (IR)