Anders Christiansen (Danmark): BAG om RYGGEN
A new solo work dedicated to the back, the spine and the spinal cord

It is the back of the body that is dancing
The face is turned away
The back is communicating
The body is moving backwards – back in time
Backwards
Reversed
Edged

The back is a place that is loaded with symbols
”It may feel unnatural and a little provocative to focus on the back, and you soon discover that it is a place that is loaded with symbols. Most of what we do and deal with in our everyday lives has a forward direction. Our focus is on what is in front of us both physically and mentally. For instance, you will most often have a feeling of moving into the future, when you walk forward as normally. Correspondingly, you can create a feeling of connecting with the past, when you focus on the back and move backwards.”

Concept, choreography, dance: Anders Christiansen
Music: Jakob Brandt-Pedersen
Costume design and set consultant: Lise Klitten
Lighting design: Michael Breiner

Duration: 20 min.

Anders Christiansen – dancer, performer, choreographer - is one of a kind on the Danish dance and performance scene. He has always followed his own path, and has created a series of ground-breaking solo performances, as well as several ensemble works. His visually potent form of expression lies somewhere between contemporary dance, performance theatre and installation art.
Anders Christiansen has created more than 25 dance works, which have been presented in theatres and festivals in Scandinavia, Finland, the Baltic States, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, the USA and South Africa.
Anders Christiansen was the first Danish choreographer to receive the honourable 3-year grant from the State Arts Foundation 1995-97. His performance projects for (stillleben) have received continuous financial support from The Danish Arts Council since 1995.
Anders Christiansen has also choreographed for companies such as The Royal Danish Ballet (1995), Åben Dans (1998), Danish Dance Theatre (2003), and Mancopy (2006).