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“Creation through other identities“
In my research project “creation through other identities” for Nya Veje’23, Dansk Komponistforening and Copy Dan, I explore the topic, to compose and create through other identities under timed formats.
As composers, we often write music for others through ourselves, music that we or other musicians/performers then perform. The music is therefore always performed in a kind of second or third person version.
But what would it be like if I could compose and perform music through a singular perspective?
To create a character that is not just a fictional character but a character that becomes a part of me and I become a part of them.
Some thoughts behind the character “Kaninen“
When I was a child my favorite teddy bear was a bunny called Byggis. But after some years Byggis disappeared which left me very sad, wondering where it went.
Growing up I fell a lot but since I didnt have the reflexes normal people do, I didn’t catch my self with my hands as I fell. Which led to my two big front teeth moving further and further out. It was so far out, at one point, that I could fit my under lip in between those teeth and the other ones. Which led to some very unfortunate family photos….
Bunnies and Melodifestivalen always had a special place in my heart so for 30 days, Februray 2022, I said good bye to my life and Kaninen took over.
Some thoughts behind the character “Älvan“
As a child I loved to drift away to other worlds, reeding books about mystical beings and magic was not only something I enyojed but something a really needed. I can still see myself as a young girl, at the age of 7, standing on the balcony under the moon, singen in my white nightgown, wishing for a prince to come and save me. As I grew up and found myself, I decided that there was no way I’d let a prince save me, it’s better to just save one self!
But since then, all things magical is still on my mind. And I decided to create the character of Älvan to bring all things magical to life.
Älvan is a durational performence lasting between 01.07.24 – 01.07.30
Contact: info@thebunnyshack.dk
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