MITT JAG (MY ME)
The performance Mitt Jag (My Me) encourages a positive self-image and seeing the beauty of our differences. Through movement and malleable fabrics the dancers create a sculptural world and take us on a journey that encourages imagination, creativity and joy. A journey that opens up to appreciate ourselves and others for who we are.
Mitt Jag (My Me) is an interdisciplinary collaborative project with choreographer Heidi Vierthaler commissioned by Regionteater Väst, Sweden.
Client
Regionteater Väst, Sweden
Heidi Vierthaler, Sweden
Type
Performance
Location
Boras, Sweden
Completion
2021 - ongoing
Team:
Samira Boon, Anna Sitnikova, Michelle, Franke, Vivian Ertsieck
Photographer
Hakan Larsson
HYBRID TEXTILES
The textile is designed considering the movements of dancers featuring parametrically designed patterns and laser cutting for special tactile and visual effects. The moldability and fluidity of the fabric are gradually changing throughout the fabric, so it has its own choreographic behaviour.
MOLDABLE TEXTILES
For Mitt Jag we experimented a lot by combining different materials to achieve the right composition. The textiles are shaped through the performance to relate to body and space. The choreographer Heidi Vierthaler describes them as a “Textile playground with endless possibilities”
For this project, we have developed two types of moldable textiles with memory and other unique characteristics.
UNI TEXTILES
These textiles are strong, highly moldable and can generate self-supportive 3d structures. They are developed for continuous interaction and reused throughout a series of 100 performances. They can be sculpted and flattened again to create landscapes of movement and redefine spaces on stage.
The textile is designed considering the movements of dancers featuring parametrically designed patterns and laser cutting for special tactile and visual effects. The moldability and fluidity of the fabric are gradually changing throughout the fabric, so it has its own choreographic behaviour.
Photo credits: Hakan Larsson
