BLANCA, by Maria Nilsson Waller, Thurs 3 Dec
“Mesmerising” dance artist Maria Nilsson Waller brings “Blanca” to Dance Limerick, Thursday 3 December.
Swedish contemporary dance artist Maria Nilsson Waller brings her new work Blanca to Dance Limerick on Thursday 3rd December at 8pm. In Blanca, cutting edge jazz (by Klabbes Bank and Je Suis!) meets a mix of organic, computer generated visuals and compelling choreography. Inspired by psychology, video games, creation myths and hours of improvisation, Blanca is a visual, moving and poetic reflection on the Sami, Scandinavia’s indigenous people, and a journey of raw sound and physicality.
Tickets €12/€10 (see booking link below)
Maria Nilsson Waller is a choreographer, performer, musician and designer. She has successfully developed and presented independent dance work across Europe since 2007, often bringing dance to unexpected places and communities. Maria has received a number of commissions and awards and was elected Hoffnungsträgerin (Bearer of Hope) by German magazine Tanz (Dance) in 2015. She is currently working with the Swedish professional football team OFK to create a new dance piece with the players in a unique collision between sport and dance.
Announcing details of the performance of Blanca in Limerick, Jenny Traynor, Director of Dance Limerick, said “We’re really pleased to present this new work by Maria Nilsson Waller at Dance Limerick. Maria is an exciting up and coming dance artist who is beginning to make a serious impression on the contemporary dance world. I experienced her impressive performance of Blanca at Dublin Dance Festival earlier this year and thought this piece would work beautifully in the Dance Limerick Space, as well as appealing to the wider Limerick community. I would really recommend people to come and experience this performance of Blanca for themselves – It’s beautiful”.
Performed by Maria Nilsson Waller.
Choreography, lighting design, costume design: Maria Nilsson Waller.
Music: Magnus Vikberg, Klas-Henrik Horngren.
Video: José Miguel Jimenez.
“Maria’s movement quality is supreme… pure and entirely mesmerising”, Irish Theatre Magazine.
Audience note: Performance includes flashing lights
Additional Info – Collaborators on Blanca
Klas-Henrik Hörngren has been playing, composing and arranging music in many different constellations including commissioned work for Swedish radio, films and theatre groups. The main forum for his artistic ambitions is his own critically acclaimed band Klabbes Bank with whom he has toured internationally and received many nominations and awards.
Magnus Vikberg is a freelance drummer, mainly working within jazz and improvised music. Some of his current collaborations include Niklas Barno – Je Suis!, Ictus (playing Jimmy Giuffre 3), Erik Oscarsson trio/kvartett, Martin Kuchen trio, Kuchen/Stahl/Bothen/Williamson/Vikberg, Kvartett Blank with Johan Arrias and Aleklint-Bergman-Vikberg. Magnus has collaborated with Maria Nilsson Waller on several projects since 2011.
José Miguel Jimenez is founder and artistic director of The Company theatre company, Dublin. Internationally successful work includes The Rest is Action (2014), Politik (2012) and As you are now, so once were we (2011). José also works as a musician, filmmaker and editor in a range of collaborations, as well as being one third of the Dublin based DRAFF magazine.
