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In this episode, Mia Habib discusses the evolution of her life in dance and her artistic practice, tracing a journey from her childhood desire to be contrarian in ballet class to her current view of dance as a vital medium for encounters between diverse people and groups, and a way to negotiate difference through such interactions. She also discusses the project A song to … (2015) and the collective nature of crowds in public spaces, manifesting as movements as protest or expressions of mourning, that emerged in 2010 and 2011 in the wake of Occupy Wall Street, the Arab Spring, and the July 22 attacks. Habib reflects on the potential of exploring the power of protest, the political use of the body through monumental bodily ideologies, and why she believes the performance A song to … is more relevant today than ever before.
Language: Norwegian