Elle Sofe Sara & Joar Nango · Carte Blanche (NO)

In recent decades, several Western countries have set up commissions to investigate the history of minority groups subjected to systematic state abuse.  “BIRGET; Ways to deal, ways to heal” is a response to the Norwegian Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which in June 2023 submitted proposals to reconcile the Sami and Norwegian people. Birget is a Sami expression that describes a state of mastering or surviving in a changing environment. The piece questions social and political boundaries, limitations, and today’s climate of reconciliation. BIRGET won the Norwegian Dance Critics Award 2023.

Artist / Company Bio

Elle Sofe Sara is a choreographer and director who lives and works in Guovdageaidnu in Northern Norway. Her artistic work often reveals a space where past and present come together, a collage of Sami physicality and spirituality and simple elements. She is now in the process of making what will be the world’s first yoik musical feature film.

Joar Nango is an architect and artist who lives in Tromsø. His work explores the boundary between art and architecture and often integrates the audience in his installations.

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