Elle Sofe Sara (NO)

Fellowship between people and kinship with the nature around us are the main themes in Vástádus eana – the answer is land by the Sámi choreographer Elle Sofe Sara. Yoik, the Sámi folk music, is the main element of the performance. It creates a uniquely powerful and beautiful experience, which lingers long after the last notes have faded. The work is made with and for the seven female performers, who are all renowned dancers and yoikers. They come from different backgrounds, bringing their own story and voice into the work. The choreography is inspired by how people move in demonstrations, Sámi spiritual practices and formation dance.

Artist / Company Bio

Elle Sofe Sara, is a choreographer and director who works at the interfaces of filmmaking, dance and theatre. In her works she regularly sheds light on the social, political and cultural peculiarities and challenges of the Sámi People. Elle Sofe has been the festival profile at the Arctic Arts Festival in Harstad in 2020 and 2021. In 2019, she won the Moon Jury Award for her short film Ribadit at imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival in Canada. Elle Sofe is also one of four talents in Talent Norway’s filmmakers program and founder of the Dáiddadállu Sámi artist collective.

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