Knoster is an exploration of how movement, in and over time, shape our bodies, and how the sensation of time is shaped by bodies in movement. Tension and relaxation build our bones, thus the work of the past remains in the core of what now is at work.
The fluctuating relationships between the movements of arms and legs, the swings of a sledgehammer and a long slow pendulum reflects on how our experience of time can be a reflection of a space, and how our experience of space can be reflected in our perception of time.
The music and visual thematics of the piece can be associated with old mining districts in Bergslagen, Sweden. Here, the cogs and wheels that drove the drainage systems were attached to large brass bells to indicate their functioning. The continuous ringing, like a clockwork, made a stark contrast to the eternal darkness of the mines, where neither sun nor moon could bear witness of the passing of time.
Supported by: Dalateatern, Swedish Arts Council, Swedish Arts Grants Committee, IASPIS, Tuvumi, Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse, Sweden-Latvia cooperation fund,
Choreography, music, scenography, light: Erik Eriksson Studio production: Mārtiņš Miļevskis