Nicole Neidert 2022

Call of the void

Bewildering stage art, exploring the brightness, meaningless and ambivalence of the lonley human being

Have you ever stood at the edge of a cliff, leaned over the abyss and suddenly thought that you ought to jump? This phenomenon – a brief sense of a destructive urge, is called “a call of the void” and is the basis for Nicole Neidert’s work.

A call of the void is a whim as common as it is inexplicable. This impulse contains both the feeling of losing control as well as a reminder of the desire to live. It is an existential phenomenon which contains both darkness and hope, both of which set the tone in Neidert’s work.

Inspired by anime sci-fi and using the animated expression of popping, Call of the void creates an artificial world. The dancer Anton Borgström is the focal point and together with a striking soundscape and expressive lighting, the work slides between fiction and reality.

Call of the void is a breathtaking experience where oppressive intimacy and perceptive illusions are constantly present.

Nicole Neidert

Choreographer

Nicole has worked as a dance artist since 2012. Her work focuses on artificial expressions, textures/materials, our senses, alternative bodies, emotional storms and dance. Through work that glides between illusions and realities, she aims to expose the different sides of our humanity and expand our senses. Her work has been shown at Skånes Dansteater, Spira Cultural Centre, the Hjalmar Bergman Theatre in Örebro and Malmö Concert Hall. She produced Call of the Void during a residency at Dansens Hus in Stockholm.rnrnNicole Neidert was awarded the Birgit Cullberg Scholarship in 2021.

Anton Borgström

Dancer

Anton has worked as a dancer since 2011. Rooted in street dance, over the years he has participated on a broad front in various contexts. From being an active battle dancer to subsequently delving into contemporary performing arts. He has previously worked with choreographers such as Zero Visibilty Corp., Ina Christel Johannesen, Örjan Andersson, Malin Elgan, Viktor Fröjd, Erik Linghede, and Fredrik Benke Rydman. Anton has previously collaborated with Nicole in the productions Cuttlefish and STM16:9FTT_VR.

Credits

Choreography: Nicole Neidert
Dancer: Anton Borgström
Light design/set design: Joakim Envik Karlsson
Music and sound: Franz Edvard Cedrins & Oli Svenblad
Extra track “crying”: Daniele Mana
Costume: Linnea Bågander
Dance and thoughts during process: Louise Perming, Linn Ragnarsson
Special competence in popping: Yared Cederlund
Artistic advicer- light: Anton Andersson
Photo: Jim de Bloc, Joakim Envik Karlsson
Portrait photo: Christopher Backholm
Dokumentation/trailer: Erwin Semler
Coproduction: Dansens Hus, Dansnät Sverige
With support by: Kulturrådet, Bora Bora Residency Center, Konstnärsnämnden, Riks Barn o Unga