Birget; Ways to Deal, Ways to Heal

Birget; Ways to Deal, Ways to Heal is a  dance performance created by Elle Sofe Sara & Joar Nango, and performed by Carte Blanche, The Norwegian National Company for Contemporary Dance. 

In recent decades, several Western countries have set up commissions to investigate the history of minority groups subjected to systematic state abuse.

The performance is a response to the Norwegian Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which in June 2023 will submit 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. Driven by birget, Sara, Nango, and Carte Blanche invite the audience to overcome the fear of touching a heavy and challenging topic with a frisky performance that questions social and political boundaries, limitations, and today’s climate of reconciliation.

The performance process started in Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino where the Carte Blanche dancers experienced the Sami culture, polar night, and the northern cold on their bodies.

Idea and concept: Elle Sofe Sara & Joar Nango
Dancers: Adrian Barczak, Aslak Aune Nygård, Brecht Bovijn, Caroline Eckly, Dawid Lorenc, Gaspard Schmitt, Ihsaan de Banya, Mai Lisa Guinoo, Nadege Kubwayo, Noam Eidelman Shatil, Ole Martin Meland, Naomi Schouten, Manon Champion

Dance House Helsinki, Erkko Hall
9.9.2023

19.00-20.00

Tickets 15-42€ from Zodiak