Dive into Debris, a mesmerizing performance that melds oceanic beauty with urgent environmental consciousness.
Through contemporary dance, flexibility acrobatics, evocative music and immersive visuals, the poignant struggle between the ‘big blue’ and insidious plastic pollution is revealed. Debris beckons audiences of all ages, echoing a vital call to protect our oceans. Immerse yourself, reflect, and join the movement for a sustainable future.
Production
Petricore Movement
Zentire Music
Producer
Jessica Engberg
Choreographer & Dancer
Anna Holmström
Composer
Patrick Zylka
Video Designer
Anna Holmström
Production Manager and Relighter
Marius Arnold Clarke
Duration
20 min
Venues
Sweden:
X-Tract Tour: Gothenburg, Uddevalla & Mölnlycke – 2018
Dieselverkstaden, Stockholm – 2019
Taggad Festivalen, Hällefors – 2023
USA:
Block Party, Boulder – Aug 2018
Germany:
Pfefferberg Theater, Berlin – Dec 2018 & May 2019
Ubuntu Festival, Euro-scene Leipzig – Leipzig 2022
France:
Manon Bardou Festival, Tonneins – 2019
Prize
1st place at “Open Your Mind” showcase competition in London 2019
Reviews
In Debris, performed solely by Holmström, a piece of plastic takes on a sublime, airy quality as she dances with it. The piece is about the beauty of the ocean, which is becoming suffocated by plastics, and indeed we genuinely become worried for the dancer as she becomes more and more entangled in it. But the emotion that lingers is the one of sadness that we see in the long, still moments on the dancers face.
– Englishman in Berlin