Wave Function Collapse and stimm
Being autistic often comes with challenges in finding both identity and community. In this double bill two autistic dancers/choreographers cross paths on their ways to self discovery/knowledge/acceptance/love and common joy.
Wave Function Collapse:
The name comes from the world of quantum physics, and refers to how observation causes light to collapse into either a wave or particle form when observed.
This piece is soft and abstract but it is also very exact.
With dance, poetry and a desire to hide, I have woven a world where I can mask and unmask and get confused about which is which. In this little world I perform in the discomfort of being perceived.
A program accompanies the piece, with all the poems written out. It is ok to not understand all the words.
stimm: In spring of 2024 I got together with 7 other autistic people to make a performance, it was my final work towards a BA-degree in dance. The performance was born out of a need for role models and resources around autism in the performing arts. It was an attempt to be that role model myself and to create new resources while giving space to the ones we already carry in our bodies. The result was a performance about stimming and hours worth of recordings of the process. This time around I am alone on the stage, continuing my exploration of stimming and looking back at the process. I am very happy to invite you to this performance but you might just have to put in a little work. So if you don’t know what stimming is I suggest you go find out.