Residency Sharing: Kyrie Oda – Echoes Through Time...Land

Identity and collective memory

In "Echoes Through Time…Land", choreographer Kyrie Oda continues an ongoing research journey inspired by Sámi and Indigenous people in Japan and beyond.

The research explores how experiences are carried between generations – and how mourning, resistance, care and joy can exist together in the body.

As part of the creative process, Kyrie and team have had a residency at Jillat Sámi Danscenter, and they will also undertake research residencies in Hokkaido and Yoron, Japan, where they will learn from and explore the knowledge and traditions of the Indigenous populations of these islands.

Meet Kyrie and team

Join the team at Skånes Dansteater for a sharing of the working process: an open moment to encounter the research, the questions, and the movement as they are developing.

Choreography: Kyrie Oda
Dancers: Ester Oda, Kyrie Oda
Scenography: Patricia Vane
Costume: Lilly Häggbom
Music: Nicholas Sosin
Lighting: Mindaugas Suchockas

In collaboration with Skånes Dansteater and Jillat Sámi Dance Center, Nationella Minoriteters Kulturhus with support from KulturRådet, Sasakawa Foundation, Konstnärsnämnden, Region Västra Götaland, Göteborg City.

Sign-up

Sign-up by emailing dialog@skanesdansteater.se

It’s free of charge.

Length: 25–30 minutes of a working-process performance, followed by a conversation with the audience -questions and answers, sharing experiences, and reflections around the work and the research process.

Kyrie Oda would especially like to invite:

• Sámi, other minority communities, and Indigenous people
• People of all ages, with a particular focus on parents and grandparents attending with their children or grandchildren
• Foreigners and people who identify as a minority in the country
• Anyone interested in questions of belonging, community, identity, and collective memory

About Kyrie Oda

Kyrie Oda is a dancer and choreographer whose practice has developed across the United States, Japan and Europe. Since moving to Sweden in 2017, she has worked with several Swedish companies and choreographers, while her international experience spans opera, contemporary dance, performance and interdisciplinary stage work. Her artistic background brings together precision, curiosity and a broad understanding of movement across cultures and contexts.