bare klem

The hug has been a lasting symbol of closeness and affection. In this performance, the dancers explore the physicality of a hug as a means of expressing, challenging, caring, and negotiating.

Bare Klem delves into the potential struggles of relationships; acknowledging conflicts as inherent to connections, and embracing each other's flaws. In addition to depicting male intimacy, the performance investigates the transgressions of boundaries that can occur in close relationships.

Love and violence may seem like conflicting concepts, but sometimes the line between them gets blurred. Bare Klem looks into the messiness and contradictions that make a relationship.

Dance and choreography: Ian Yves Ancheta, Iannes Bruylant
Scenography and Costumes: Filip Vest
Outside eye: Malene Juliussen Olsen, Orfée Schuijt
Light design: Kjetil Moslåtten
Sound design: Tijmen Teunissen - Adaptation from “Aluminum Birds Of Paradise”
Co-production: Baerum Kulturhus – Dans Søreast-Norge and Nagelhus Schia Productions
Funded by: Kulturdirektoratet, Nordic Culture Point

Photos: Tale Hendnes