Walking as choreography for artistic agency by Ami Skånberg for Research Week at Stockholm University of the Arts 2024

Tuesday 16 January 2024 – Studio 16, Brinellvägen 58 09:10–10:25

by Ami Skånberg, Associate Professor

What are you investigating and why?
I investigate walking as a specific artistic practice. My work with Japanese dance (nihon buyo) and the walking technique suriashi has brought me into new contexts, both historical and contemporary.

What will we experience during your presentation?
I will bring to life postmodern 'walking scores' in conversation with suriashi to put different perspectives on walking and choreography. I give some historical retrospectives as well as walking tasks in workshop form.

How can your project open up thoughts about ethical issues within your artistic practice?
My research on walking poses the question of the right to move in public space.