Landing 08

Melanie Fieldseth besucht mit der Fotografin Anne-Line Bakken das Tanzprojekt im St. Olavs Krankenhaus in Trondheim

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The dance project Landing08 took place at St Olavs Hospital in Trondheim, Norway. Part festival, part context-specific series of performances and stunts, the coalition of dance artists aimed to produce dance specifically for this context. Nine performances and four installations varied between site-specific dances utilising the hospital’s architecture, space and deeper significance as a medical, research and patient-care facility. 

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Tanz Jahrbuch 2008
Rubrik: Landing 08, Seite 26
von Melanie Fieldseth

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