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Renegotiating Identity Markers in Contemporary Halling Practices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2020

Anne Fiskvik
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Abstract

Contemporary halling, seen in theatrical dance works by the Norwegian choreogaphers Hallgrim Hansegaard and Sigurd Johan Heide, exists in a fluid interplay between traditional dance and influences from other cultures. This article examines how typical halling moves are negotiated and “remixed” through practices taking place inside and outside of the Nordic sphere. Hansegaard and Heide can be seen as representatives of “wayfinding artists,” influenced by migrant practices through moving, “wayfinding” in and out of the Nordic region.

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cultural politicsembodied agencyhallinghalling movesidentity markerspower strugglesremixwayfinding

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Dance Research Journal , Volume 52 , Special Issue 1: In and Out of Norden: Dance and the Migratory Condition , April 2020 , pp. 45 - 57
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Copyright © 2020 Dance Studies Association

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