A solo piece choreographed and performed by Ellinor Berglund Lindholm
A solo about encountering oneself. About the essence of being at one with oneself. About self-esteem, exploration and discovery. Finding one’s roots, losing one’s footing, turning oneself inside out. Being oneself whilst alone. The echoes of the past that are constantly part of the present. The borderland between the struggle and the pleasure that exposing the self entails. And ultimately, how does one cope with facing one’s own reflection?

Ellinor Berglund Lindholm is a dancer and choreographer based in Stockholm, Sweden. As a dancer, she has worked both on the freelance scene in Stockholm and across Europe, as well as for several years with the company Tanztheater Pforzheim. She has worked with choreographers such as Sita Ostheimer, Gil Kerer and Guido Markowitz.
In her work, she strives to portray the raw, naked, genuine and authentic human experience. She seeks to translate her own experiences as a performing artist into expression through movement. One thing that interests her is placing dance in new, unconventional spaces. She believes that the encounter and exchange with the audience enriches the experience when one shares the space with them and has them close by. Above all, she wants to create genuine art that challenges and moves people.

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Photographer: Fabian Kreise

Monsoon Tales” is a dance production that was originally conceived as an outdoor performance/happening. However, it is currently being adapted into a more traditional stage production. The performance invites you to a fairy-tale India where lotus flowers dance, tigers growl, and Kathak dancers duel to tongue-twisting rhythms... 
All under the watchful eye of the River Goddess.

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The performance is based on various forms of classical Indian dance, martial arts, and modern dance. 
The ensemble will test out some new scenes on the ExPro Stage and present a few finished ones.

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Choreography: Veronica Tjerned in collaboration with the ensemble.

Dance: Billie Hammarberg, Edith Humble, Aditi Nataraj, and Veronica Tjerned.
Costume design: Veronica Tjerned
Tailor: Mintu Das
Music design: Debasish Mukherjee and Veronica Tjerned

Veronica Tjerned began studying Bharata Natyam and Kuchi Pudi in Sweden and France before fully transitioning to Kathak, which she studied at Bharata Vidya Bhavan in London. As an ICCR scholar, she earned a six-year university degree in Kathak from Allahabad University, with tabla and Hindustani vocal as minors. Veronica also holds a master’s degree in directing and dramaturgy from the Stockholm University of the Arts.

Photographer Mats Larsson