SOIL
by Aviaja Dance (GL/DK)

SOIL is a powerful dance performance about identity, language, and belonging. Through movement and the rhythms of Kalaallisut (Greenlandic), it explores how we connect to culture—beyond words, across borders, and through the body.

A poetic and physical journey of self-discovery, SOIL delves into language and the search for self and recognition. It invites audiences to experience the beauty and challenges of communication in new ways.

A dance of belonging and becoming.

Sarah Aviaja Hammeken (DK/GL) is the founder of AVIAJA Dance, a platform where she explores and develops her choreographic practice. Her artistic journey is driven by a profound interest in the intersection of the physical body, dance, and society, often drawing inspiration from her Inuit (Greenlandic) heritage.

★★★★
“Fine tuned and expansive”
The List

★★★★
“absorbing, nuanced”
 The Wee Review

“Gentle and beautifully generous”
The Stage

CREDITS

CHOREOGRAPHER AND PERFORMANCE: Sarah Aviaja Hammeken

SOUND DESIGN AND DRAMATURGICAL ASSISTANCE: Siri Paulsen

LIGHT DESIGN AND TECHNICIAN: Tanya Johansson

PRODUCER: Sebastian Nervil

PHOTOGRAPHER: Amalie Ivalo Hammeken

COLLABORATING PARTNER: Nordatlantens Brygge

COMMISSIONED BY KW INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART

SUPPORTED BY: Danish Arts Foundation