Siri Derkert the Trilogy
Teresia Björk has worked as a dancer and choreographer in Sweden and internationally for almost 30 years.Through three works, she has profiled, lived and investigated the life os the Swedish artist and sculptor Siri Derkert. Now the work has been portrayed in a film.
This evening af Charlottenborg Art Cinema we will show the film Siri Derkert the Trilogy and in connection with the showing a Choreographer Conversation will be held with Teresia Björk.
The film Siri Derkert the Trilogy
This art and dance film is the result of a more than five years long creative process. It is a film by Håkan Larsson – he and Bengt Wanselius have been filming Teresia’s performances since 2014. Siri Derkert the Trilogy premiered at Scandinavian House, New York in June 2018.
Over the last few years, the performances captured in the film have been shown on many stages, for example Culture House Stockholm City Theatre, Gothenburg’s Grand Theatre and The 9 Beijing Theatre, Beijing.
The book TERESIA BJÖRK 3 x Derkert
A new book, “TERESIA BJÖRK 3 x Derkert”, written by Charlotta P. Einarsson, was released in September 2018 and will be a part of the Choreographer Conversation at Dansehallerne.
About Siri Derkert
Siri Derkert was born in 1888 and grew up in Stockholm in a family of seven children. Her mother, Valborg, had been a seamstress, and her father Edvard, initially a Bookkeeper, worked hard to become a businessman in the textile industry in Norrköping. Siri Derkert’s (1888-1973) artistic practice is a part of 20thCentury Art History. Her many works encompass an individual, sensitive interpretation of Cubism as well as a period as a fashion designer.
CHOREOGRAPHY IN ACTION
A program where artists share thoughts about artistic work through conversations, installions, performances and films. New artist every Monday. The program is primarily adressed to the artists in the field but open to all with an interest.
It is in English, Free Entrance.