Name: TILLGIVENHETEN / 효 – Daniel Jeremiah Persson / Nya Rörelsen
Start: 2025-02-14T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-02-15T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Bergsgatan 29, 214 22 Malmö, Sweden

$TILLGIVENHETEN \/ \ud6a8 \u2013 Daniel Jeremiah Persson \/ Nya R\u00f6relsen$

𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒: 𝟏𝟒-𝟏𝟓/𝟐.
𝐃𝐎𝐎𝐑𝐒: 𝟏𝟖:𝟑𝟎.
𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄: 𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎.
𝐃𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: 𝟓𝟎 𝐌𝐈𝐍.
𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄: 𝐍𝐎𝐍 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐁𝐀𝐋.
In ‘TILLGIVENHETEN / 효’, the Confucian-Korean belief of ‘효: hyo’ (referring to a devotion towards one’s parents and ancestors, in the western societies known as filial piety) is examined through the lens of a transnational adoptee. From this perspective, the choreographer (as a South Korean-Swedish adoptee), interrogates the cultural phenomenon in contrast to the Scandinavian understanding of ‘devotion towards family/ancestry’. A theme which is embolied, reimagined and deconstructed into a challenging sensorial performance that traces the loss of a cultural family heritage. The intersection of the choreography, sounddesign, costume, and scenography shapes a pulsing landscape where new forms and depictions of tenderness are envisioned and realised. What at first appears to be innocent—perhaps even beautiful—on the surface, gradually reveals something darker. Elements of tenderness that, in its various forms, may seem soft but constantly teeters on the edge of a stifling grip, where the suffocating expectation on ‘acts of devotion’ hovers over our heads. The polished exterior easily stains, the warm gaze grows distant, and the soft touch turns brash, as the ’devotion’ turns oppressive rather than nurturing.
‘TILLGIVENHETEN / 효’ is Daniel’s third full-length work (following WELL LIT and 100% [Raw Edit Version]), where the critical lens of transnational adoption and queer identity inform the themes and their embodiment.
𝐁𝐈𝐎:
Daniel Jeremiah Persson (he/him/they) is a Swedish-Korean dancer and choreographer based in Malmö. As a dancer, he has performed in both site-specific and dance theatre contexts for choreographers such as ddanddarakim, MYKA, Khamlane Halsackda, Hagar Malin Hellkvist Sellén, Maria Naidu, Bobbi Lo Produktion, AdeY, Body Cartography, Joan Jonas, and Gracefool Collective, to name a few. His works have toured and been presented both nationally and internationally.
Daniel is one of the five leading choreographers in the platform Nya Rörelsen – Koreografer i Skåne. In his artistic practice, Daniel is particularly interested in discourse surrounding queer, intercultural, and adoption identities, as well as socio-political issues, which he explores through choreographic and performative works and the craft of choreography.
In 2024, Daniel is the recipient of Swedbank’s Ägarstiftelse Skåne Cultural Scholarship in the category of Dance.
𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐒:
Koncept & Koreograf: Daniel Jeremiah Persson
Dansare: Paolo de Venecia Gile, Lotta Sandborgh, Sigrid Stigsdatter, Daniel Jeremiah Persson / Matilda Bjärum
Kostym designer / Styling: Erik Annerborn
Kostym Assistent: Lea Trübenbach
Scenograf: C. Grace Chang
Kompositör: SØS Gunver Ryberg
Ljusdesigner: Julia Friberg
Produktionsassistent: Khamlane Halsackda (Nya Rörelsen)
Fotograf: Patrik Palm
Med stöd av: Malmö Stad, Region Skånes Kulturförvaltning och Swedbanks Ägarstiftelse Skåne (genom kulturstipendium – dans), Inkonst samt Nya Rörelsen-Koreografer i Skåne.