Distance

“Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.”
Democritus (460 BC – 370 BC)

Distance is an ever-continuing piece dealing with the physical space related to sound, vision and body. Created through improvisation and strongly relating to the particular performance space, Distance reconstructs itself and develops over time.

The focus is on the spatial distance and acoustic resonance inside and outside the body, distance between performers and their relation to space and audience as well as the distance between us and the infinity of the universe.

Stina Nilsson (b. 1985) is a freelance dancer and choreographer based in Berlin and Copenhagen. She studied dance, music and theatre in Jönköping and Umeå, Sweden, before moving to Copenhagen where she graduated from Skolen for Moderne Dans in 2009.
Stina is the initiative taker to artistic collaborations such as Parades, Kötteatern and Superhands. Stina has worked extensively with musicians, exploring connections between music and dance as well as developing real-time improvised performances. When not researching or creating she is also teaching improvisation and composition.
www.stinanilsson.com

Markus Pesonen (b.1984) is a Finnish guitarist, composer and electronic music artist based in Berlin and Copenhagen. Markus started his musical journey with non-idiomatic improvisation and composition working both with rhythmical and classical music in Kuopio, Finland. After studying music in Helsinki he moved to Copenhagen, Denmark and finished his master’s degree in music performance from Rhythmic Music Conservatory 2010.
Markus is involved in many different constellations ranging from solo guitar and electronics to big band and from film music to improvisation with dance and performance. The common elements connecting all his work are originality, appreciation for sound and presence of improvisation.
www.markuspesonen.com