From: Stockholm, Sweden
Director and Choreographer: Yuliya Aug
Genre: Contemporary dance
Duration: 60 min
Lotta Gahrton Prod. (LGP) is a Swedish contemporary dance company working for young and adult audiences. We are a touring company that also often work collaboratively with music institutions, art galleries, schools and of course dance stages. LGP is partially based in the multi-ethnical suburb Tensta, outside Stockholm, which is reflected in many of our productions. Freely interpreted after an idea by Anisur Rahman. Is school important? What is the purpose of education? And what is the result of being forbidden to go to school? A performance about the girl who risked her life to get her education. She was shot, but survived, and is now struggling for every child’s right to go to school. But we also meet Swedish children and their thoughts on school – children who have grown up with that right – or even duty – which Malala is fighting for. With dance, music and words the two worlds are woven together in a close and touching performance.
