Anastasia
Dahl

performance
artist


UPCOMING/
ONGOING

I’ll be performing my work-in-progress, ‘Spirare’, in collaboration with sound artist, Martin Viktorov. Tickets are coming sooooon
A monthly gathering for 18-30ish year old creatives to exchange practice. Held at Pervasive Media Studio at Watershed every last Tue of the month. Free, no booking required


MOVEMENT
MEDIATIONS


I run movement mediations in gallery spaces to faciliate visitors' playful engagement with the artwork

Each mediation is different and depends upon the themes 
and materials of the exhibition. Drawing on my experience
of leading more conventional tours, I first study the artist(s) and their work to build structure and narrative, sometimes highlighting one theme to explore it collaboratively. However, importantly, 
the mediation centres around subjective experience of the visitors rather than the facts about the exhibition or the artist(s). 


The mediation begins with a gentle warm-up and introduction. Then, I suggest some movement scores and prompts for discussion inspired by the artwork. Normally, a mediation lasts 1-1.5 hours. No prior experience in dance is required from participants, and the mediation can be tweaked for the specific needs of visitors.

With this format, I am interested in facilitating visitors’ engagement with senses other than vision alone, opening up a dialogue around artworks in a non-hierarchical manner, and offering alternative presence in an often highly codified space of the art gallery.







SPIRARE


Spirare Performance in collaboration with sound artist, Martin Viktorov, exploring the ability of breath to both communicate and transmute emotion.

Choreography and performance: me
Sound: Martin Viktorov
Photos: Sarah Rose Currie

Performed at:
Symbiosis event at St Dunstans House, Bristol
Perpetually Stew event at Kit form, Bristol







Let’s work together






MOVING
MOSS



A series of weekly workshops 'Moving Moss', which ran throughout summer 2024 on Brandon Hill


We worked with tuning into ourselves and the environment, experimenting with where our attention goes, moving as a group, and listening to ourselves and each other. The workshop drew on the tools of contemporary dance, performance, and somatic practices.

Inspiration for this series came from moss and its ability to find hospitable environment in urban landscapes. We too sought danceable spaces in the city, repurposing its function-driven architecture for spontaneous creative acts.











About

I’m a performance artist and sociologist from St. Petersburg, 
now based in Bristol. I work with the tools of contemporary dance, somatic movement and improvisation to trace beauty in the mundane.