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The aim of the project Balter is to capture the catharsis of the dancers whom are being released from the emotional tension of everyday life. It explores dance as an involuntary, thoughtless reaction to music. I want to capture the real moments in the dance where people let go of all their inhibitions and let their body do what it wants to do, the moment when the body starts moving to the rhythm of the music without a thought from the head stepping in and stalling it. It is a primitive moment full of passion and longing to move a certain way when the body takes over that I want to capture. To balter is to dance artlessly without particular skill or grace but usually with great enjoyment. To balter in itself involves a certain degree of letting go. Balter aims to capture the boisterous, grittiness of what it is to be a part of the dancefloor. The feelings one experiences and the sights one sees. Removing the beer goggles and the drug-infused state, one experiences the dancefloor differently now that it is laid out in front of them.


It is important to me that the installation is obtainable for people of all types and situations to understand the work. In the poem I use colloquial language. It is not trying to put the dance on a pedestal using language that only well educated people can understand. Instead it unites people with a common experience

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