SØREN EVINSON

In the light of a resurfacing and progressive strengthening of Nationalist and Identitarian movements in the 21st Century, A NATION IS BORN IN ME extracts dynamics that operate in such movements and blends them together with identity politics, media culture, sport culture, spirituality, brutality and hyper-presence, provoking an uncanny closeness between these aesthetics. Through the different presentations of the body, text, music, singing and objects, A NATION IS BORN IN ME builds an intense and delusional landscape in which these apparently disconnected dynamics strengthen each other in a very direct, albeit uncertain rapport to the audience.

A NATION IS BORN IN ME seizes the encounter between performer and audience transforming it into a slippery battlefield. And by piercing that encounter, an irreplaceable form is constructed. Something that defuses all resistance. Something impossible to fight against. Something worth surrendering to.

Søren Evinson’s work moves at the intersection between performance, theatre and dance. Through body, text and space he generates situations that speculate on different power structures, obscuring the discourses until they can no longer be traced. He combines choreographic materials with words and song to create direct and delirious pieces in a provocative relationship with the audience. His work has been performed at dance, theatre and performing arts festivals, as well as in art galleries, abandoned buildings and public squares around the world. His first solo piece, A Nation is Born in Me, was showcased at L’Antic Teatre as part of the Grec 2019 festival.

“Evinson’s explosion onto the scene is one of the most powerful things we’ve seen in a long time. ‘A Nation is Born in Me’ is more like a train collision between performer and audience than an encounter. The piece contains a healthy dose of honesty on the part of the artist that is hard to find…. Evinson is not of this world. The fullness of the piece is linked to the nature of the theatrical act itself”. Oriol Puig Taulé. Núvol

Concept, direction and texts Søren Evinson / Original Music Daniel Papell / Dramaturgy Florine Lindner / Costume design Samara Scott / Object construction Charlie Hope / Lighting design Julia Bauer / Production assistant Marine Budin
Co-production Le Phénix Valenciennes (França), Festival TNT Terrassa, Antic Teatre Barcelona and Kulturfabrik Luxembourg

Artist associated with the Mercat de les Flors in the 2024-25 season

The Banc Sabadell FBS Foundation collaborates with the program of associated and resident artists of the Mercat de les Flors.