"Labyrint" is an interactive street dance performance with three dancers, where students are introduced to hip-hop. The goal is to create trust within the group, erasing the boundaries between the dancers and the students.

The project was produced by Akershus County Municipality in 2019, in collaboration with Jens Trinidad and Christine Nypan, created together with Mathias Jin Budtz and Marikken Heitkøtter. The performance has toured in Østfold, the Western Region, Finnmark, Akershus, Oslo, and has scheduled dates until summer 2025 with "Den Kulturelle Skolesekken" (The Cultural Rucksack).

Music produced by Nikolai Nypan.

"Labyrint" focuses on themes such as closeness, unity, and belonging through club and street dance. Hip-hop culture is a widespread phenomenon that almost everyone grows up with in various ways. The connection to the culture can be through music, fashion, dance, or the political aspect.

Hip hop is about belonging, racism, counter-movements, and existence - with this performance, we aim to reinforce words and themes such as "empowerment," "claiming your existence," taking up space, "safe space," "community," and accessibility.

For us, this is a lifestyle, a joy but also a serious matter. Above all, we want students to feel mastery, belonging, and the experience of being seen in meeting with us

Supported by: Akershus Fylkeskommune, Fond for utøvende kunstnere, Scenekunstbruket (Spenn- tilrettelegging) & Fond for lyd og bilde (gjenopptakelse).

Photos by Tomas L Pettersen.

LINKS:
https://www.denkulturelleskolesekken.no/innlandet/utforsk-produksjoner-i-dks/?produksjon=13541

https://www.denkulturelleskolesekken.no/troms-og-finnmark/utforsk-produksjoner-i-dks/?produksjon=14010

https://www.raufoss.vgs.no/Kalender/CalendarEvent.aspx?Id=2276&MId1=7

https://periskop.no/inkluderende-moter-for-alle-barn-med-den-kulturelle-skolesekken/