slackers is a dance performance project that explores calmness, care, and non-doing as radical acts in a culture that glorifies speed and productivity. Instead of chasing constant output, the work invites audiences into a space where listening, slowing down, and simply being become forms of resistance.

Through persistent presence, slackers explores how the act of pausing can shift our relationship to ourselves, to others, and to the systems we live within.

Marcus “Mackie” Larsson has for many years immersed himself in the dance styles of hip hop and house, among others through the Five Styles and One Style programs at Åsa Folk High School. He has been active in competitions and battles, winning HipHop Weekend House 2vs2 and Paris Dance Delight with the French dance group Kaynix Supreme, as well as being a finalist at Japan Dance Delight with the same group.

Nia Torres

Versatile urban and contemporary dance artist trained in Los Angeles, Rome, Paris and Barcelona. Her multidisciplinary style blends floorwork, acrobatics, urban dance and dance‑theatre, rooted in experimentation and body awareness. Artistic director of Nisham Company (est. 2021), she’s performed in Quito (A Cielo Abierto 2022), featured in the 2023 Victoria’s Secret campaign, and now joins Iron Skulls Co. and Mirar. Her approach channels perception into expressive movement.

Gustavo “Deku” Rojas

 ‘What She Said’ is a poetic, sensual and reflective dance performance that addresses discourses of beauty, how these define relations of power in society, and their shadow aspects. 
 It addresses ideas of beauty in relation to capitalistic production, genetic reproduction, and inner beauty in relation to God and spirituality. 
 The narrative is colored with a critical approach & reflects the artist's position as a Black Biracial Cis Female. 

Titel: The Power of the circle
At the heart of this experience are community, creativity, and improvisation. The circle - dance’s original form – is not only a space for movement but a vessel of power, history, and collective presence. Together, we will dive into its deep roots and explore how dance can become a way to connect - with one another and with something greater than ourselves.

She is active in the German dance scene and known for her work that explicitly addresses afrodiasporic perspectives. Community building is a central concern for her, which is why she is active in multiple dance scenes and often serves as a bridge between them.

In this workshop, Kaê Brown Carvalho and Jerson Diasonama invite participants to explore Jogo de Dentro and how movement connects with the way the body expresses itself. Using elements from break, hip hop, and performance, they will guide practical exercises that focus on physical presence in space and clarity of intention.

Triple bill 

Mirar 

‘Mirar’ is a duet that explores the relationship between the observer and the observed, questioning how our perception of others shapes the way we see – and exist in – the world. A gaze is never neutral; it weaves meanings, projects stories, and reshapes reality. What we see is filtered through experience, emotion, and context – revealing as much about ourselves as about what’s right before us. 

As part of this year’s festival, we are hosting a special industry panel bringing together three generations of dancers and choreographers, each with different dance backgrounds.

The panel features:
Steen Koerner
Marie Kaae
Rico Coker
Anastasija Olescuka
Philip Elbech
Rosa Maluna Dahl
Nynne Hovgård