MOTHER SOLDIER
Mother Soldier is a performance for three percussionists. The performance reinterpretates the march drum as a timbral and cultural symbol.
Historically, the march drum has been an instrument of the patriarchy, invented as a utility instrument to be used in times of war. The march drum has served to transform orders of officers into auditive signals that were audible across long distances. When the march drum hangs from the body of a women, this instrument suddenly gets new connotations.
In Mother Soldier, the heavy march drum has been exchanged with a light frame drum and the cymbal has been replaced with a gong.
Mother Soldier will premiere in Mai 2024 at Spor Festival in Aarhus, DK and will continue on a Nordic tour in 2024/25.
Credits:
Concept and composition: Sandra Boss
Choreography: Simone Wierød – Wired Studio
Percussionists: Marta Soggetti (IT), Irene Bianco (IT), and Sara Rosendal (DK)
Costume Designer: Stina Resting
Dramaturgue: Astrid Hansen Holm
Choreographical consulents: Jon Skullberg, Thomas Duvander
Producer: Nikoline Jørgensen