It's not about that : Dance performance degree project writing

“It’s not about that.” is a performance project - a product of a collaborative process It moves on a spectrum between dance and theatre, using elements from both, and making them overlap. The work centers around themes of performing femininity. The main topics include: societal expectations towards women’s physical appearance and behavior and the self-criticism and -destruction these societal structures can evoke in the individual. Other themes include: hysteria, expression of feminine anger, and violence against women - including psychological violence such as manipulation. It deals with the idea that a violent action is irreversible, whether its consequences are visible or not. This paper will examine the backgournd of the work and elaborate on the performative, scenographic and choreographic elements of the piece.