Björn Säfsten

Lost Night

brut nordwest
Dance Austrian premiere in English | Duration: 60 minutes
imagetanz 2025
{Sorrow} {Humour} {Singing}

In Lost Night, Björn Säfsten approaches the feeling of loss. Using words, sound, songs and movement, dancers Sophie Augot, Alexander Gottfarb and Salka Ardal Rosengren pick up on their choreography and sing – with rigour as well as humour.

, © Märta Thisner

Björn Säfsten – Lost Night

, © Märta Thisner

Björn Säfsten – Lost Night

, © Märta Thisner

Björn Säfsten – Lost Night

Three individuals gather in an undefined room to talk and listen to each other. Together they process the most diverse emotions in connection with loss and grief, thus trying to categorise their impressions, actions and thoughts. However, language is flawed and fragmented, which makes it difficult to listen properly and to know how to interact with each other – and yet, there is this huge, tenderly urgent shared desire to do just that. In Lost Night, dancers Sophie Augot, Alexander Gottfarb and Salka Ardal Rosengren let situations emerge like dreams; dreams in which the night is constantly present. Some emotions become bodies and wander away, others open a physical space as a vent. Björn Säfsten’s Lost Night explores ways to create meaning and ambiguity together by breaking open voices, movements, songs and texts. In his work process, the choreographer likes to shape characters he likes. Characters we would like to laugh with but who nevertheless fail in expressing themselves clearly. Composer Hans Appelqvist was present in the studio during the creation process and turned the dancers’ proposals into compositions.

 

Björn Säfsten is a choreographer based in Stockholm. In his artistic practice, he examines, dissects and reveals body and soul as well as the actions connected therewith. His focus is often on exploring how different patterns of thinking can change the ways we move. Björn Säfsten is the initiator and curator of the Within Practice contemporary dance festival at MDT in Stockholm.

Credits

Idea & choreography Björn Säfsten in close collaboration with the artists involved Dancers Sophie Augot, Alexander Gottfarb, Salka Ardal Rosengren Music Hans Appelqvist Lighting design Susanna Hedin Production management Anja Arnquist

A production by Säfsten Produktion and Nordberg Movement

With the support of Swedish Arts Council, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee and Stockholms Stad

Residencies at The Swedish Arts Council and Arbeitsplatz Wien

Dates & Tickets

April 2025

Fri. 11.04.2025, 20:00
Choose a price category: €22 / €18 / €14 * Followed by an artist talk, Moderation: Kira Kirsch
    
Tickets

Sat. 12.04.2025, 20:00
Choose a price category: €22 / €18 / €14
    
Tickets

brut nordwest
Nordwestbahnstraße 8-10, 1200 Vienna
accessible

Info

The show on Fri, 11 April will be followed by an artist talk, Moderation: Kira Kirsch (Artistic Director brut Wien).

Content Notes
The performance uses strobe lighting and haze.

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A pink, insect-like creature with large round eyes and thin limbs lies on a textured pink fabric. The creature has a shiny, almost translucent skin. The background consists of soft, gathered material.
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Artist Playlists

In keeping with their pieces, imagetanz artists have created Spotify playlists to get the audience in the mood for their work or to send them off into the night with the right soundtrack. Björn Säfsten, for example, takes us into the night with songs by James Blake, Little Dragon, Caroline Polacek and Jessica Pratt, while Hyeji Nam takes things from melancholic to electronic with Oklou, Appleblim, Burial and Aphex Twin.
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With Goodnight.at to imagetanz

On 12 April 2025, together with Goodnight.at and brut Wien, we invite you to the Goodnight.at student event as part of the closing evening of imagetanz 2025. Students have the opportunity to attend the guest performance Lost Night by Björn Säfsten at brut nordwest, including a short introduction by brut dramaturge Katrin Brehm at 19:30. The evening will be complemented by welcome drinks, goodie bags and the imagetanz closing party – an invitation to experience performance art in a relaxed atmosphere. The raffle will take place on Instagram.
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