Dancer, choreographer
Liv Aira is a dance artist who is often
inspired by her Lule Sami heritage in her
art. She is based in Jokkmokk, where
many of her ideas are based. Liv founded
her company Invisible People
Contemporary Dance Company in 2017
and since then she has created
performances adapted to the target group
on both a small and large scale, screen
dance and festivals with themes from the
Sami culture.
About the art
For the festival Skájdde, now in the planning for its fourth year, Liv created a show about a mother being pregnant and feeling lost when it comes to what questions she might need to answer soon as she will have a child. She feels that she needs to know the answers about heritage and culture and she gets help from three goddesses to find her way, always protected by the brass ring.
In a solo inspired by this show, Liv captures the audience with her unique and real performance, causing them to be emotional and every time she performed it people were moved to tears. A true manifestation of someone speaking dance as her first language.
Liv Aira danced a solo version of the summer production Skájdde - Miessikrikkas, with music by Raymond Stokki and text by Josefin Sîlan Karlsson
Videographer: Kenneth Ly
Edit: Liv Aira