PRAXIS Praksis with Jonathan Ibsen

Name: PRAXIS Praksis with Jonathan Ibsen
Start: 2025-04-22T09:30:00+02:00
End: 2025-04-22T11:30:00+02:00
Location: Praxis Oslo, Vestre Elvebakke 10, 0182 Oslo, Norway

Schedule

Tue Apr 22 2025 at 09:30 am to 11:30 am

UTC+02:00

Location

Praxis Oslo, Vestre Elvebakke 10, 0182 Oslo, Norway | Oslo, OS

My practice is rooted in the body's infinite potential for adaptation. At its core, my work explores movement as both a site of resistance and a means of revelation, engaging the body not merely as an instrument of expression but as a dynamic field of possibilities.
I approach choreography as a speculative practice, one that invites friction between the personal and the universal, the structured and the spontaneous. My process often begins with personal experiences, using them as an entry point to unearth shared, visceral truths. Through this, I strive to investigate the interplay between intention and unpredictability, navigating the space where the body becomes a vessel for both control and surrender.
A key facet of my work is the act of exhaustion – not as a failure, but as a transformative state. Draining the body of preconceived patterns or expectations opens a space for unfiltered exploration, where movement arises from necessity rather than design. For me, this pursuit of physical and emotional depletion reveals the body’s raw capacity to connect, resonate, and transform in ways that exceed the visible or the expected.
For this open sharing, I will focus on the idea of attempts and failure as foundational starting points for a movement practice. Together, we will explore unsolvable tasks – challenges that we, as a collective, will attempt to solve, knowing we will most likely fail. My aim is to investigate whether the act of trying, without a clear endpoint or specific goal, can carry its own sense of triumph.
I am curious whether the seemingly mundane feeling of “not getting there” holds its own latent power to provoke change. Through this process, I wish to facilitate a space where we allow ourselves to experience frustration, annoyance, and confusion – not as obstacles, but as material for creativity. By welcoming these frictions, I hope to uncover if they can be converted into productive means of making and creating
Ultimately, my practice is guided by the belief that the body contains an inexhaustible reservoir of potential. Through an ongoing dialogue with form, sensation, and effort, we will aim to explore how movement can be both a mirror and a rupture – a way of encountering ourselves and the world anew.
I approach my practice and work through a queer perspective, a lens I am continually exploring and redefining—both personally and in collaboration with others. I am curious about expanding my understanding of how queerness can inform and intersect with choreography and movement across different contexts. This exploration is an ongoing process, one that I wish to bring into this sharing as a topic for discussion and reflection.
Jonathan Ibsen is a dance artist based in Oslo, educated at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts. He works as a performing artist, both as a choreographer and performer, and is currently presenting the piece Epiclogue, which premieres on January 17 at Bærum Kulturhus. As an artist, he is interested in exploring the contemporary body and its potential as a communicative instrument to confront, challenge, and foster dialogue. His work seeks to contextualize issues related to socially constructed norms and perceptions. Through his practice, he aims to create speculative spaces where the body can materialize more freely, striving to transform perceptions of reality and potentially discover new possibilities.
As a performer, he has, in addition to presenting his own works such as Panser, Plastic Fantastic, and VEGGEN, collaborated with artists including Ingri Fiksdal, Caroline Wahlström Nesse, Claire Dewangen, among others.
https://www.praxisoslo.no/event-details/praxis-praksis-with-jonathan-ibsen-2025-04-22-09-30