Disclaimer: This is the story of the working creatures of the mythology. Not the gods. In Norse mythology, Skinfaxi pulls Dagr’s (day’s) chariot across the sky, its radiant mane lighting the heavens and earth. Hrímfaxi draws Nótt’s (night’s) chariot, scattering “froth” from its bite, which falls as dew. Bound in an eternal cycle, they gallop through shifting shades of light. In the fleeting twilight between dawn and dusk, a moment of exchange occurs—the start of a new journey.
Dawn by Adam Seid Tahir is the first performance in a series reinterpreting Norse mythology and the Elder Futhark runic alphabet through a queer Afro-Nordic lens. Rooted in the rune Dagaz—symbolizing day, dawn, and awakening—the piece explores the power of day and night, light and dark, often falsely confined to a moral binary of good and evil. At once a continuation of mythmaking and a political gesture, the work inserts a Black queer body into Nordic mythology.
Adam Seid Tahir is a choreographer whose practice employs speculative imagination as a tool of resistance. Their work centers on crafting immersive, unapologetically Black queer fiction, engaging with mythological figures, daydreaming as a portal for inspiration, and interrogating belonging in the Nordic context. Dawn, co- produced by Sophiensæle, marks the Swedish choreographer’s Berlin debut.
- Duration: 50 minutes
- No language
Additional information
Choreography, performance: Adam Seid TahirSound design: Tati au MielLight design: Jonatan WinboCostume design: Isabelle EdiDramaturgy: Lydia Östberg DiakitéProducers: Johnson & Bergsmark
A production by Adam Seid Tahir in co-production with Centrale Fies, Dansens Hus, MDT, Sophiensæle, Tou Scene, Slingan Tre Scener (Atalante, Dansstationen, MDT). Supported by the Swedish Arts Council, the Swedish Arts Grants Committee, the City of Stockholm, Nordic Culture Point, Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse. This co-production is part of Life Long Burning – Futures lost and found project (2023-2026) supported by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union. The guest performance takes place as part of Making Life in the Ruins, a festival by Sophiensæle, funded by the Capital Cultural Fund (HKF). Media partners: Missy Magazine, Siegessäule, taz.
A production by Adam Seid Tahir in co-production with Centrale Fies, Dansens Hus, MDT, Sophiensæle, Tou Scene, Slingan Tre Scener (Atalante, Dansstationen, MDT). Supported by the Swedish Arts Council, the Swedish Arts Grants Committee, the City of Stockholm, Nordic Culture Point, Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse. This co-production is part of Life Long Burning – Futures lost and found project (2023-2026) supported by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union. The guest performance takes place as part of Making Life in the Ruins, a festival by Sophiensæle, funded by the Capital Cultural Fund (HKF). Media partners: Missy Magazine, Siegessäule, taz.
Dates
May 2025
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