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Residency of Zinnia Oberski

hosted by Gothenburg Fringe Festival
Participating countries:
  • Iceland
  • Lithuania
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
  • Circus
  • Dance
  • Theatre
© Paul Maguire

Period

  • From 11-08-2024 to 31-08-2024
Generation #2

Website

Address

Göteborg
Sweden

Project summary

This project focuses on providing Zinnia Oberski the opportunity to take her award-winning work 'Dreams of the Small Gods' to an international festival and further develop her craft and network at a European level. Taking part in a residency with Gothenburg Fringe would meet Zinnia’s need of having suitable organisations support the development of a project that is ready to take the next step in its development. This residency would aim to offer Zinnia opportunities to fulfil her ambitions for the work. This residency would give Zinnia the opportunity to work with collaborators who are committed to helping emerging artists develop, and presenting innovative and multidisciplinary work in new settings.
© Kevin Murray

Artist

Zinnia Oberski

Biography: Performer and maker Zinnia Oberski has an extensive movement background, predominantly in circus. She uses elements of physical theatre, dance and performance art to break the
traditional circus aesthetic of the superhuman and focus on a strength that can only be accessed through vulnerability. Zinnia's creative work is multi-artform and makes use of many different styles and techniques. She takes influence from circus, physical theatre, contemporary dance, ritual, performance art, butoh and satire to make authentic work that travels beyond the purely visual. 'Dreams of the Small Gods', a full length solo show exploring the primal power of wild woman, played at Edinburgh Fringe 2022 as part of the Made in Scotland showcase and won the Summerhall Autopsy Award 2022.
Contact: zinniaoberski77@gmail.com
Website: http://www.zinniao.com
Social media: https://www.instagram.com/zinniao.circusart/
Work: https://youtu.be/z1A9NXLgPiI https://youtu.be/sN9R7d2MREc

Participating festivals

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