Joanna Holewa Chrona’s first solo work, “Phakathi Inside” is a solo odyssey, a return to the inner body and the force dwelling within.
Date: MARCH 31
Time: 19.30
Date: APRIL 1
Time: 18.00
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Joanna Holewa Chrona’s first solo work, “Phakathi Inside” is a solo odyssey, a return to the inner body and the force dwelling within. It explores the physical and spiritual dimensions, strengthening the manifestation of an avatar—an embodiment of a powerful spirit.
What unfolds when one discovers that the magic resides within ourselves, and that the true superpower lies in the art of transmutation?
As Joanna embarks on her journey, the room metamorphoses, enveloped in light and sound that accentuate her essence and presence. Slow and intricate movements intertwine with bursts of restrained volcanic energy, embodying the life that animates the physical form.
With the music in this work, Joanna is carrying on her lengthy engagement and exchange with South African artists and culture, which started in 2015. This piece has South African-inspired electronic music made by Yared Tilahun Cederlund with lyrics in isiXhosa sung by Ntsika Fana Ngxanga. The name “Phakathi Inside” is a South African slang mixing isiZulu with English meaning “Inside Inside”.
Joanna Holewa Chrona
Choreographer
Joanna Holewa Chrona är en svensk dansare, koreograf, projektledare och DJ verksam både i Sverige, Sydafrika och numera turnerar internationellt. Hennes praktik härstammar både tekniskt och inspiration mässigt från de afro-amerikanska dansstilarna popping, hiphop, house och folkdanserna isiPantsula, Sabar och afro-kubanskt från Sydafrika, Senegal och Kuba. Sen några år tillbaka ägnar hon mycket tid åt att utveckla sin egen praktik “Slowmotion practise”. Holewa Chrona arbetar även i duon LAND BEFORE TIME tillsammans med Yared Tilahun Cederlund, de spelade sitt första verk […it is contained in…] på MDT våren 2022 som senare utvecklades till ett nytt verk vid namn Waterkind. som i 2025 blev utvalt av det europeiska nätverket Aerowaves som en del av deras Twenty25-artister.
CREDITS
Choreography & Dancer: Joanna Holewa Chrona
Soundcomposer: Yared T Cederlund
Vocals: Ntsika Fana Ngxanga
Light & Stage design: Ivan Wahren
Light design production assistant: Alba rask
Light technicians: Alba Rask, Eline Jacobsson, Ivan Wahren
Costume design: Lucy Siame
Seamstress: Agathe Thomassen
Handcrafted mask: Lucy Siame
Make up design: Elina Holewa Chrona
Movement research together with: Linda Hayford
Helping hand during premiere week: Stacey Aung
Dramaturg: Bodil Persson
Photographer & edit: Erik Linghede
Produced by: Joanna Holewa Chrona & Nordberg Movement
Distribution: Nordberg Movement
Co-producer: Slingan 3 scener (MDT, Atalante, Dansstationen)
Production assistent: Anna Eileen Nguyen Jeppesen
Support by: The swedish arts grants commiteé, Kulturrådet, Ubuntu Village, Stockholm Stad, Skånes dansteater, Malmö Stad