Artist in conversation: Jordi Galí
in conversation with Anette Therese Pettersen

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Every day we facilitate a conversation with an artist at the festival. The conversations take place at the wonderful backyard of Spiregården, and is free and open to anyone!

Organised in collaboration with Scenekunst Sør.

Born in Barcelona, Jordi Galí studied contemporary dance and worked with Wim Vandekeybus, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Maguy Marin among others. Besides, Jordi Galí started to develop his own work and created Cie Arrangement Provisoire in 2007. Since 2012, he shares the artistic direction of the company with choreographer Vania Vaneau. 

He is associated artist at Ramdam – centre d’art from 2011 to 2014. Together with Vania Vaneau, they were Associated Artists at the Pacifique – CDCN of Grenoble (2016/2020), and then at ICI – CCN Montpellier, under the direction of Christian Rizzo (2020-2022) in the frame of the french ministry of Culture and Communication’ s programme. 

His work centres on exploring the relations between the body and the materials, between the gesture and the object, and is especially designed for the public space. As monumental and ephemeral constructions, his performances open a singular temporality in urban or natural landscapes. They aim to offer to the inhabitants, public and users the possibility to perceive differently the context of everyday life.

Anette Therese Pettersen is a theatre, performance and dance researcher and critic in Morgenbladet, Scenekunst.no and Norsk Shakespearetidsskrift. Currently a PhD research fellow at the University of Agder in Norway / Kulturtanken. Co-founder of projects on criticism, such as Performing Criticism Globally,  Critics in Conversation and Dansekritikerrørsla (Dance critic movement).