BETWIXT
BETWIXT is an international interdisciplinary collaborative duo consisting of visual artist/costume designer Charlotte Østergaard (DK) and somatic dance/theatre artist Sally E. Dean (USA/UK/NO). Together they aim to create a total work of art (Gesamtkunstwerk) where the costume and choreographic material co-create the movement and costume. How does the material of the costume move/shape the body and how does the body move/shape the costume?
BETWIXT was founded in 2017.
Charlotte Østergaard has designed costumes for more than 65 contemporary dance performances several of which have received theater awards. She has exhibited artwork at multiple international curated exhibitions, at performance festivals, has presented artistic artwork /research at international conferences, is represented in the collections of Designmuseum Denmark and The National Gallery of Denmark and has received several workgrants form the Danish Art Foundation. Charlotte has an extensive teaching practice and is artistic research PhD fellow at Malmö Theater Academy, Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts, Lund University (S). Read more about Charlotte’s research here
Sally E. Dean has been an interdisciplinary performer, performance maker and teacher – in universities, professional and community settings across Europe, Asia and the USA. Her teaching and performance work is highly informed by somatic based practice, her cross-cultural projects in Asia and her background in both dance and theater – integrating site, costume and object. Her work has been supported by the Arts Council England and British Council. She leads the Somatic Movement, Costume & Performance Project and is an artistic research PhD fellow at Oslo National Academy of the Arts (NO). Read more about Sally’s research here