Rapacious Excellence

The choreography and films Rapacious Excellence examine what happens when the commercial intrudes on the personal and problematizes the commercialization of such a complex human condition as ”happiness”. Thematically Wingate worked with the cult of perfection that we are exposed to through advertising, fashion, celebrity coverage, etc. A cult that through its unholy alliance with the market has created a rather unpleasant ”improve yourself” industry. Without criticizing the desire to eat better, exercise more, etc., we want to highlight the problem when ”happiness” becomes a trait you can discipline yourself to through external changes, instead of being an emotional state that comes from within and from togetherness with other people.

The dance performance was produced in 2010 and the films in 2013. In the film works with the relationship between camera and dancer and tried to choreograph the camera as much as the dancer’s movement through the room. There are two versions of the film, one is edited and the other is one take. The cinematographer is on roller skates.

Co-creator to the dance performance is dance artists Lena Kimming. Co-creators to the film are filmmaker Anna Björemark, dance artist Lena Kimming, composer Anders Rimpi, Light designer Olof M Lange and on costume Josefina Björk. Producer Fredrik Lange, Vilda Bomben Film AB.