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MERGING: A Cross-Continental Dance Experience Comes to ESD Online
Eliot Smith Dance presents MERGING online — a compelling fusion of dance, music, and visual art created and performed in Denmark.
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Experience MERGING online — a captivating cross-aesthetic collaboration from Eliot Smith Dance (ESD), the inaugural winners of the Green Dance Award at the One Dance UK Awards 2022, created with Danish artists Liv Vester Larsen (composer/musician) and Nanna Rosenfeldt-Olsen (visual artist).
First performed live in Denmark in August 2025, MERGING weaves contemporary dance, live music, and visual art into a powerful exploration of place, memory, and human connection, with sustainability at its centre.
This specially filmed version recreates the atmosphere of the outdoor performance, immersing you in the movement, sound, and visual landscape as though you were there in person. Inspired by the coastal environments and communities of North Jutland, MERGING invites audiences into a sensory journey where choreography, sound, and imagery blend seamlessly.
Whether you witnessed the original performance or are encountering the work for the first time, this 48-hour online screening offers a unique opportunity to experience its bold physicality, evocative score, and striking visual landscapes of North Jutland — all from home.
Free to Watch | Available for 48 Hours from Friday 5 December, 7pm (UK)
Access: www.eliotsmithdance.com/online
Funders: Statens Kunstfond, Dansk Artist Forbund, William Demant Fonden With further support from Åsen Teater and Maskinhallen
Image: MERGING. Dancers Olivia Kirk and Yamit Salazar. Musician Liv Vester Larsen. Photographer: ESD.