Freelance dancer and choreographer
Passing Portrait
Photos by Eduardo Scaramuzza
Passing Portrait is a solo dance performance that elevates and examines a transmasculine body.
To be a cis-passing male body means that the world recognises you as a man without further questions.
Passing Portrait features exactly this allowed trans body; a body that is young enough, adult enough, large enough, discreet enough, attractive enough, white enough, whole enough, masculine enough.
A body that meticulously steps within the frame of the allowed and does not challenge the norms of male and female.
A body that is not doubted for its gender identity and is therefore allowed to exist. ​​
The performance acknowledges both gender and passing as activities, rehearsed choreographies in which this body is an expert. ​
​​Passing Portrait invites reflection on the politicisation of this body: who defines the rules of gender and body, who conforms to these rules, and what contributes to upholding them?
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Performed at TOU 28th and 29th of January 2025.
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Choreography: Viljar Irtun Moe

Sound design: Anna Klungre

Light design: Karl Oskar Sørdal
Dramaturgy: Runa Norheim
Producer: Madelaine Gordon Graadahl
Photo and video: Eduardo Scaramuzza
Video: Henriette Heimdal
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Co-produced by TOU and RAS Regional arena for samtidsdans.
Supported by Norsk Kulturråd, Rogaland Fylkeskommune, Stavanger Kommune, BIRCA Bornholm, Q&A Studios Aarhus, Velferden scene for samtidskunst.​​
Dossier/PDF for guesting performances.