In Dans(k) we get to know 6 male dancers and music artists, through their stories, that are a testimony of their love to the artform they express themselves through. As a racialized Black man, in a White majority context, you are placed in the crossroads of multiple belongings, where racialized masculinity ideals, gender perceptions, politicization, and demonization mechanisms force them to navigate and deal with both external and internal contradictions. The personal stories of the 6 artists show us how backgrown, cultural heritage and notions of “Danishness”, at the same time both liberate and inspire, and also weigh down and limit them. The environment around music and dance become a home for these 6 men, where their entire existence is reflected and recognized. Dans(k) draws a picture of how musical- and movement art emerges as a safespace and sanctuary, where frustrations, desires and dreams can coexist and where it is possible to be who you are and explore who you want to be.
Synopsis
Danish
2022
Sara Jordan
Directors
Producers
Denmark
Country of Origin
Denmark