The Dance of the Damned Women

This short dance film presents four women moving within a narrow, enclosed room to music by Claudio Monteverdi. Conceived as a dance play rather than a ballet, the performers embody recurring female roles passed down across generations, including figures identified as damned souls, death, and a child compelled into the same patterns..

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Overview

This short dance film presents four women moving within a narrow, enclosed room to music by Claudio Monteverdi. Conceived as a dance play rather than a ballet, the performers embody recurring female roles passed down across generations, including figures identified as damned souls, death, and a child compelled into the same patterns.

Cast

Helene Friberg
Helene Friberg
The child
Nina Harte
Nina Harte
Lena Wennergren
Lena Wennergren
Lisbeth Zachrisson
Lisbeth Zachrisson