I Wanna Talk About Dance is a vibrant and intimate performance in which three dancers with roots in flamenco, hip hop, and contemporary dance meet in an intense and deeply moving expression. Together with two live musicians, they create a pulsating whole that moves between physical power, rhythmic precision, and moments of quiet vulnerability. The performance shifts between sweat, presence, and attentive listening, inviting the audience into a close and shared space.

By bringing together different bodies, rhythms, and cultural languages, dance itself becomes a conversation—about identity, relationship, and what it means to be human. Inspired by dialogues about how we can talk about something as wordless as dance, choreographer Jenny Larsson opens a space for reflection, recognition, and participation. The audience is not presented with a fixed interpretation but is invited into an experience that can continue within their own bodies.

The performance is the result of a long-term exploration of the meaning and accessibility of dance, with dialogue and collaboration as central methods. Focusing on encounters between professional dancers and people without prior experience of contemporary dance, the work examines how dance is perceived, used, and given meaning. During the process, 27 conversations were conducted in Sweden and the United States, where personal memories, associations, and stories about dance were collected and integrated into the artistic material.

The 45-minute performance is not merely a collection of movements, but a narrative of encounters—between dancers and non-dancers, between individual and collective ideas, and between different art forms. It demonstrates how dance, regardless of how abstract or conceptual it may be, always carries human connection and community.

The work is flexible and can be performed in a wide range of settings: on streets and public squares, in community halls, or in full-scale black box theatres. The audience sits close, surrounding the dancers and musicians on the same level. Flamenco shoes strike the floor, and the vibrations are felt in the body. Proximity and realism form the pulse of the performance. In the final moments, the audience is invited to take part in a shared dance, where the boundary between watching and participating gradually dissolves.