If Not Us is a performative work for acoustic instruments and performative musicians, composed for Damkapellet.

In this piece, composer Agnes Kofoed Christianson explores the interwoven forms of interdisciplinary contemporary art music as an act of resistance, developed through a process-based collaboration with choreographer and dancer Maria Påhls and the ensemble.

Created in a time of genocide and war, the work seeks to explore the true meaning of resistance. It draws inspiration from the energy of anger and the conflict in Peter Weiss’ play Marat/Sade, asking whether “revolution” and the “self” can share common ground - or if they are, by nature, irreconcilable.

Damkapellet ensemble:
Violin - Julija Morgan
Viola - Tove Bagge
Cello - Nicole Hogstrand
Percussion - Irene Bianco
Vocalist, composition, concept, costume - Agnes Kofoed Christianson
Choreography - Maria Påhls
Costume inspiration and consultation - Maja Svartåker and Ranin George Souliman

The concert is produced by Lynx performance in collaboration with Intonal, St Pauli kyrka in Malmö and Musik i Syd. Supported by Kulturrådet, Malmö stad, Stockholm stad, Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse, KODA.