Choreographer/filmmaker Pontus Lidberg (Stockholm, Sweden / NYC) will develop Written on Water (working title), a film about an impossible love, in which dance serves as the thematic and poetic device. The layered process of creating choreography for film—interacting with dancers, filming scenes, and reconstructing these experiences through editing—inspires content impossible to convey through any singular medium.

Pontus Lidberg
Pontus Lidberg is a Swedish choreographer, filmmaker and dancer, who is most recognized for his film The Rain for which he received numerous awards around the world. As a choreographer for the stage, Lidberg has created over 40 works for major international dance companies, such as SemperOper Ballet Dresden, Le Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, The Royal Danish Ballet, The Beijing Dance Theatre, The Royal Swedish Ballet, and Morphoses.
Slide photo: Andrew McLeod / Upcoming page + bio photos: Nir Arieli