Maria Metsalu (1990) is an Estonian choreographer and artist, who graduated from SNDO (School for New Dance Development) in Amsterdam in 2016.
Besides her solo work she is one of the founding members of international art collective Young boy dancing group and has collaborated with and performed for Tino Sehgal, Michele Rizzo, Nils Amadeus Lange and Gelatin among others. Her solo work has been shown at kim? Riga, gallery Art In General during Performa17 in New York, Kunstraum in London, Les Urbaines, ImPulsTanz, Tallinn Art Hall in Tallinn, Creamcake in Berlin o.a.
Maria Metsalu
The Fleshy Zone Between the Collective and the Individual
In her practice, the tendons of corporeal exposure are stretched into narratives in the making: The You as an encounter, the Me as rough substance and the dancing Us converge, enlivening physical incidents of co-presence.
Interview by Giulia Ottavia Frattini
01 Oct, 2023
Maria Metsalu with Madlen Hirtentreu and Mr. Burd. Photo by Alana Proosa
Photo by Alana Proosa
Photo by Alana Proosa
Photo by Alana Proosa