Residency sharing
Elena Novakovits and Nefeli Gioti

A gathering of embodied narratives, anecdotes and photographic imprints of side jobs from or by professionals in the field across divergent geographical contexts, generations and positions.

Activation: 16 November 2024 at Köttinspektionen, Uppsala

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Elena and Nefeli do not always have the chance to work together. Geographical locations and the need to mantain side-jobs prevent them from meeting and thinking together in a regular basis. It is precisely the struggles for survival intrinsic to their practices, as well as the possibilities of transforming them into embodied narratives, that they have decided to present at Köttinspektionen during a public workshop.

Elena Novakovits and Nefeli Gioti share in a playful presentation fragments from their residency period in Köttinspektionen Dans. Starting from the question ‘what dance can and cannot do’, they navigate through different angles towards more explicit forms and modes that this broad question can take. Spending time together to come up with common challenges, they focused on the role, the meaning, and the urgency of side jobs within the precarious dance and the broader performing arts field. A gathering of embodied narratives, anecdotes and photographic imprints of side jobs from or by professionals in the field across divergent geographical contexts, generations and positions.

Elena Novakovits is a cultural worker in the fields of dance, choreography and performance: dramaturg, researcher, writer, and curator. She collaborates with independent artists in the context of their artistic trajectory and works in cultural event production. She curates performative, discursive, and educational encounters and platforms. She co-runs the independent curatorial platform undercurrent. She has been selected as a fellow in the fourth cycle of Critical Practice (Made in Yu), where the collective systering was formed. Her research interests focus on ecologies of work, politics of labour, curatorial and dramaturgical practices, and cultural models.

Nefeli Gioti (she/her) is a dance researcher, choreographer and dancer who works between Greece and Sweden. She has completed her MA in choreography at the University of Arts in Stockholm as well as her BA studies in Environmental Science in Greece. Her work delves into the narrative operation in the fields of dance and choreography by exploring discursive practices. Website:

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More information about the activation and the collaboration with Köttinspektionen Dans here.