Biography

Peter Mills (SE) 23.02.87 better known as PETER (Stateless), who defines art as that which facilitates a space, a gap within the system, within social norms, which produces a dubitability of the state of things and allows a collective of persons to silently agree, not presume, assume or count on, but expect difference. PETER creates spaces which expand the creative process from initiation to documentation, by use of fundamental methods investigating the emergence of choice, perception and action, to refine the creative process by facilitating individual definitions, which are attuned to a subjective interpretation of a situation, providing direct democracy, action and agency.

Educated in dance from a young age, PETER has encountered and worked with ephemeral things with a critical mind challenging definition and objectivity. This led PETER on an adventurous path within highly narrative expressions of dance, movement and action, within musical theatre, physical theatre and performance art. PETER has come to play with the question of what differs from the fictional representation within an art object and the representations of reality, the absence of truth or the intangible experience through the disappearance of movement. This has become PETER’s place of investigation through intensive research in Glasgow, experimentation via performance in UK, Germany and Sweden and critical studies in Stockholm. PETER is in a place where experimentation, investigation and adventure of reality is being facilitated for the spectator and practitioner through artistic knowledge production. Based in Stockholm and adventuring with Dansens Hus, Emma Tolander and ÖFA collective, Frederic Gies (DOCH), No Borders Stockholm, Aktion mot Deportation (Action against deportation), Simon Vincenzi, Tim Spooner, Myriam Van Imshoot , Litó Walkey, Benjamin Pohlig, Michiel Vandeveld, Paz Rojo, Love Källman, MA Teak (FI), MDT Stockholm, MAKOR DOCH and more.

CV

Abridged CV/Peter Mills
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Residency: Sweden

Education:
-Philosophy in the context of Art (15 credits) at the Royal Institute of Art (Kungl. Konsthögskolan) 2016.
-Choreographic practices in performing arts for babies and children, Dans och Cirkus Högskolan, 7,5 credits
-Dans och Cirkus Högskolan (DOCH), MFA/choreography, 2014
-Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, BA/dance, 2009
-Margaret Howard Theatre College, Diploma/musical theatre, 2006

Choreography:
Den Kosmiska Havsträdgårdspassagen, (2-18 months) Umeå, Lycksele, Haparanda, Jokkmokk, Sundsvall, Gävle, Arvika, Örebro, Askersund, Södertälje, Uddevalla, Skärhamm, Vara, Lidköping, Göteborg, Varberg, Falkenberg, Karlshamn, Olofström 2020 Salto Hässelholm, Upplandsbro komun, 2018 scenkonst17 Stockholm, Dansstationen Malmö, Hässelholm, Åstorp, Trelleborg, Lund, Tomelilla, Bromölla, Wånas, Vittsjö, Örkelljunga 2017, Valfisken, Simrishamn 2016
PETER, undead Living Documents Brut (AT) 2020, Dansehallerne/Warehouse 9 Copenhagen, MDT and Moderna 2019
PETER, DANCE DANCE HISTORY MDT 2019
PETER, the plague NorbergFestival 2018
PETER, raum Xing(IT) 2017
PETER, 1987-2017 MDT Stockholm(SE) 2017
PETER, in labour for consideration, Nikki Kane, Body at work, Rebecca Hilton Encounter, Stockholm Uniarts, ABFHUSET Stockholm, Rebecca Hilton Encounter, Stockholm Uniarts(SE) 2017.
PETER, (6mins) Kafe44, That fucking Anarchist variety show, 2017, Display:festival 2015, Kungliga Opearn Stockholm,(SE) 2015
PETER, Fuck you!, I won’t do what you tell me, Kunst Vardo, RAM Galleri, Oslo(NO) 2016
PETER,(20mins) Bodies of Evidence, Stockholm, Uniarts(SE) 2016
LYN, A performance for the dead of night, Stockholm(SE) 2016
RACHEL, A performance for the dead of night, Portland(US) 2015
GABRIELLA, A performance for the dead of night, Stockholm(SE) 2015
The great beyond project, WELD (SE), Autumn 2015
PETER,(Bearly there) Sunday Run-up, ccap(SE) 2015
PETER, (Reflective Nebular) MARC (SE), residencial performance, October 2014/January 2015
PETER, (48 hours) MDT Stockholm, April 2014
Reformulation Handbook, Dansens Hus, Dans<3 (SE), December 2013
20 minutes, Basement (SE), May 2013
No Choice, Don’t Watch This, Frisch Eingetroffen (DE), Play With Me, Monks Gallery, A Working Title Festival, Circuit Festival, Creative Lab/Dance House Glasgow (UK), 2011/2012
Campaign for Comfort, Tramway (UK), Stereo Glasgow/Garterstitch (UK), 2011

Curatorial project:
Bodies of Evidence, Stockholm, Uniarts Stockholm, 2016
Emma and Peter’s discussion game and café, ÖFA, BAS Bandhagen Stockholm, , 2013

Writing:
Mentorship tool box for artist, with SITE and MARC 2019
AEiD Researching (in/as) motion no questions only answers 2019
PALETTEN ART JOURNAL NOVEMBER 09 2018, PETER, the plague
Fresh Air Mag. A choreography for ethical calmness
I won’t do what you tell me!, PETER PETER (2017) Order
Koreografisk Journal. Tema #4: Dokumentation, Anarcha-choreography (2016) Download
♻The reformulation handbook 2013. Download

Research and other experiences:
Transmitting/ Documenting/ Narrating, led by Nathalie S. Fari & Nick Aikens, presentation of Living Documents, Gothenburg (SE) 2020
Alliances and Commonalities, workshop “Doubt-in art?” an ethical practice: Rewrite my fire 2020
Chrysa Parkinson and Frank Bock, Research project Where are You Now, Stockholm, uniarts(SE) 2019-2020Interim Kultur AB association board 2015-2021
Mentoring think tank, SITE and MARC 2018-2019
ADiE phd practice week led by Rebecca Hilton 2018
The Blob, Body Double, MDT Stockholm, 2016, 2017
Cecilia Roos and Jan Burkhardt, Research project, To let things unfold by catching the center, Stockholm, Uniarts Stockholm, 2016, 2017
Frédéric Gies Research project Bad Girls’ practice, DOCH 2016. Stockholm, uniarts(SE), 2014

Performance Experience:
Rachel Tess (SE),
– Any number of sunsets: MDT, Dansenhus Stockholm 2019, Skillinge teatre 2018
Robin Dingemans (SE)
– PETER, den relativt lilla, svenska trädet: Stockholm, 2017
– The Assimilation Project: Weld Stockholm, 2015-2016
Dalija Acin Thelander (SE)
– Senscapes: Skånes Dansteater, SWOP Festival (DK) 2016, Panorama festival (BR), Spira Jönköping (SE), Weld/Moderna Stockholm, 2015
Pontus Petterson (SE)
– The wind escorts the sky, Weld Stockholm, 2017
– @sit_catris Instagram 2016
– The Poeticians, Weld Stockholm, 2015
– Cat practice, Stockholm, internet cat video festival Stockholm, 2014
Simon Vincenzi (UK)
– Luxuriant: Within the Reign of Anticipation, touring (PL) (IT) 2010, 2013
– KING REAL AGAINST THE GUIDELINES, touring (UK), 2013
– Naked Singularity as Part of Operation Infinity, Barbican (UK), 2011
Michael Keegan Dolan (IRL)
– Fabulous Beast, The Rite of Spring, English National Opera at the London Coliseum, 2009

Teaching:

SKH f.k.a DOCH, Stockholm (SE)
– Course leader for Artistic Leadership in Dance and Choreography, 7,5 credits, 2nd year BA program in dance pedagogy 2019-2022
– Course leader for Dance and Choreography, 7,5 credits 1st year BA program in dance pedagog 2019-2022
choreographic supervision for solo works of the Kandidatprogram i Danspedagogik, 2014-2021
– Examiner students of the MA in choreography 2020
Artistic workshop, 2015-2021
– Improvisation workshop, 2017-2021
– Choreographic supervision for group choreographies of the Kandidatprogram i Danspedagogik, 2014-2021
– Coaching for freestanding course Variation 2018
– Workshop for freestanding course Spacing and placing 2019
– Mentor for four students of the MA in choreography 2017, 2018,2021 and new performative practices 2015
ADiE phd practice week invited by Rebecca Hilton, Juliette Mapp and Anna Koch 2018
Balettakademin, Stockholm, Artistic workshop, dance analyse 2015, 2016
Studiefrämjandet, Stockholm, creative workshop, and danscamp. 2012

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