ABOUT DESTINY

DESTINY JOHANNAH AF KLEEN

DESTINY’s work and projects are grounded in social care, a genuine interest in her audience (and people in general), and operate from an activist and political standpoint. Using ”place” as a starting point, Destiny has worked on several participant-based projects that address the shared public space. In her work with DansPlats Skog (an artist-driven production space and dance stage), she reflects extensively on the concepts of place development and Urban Norm. Over the past few years, she has created a series of installations and site-specific works that tour in Gävleborg County, danced with horses, built dance floors in the forests of Hälsingland, planted 40 trees for consolation, and created and patented two hugging machines.

Destiny’s work ”Dansa med hästar” (Dancing with Horses), co-choreographed by Sara Soumah (MELO) and co-created by 12 horses and 6 humans, premiered in August 2022 and is being recreated in multiple locations during 2023/24. In the fall of 2022, Destiny composed lullabies for unborn children in collaboration with the mothers-to-be. In 2023, she created a piece where she got lost with the audience and danced the performance piece ”Regndansen” (Rain Dance) for and with thousands of people across the country. From 2023 to 2025, she completed a master’s degree in NPP (New Performative Practices) at Stockholms University of the Arts(SKH).