about 2faced1.com

2FACED1.com shows one persons two different faces in photos;

Persona 1:
WHAT YOU WANT TO BE
CONSIDERED AS

Persona 2:
WHAT YOU FEAR TO BE
CONSIDERED AS

This leads to a discussion about stereotypes and inner fears of getting misunderstood by the surroundings. Thoughts that every thinking modern day person does reflect upon. We're asking every day people from an innercity context where old categories as ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexuality and class are reassessed, why they choose to look like they do. We’re diggin' deep, peeling off garments, codes and attributes. We’re searching for transnational identities - is the conclusion that we choose whoever we want to be today?!

 

A 2FACED1 STATE OF MIND

A 2FACED1 is highly aware of existing stereotypes related to your own ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexuality and class. You’re trying to avoid them but sometimes also play with them to make people think twice about who you are. Two faced doesn’t mean anything negative here, it explains the double folded view you have on identity if you’re not the existing norm. It means you have the feet in different worlds, can move between them but feel rather at home in that space in between. You've stepped out of your comfort zone and have become one of the new identities where ol' categories are mashed up and rootlessness and non-given identity just means major possibilities.

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THE 2FACED1 NETWORK

2FACED1 is a state of mind, 2FACED1.com is a display-window for this mindset and the network of 2FACED1 includes all of you progressive non-stereotypes with a double perspective on identity .

 

2FACED1.com:

Decida -  Editor, Founder, Creative Director
Oscar Stenberg - Web, Photography
Linn Marcusson - Writer, Style Assistant (Gypsie's Mega Trip)
Spoek Mathambo - (the Zombo Blog)
Alex Dabo - ( the Do The Dabo Blog)

 

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TROUGH A 2FACED1'S PERSPECTIVE!

 
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Show Time @ Selfridges

Post date Tue 8 May 2012 3:38 PM

I created a performance for Selfridges and Swedish Hasbeens in Mars, featuring some amzing dancers and gymnasts from both Sweden, London and Australia! Above you se Therese who's not here for her good looks - the girl is multiple Swedish Champion in Rythmic Gymnastics, below Voguer/ Waacker Bianca, Circus-artis Rhiannon and the dancers! As dim as it might sound - I don't have video of this...But Pernilla said she became teary-eyed so you'll have to trust her nerve for sentimentality hehe! Music once again maestro Jocke Åhlund and I'm also thanking superassistant Jonas, Hair-Herman, Make-Lou and assistants for a great contribution!

 

 

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Win Street Star Tickets

Post date Sun 22 Jan 2012 12:59 PM

It's Monday but you better start planning for next Weekend!

Street Star has been around a while now, 7 years to be exact. I worked with organizers Martin and Jocke the first time it was organized in Sweden, and a lot has changed since then. We got tons of great freestyle dancers in Scandinavia! I just can't wait for next weekend cause I think there will be some amazing battles!

Streetstar Festival 2012 26-29 Januari

Workshops på Dansens Hus 26 och 29 jan och battles och shower i Solnahallen 27 och 28 jan.

Ett utav huvudprogrammen under festivalen är Juste Debout Scandinavia, uttagningar till världens största tävling inom de stående Streetdance stilarna, Hip Hop, Locking, Popping och House. Utöver detta är det även Breaking battles inom Crew (grupp), Voguing och Waacking battles samt shower och workshops med den internationella juryn.

Hosts: ADL och Aaron Phiri

TÄVLING: 2 personer kan vinna 2 biljetter var genom att maila mig varför just dom behöver dessa två biljetter på hi2faced1@gmail.com, senast torsdag den 26 Jan kl 14.


See you there!

BTW: Don't forget to vote in Kingsize Awards, Category Dance here


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SNL does Call Your Girlfriend!!!

Post date Wed 14 Dec 2011 2:32 PM

Taran Killam of Saturday Night Live (formely on Scrubs among other coms), came to our backstage room at SNL's Thursday rehearsals, to tell us about his "Call Your Girlfriend" experience! Many have tried but few have re-created the moves and expression with such a passion. And then I haven't even started raving about  the space he's doing it on!!!! You see it below!

The comparison!

Read more about the video shoot here!

Ps. Don't miss out on Taran's hilarious EMINEM impression here.

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I got a letter...

Post date Wed 16 Nov 2011 5:01 AM

well an e-mail, from Michigan:

Hello!

The Outlaws at the University of Michigan Law School (the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender student group) decided to recreate your fabulous choreography from Robyn's "Call Your Girlfriend" video. You can see the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68KTCjZkbtM
The performance was done as part of the Law School's Annual Culture Show. We are HUGE fans of Robyn & the work that you have done with her. Thank you for making such an amazing video that continues to inspire us. 
Cheers,
Ben
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I've shared some other re-makes of the Call Your Girlfriend - video on the blog and on twitter, and here is another beautiful one! This makes me so jolly cause this choreography was not made for dancers. it was made for people who loves to dance so keep em coming!!!
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Pina 3D

Post date Thu 3 Nov 2011 6:07 PM

Just saw one pf the best, if not the best dance movie I've ever seen. Wim Wenders PINA about the late legendary choreographer Pina Bausch. See it in 3D.

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Baby Can Dance

Post date Wed 14 Sep 2011 10:33 PM

...like Bowie sang. Sigtuna's own (that's Sweden yall) Baby Bang a k a Marcus totally killing it (like we used to) in the new ASOS commercial together with Lil Buck, Marcio and others. Unexpected take by ASOS.

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Fast Stop In Copenhagen

Post date Sun 4 Sep 2011 9:22 PM

Took a quickie to Copenhagen earlier this week. I had the opportunity to see FLYING BACH, a new project where Breaking (an updated Flying Steps crew) meets Bach, and surprisingly enough Baroque music, which I usually feel pretty annoyed by, suited perfectly to the artform of B-boying. The show displayed the many similiarities, as I mentioned before, between the very technical dance styles of ballet and breaking. For the experienced breaking connoisseur it was, choreograpie-wize, more of an best of, than extremly innovative but the audience in Copenhagen loved it. From my point of view was J-Sun, who really felt Bach's music and made it his own, the top pick. This show is sponsored by Redbull and might appear in Sweden in the future.

Photo: Dean Treml

Had also to privilige to lurk around in the city with Copenhagen native, Maria Kai (notice her Vibe Harsloef 3 finger ring), we did fast stops at a relocated WOODWOOD, Vibskov and the rest of the Danish designers, (missed out on Sllas US IMPORT though). I'd always had a good eye toward a lot of Danish design but at the moment I'm somewhat incurious of the homespun preppieness some of them bring. I didn't really return home with anything in my backpack, even though WOODWOOD had an Carhartt jeans jacket collabo with Japanese SOPHNET that I was close to adopt, also add that many of the vintage shops had a great supply of jewelry.

We walked past a Café called THE LOG LADY you know I'm a huge TWIN PEAKs fan!

Everywhere I went I saw the cover of KOPENHAVNER Magazine with naked KIDD "U-MATIC 1986 VAGINAVEJ" on the cover, and there is a lot of talk going on too... Danish TV2 did a special on him and KESI: "Möd fremtidens rapstjerner" earlier in August.

The upcoming week we'll be bizzy meeting loads of interesting people, yep, we're looking for the new members of the 2FACED1 team! if you are curious about who we need -> more info here: 2FACED1 NEEDS YOU!

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Modesty Ain't My Cup of Tea For the Night!!!

Post date Mon 29 Aug 2011 7:36 PM

Gif via Robyn gifs

Not like it won but hell yeeeeeeees I'm regressing into the 10 year old me and embracing this to the fullest...exactly how many hours of my life did I spend in front of MTV as a kid... Modesty ain't my cup of tea for the night!!! Fuckin Stoked!!!

From MTV.com:  "this year's Video of the Year category might best be remembered for the clips that didn't make the cut:

Robyn, "Call Your Girlfriend"
Part of Robyn's endearing charm lies in the fact that she's never afraid to go it alone. And in "Call Your Girlfriend," she does just that. It's just her, dancing in a warehouse, while lights dazzle and the song soars. Of course, the video is oddly sad too (mostly because she's all by her lonesome, singing for a love she cannot have), which goes to yet another part of that aforementioned charm: Even her most sugary bonbons come with a bittersweet filling."

This one take video would never had been if it wasn't for the brave and incredible woman called Robyn and an extra ordinary Mr Max Vitali. (I did the choreography).

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SHOWTIME

Post date Thu 11 Aug 2011 5:11 PM

Photo:Jesper Dahl

"Instead of a runway, it became a show. A happening. An installation. A piece of art."

- Jump over to JESPER DAHL and read his review and see his beautiful photos from our fashion performance yesterday! 

 

See the performance on video over at BON , they've got an OK version of it. Stay tuned for the complete edited version were you get an whole idea of the concept. 

 

"One of the best fashion presentations I have attended as an editor in my entire ten year + career. Full stop."

- Jump over to LIBERTYLONDON GIRL to read the rest!

 

RODEO has the backstage photos (the rouge didn't show live and the highlights in the hair wasn't as visible at all live, it's because of the flash)

MAX FACTOR's Emilia De Poret did an interview with me after the show

HUGE THANK's to Erik, Harnet, Emelie and the rest at AWB and Emy and Kassi and Swedish Hadbeens crew (for trusting in us!), thank's to Marie and everyone at Moviemall (Sara, Elisabeth, Mikael and Lina) for a great collabo and production, thank's to Jocke Åhlund for the music! Thank's to the amazing dancers and gymnasts Sara, Anna, Björn (sorry for the non-fixed shaky rings), Peter, Kristina, Emmy, Olivia and all the models! Thank's to Carina and Sofia at Mikas. Thank's to David the DJ, Stockholmsstadsljus Gunnar & Crew and to all our volunteers!!! And last but certainly NOT least huge thank's to Linn for making all outfits and just being the best right hand one can get!!! If I forgot someone I can say I'm tired to death...

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Greg James' (BBC Radio 1) version of CYGF video

Post date Thu 28 Jul 2011 1:03 PM

Hahaha!

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