Crocodile, I like the way my nails look at me

the sticky strength of muscles glued throughout
the muscles work juice for juice
crocodile tears running down my spine



Dare I speak thoughts of wilderness passing like shivers of crocodiles calling above the surface water. Above the surface water, I wonder how can I let time pass slower, slower I can sink in sweat dripping past the concrete gasp. A gasp of details I wonder.
Is the wild body the body I have not tamed? Tame I tough for others’s sake.
shake. shake thou shall not rest. rest when thou shall shake.
Warm are my cheeks, cold my feet. Heavy lies the head of tears in between
a gasp of sweat beneath my nails.




In a world full of capitalist crocodiles it’s time for an asscrack dance.
This dance reveals asscracks, likes innocent nudity, loves thirsty water bottles and cares for unconventional shaking.
Crocodile, I like the way my nails look at me showcases an exploration of
the “Asscrack Dance Score” which is part of Yelena’s MA Dance project
at the Oslo National Academy of Dance.

The score is raw, sweaty, somatic and thirsty.

Performed at Prøverommet during Oktoberdans in Bergen 2024
https://bit-teatergarasjen.no/en/program/proverommet/ 

Score
Yelena Arakelow

Performance
Sigrid Marie Kittelsaa Vesaas, Sunniva Moen Rørvik and Yelena Arakelow

Duration
14 minutes

Sound
DJ Ása Kolla / The Clubkid_Reykjavik

Pictures
Mila Elisabeth Larvoll