Room’ is a conversation between dancer Mia Habis, pianist Cynthia Zaven and drummer Øyvind Skarbó. The performance is an outcome of a 2 week creative residency in Beirut in 2014 presented at the Crypt of St. Joseph’s Church during the debut edition of CO2- Choreographers and Composers – the collaborative performance platform formed by BIPOD […]
Tag: Coda
For the most recent Coda Dance Festival in Oslo Ballet de Lorraine from Nancy in France brought a new work from Norwegian dance maker Ingun Bjórnsgaard. The work was part of a curated season of pieces made by female choreographers from company director Petter Jacobsson. For that season of work Mr Jacobsson wanted to question […]
In Red One Arouni explores the concept “the obvious centre of attention”. Who is it that attracts attention – the individual or the group? What is it like to observe from the sidelines? Arouni’s long dance career in Norway began at Carte Blanche and as a choreographer he has won acclaim for his unique and […]
The production Stjerne* is designed for young audiences who are new to abstract dance. Produced by the Hedmark Touring Organisation in 1998, it has been staged for thousands of school children all over Norway. The production explores how language, roles, words and movement evolve and acquire new meanings. Dancers: Victoria Husby and Kine Kvarme. publish […]
Interview with Máté Mészáros currently a dancer with Zero Visibility Corps in Norway and formerly a dancer with Ultima Vez in Belgium for over 5 years. He talks to us about his current touring job and why it’s important for dancers to move on and find new challenges in the wide world of dance. publish […]
Jo Strómgren is the founder and director of Jo Strómgren Kompani in Norway we spoke to him about the current state of contemporary dance in Norway and the work he created for Polish Dance Theatre ‘CZTERDZIESCI’ which is as hard to pronounce as it looks. publish on Monday October 28th, 2013 This performance was recorded […]
CZTERDZIESCI (meaning forty in Polish) follows a woman, from her birth in 1973 to her birthday in 2013. The timespan of 40 years reflects a period of doubts, hopes, struggles, choices, and unforseen events, driven by herioc virtues – the lust for life and the will to survive. On her journey through a chaotic Europe. […]
An interview with the current Artistic Director of Tanztheater Wuppertal about his work (‘Portrait of a Dancer’ a biographical piece) and his long career in dance. publish on Wednesday October 23rd, 2013 This performance was recorded at the Coda Oslo International Dance Festival in Oslo Norway during the 2103 festival. Coda is a biannual gathering […]
Drawing inspiration from his multicultural melting pot, choreographer Sang Jijia has created a tremendous, complex, and beautiful work for 10 dancers. The production Not here/Not ever premiered at the Bergen International Festival and is the first encounter between a Tibetan-Chinese choreographer and a Nordic contemporary dance company. The various scenes tell short stores awakening wonder […]
In Red One Arouni explores the concept “the obvious centre of attention”. Who is it that attracts attention – the individual or the group? What is it like to observe from the sidelines? Arouni’s long dance career in Norway began at Carte Blanche and as a choreographer he has won acclaim for his unique and […]