Category: STOCKHOLM

Johanssons pelargoner och dans

Johanssons pelargoner och dans (JPOD) is a performing arts group established in 2009. They are interested in engaging the audience physically in their works, focusing on the bodily experience of the participating audience. JPOD explores the intersections between, and pushes the boundaries of, what performing arts can be, who is invited to participate in it, …

Read more

Cirkusperspektiv

CirkusPerspektiv is a contemporary circus company based in Stockholm, Sweden. The work of the company focuses on circus expression. Artistic director, Marie-Andrée Robitaille, originally from Québec, Canada, now living in Sweden, started to tour in 1998 with pioneer company Cirkus Cirkör, for whom she introduced her work on the Chinese pole, a discipline that was …

Read more

DISA KROSNESS

Disa Krosness is a freelance choreographer and dance artist based in Stockholm. Humour, musicality and accessibility defines her work, and she often collaborates with other artists in different artistic fields. Empathy is an important ingredient in her work. By creating strong visual images, using references to pop-culture and adding a touch of nostalgia, Disa conveys …

Read more

VIRPI PAHKINEN

Choreographer and dancer Virpi Pahkinen’s works are full of secrets; she can be a warrior of the spirit, a spectral gardener or a shaman in metamorphosis. She offers dance as an incantation and creates a meditative atmosphere with her original choreography. She is well known for her stunningly chiselled shapes and almost otherworldly moves. Pahkinen has been …

Read more

Dalija Acin Thelander

Dalija Acin Thelander is a choreographer and a cultural worker based in Stockholm.The focus of her current artistic research and creation are performances for babies.Her work for the youngest audience concerns the exploration of the choreographic practices which focuses on heightened immediacy and immersion of the audience, aiming for a multi-modal and affective experience. She …

Read more

Christina Tingskog

Christina Tingskog’s performances are appreciated for their wit, warmth, audience interaction and compelling physicality. She challenges her young audiences with topics beyond the usual, for example quantum mechanics, astrophysics and ways of logical thinking transformed into poetic, humorous, expressive dance. Starting 2018 she works with norm creative themes and formats for young audiences as another …

Read more

Charlotta Öfverholm

“After 25 years they have nothing more to prove. Only the strong longing to be themselves, to mold what means the most to shake the world wordlessly, bottomless and carefree”. Raw physical dance theatre with depth, irony, brutality and humor. Since 1995 Charlotta Öfverholm has creates over 30 production, which have toured all over the …

Read more

the Royal Swedish Ballet

“Honouring our past while nourishing the future” The Royal Swedish Ballet, one of the oldest ballet companies in the world, has a strong foundation in the classical repertoire as well as a capacity for and curiosity in contemporary dance. With a repertoire including ballets by some of the world’s most renowned choreographers we actively commission …

Read more

Ingrid Olterman Dans

Ingrid Olterman Dans was established in 1999 by choreographer and artistic leader Ingrid Olterman. The company creates dance performances where the audience plays an integral role and with an interest in creating multi-sensory stage works. Significant for the artistic work is the fine balance between humour, warmth, musicality and creativity. Each performance piece is developed …

Read more

Charlotte Engelkes Production

Miss Very Wagner photograph: Anna Diehl photograph: Mats Bäcker Kira – I huset där jag bor photograph: Performing Pictures Charlotte Engelkes is national and internationally active as a director, choreographer, and artist. Her repertoire covers dance, theatre, opera, and performance. Characterized by an unrestrained genre mix, a personal appeal, warm humour, and surprising conclusions. Engelkes …

Read more