Dance for the Very Young

DANCE FOR THE VERY YOUNG Three new performances for small children

LULLA dybwikdans 0 – 18 months

Lulla presents a world of song, movement and music, and shows us lullabies in new and traditional forms. Lulla is a musical encounter that is open to participation from the audience, on their own terms.

Lulla does not tell a precise story; instead, it uses nursery rhymes to invite physical and musical interaction with the audience, and makes presence, listening and play vital elements in the encounter. dybwikdans has toured nationally and internationally. The company wants its productions to form close encounters between the performers and audience, and interaction and participation are key elements in their productions.

Lulla premiered in October 2017.

Concept: Siri Dybwik Composer: Nils Christian Fossdal Stage design: Kit Bjørn Petersen Performers: Gerd Elin Aase and Nils Christian Fossdal Designer/technician: Karl Oskar Sørdal Supervisor: Thomas Cabaniss Co-producer: Dansens Hus Regional producer: RAS Supported by: Stavanger, Sandnes and Sola municipality, University of Stavanger.

Photo: Tale Hendnes/Dansens Hus and Morten Berentsen

- allows spontaneity and explores the rituals of lullabies

PERISKOP 12.10.2017

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Duration: 20 minutes Stage: 10x10 m, can be less if discussed Height: The performance takes place inside a tent with a diameter of 6 m, 3.30 m tall.

Set-up time: 4 hours or one full day before first performance Audience capacity: 20 each performance, 4 performances a day.

For more details : Siri Dybwik, www.dybwikdans.no, siridybwik@gmail.com +47 992 29 689

SANS OG SAMLING Becker/Fiksdal/Langgård 0 – 3 years

Sans og Samling takes inspiration from young children’s open state of being in the world. Young children are still in a phase of life where nothing has found its final form, and where fantasy and reality are still floating entities. The audience meet a universe that celebrates this state of being.

The surreal becomes logical, the absurd makes perfect sense, up is down, and the tiny turns out to be huge.

It is a performance, an experience, a gathering of sensoric impressions, taking place within an installation, and the children participate in this fantastical universe. Inspired by the vivid colors and analog aesthetics of the 1970s, Sans og Samling becomes an immersive universe where the playfulness, fantasy and absurdities are united.

Concept: Becker/Fiksdal/ Langgård Choreography: Ingri Fiksdal Music: Ingvild Langgård Set Design and costumes: Signe Becker Performers: Marianne Skjeldal, Trine Lise Moe, (Pernille Holden original cast) Performing performance technician: Kristjan Belgau Producers: Eva Grainger and Nicole Schuchardt International sale and marketing: Nicole Schuchardt Produced by: Ingri Fiksdal Supported by: Arts Council Norway, The Norwegian Artistic Research Program Photo: Tale Hendnes/Dansens Hus

ÂŤThe performers are falling down on pillows and struggling to get around, many of the kids seems to be engaged and eager by this tumbling.

SCENEKUNST.NO 3.1.2018

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Duration: 40 minutes (performance and playtime) Stage: 10x10 m Height: 5-7 m (to ceiling/grid) These are ideal measures. Adaptations to smaller or bigger venues can be discussed.

Floor: Sprung, wooden floor and white marley Set-up time: One full day before first performance Audience capacity: 30 These are ideal measures. Adaptations to smaller or bigger venues can be discussed.

Producer: Nicole Schuchardt, nicole.schuchardt@gmail.com, +49 177 2688679 For more details: www.ingrifiksdal.com Eva Grainger, eva.fiksdaldans@gmail.com, +47 994 54 797

WE ARE SYMPHONY Oslo Koreografiske 0 – 3 years

Oslo Koreografiske is a collective of artists that work choreographically with dance, sound, light, set and the audience itself. In We are Symphony a puppeteer is steering an installation of illuminated rings moving meters above the audience.

In swiping movements it interacts with the two dancers – to a quite untraditional soundtrack for the age group.

The audience is invited into a visual landscape where the room changes. Costumes are illuminated from within and create an intising effect on the reflecting scenography. The audience can experience the performance from different perspectives and can potentially influence what happens in the piece. It is an open and mindbending performance that work for the very young and their adults.

Artistic team: Anne Kathrine Fallmyr, Tale Hendnes, Evelina Dembacke, Colin Eccleston, Fredrik Petrov, Ida Haugen Dancers: Fredrik Petrov and Ida Haugen Stage design: Colin Eccleston Choreography and direction: Anne Kathrine Fallmyr and Tale Hendnes Light design: Evelina Dembacke Costume design: Frances Heap Music: Fredrik Petrov Tour Manager/ Producer: Fredrik Petrov Production: Oslo Koreografiske Supported by: Arts Council Norway, Dansens Hus, Oslo Kommune and Sentralen UNG (YOUNG) Photo and video: Tale Hendnes/Dansens Hus

This performance touches both children and grownups and avoids aesthetic clichés.

PERISKOP 16.04.2018

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Time: 40 minutes Stage: 15x15 m | (Minimum 10x10 m) Height: 7 m (to grid) These are ideal measures. The performance is adaptable and can be performed in both smaller and larger spaces. Minimum height; 4-5 m.

Floor: Black marley Set-up time: One full day before first performance Audience capacity: 40 (when 15x15m) For more details: Fredrik Petrov +47 915 68 071 fredrik.petrov@gmail.com www.oslokoreografiske.no

The three productions Lulla, Sans og Samling and We are Symphony have been co-produced by Dansens Hus, Oslo in the project GREAT Art for Young Children, supported by the Savings Bank Foundation DNB.