MADE IN
You are holding in your hand a guide and a navigation tool. It is made for presenters and programmers who are looking for artists. It can also be used by artists and companies who are looking for audiences or collaborative partners for future international projects. We want to give you a better view of the performing arts in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. It is always difficult to try to put a label on art from a certain part of the world. The Nordic countries inhabit a vast space of land with lots of forests, mountains and plains where there are few people and the big cities are far apart. We believe that highly interesting artistic work always has a flavour of its origin.
MADE IN 2012
MADE IN 2012
Music has a strong status historically and is a major ingredient in a lot of the work that is produced. The scene is diverse and a lot of new young companies and venues are working in non-traditional ways. Theatre and dance for children are also very vibrant and have a long history. Contemporary circus is an emerging new art form and contemporary dance and theatre have a strong position. You will often find a tone of beautiful sadness and melancholy in an artistic work from the Nordic countries. Humour is a frequent ingredient. It may be ironic or absurd, but we love to laugh. We hope that you will discover something new, original and disturbing with which to feed your audience in this guide. Ă…sa Edgren, project leader The Fair Project. 3
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MADE IN 2012
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NORDIC COUNTRIES & CITIES
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MAP OF THE NORDIC COUNTRIES
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THE FAIR PROJECT 2012
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NORDIC COUNTRIES ON STAGE IN NEW YORK
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DANISH ARTS AGENCY
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DANCE INFO FINLAND
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PERFORMING ARTS ICELAND
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PERFORMING ARTS HUB NORWAY
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LOCO WORLD
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ARTISTS, COMPANIES & PROJECTS
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DENMARK Aaben Dans Cantabile 2 Carte Blanche DK Danish Dance Theatre Granhøj Dans Kassandra Production Mungo Park Mute Comp Physical Theatre Republique Yossi Berg & Oded Graf
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FINLAND Alpo Aaltokoski Company Glims & Gloms Dance Company Helsinki Dance Company Karttunen Kollektiv Kekäläinen & Company Susanna Leinonen Tero Saarinen Zodiak
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ICELAND Iceland Dance Company The Journey of the Phoenix Kviss Búmm Bang Me and My Friends Pars Pro Toto Reykjavik City Theatre Room 408 Shalala/Erna Ómarsdóttir The Thief Vesturport
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NORWAY Carte Blanche NO Ingun Bjørnsgaard Prosjekt Jo Strømgren Panta Rei Danseteater
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NORWAY cont. Henriette Pedersen Verk Produksjoner Winter Guests/Alan Lucien Øyen Zero Visibility/Ina Christel Johannessen
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SWEDEN Andersson Dance Art of Spectra BastardProduktion Philippe Blanchard Cullberg Ballet Dansbyrån Helena Franzén The Göteborg Ballet Marika Hedemyr/Crowd Company Gunilla Heilborn Malin Hellkvist Sellén Iraqi Bodies Lena Josefsson & Kompani Raande-Vo Korda/Linda Forsman Minna Krook Jeanette Langert Pontus Lidberg Lotta Melin Bronja Novak Virpi Pahkinen
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SWEDEN cont. Sirqus Alfon Skånes Dansteater Björn Säfsten Åsa Unander Scharin/Scen och Sinnesproduktion ViFira ZebraDans
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CONTACTS BY CATEGORY
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PROMOTION DVD
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CREDITS
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COUNTRIES & NORDIC CITIES 6
NORDIC CITIES & HOW TO GET THERE View the locations of artists, companies, venues and festivals in CONTACTS BY CATEGORY, pages 140 - 144. They are marked with red numbers corresponding to the numbers in the map. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 40.
COPENHAGEN Kastrup Airport AARHUS Aarhus Airport HELSINGØR Kastrup Airport & train ROSKILDE Kastrup Airport & train VORDINGBORG Kastrup Airport & train SILKEBORG Karup Airport BALLERUP Kastrup Airport VIBORG Viborg Airport ALLERØD Kastrup Airport & train HOLSTEBRO Karup Airport
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HELSINKI Helsinki Airport ESPOO Helsinki Airport JYVÄSKYLÄ Jyväskylä Airport KUOPIO Kuopio Airport
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PYHÄJÄRVI Jyväskylä Airport, Oulu Airport TAMPERE Tampere Airport TURKU Turku Airport VAASA Vaasa Airport OULU Oulu Airport
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REYKJAVIK Keflavik Airport AKUREYRI Akureyri Airport HAFNARFJÖRÐUR Keflavik Airport ÍSAFJÖRÐUR Ísafjörður Airport EGILSSTAÐIR Egilsstaðir Airport SELTJARNARNES Keflavik Airport
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OSLO Oslo Airport (Gardermoen) BÆRUM Oslo Airport (Gardermoen)
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SANDEFJORD Oslo Airport (Gardermoen) PORSGRUNN Oslo Airport (Gardermoen) STAVANGER Stavanger Airport BERGEN Bergen Airport TRONDHEIM Trondheim Airport STAMSUND Leknes Airport TROMSØ Tromsø Airport, Langnes
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STOCKHOLM Arlanda Airport, Bromma Airport, Skavsta Airport, Nyköping GOTHENBURG Landvetter Airport MALMÖ Malmö Airport, Kastrup Airport (Copenhagen) ÖREBRO Örebro Airport UMEÅ Umeå Airport LUND Malmö Airport, Kastrup Airport (Copenhagen)
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THE FAIR PROJECT - SE 8
THE FAIR PROJECT - SE 2012 The Fair Project’s purpose is to achieve international recognition for the performing arts produced in Sweden, designed for foreign audiences. In 2012 the project will also collaborate with the other Nordic countries at several fairs and markets around the world. The project explores methods of International promotion of Swedish-produced touring theatre, contemporary circus and dance by means of better visibility at conferences and exhibitions. This year, in addition to attending fairs and exhibitions we are organizing a seminar at ALMEDALEN in Visby Sweden, concerning issues surrounding international exchange and touring. The Fair Project 2012 is collaborating with the Swedish Arts Council, the Swedish Arts Grants Committee, the Culture Committee of Stockholm and the Swedish Institute. The Fair Project is a Loco World project.
The Fair Project will be present at the following fairs, markets and meetings around the world during 2012: • • • • • • •
6 – 10 January APAP/Under the Radar Festival New York, USA * - www.apapnyc.org (27) 28 – 30 March IETM Copenhagen, Denmark - www.ietm.org 13 – 16 June ISPA Congress Seoul, South Corea - www.ispa.org 1 – 8 July ALMEDALEN International Symposium, Visby, Sweden www.almedalsveckan.info/1091 29 August – 1 September Tanzmesse NRW, Düsseldorf, Germany * www.tanzmesse-nrw.com 12 – 17 November CINARS Montréal, Canada * - www.cinars.org 12 – 15 December ICE HOT, Helsinki, Finland - www.nordicdanceplatform.com
* At the marked events The Fair Project collaborates with its Nordic partners Dance Info Finland, Performing Arts Hub Norway, Danish Arts Agency and Performing Arts Iceland. Read more about the different fairs and the details about what we do within the framework of the project at www.locoworld.se/projects/the-fair-project.
6-10 January
The Nordic Countries on Stage in New York 2012 is a Nordic Culture Point-financed project in collaboration with the Nordic Partners Dance Info Finland, Performing Arts Iceland, Performing Arts Hub Norway, Loco World and the Danish Arts Agency. Institutions and independent artists from Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland and Sweden will join forces in a booth at APAP NYC. We are also organizing an International showcase program, called ICE STORM, in collaboration with CINARS and will host receptions and a party for presenters in collaboration with the Nordic and Québéquois Consulates. International Showcase ICE STORM at the Gerald W Lynch Theater 7 January. The program includes the companies Les Sept Doigts de la Main (QC), Pontus Lidberg Dans (SE), Rubber Ban Dance (QC), Iceland Dance Company (IS). Sirqus Alfon (SE) will act as host of the 1st International showcase ICE STORM NEW YORK Nordic Reception at The Gerald W Lynch Theater 7 January. Party organized by The Norwegian General Consulate 7 January International Showcase ICE STORM at Joyce SoHo, 10 January Samples from Danish Dance Theater (DK), Björn Säfsten (SE), Ingun Björnsgaard Prosjekt (NO), Jyrki Karttunen (FI), Philippe Blanchard (SE), Erna Ómarsdóttir (IS), Verk Produksjoner (NO), Yossi Berg & Oded Graf (DK) and Veli Lehtovaara (FI), Kviss Búmm Bang (IS), will be presented. Ása Richardsdóttir and Mads Nyholm Hovmand will act as hosts of the all-Nordic showcase ICE STORM NEW YORK, Joyce SoHo. Reception at Joyce Soho, 10 January For more detailed information please visit www.locoworld.se and www.ice-storm-showcase.com
N.C.O.S.I.N.Y. 2012
NORDIC COUNTRIES ON STAGE IN NEW YORK 2012
Project management Nordic Countries On Stage In New York 2012: Mads Nyholm Hovmand - Danish Arts Agency, Pirjetta Mulari - Dance Info Finland, Ása Richardsdottir Performing Arts Iceland, Tove Bratten & Christina Friis - Performing Arts Hub Norway & Åsa Edgren - Loco World 9
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THE DANISH ARTS COUNCIL | DANISH ARTS AGENCY The Danish Arts Council promotes artistic development in Denmark and Danish art abroad. The Council’s two principal tasks are to provide support for artistic endeavours within the fields of Literature, the Performing Arts, Visual Arts and Music and to advise public authorities regarding matters within the Council’s sphere of activity. The council has committees within each of the four art forms. The Danish Arts Agency is an administrative body under the auspices of the Danish Ministry of Culture. Among other things, the Agency acts as secretariat for the Danish Arts Foundation and the Danish Arts Council and manages international cultural exchange activities within the fields of Visual arts, Literature, Music and the Performing Arts as well as the presentation of Denmark as a cultural nation. For more information contact the Danish Arts Agency: Mads Nyholm Hovmand manyho@kunst.dk www.kunst.dk, www.danisharts.dk
DANCE INFO FINLAND Dance Info Finland promotes the development of Finnish dance art and improves its status and operating conditions in society. It acts as a broad-based expert organisation whose activities include •
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and making a political impact
Dance Info Finland works actively both domestically and internationally. Concerning internationally oriented work, in addition to participation in many different promotional activities, such as fairs, markets and networking events, we have and develop co-operation programs, such as the Korea– Finland Connection. What will be big, interesting and happening next year is ICE HOT 2012, held in Helsinki. Dance Info Finland is the main organizer of ICE HOT 2012. ICE HOT - Nordic Dance Platform presents the best of Nordic dance art next time from December 12 to 15, 2012. ICE HOT is a Nordic collaboration project. The co-organizers of ICE HOT 2012 are Dansens Hus Stockholm (Sweden), Dansescenen Copenhagen (Denmark), Dansens Hus Oslo (Norway) and Performing Arts Iceland (Iceland). Dance Info Finland’s web pages offer the best internet coverage of Finnish Dance. www.danceinfo.fi
DANCE INFO FINLAND
Tanssin Tiedotuskeskus Dance Info Finland
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ARTS PERFORMING ICELAND
PERFORMING ARTS ICELAND Performing Arts Iceland is the umbrella of all the main players in Icelandic performing arts. Performing Arts Iceland is in the process of establishing a centre which will focus on creating opportunities for Icelandic artists on the international arena. The centre will be an active partner in various Nordic, European and international collaboration projects and will: •
Promote the work of Icelandic artists on the international scene
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Facilitate collaboration between Icelandic and international organisations
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Stimulate knowledge amongst Icelandic artists about the international market
The organization’s participation in Nordic Countries On Stage In New York/ICE STORM is the first initiative in this direction. Ása Richardsdóttir, president, asa@stage.is. Performing Arts Iceland’s website is the main portal on Icelandic performing arts, companies and productions. www.stage.is.
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Performing Arts Hub Norway is a network organization for the performing arts sector in Norway. PAHN is a national competence centre, supporting the performing arts both nationally and internationally. The organization offers service and information to its members, local and national government, and civil societies. One of our core activities is local, national and international advocacy work focusing on the independent performing arts field. PAHN is also the distributor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel fund that supports exchanges in the performing arts, as well as coordinating international exchange projects. Norwegian artists are receiving more and more international attention. PAHN is working to strengthen their ability to operate on the international arena. We work closely with the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Arts Council to create conditions to handle the demand for Norwegian performing arts. PAHN also engages in international networks to ensure an ongoing flow of communication and information.
ARTS HUB PERFORMING NORWAY
PERFORMING ARTS HUB NORWAY
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LOCO WORLD - SE Loco World is based in Stockholm, Sweden. It is an Agency, a manager of Projects, a provider of Help in artist management services, consulting, international promotion and education. In Loco Accounting it provides accounting services. It also engages in political lobbying for better opportunities for independent artists to work in professional conditions. Distribution and visibility are crucial elements when launching new – often unusual – work of unknown artists from an unknown region of the world. Visibility of the artist rather than sales was the main objective when developing the organization. Loco World distinguishes itself in this way from more traditional sales agencies. The idea of presenting Swedish artists at fairs and markets around the world emerged in 2008. The Fair Project was born. The work of the office focuses on close collaboration with artists and their needs. The goal is to develop ideas and structures that strengthen their art and make production and touring processes more effective. Åsa Edgren, CEO/Founder asa.edgren@locoworld.se www.locoworld.se
ARTISTS & COMPANIES The MADE IN catalogue 2012 is financed by the artists and institutions that are presented in it. In the Nordic countries there are other companies that have international activities or productions designed for the international market. The selection in this book is based on the motivation of the artists themselves. ENJOY!
I know where your house lives, photographer: Morten Abrahamsen
AABEN DANS AABEN DANS, the only regional dance theatre in Denmark, is based in Roskilde just 30 km outside of Copenhagen. The theatre produces two new performances per year – one for adults and one for young audiences – with which they tour both nationally and internationally. The age of the audience varies from babies to adults. Aaben Dans has been led by artistic director and choreographer Thomas Eisenhardt and theatre director Lisbeth Klixbüll since 1997.
AABEN DANS
CONTACT Pernille Møller Taasinge, communication PHONE +45 35 82 06 10, +45 26 36 05 82 MAIL pernille@aabendans.dk WEBSITE www.aabendans.dk
Aaben Dans is able to change style and expression from performance to performance. However, the nonabstract humanity performed with the body is one of the trademarks as long with a direct communication with the audience. The theatre works closely with style – music, visual art and architecture – and is not afraid of taking chances and being radical in exploring the possibilities within dance in new contexts. Aaben Dans wants to challenge boundaries and use a mix of humour, insanity, seriousness and aesthetics. Aaben Dans wants to make avant garde popular. 17
CONTACT Susanne Danig, international manager PHONE +45 20 72 28 29, MAIL susanne@cantabile2.dk WEBSITE /www.cantabile2.dk
CANTABILE 2
Cantabile 2 also organizes the theatre festival Waves, which gathers performance and street theatre companies from around the world in Vordingborg. The Waves Festival takes place the last week of August every other year. 18
Cantabile 2, photographer: Nullo Facchini
Cantabile 2 is an international performance theatre based in Vordingborg, Denmark, under the artistic direction of Italian Nullo Facchini. The company, which was founded in 1983, has established itself as one of the most important Scandinavian performance theatres on the basis of its extraordinarily vivid visual language, often combining poetic and humorous features in unique, sensual imagery. After two decades of work with its main focus on site-specific theatre, Cantabile 2’s research is now oriented towards transformation from site-specific to humanspecific performance. Human-specific performance deals with the universal sensitivity of humans as emotional beings and relates to its spectators as individuals and not as a mass. 

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Kalejdoskop, photographer: Bo Amstrup
CARTE BLANCHE (DK) Carte Blanche experiments with a performance language in which logic and understanding follow the erratic, associative mentality that we know from dreams. Their performances find their basis in children’s ability to be abstract and immediate. In the same way that children play, the dramaturgy makes complex and lateral connections between ideas expressed in a poetic and sensoryrich performance style. Movement, action, sound, and light create rhythmic patterns that combine to create dynamic harmony.
CARTE BLANCHE
CONTACT Thorkild Andreasen, manager PHONE +45 86 60 36 80 MAIL mail@cblanche.dk WEBSITE www.cblanche.dk
Performances in which the audience’s desire for abstraction and playing is challenged and stimulated. Like music for all senses. 21
DANSK DANSETEATER | DANISH DANCE THEATRE Danish Dance Theatre is Denmark’s largest and most widely acclaimed contemporary dance company with 14 international dancers. Choreographer and Artistic Director Tim Rushton’s close collaboration with the dancers has bridged different styles and techniques that reflect the nuances of human existence. The company has performed in more than 20 countries around the world, including the Sydney Opera House (AU), Jacob´s Pillow Dance Festival, Joyce Theatre New York, (US), Paramount Theater (US), Harbourfront Centre Toronto (CA), Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt AM (DE), KulturStadtLev (DE), OPEN LOOK (RU), the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet (NO) and 10 venues in the UK. “Mr. Rushton knows how to make things happen” New York Times Danish Dance Theatre is supported by the Danish Ministry of Culture Productions for touring by Tim Rushton, Love Songs (20-90 min) 2011, Monolith (25 min) 2012, Chinese Drums (25 min) 2012, Rhapsody (25 min) 2012 22
Love Songs, photographer: Bjarke Ørsted
CONTACT Anne-Kari Ravn, manager PHONE +45 22 17 79 27 MAIL anne-kari@danishdance.com WEBSITE www.danishdance.com
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CONTACT Malco Oliveros, manager PHONE +45 61 60 50 53 MAIL malco@granhoj.dk WEBSITE www.granhoj.dk
GRANHØJ DANS – ongoing research in the performing arts Danish choreographer Palle Granhøj has won international recognition for his unique stage language. Based on the Obstruction Technique, he reshapes the movements of the performers by means of hindering actions, revealing inner layers of their personality in the process, thus turning the spotlight on the human condition. Rather than showing choreographies, he wants to present human beings on stage, as complex as they can be. Through the years, Palle Granhøj, together with visual designer Per Victor and his collaborating performers, has created over 20 performances that have been staged around the world. Currently, the company is touring with five of its latest productions, showing the very different directions of their search, from a more “conventional” dance performance through a visual concert, a performative installation, and a couple of portrait performances: 2men2mahler, Dance me to the end on/off love, W[doubleyou]-UNDERTOW, A Portrait of Anne Eisensee and Aline not Alone. 24
photographer: Per Victor
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Let’s get personal, photographer: TheArtCom
ANNIKA B LEWIS | KASSANDRA PRODUCTION Annika B. Lewis creates innovative contemporary performing arts at the intersection of dance, theatre and performance art. She challenges theatre concepts and creates work characterised by a strong conceptual and visual outcome, mixing the trivial with the philosophical. Her work is signified by skewed and humorous angles, often with multiple fictional layers and the use of multimedia expressions, in a border-defying and complex scenic expression. Lewis explores new performative spaces, places and concepts. Performances have been staged at private apartments, caravans, fairs, old factories and on the Internet, as well as in traditional theatre venues. Lewis tours the world, creates international collaboration projects and is interested in new partnerships, touring opportunities and opportunities for artist-in-residencies. Her LET’S GET PERSONAL, DISPLACEMENT, LIFE HACKING and DELUSION will be in the repertoire throughout the 2013 season
KASSANDRA PRODUCTION
CONTACT Annika B Lewis PHONE +45 21 63 46 59 MAIL annika@kassandra-production.dk WEBSITE www.kassandra-production.dk
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Diary of a seducer, photographer: Mikkel Russel
MUNGO PARK Mungo Park is a Danish repertory theatre with a young and dynamic ensemble. Founded in 1985, it has held an important role in the development of modern Danish theatre. Besides extensive touring in Denmark, Mungo Park develops Nordic and European collaborations in co-productions, stage swaps and touring. Mungo Park performs in Danish and English.The awardwinning repertoire consists mainly of new dramas in innovative staging presenting performances as:
MUNGO PARK
CONTACT Anne Sophie Fogedby, international manager PHONE +45 48 13 13 00 MAIL annesophie@mungopark.dk WEBSITE www.mungopark.dk
DIARY OF A SEDUCER, a dramatization of Søren Kierkegaards’ world classic, with new work by one of Denmarks music icons, WOMAN KNOW YOUR BODY, based on a classic feminist handbook. The performance unfolds as a collage of extracts from books and guides inter-woven with thoughts and experiences from the real lives of women. LECTURE grabs the young audience by the scruff of the neck and shakes it until they get the message about the Seven Deadly Sins. LECTURE is music and comedy and makes teenagers and parents laugh together. 29
MUTE COMP. PHYSICAL THEATRE Mute Comp. has wowed Danish audiences with a fresh and accessible dance style that embraces all genres and moods – from slapstick comedy to dark melancholy. The company, which has already won a number of prizes, was founded in 1999 by choreographers/dancers/actors Jacob Stage and Kasper Ravnhøj.They work with urban themes and tendencies that place them in an expressive physical context that contains elements of crash dance and live music. THE ILLEGAL TRILOGY is about the consequences of the biggest illegal markets in the world SEX, WEAPONS & DRUGS! It is based on in-depth research, real life stories and impressions from hotspots around the world. KNOCK ON UNPAINTED WOOD (2010) is about sex trafficking. Award-nominated dancers and live music by the Polish electronica band Pchelki. Site-specific and black box versions available. F.U.B.A.R - FUCKED UP BEYOND ANY RECOGNITION (2011) is a bout the fascination/consequences of guns. Live music by the American hillbilly – with a punk-attitude band Legendary Shack Shakers.50% dance & 50% rock concert set in a black box. BLACKOUT (opens 2012): The last performance in the trilogy is about drugs. Features musicians from the Danish band “Blue Foundation” and others. 30
Knock on unpainted wood, photographer: Henning Sjøstrøm
CONTACT Ulla Katrine Friis, manager PHONE +45 29 89 40 21 MAIL info@mute-comp.dk WEBSITE www.mute-comp.dk
PHYSICAL MUTE COMP. THEATRE
REPUBLIQUE Republique is based in Copenhagen. The aim of the theatre is to collaborate and produce internationally with a strong touch of Danish design, traditional storytelling in completely new formats and renewal of classics. Republique has two productions for international touring in collaboration with The Southbank Centre in London and other co-producers: THE BOLLYWOOD TRIP is a critically acclaimed five star production by award-winning director Rolf Heim and by Kathak-choreographer Gauri Sharma Tripathi. “One flew over the Cuckoo’s nest” meets “Bollywood” with Hindi rap, dance and text theatre in a hilarious psychiatric universe. THE TIGER LILLIES PERFORM HAMLET is Shakespeare’s classic made into Opera Grotesque. Martyn Jaques has written the score and multi-award winner Martin Tulinius has directed and staged performers, artists, actors and a giant puppet. Both productions will be touring worldwide during the next few years. The productions are made for touring with support from the Wilhelm Hansen Foundation 32
photographer: Per Morten Abrahamsen
CONTACT Hans Christian Gimbel, CEO/Menno Plukker, agent PHONE +45 30 85 09 80 MAIL hcg@republique.dk/menno@mennoplukker.com WEBSITE www.republique.dk
REPUBLIQUE
Animal Lost, photographer: Christoffer Askman
YOSSI BERG & ODED GRAF Since the beginning of their partnership in 2005 (after having had highly successful individual careers as dancers/ choreographers, including companies such as DV8 Physical Theatre London, Batsheva Dance Company Israel, to name but few), this dynamic duo has built a reputation for creating supremely physical, sometimes provocative, and always poignant dance works. They perform throughout the world, create for dance companies and opera houses and have won numerous choreography awards. Their works were co-produced and commissioned by the ”Montpellier Danse” in France, the ”American Dance Festival” in the U.S., the ”Place Theater” in London, ”HELLERAU-European Centre for Arts” and ”the Dresden SemperOper” in Germany, the ”Lausanne Danse” in Switzerland, ”Madrid En Danza” in Spain, the ”Joyce SoHo” and La MaMa in Manhattan, the ”White Bird Dance” in Portland, ”Stockholm’s Culture Festival” in Sweden, the ”SIDance” in South Korea, to name but few. Yossi and Oded offer new ways of looking at dance and exploring performance.
YOSSI BERG & ODED GRAF
CONTACT Yossi Berg PHONE +972 522 56 95 80, +972 522 34 15 37 MAIL butbergitellyou@hotmail.com WEBSITE www.yossioded.com
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ALPO AALTOKOSKI COMPANY Alpo Aaltokoski company is a contemporary dance company founded in 1995 by choreographer/dancer Alpo Aaltokoski. The company is based in Finland where most of its performances are staged. The company also tours and holds workshops abroad. In addition to Europe, its activities have extended to Africa, Asia, North America and South America for a total of 23 countries. Touring repertoire 2012-2013: Whirls (2011, 12 dancers), Being Is Everything (2009, 5 dancers), Together (2010, 2 dancers), Magician (2007, 1 dancer), Deep (2000, 1 dancer) Alpo Aaltokoski (b. 1958) majored in choreography and graduated as a Master of Arts from the Department of Dance at the Finnish Theatre Academy in 1991. He has created dozens of works which have been received with great acclaim, including the solos De Una Semilla (1995) and Deep (2000) and the group works Lucid Dreaming (2005), Guardian of the Night (1992, 2001, 2008), Promises (2001) and Sahara (2002). 36
Whirls, photographer: Marko M채kinen
CONTACT Janne Ik채heimo, manager PHONE +358 44 323 35 09 MAIL info@aaltokoskicompany.fi WEBSITE www.aaltokoskicompany.fi
ALPO AALTOKOSKI
GLIMS & GLOMS DANCE COMPANY Glims & Gloms is a Finnish award-winning dance theatre company that was founded in 1999 by choreographers Simo Heiskanen and Tuomo Railo. Since then, G&G has fascinated its audience with mythical, symbolic and fantastic subjects. Its works are characterised by stylish and inventive visuals, multi-layered themes, and visual harmony. The theatre’s performances bring together many elements of the performing arts: dance, theatre, music, visual arts, video and applications of theatre technique. Glims & Gloms makes use of different genres and traditions of dance in their works in an unbiased and versatile way. The theatre appeals to a wide public – children, young people and adults. AWARDS The Glims & Gloms dance company received the Finnish State Prize for merits in dance on 10 November 2009. State Awards are conferred in recognition of a long career in art. The artistic directors received the Dance Act of the Year award at the Kuopio Dance Festival 2002. G&G has also received the Espoo Award for Cultural Achievement in 2001. 38
photographer: Ilpo Vainionpää
CONTACT Riitta Aittokallio, general manager PHONE +358 50 354 59 36 MAIL riitta.aittokallio@glimsgloms.com WEBSITE www.glimsgloms.com
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HELSINKI DANCE COMPANY The Helsinki Dance Company is a group of 12 dancers that collaborates with the Helsinki City Theatre, a large repertory theatre. HDC’s dancers are well known for physically demanding contemporary dance as well as expressive dance theatre. HCD has two or three premieres each year. K. Kvarnström & Co/ HDC is a three-year project that was launched in autumn 2010. Kvarnström was hired as a house choreographer and six HDC dancers were chosen to work with him. The main purpose of this project is to create new dance productions and to emphasize and elaborate tours of HDC’s performances. The goal is to work with talent in different forms. The best dancers, wizards in light and set design, creative fashion designers, sound magicians, dedicated technicians, people with technical skills and inspiring personalities. WORKS XPSD 2010, Trilogy: YOUMAKEME 2011, (play) 2011, (re)use 2012 40
(play), photographer: Mats Bäcker
CONTACT Marinella Jaskari, manager PHONE +358 50 567 18 14, +358 9 394 03 18 MAIL marinella.jaskari@hkt.fi WEBSITE www.hdc.fi
DANCE HELSINKI COMPANY
Fairy, photographer: Ninna Lindstrรถm
KARTTUNEN KOLLEKTIV Fairy is a one-of-a-kind dance work by the most soughtafter Finnish choreographer Jyrki Karttunen. In Fairy, a tale told in dance, technology and artistic insight are integrated seamlessly, creating a world that completely captures the imagination. Fairy is suitable for a young audience but adults will also be delighted by its meditative and gently psychedelic humour. “Delicate, touching and delightfully romantic, Fairy is an instant cult classic that makes you want to embrace its makers.” - Donald Hutera, Dance Europe October/2002 Fairy premiered in 2002 and has since charmed audiences on four continents and 12 countries. The events of September 11, 2001 had a strong influence on the creative process of the work, increasing the desire to search for comfort, hope and happiness. Karttunen Kollektiv is a contemporary dance company, led by choreographer Jyrki Karttunen. As the name indicates, it is a collective of artists who want to work together. The works are created collaboratively around Karttunen’s worldview.
KARTTUNEN KOLLEKTIV
CONTACT Pia Repo, international manager PHONE +31 6 51 66 63 48 MAIL pia@karttunenkollektiv.fi WEBSITE www.karttunenkollektiv.fi
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photographers: Sari Tervaniemi, Heli Rekula (left)
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K&C KEKÄLÄINEN & COMPANY The mission of Kekäläinen & Company is to promote dance as an intellectual art form with strong emotional and political potential. The creator of the company is choreographer-dancer Sanna Kekäläinen. Her work expands the experience of a dance performance, combining poetic and conceptual thinking, philosophy and strongly physical and original movement language. Kekäläinen has been described as a poet, provocateur, problem-setter and promoter of female existence. Her impressive body of work contains over sixty ensemble and solo works. K&C works at Cable Factory, Helsinki, where the company has studio stage K&C Space for performances and rehearsals. Besides producing its own works, K&C organizes national and international guest performances. International dialogue in dance has been essential to K&C since its birth in 1996. The company has toured extensively and it has been recognised as highly artistic, courageous and outstanding around the world.
KEKÄLÄINEN & COMPANY
CONTACT Lilja Lehmuskallio, manager PHONE +358 9 694 12 01, +358 50 35 35 141 MAIL kc@kekalainencompany.net WEBSITE www.kekalainencompany.net
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SUSANNA LEINONEN COMPANY Uniqueness, Uncompromised Artistic Vision, State of the Art Visualisation. Susanna Leinonen Company was formed in 2001. With her unique and articulate choreographic style, Susanna Leinonen combines classical know-how with contemporary movement thinking. Her works forge graphic and surrealistic visions, creating a total and uncompromising dance experience. Leinonen collaborates with composers and top visual designers to create original and breath taking performances. Leinonen is one of the most internationally acclaimed Finnish choreographers. Her works have toured in 18 countries in several festivals and venues such as Julidans, The Place and Dance Biennale Tokyo. Leinonen has also created commissioned works for major dance companies such as the Gรถteborg Ballet, the Finnish National Ballet and Danish Dance Theatre. Susanna Leinonen Company was chosen as one of the Key Projects in Finnish Cultural Export. The company is available for touring with several pieces created for 1-7 dancers. 46
Blinded MInd, photographer: Sakari Viika
CONTACT Marjo Pyykรถnen, manager PHONE +358 45 13 80 336 MAIL marjo@susannaleinonen.com WEBSITE www.susannaleinonen.com
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TERO SAARINEN COMPANY Dancer/choreographer Tero Saarinen and his company have toured 36 countries on every continent, performing at venues such as BAM and The Joyce in NY, Chaillot and Châtelet in Paris, and the Southbank Centre in London. Saarinen’s unique movement language merges influences ranging from Butoh and the martial arts to classical ballet and contemporary dance. Tero Saarinen Company’s trademarks also include profoundly expressive dancers, live music and striking visuals.
Borrowed Light, photographer: Dee Conway
An artist fascinating in both his innovation and interpretation LE FIGARO | If the opposite of Eurotrash is Eurogold, this outstanding contemporary dance troupe is a precious metal indeed THE GLOBE AND MAIL | One of the most stimulating and moving performances of the decade THE VILLAGE VOICE | Mesmerizing / Another striking winner THE NEW YORK TIMES
TERO SAARINEN
CONTACT Marja Ollikainen, booking manager PHONE +358 9 68 13 18 81 MAIL info@terosaarinen.com WEBSITE www.terosaarinen.com
Repertoire 2012–2013: Scheme of Things | Vox Balaenae w/ Ensemble intercontemporain (new!), Blossom and Decay double bill (new!), Borrowed Light w/ The Boston Camerata, Triple Bill* and Stravinsky Evening* (*incl. HUNT, Saarinen’s acclaimed take on Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring) 49
CONTACT Outi Järvinen, manager PHONE +358 9 72 68 89 89, +358 41 545 62 55 MAIL outi.jarvinen@zodiak.fi WEBSITE www.zodiak.fi
Zodiak – Center for New Dance is a progressive dance organisation in Helsinki and the most significant production house for contemporary dance in Finland. The mission of Zodiak is to produce, present and promote works of high artistic quality and innovative content. Zodiak co-produces 15-20 new dance productions per year. Zodiak also organises the annual Side Step Festival, an international festival of contemporary dance, and invites international guest performances. Committed to nurturing, initiating and enhancing the artistic process, Zodiak provides a platform for artistic research, residencies, workshops and other activities. Zodiak promotes its productions and organizes tours and exchange for its artists. Zodiak’s philosophy is to support emerging artists and to ensure diversity in contemporary dance. For more information about the artists and productions, please visit www.zodiak.fi 50
Doubt in Frame | Queen of Sweden kiolled Descartes, photographer: Kaisa Rautaheimo
ZODIAK - CENTER FOR NEW DANCE
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Kvart, photographer: Golli
ICELAND DANCE COMPANY The Iceland Dance Company (IDC), is the national dance company of Iceland. Under the artistic direction of Katrín Hall it has gained recognition as a world-class contemporary dance company. IDC has built an extensive repertoire by many of Europe’s leading contemporary choreographers. Meanwhile, it has led the development of Icelandic choreography and nurtured home-grown talent who have received international acclaim. The combination of these two approaches to building its repertoire has created a unique position for IDC on the international dance market, and the company prides itself on working with emerging talents in all artistic fields. IDC participates actively in various international networks in the field of dance and stage arts and has given numerous outstanding performances at major international dance theatres and festivals in Europe, China, Canada and the United States.
ICELAND DANCE COMPANY
CONTACT Katrín Hall, artistic director PHONE +354 664 04 00, +354 588 09 00 MAIL katrin.hall@id.is WEBSITE www.id.is
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THE JOURNEY OF THE PHOENIX - the price of transformation A mythical dance theatre concert based on the transformational story of the Phoenix. Eivör Pálsdóttir, musical treasure of Faroe Islands, Reijo Kela, the unique experimental dancer from Finland, and María Ellingsen, an actress from Iceland, breathe life into this symbolic myth. They take the audience into a dreamlike world for a close encounter with the actor and the dancer as the singer casts a spell. Myths serve as roadmaps when travelling through unfamiliar territory. The story of the Phoenix gives the audience an opportunity to reflect on their personal experience, to travel with the bird into the fire where it burns to ashes, transforms and takes to the skies again – reminding us that at the bottom of the abyss is the voice of salvation.
THE JOURNEY OF THE PHOENIX
CONTACT Sigrun Thorgeirsdottir, manager PHONE +354 860 00 96 MAIL sigrun@rif.is WEBSITE www.mariaellingsen.com/phoenix/
KVISS BÚMM BANG
CONTACT Ragnheiður Skúladóttir, manager PHONE +354 895 68 71 MAIL ragnheidur@lokal.is WEBSITE www.kvissbummbang.com
KVISS BÚMM BANG The extended life performance group Kviss Búmm Bang has made the normal and the abnormal their main fields of study. Kviss Búmm Bang believes that everything can and should be questioned, and they do that by creating a world and a social structure that participants can go into and experience. Participants may acquire a new name, a new partner, a new home and a script to follow; you may experience the work totally alone or with others. In most instances there is no audience, only willing participants. Eva Björk Kaaber, Eva Rún Snorradóttir and Vilborg Ólafsdóttir have been working together in Kviss Búmm Bang since early 2009. Eva Björk holds an MA in Performance Making from Goldsmith University in London, Eva Rún and Vilborg Ólafsdóttir are graduates of the Iceland Academy of the Arts, programme of theory & practice. They also have a background in the fine arts and social sciences. The group has performed at Wiener Festwochen, Baltic Circle, Lókal and the Bonus Theater Festival.
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CONTACT Alfrun Ornolfsdottir, manager PHONE +354 691 24 06 MAIL alfrun@meandmyfriends.org WEBSITE www.meandmyfriends.org
ME AND MY FRIENDS Me and my friends theatre-collective creates devised performances that aspire to explore human behaviour and impulses. In their first production, HUMANIMAL, 2009, which was acclaimed by critics and received 9 nominations for the Icelandic Theatre Awards, they set the tone for collaboration that cast doubt on the distinction between theatre, dance and the visual arts. HUMANIMAL is a kaleidoscopic view of the primal aspects of human behaviour: our drives, our malfunctions, and our excesses. Humanimal toured in Manitoba, Canada in 2010. In their most recent production, BE MY GUEST, 2011, the group continued its research in a playful exploration of humans as social beings. ME AND MY FRIENDS invites you to a gathering where the party animal is dissected, how it is revealed when it is vulnerable, lonely, hungry. The social being defends itself, dances, is pompous and yearns for a real connection. BE MY GUEST received three nominations for the Icelandic Theatre Awards. Both performances are available for touring. 58
photographer: Birgir ﾃ行leifur Gunnarsson
ME AND MY FRIENDS
CONTACT Lára Stefánsdóttir, artistic director PHONE +354 899 49 13 MAIL larastef@simnet.is WEBSITE www.larastef.is
PARS PRO TOTO is an independent dance company (1986) that has been directed by dancer/choreographer Lára Stefánsdóttir since 1996. She has received many grants and awards for her work (www.larastef.is). Among the awards are first prize for the duo ”Elsa” (2001) at the Helsinki International Choreographic Competition, in 2002 the solo ”Joi” received 1st prize at The 6th International Solo-Dance Theatre festival in Stuttgart and in 2004 her work ”Luna” (2004) received the Icelandic Theater award ”Griman”. The work “Sisters” (2008), performed by two women, was part of the SIDance Festival, South Korea 2010, also performed in Panama City in 2009. Sisters and many other works of PPT are easy to tour with. Although dance is the focal point in PPT works, the aim is to combine different art forms, dance, music, visual arts, film, acting, writing, etc. Besides performing in Iceland, PPT dance company has performed at art/dance festivals worldwide, including Berlin, Stuttgart, Denmark, London, the Faroe Islands, the Baltic countries, South Africa, Avignon, Japan, Bulgaria, Panama and South Korea. 60
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Little Jesus, photographer:
REYKJAVIK CITY THEATRE FAUST, a new production by Reykjavík City Theatre and the successfully radical Vesturport Theatre, features yet another collaborative effort by the formidable Gísli Örn Garðarsson and Nick Cave. THE PEOPLE IN THE BASEMENT is a powerful, bittersweet story and a reckoning with both the 1968 generation and traditional ideas about life. The authors won the Icelandic Drama Award as the best playwrights of 2011. LITTLE JESUS is an adventurous adaptation of the Gospel of Matthew as told by clowns. The heart-warming, revelatory, and strikingly original performance was the unquestioned winner of the Icelandic Drama Award in 2010, the Production of the Year, while the script received the Playwright of the Year award. YOU ARE HERE is a play taken straight from the reality of Iceland. The country is in the throes of a financial meltdown. What’s it like? Who’s to blame? Five nominations for the Icelandic Theatre Awards, hailed as a much needed look into the proverbial mirror of the illusive mind.
REYKJAVIK CITY THEATRE
CONTACT Frank Hall, dramaturg PHONE +354 568 55 00 MAIL frank@borgarleikhus.is WEBSITE www.borgarleikhus.is
Room 408, photographer: Snorri Gunnarsson
ROOM 408 |THE PROFESSIONAL AMATEURS ROOM 408 is a web theatre founded in 2009 by Steinunn and Hrafnhildur Hagalín. The company explores the internet as a venue using the medium as a vehicle for performance, a channel between performance places and inspiration for new writing. Each performance allows the audience to experience events in the virtual space and/or in the physical space where the performances take place. Room 408 allows the virtual world to affect both form and content of its pieces; the stories unfolding in multiple layers. The company was nominated for Prix Europa Prize 2010 and 2011 in the “Emerging Media” category.
ROOM 408
CONTACT Steinunn Knútsdóttir, Artistic director PHONE +354 662 48 05 MAIL steinunn@ahugaleikhus-atvinnumanna.com WEBSITE www.herbergi408.is
THE PROFESSIONAL AMATEURS, www.ahugaleikhusatvinnumanna.com, was founded in 2005 by a group of artists interested in pushing borders and making reflective theatre. The company offers their audience progressive theatre free and independent in process, form and content. They neither regard their performances as entertainment nor a product but rather as a dialog between actors and audience about issues concerning the human nature and have until this day not accepted any admission fees. 65
CONTACT Gie Baguet/Esther Welger Barboza PHONE +32 92 34 12 12, +33 17 118 60 17 MAIL info@fransbrood.com/esther.wb@neuf.fr WEBSITE www.ernaomarsdottir.com
SHALALA | ERNA OMARSDOTTIR Shalala was founded around the work of the Icelandic choreographer Erna Ómarsdóttir and her partner the musician /composer Valdimar Johannsson. The company is based in Iceland and Belgium. Their performances have mostly been shown in theatres and festivals all around Europe.The work is best described as multidisciplinary, where dance, theatre, music and visual arts blend together in weird but fascinating way. Intense, energetic and poetic performances where the boundaries of the performing arts are constantly being crossed and the line between performer and audience bent and distorted. Their most recent performances include Teach us to outgrow our madness, We saw Monsters and the Tickling Death Machine. Their duet Lazyblood concentrates on doing theatrical concert-performances which is best described as an electronically distorted metal opera. 66
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SHALALA
CONTACT Marta Nordal, manager PHONE +354 6949094 MAIL marta@utopia.is
THE THIEF The Thief is a new, cutting-edge theatre company. Its first production reconstructs one of Iceland’s best known plays, Eyvind of the Mountains; a true classic of Icelandic drama since 1911. The play is based on the popular folktale of a wealthy young woman who gives up everything to join her outlaw lover. The author, Jóhann Sigurjónsson, was hailed by contemporary critics as a peer of Ibsen and Strindberg. This particular production of Eyvind of the Mountains uses old radio recordings of the play, choreography from a Godard film and a minimalistic setting and lighting. The dense and focused performance tells the story of love and sacrifice in hostile surroundings. Eyvind of the Mountains was nominated for the Icelandic theatre awards “Griman” as the best performance of the year in 2011 and was invited to the International theatre festival Lokal in Iceland in September of the same year. This production of Eyvind of the Mountains was recorded for Radio One in Iceland. 68
photographer: Arnold Björnsson
THE THIEF
CONTACT Dýri Jónsson, producer PHONE +354 898 97 37 MAIL dyri@vesturport.com WEBSITE www.vesturport.com
VESTURPORT An independent group of Icelandic artists in the theatre and film genre. Founded in 2001, Vesturport has been called “the world’s most dazzling troupes” by The Guardia According to the BBC, “Vesturport’s shows have been such critical successes, doing what is almost impossible in today’s multimedia society; attracting a new fashionable young audience to the theatre. And, with their continued following of fans, Vesturport, it seems, have helped flamboyant physical theatre one step nearer becoming mainstream entertainment.” They have an average of four different productions touring each year and have given more than 1.000 performances abroad. In April 2011 Vesturport was awarded the European Theatre Award in the category of New Theatrical Realities, making it the first Nordic theatre company to receive the award. 70
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CARTE BLANCHE (NO) Carte Blanche is the Norwegian National Company of Contemporary Dance. The company’s repertoire includes creations by renowned Norwegian and international choreographers, as well as emphasizing the commissioning of new works by the younger generation of contemporary dance makers. This results in an eclectic, exciting and high-quality repertoire that aims to achieve the company’s goal of being at the forefront of the creation, presentation and development of contemporary dance. The company produces two new programmes and performs on average of four to six different productions yearly. In addition to touring nationally, Carte Blanche has gained extensive international recognition in recent years, resulting in guest performances in France, the United States, Germany, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Lithuania, Belgium and Switzerland. Available for touring during the 2012-13 season: Klokka 3 om ettermiddagen by Ina Christel Johannessen & Corps De Walk by Sharon Eyal. Artistic Director Bruno Heynderickx. 72
Corps de Walk, photographer: Erik Berg
CONTACT Kristin Lytskjold Raknes, PR manager PHONE +47 55 30 86 96, +47 908 04 666 MAIL kristin.raknes@ncb.no WEBSITE www.carteblanche.no
CARTE BLANCHE
OMega og D책dyret, photographer: Erik Berg
INGUN BJØRNSGAARD
CONTACT Kirre Arneberg, administrative director PHONE +47 92 83 00 31 MAIL kirre@ingunbp.no WEBSITE www.ingunbp.no
INGUN BJØRNSGAARD PROSJEKT Ingun Bjørnsgaard has been one of Norway’s most prominent choreographers for a number of years. With her beautiful, playful and well-composed productions, she has won the acclaim of both Norwegian and international audiences. In 1992 she founded the Ingun Bjørnsgaard Prosjekt (IBP). Parallel to the development of her own choreographic idiom through IBP, she has worked as a guest choreographer for companies such as the Royal Swedish Ballet, the Norwegian National Ballet, Carte Blanche Bergen, Komische Oper Berlin, and Northwest Tanzcompagnie Bremen/Oldenburg. Bjørnsgaard is the first Norwegian artist to have received the Norwegian dance critics’ award twice. Omega and the Deer (2011), which paints over Edvard Munch’s series “Alfa & Omega” with a density of movement, explores the modern human condition’s paradoxical and androgynous self-perception. In Munch’s archetypical and erotic universe, Bjørnsgaard finds resonance for her flirtation with the battle of the sexes, obscenity and alienation
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A Dance Tribute to Ping Pong, photographer: Knut Bry
JO STRØMGREN
CONTACT Sunniva Steine, general manager PHONE +47 41 31 82 32 MAIL mail@jskompani.no WEBSITE www.jskompani.no
JO STRØMGREN KOMPANI Jo Strømgren Kompani (JSK) is a Norwegian repertory company with large global distribution. Between 150 and 200 shows are performed in 15-20 countries every year. The overall touring list covers about 50 countries. The style is a unique mix of theatre, dance and puppet theatre. Another trademark is the extensive use of nonsensical languages. JSK offers A Dance Tribute to Ping Pong, A Dance Tribute to the Art of Football, The Society, The Border, and The Writer for the 2012/13 season. All productions are prepared for touring. Screenings of the feature film Destination Moscow and the dance film The Neighbour are available anytime. The company performs both in large national theatres and in small alternative venues. ”Physical theatre at its very best: daring, dark, unpredictable and charged with compressed intensity.” The Guardian ”Expertly straddling the fragile line between humor and horror.” New York Times
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PANTA REI DANSETEATER Since starting in February 2000, Panta Rei has enjoyed recognition for providing fresh, exciting and inspiring performance and teaching programmes. From its base in Oslo, Norway, the company devises new works for touring and develops educational programs to support its artistry. Artistic Policy: To create and produce high quality performance work that is artistically accessible. To work in close collaboration with associated professionals (dancers/choreographers, musicians, designers) using issues that engage and inform an innovative programme. To develop audiences for this work through a strong outreach programme designed in consultation with venues, funding bodies, promoters and local dance professionals to assure the appropriateness of the work. Mission Statement: Panta Rei aims to provide an imaginative and sensitive approach to its work. Its artistic development should respond to the qualities and input provided by individuals, whether company members, promoters or workshop participants.
PANTA REI DANSETEATER
CONTACT Anne Holck Ekenes, artistic director PHONE +47 92 01 22 64 MAIL anne@pantareidanseteater.com WEBSITE www.pantareidanseteater.com
Animal Magnetism 1, photographer: Sveinn Fannar Johannsson
HENRIETTE PEDERSEN
CONTACT Pernille Mogensen/Produsentbyrået, manager PHONE +47 95 26 64 84 MAIL pernille@produsentbyraet.no WEBSITE www.henriettepedersen.no
HENRIETTE PEDERSEN Henriette Pedersen is a choreographer who works somewhere between theatre, dance and the visual arts. Her expression stretches from the subtle introvert to the explosive extrovert, from hysteria to romance. She is known for challenging gender conventions, as well as for her unconditional love for her audience. Her performance trilogy Animal Magnetism (AM) revolves around the theme of hysteria. As an Orlando of hysteria, performer Kristine Karåla Øren walks through time and expresses the evolution of hysteria. From classic hysteria (AM1) through the dirty and suppressive aspects of female sexuality, with references to Freud’s theories of penis envy (AM2), and all the way to male hysteria (AM3). In her new trilogy, Riding Romance, Pedersen will perform a make-over of some central works of the romantic era, starting with the ballet Swan Lake. Then she will work her way through one of Caspar David Friedrich’s paintings until she reaches the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood.
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VERK PRODUKSJONER Winner of the Norwegian Hedda Prize 2011: ”Best performance of the year” Pär Lagerkvist (1891-1974) was a Swedish author, poet and winner of the 1951 Nobel prize in literature. His work revolves largely around the subject of people’s relationship to god. In 1920 he wrote The eternal smile which tells of a large group of dead people who are sitting somewhere in the darkness. Their location is unknown to them, perhaps nowhere; they sit and converse to pass the time – or rather eternity. As thousands of years pass, they become restless and start to question the meaning of it all. The enormous congregation of the dead becomes agitated and finally they rise up, determined to seek out God and get an answer. Verk Productions is known for its epic and vaudeville form of acting with satirical and political undertones, alternating rapidly between storytelling, acting and improvisation. 82
The Eternal Smile, photographer: Erik Berg
CONTACT Fredrik Nannestad, artistic director PHONE +47 95 24 60 61 MAIL verkproduksjoner@gmail.com WEBSITE www.balverk.anart.no
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ALAN LUCIEN ØYEN
Avenida Correintes, photographer: Yaniv Cohen
CONTACT Gunn Hernes, manager PHONE +47 95 90 65 51 MAIL producer@winterguests.com WEBSITE www.winterguests.com
WINTER GUESTS | ALAN LUCIEN ØYEN Established in 2006 as a producing and touring company for work created by choreographer and director Alan Lucien Øyen, the company is based in Bergen, Norway. What began as choreographic pieces with the use of text has branched into two parallel lines of work; choreographic work with dancers and staging of plays with actors. And sometimes a mix of both. winter guests tells stories of the contemporary world by the means of movement, text, video and music. The company aims to create performances of the highest quality with rich and dramatic content. Described as ”sincere and emotive,” the performances have engaged audiences and critics alike. winter guests has produced and toured with 7 full-length and 4 short works in 15 countries. Alan Øyen has won three 1st prizes for his choreographic works. The play ”AMERICA - Visions of love” won the ”Octoberdans Award” in 2010 for best stage performance 2009-10. In 2011 Alan Øyen won the Bergen City Artist Prize for his work within the field of Performing Arts.
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ZERO VISIBILITY CORP.
(im)possible, photographer: Erik Berg
CONTACT Lene Bang, international manager PHONE +45 22 56 02 69 MAIL lene@zerovisibility.no WEBSITE www.zerovisibility.no
ZERO VISIBILITY CORP. |INA CHRISTEL JOHANNESSEN zero visibility corp. and choreographer Ina Christel Johannessen have developed an artistic strategy that transcends some of the opposing tendencies in contemporary dance; between art-dance and pop-dance, “pure dance” and theatrical dance, humorous and serious dance – between aesthetic extremes in physically explicit and powerful expressions. It is perhaps in this insistence on concrete and physically demanding choreography that ZVC places itself in a theatrical dance tradition, creating a very individual artistic profile. ZVC is a leading Norwegian dance company that has achieved international acclaim. The company tours worldwide with performances of both smaller and medium scale, and the production involves partnerships with several international co-producers and collaborators. (im)possible (5 dancers) NOW SHE KNOWS (18 dancers) ...it’s only a rehearsal (2 dancers) ZVC will premiere two new creations in 2012 THIEF (2 dancers) – April Co-production with NorrlandsOperan and their Symphonic orchestra (7 dancers) – November
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CONTACT Magnus Nordberg, manager PHONE +46 8 559 133 86, + 46 70 450 70 60 MAIL magnus@nordbergmovement.se WEBSITE www.anderssondance.com
ÖRJAN ANDERSSON | ANDERSSON DANCE Örjan Andersson explores notions of time, space and movement through a unique style of perception, musicality and construction. From smaller and larger works for his own company, Andersson Dance, founded in 1996, and invitations to other companies, his versatile craft as a dance maker has earned him an indisputable position as one of Sweden’s most interesting choreographers.
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photographer: Mats Bäcker
Örjan Andersson has created works for NDT 1, Compania Nacional de Danza, the Ballet of Bern, Carte Blanche, Helsinki Dance Company, Cullberg Ballet, The Göteborg Ballet and the Swedish Royal Ballet, etc. A work for Skånes Dansteater with music by Sven David Sandström opened in 2011. On 7 February 2012 his new piece ”Name of the next song” for four dancers with live music by BJ Nilsen opens in co-production with Aarhus Theatre in Denmark.
ÖRJAN ANDERSSON
CONTACT Ulriqa Fernqvist, choreographer’s assistant PHONE +46 70 333 17 74 MAIL ulriqa@artofspectra.com WEBSITE www.artofspectra.com
ART OF SPECTRA | PETER SVENZON Choreographer and composer, Peter Svenzon, founded Art Of Spectra in 1998. His artistic expression is very significant and physical, directly communicating with his audience. His work with Art of Spectra has always challenged boundaries and his background as a break dancer is very evident in his work. Art of Spectra has created highly successful performances for both young and adult audiences. Art of Spectra’s production BOUNDARIES will tour the UK in 2012, managed by Dep Arts Ltd.
In 2011, Peter choreographed a contemporary West Side Story for the The Göteborg Opera. He has created dance works for the Göteborg Opera and Dansens Hus, etc. He has also choreographed theatre with directors such as Lars Norén, Sweden’s most prominent playwright. 90
photographer: Daniel Alonso van Camp
- The choreography, as always with Svenzon’s work, is physical, demanding and violent. It demands dancers with hypersensitivity to timing and clear phrasing… …with the women lifting, throwing and carrying and the men gentle in an embrace there are no traditional gender roles here. - The choreography is indeed demarcated and strong.
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BASTARDPRODUKTION
photographer: Malin Karlsson
CONTACT Tove Sahlin, choreographer PHONE +46 733 79 35 00 MAIL roses&beans@bastardproduktion.se WEBSITE www.bastardproduktion.se
ROSES & BEANS | BASTARDPRODUKTION By and with: Tove Sahlin & Dag Andersson The duet Roses and Beans is a playful critique of how love is organized and lived. The audience is invited to gather around the performers and listen to love songs, stories by famous couples, to see cute animals in love and choreographic suggestions on “genderosity” and similarity studies. The performance is an easy setup with 50 seats and a creamy cake to share. Roses & Beans has been performed in galleries, foyers, clubs, apartments and classrooms. It has been presented at Rencontres Internationales Chorégraphiques Paris, Tanz im August and Nordwind Festival, Berlin, IETM Stockholm, etc. Among the bookings for 2012 are El Eco in Mexico City and the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao. Bastardproduktion is a collaborative platform for five independent performance and film makers, based in Stockholm. Please visit our website for more information. Duration: 60 minutes, coffee and cake for everyone.
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CONTACT Åsa Edgren, international manager PHONE +46 73 324 11 14 MAIL asa.edgren@locoworld.se WEBSITE www.locoworld.se
PHILIPPE BLANCHARD Philippe Blanchard has been at the forefront of Swedish dance for the past fifteen years. His works have developed into detailed studies influenced by behaviour and relationships. He consciously plays with the performer in time and space; juxtaposing, stacking, interlocking and morphing hybrid moments and movements. Stolen images, frozen moments and carefully selected details are exposed, framed between stillness and motion. In his latest independent production “How About You?” Philippe explores the search for oneself in the other. “There is more of me somewhere else. Somewhere perhaps where I have never been. Someone that I have never met. Someone that I know, that looks like me or feels like me but is not me. I even suspect that I am not myself. I am someone else who is looking for me.” How About you? is on the repertoire throughout the 2013 season. 94
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CULLBERG BALLET
JJS Voices, photographer: Carl Thorborg
CONTACT Monica Fredriksson, managing director PHONE +46 8 531 99 125 MAIL monica.fredriksson@cullbergbaletten.se WEBSITE www.cullbergbaletten.se
CULLBERG BALLET Cullberg Ballet has performed around the world and is an important element in the international presentation of Swedish culture. The company also engages in national outreach through its tours in Sweden. The company collaborates with a variety of national and international choreographers and performing artists who create works for large and small stages. Cullberg Ballet’s activities encompass projects and productions, including site-specific appearances and collaboration with dance training programmes. Anna Grip is the company’s artistic director. Cullberg Ballet was founded by Birgit Cullberg in 1967 under the auspices of Riksteatern, Sweden’s national touring theatre. The company currently has 16-18 dancers from nearly as many countries. Since its inception, the stage personalities and technical strength of its dancers have been Cullberg Ballet’s defining characteristics. Cullberg Ballet is part of Riksteatern.
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CONTACT Myriam Mazzoni, general manager PHONE +46 31 12 97 46 MAIL info@dansbyran.se WEBSITE www.dansbyran.se
DANSBYRÅN Dansbyrån is an independent platform for artistic development in contemporary dance. Since 2001, Dansbyrån has provided encounters at the intersection of artistic theory and practice. They facilitate artistic research and professional development through workshops, residency programs and labs. Dansbyrån is based in Gothenburg, Sweden and work with international partners and networks.
Dansbyrån’s in-house choreographers are Paula de Hollanda, Moa Matilda Sahlin and Marika Hedemyr. They are also founders of Dansbyrån. For information about the current programme, check out www.dansbyran.se. 98
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Dansbyrån’s studio in central Gothenburg is the hub of all their activities. The program Dansbaren (The dance bar) is a monthly evening of open discussions about theory and practice, inviting practitioners, theorists and audiences for the past 10 years. The 2010/2011 season was curated by Kate Elswitt, lecturer at Stanford University, and included guests such as Harmony Bench, Erin Manning, João Fiadeiro, Petra Kuppers and Susan Klein.
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HELENA FRANZÉN
I am not looking back, photographer: Carl Thorborg
CONTACT Birgit Lindholm, manager PHONE +46 70 173 16 26 MAIL producent@helenafranzen.se WEBSITE www.helenafranzen.se
HELENA FRANZÉN Helena Franzén is a key player at the forefront of Swedish contemporary dance with an extensive résumé both as a dancer and choreographer. Throughout the years, she has developed a personal movement vocabulary, charged with intricate, physical challenges and explosiveness – a poetry of the articulated body. Anatomical structures, dynamic progression and physical functions are recurrent themes in her artistic pursuits. She has developed several close collaborative projects with musicians from the Scandinavian pop scene. The music and the dance challenge each other, creating a nerve and density running through the dynamics of the moving body. Helena Franzén has created works for the Göteborg Ballet, Skånes Dansteater, Norrdans, DDT Company and the Royal Opera in Copenhagen, etc. In autumn 2012 Franzén will present her new creation Slipping Through My Fingers at Dansens Hus, Stockholm as well as touring with the performance I’m Not Looking Back within DanceNet Sweden.
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CONTACT Åsa Edgren, international manager PHONE +46 73 324 11 14 MAIL asa.edgren@locoworld.se WEBSITE www.opera.se
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The artistic director of the Göteborg Ballet is Adolphe Binder. It is part of the Gothenburg Opera, one of few contemporary dance companies in this kind of organization. Most of its productions are created for a large stage. For the touring part of the programme, smaller stage productions are also created. In the city of Gothenburg, the company performs a series of artistic site-specific activities. The Göteborg Ballet has toured extensively and successfully around the world. 102
Looming Sky, choreographer Stijn Celis, photographer: Urban Jörén
The Göteborg Ballet is the largest contemporary repertory company in the Nordic countries, with 40 outstanding dancers from 17 countries. With its diversity and innovative style, the company has established itself internationally. The Göteborg Ballet focuses on new creations by contemporary choreographers, from highly physical to theatrical. The company is multifaceted, attracting choreographers to create exclusive original works. (Wim Vandekeybus, Alexander Ekman, Mats Ek, Sasha Waltz, Helena Franzén, Gunilla Heilborn, Jo Strømgren, Stijn Celis, Johan Inger and Örjan Andersson have been amongst the guest-artists).
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MARIKA HEDEMYR | CROWD COMPANY Marika Hedemyr is a Swedish choreographer of contemporary dance. She creates dance theatre for stages and public locations, averaging of one or two productions per year. Since 2000 she has been the artistic director and choreographer of Crowd Company, based in Gothenburg. Hedemyr currently divides her time between freelance engagements and her own productions for Crowd Company. I denna ljuva, photographer: Anna von Brömssen
She finds inspiration in pedestrian movements, nonverbal communication and challenging the borders and venues for dance performances. She is often engaged in international projects on artistic practice. Hedemyr’s work is characterized by mundane situations in a twisted reality, a high degree of identification, humour and physicality. The musical elements in her stage productions are either new or rewritten works by contemporary composers. In her pop-up pieces for public locations, she deliberately uses only the dancer’s character and the choreography – no set design, sound or light.
MARIKA HEDEMYR
CONTACT Marika Hedemyr, artistic director PHONE +46 73 312 35 51 MAIL info@marikahedemyr.com WEBSITE www.marikahedemyr.com, www.crowdcompany.com
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CONTACT Åsa Edgren, international manager PHONE +46 73 324 11 14 MAIL asa.edgren@locoworld.se WEBSITE www.gunillaheilborn.se
GUNILLA HEILBORN Gunilla Heilborn is a choreographer and filmmaker based in Stockholm known for work imbued with openness, lightness and a touch of irony.
“When the duo dances together, lightly, artlessly and freely, the irony falls away, exposing the unassuming person beneath. Pure perfection. ”Örjan Abrahamsson, Swedish national daily, Dagens Nyheter This is not a love story is co-produced by NXT-STEP, Norrlandsoperan and Dansens Hus, Stockholm. 106
This is not a love story, photographer: Jonas Bohlin
The new production on the 2012 repertoire is entitled ’This is not a love story’. It embodies a delicate search for context and connections, which always seem to be slightly beyond our reach. The story is not about the destination, but about the transformation and reflection while on the path. The journey keeps starting over and over again. It’s a story of two reluctant heroes – Kowalski and Vera. At least those are their names in one of the scenes. They talk, dance and never stop asking questions: Who did what? When? Where? And why?
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Within Reasonable Limits, photographer: Ă…se Bengtsson Helin
MALIN HELLKVIST SELLÉN Choreographer Malin Hellkvist Sellén has earned a position as one of Sweden’s most intriguing movement examiners during the 10 years since her debut. Often referring to her work as physical reflections on a specific theme or topic, she alternates between solo performances and larger group pieces. Her dance is as clearly political and philosophical as sensuous, physical and emotional. Hellkvist Sellén’s recurring themes are normativity, identity and a search for contexts in which movement is justified. Among her latest creations is ”Pink promises”, a solo for Marianne Kjaserund deriving from examinations of certain modes of social dancing and bodies politic. In 2010 Hellkvist opened ”Within reasonable limits”, a piece that emanated from an open public call for non-professional and professional dancers. She is currently starting a twoyear project entitled ”At your service”. Hellkvist Sellén’s work has gained her a large following that returns to her performances over and over.
MALIN HELLKVIST SELLÉN
CONTACT Magnus Nordberg, manager PHONE +46 8 559 133 86, +46 70 450 70 60 MAIL magnus@nordbergmovement.se WEBSITE www.malinhellkvistsellen.se
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CONTACT Anna Henricson, manager PHONE +46 31 82 74 93 MAIL anna@producentbyran.se WEBSITE www.iraqibodies.com
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photographer: Stefan Edetoft
Iraqi Bodies is a dance group formed in 2002 in Baghdad, currently residing in Gothenburg and Amsterdam. Iraqi Bodies in Sweden is run by choreographer and dancer Anmar Taha. In exploring and investigating the connections between dance and physical theatre, the group has gained unanimous critical acclaim over the last couple of years. With moving performances such as “The Sleepers” and “Unidentified,” the group has managed to carve out a unique niche for itself in the field of contemporary dance. It’s a world where sparse lighting, silence and near immobility are coupled with seemingly erratic yet repetitive movements, at times creating an atmosphere of discomfort and unease but also tremendous beauty. Using almost archaic movements and textures, the aim is to articulate feelings of loss, frustration and isolation, but perhaps to also show a tiny sliver of light and hope. Their newest piece Vowels will premiere in Gothenburg in 2012.
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CONTACT Christina Vainio, manager PHONE +46 70 527 11 17 MAIL info@raandevo.se WEBSITE www.raandevo.se
LENA JOSEFSSON & KOMPANI RAANDE-VO Choreographer Lena Josefsson has a fascinating personality and is among the elite of the Swedish dance scene. She has been recognised for several of her works, thanks to her unique style, which is based on a personal movement language with a richly nuanced feeling for music and rhythm. Josefsson has received the Cullberg Prize. She was born and grew up in Zaire and later trained at the University of Dance in Stockholm. Her upbringing was influenced by African culture, which is often evident in her artistic work. Kompani Raande-Vo is based in Örebro, with dancers and musicians from around the world. Over the years, Josefsson has staged collaborative projects with professional dancers in Asia, Africa and Europe. The diverse cultural backgrounds of the artists form the essence of her exiting and vibrant style of choreography. Using dance as its instrument, the company crosses various boundaries in the world of art, reinforcing its universal language. Josefsson is currently preparing a work entitled “Riskzon” to open in April 2012. 112
LENA JOSEFSSON photographer: Martin Skoog, masks by My Walther
photographer: Korda Art Productions
KORDA ART PRODUCTIONS Choreographer/Dancer Linda Forsman and Set and Lightdesigner/Visual Artist Lou T Lundqvist create beautiful, poetic and visual performances of dance, music, light, set and film. In Stigsbo, Dalarna, they are developing PRO ARTIS – an international centre for choreography, art and literature. KORDA does co-productions, commissioned work, national and international collaborative efforts, and present their work in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Chile, Canada, Russia, Switzerland and Taiwan. During 2012 KORDA has two pieces in repertoire: OCEAN SONG and ARAMAR – the place within/ Tales from the countryside becomes poetry of the body, with three dancers Madeleine Karlsson, Åsa N. Åström, Oskar Frisk and musician composer Simon Stålspets. NADIR and NIERÍKA, our dance films, were screened in the category ”Cinema of tomorrow – New Trends ” at The World Film Festival in Montreal, Canada and also sold to Air Canada, Kunstkanaal in the Netherlands and the Public Service Television in Taiwan.
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CONTACT Linda Forsman, choreographer PHONE +46 70 206 93 37 MAIL linda@korda.org WEBSITE www.korda.org
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CONTACT Minna Krook, choreographer PHONE +46 73 622 43 17 MAIL info@minnakrook.se WEBSITE www.minnakrook.se
MINNA KROOK DANS MINNA KROOK DANS is a dance company that caters to both children and adults. It was established in 1999 and is run by choreographer Minna Krook. Based in Stockholm, the company tours frequently in Sweden and is renowned and highly appreciated throughout the country. The company has also made several guest appearances abroad.
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Om vänskap, photographer: Anna Nyberg
Minna Krook is one of Sweden’s most well established choreographers of dance performances for children. She created the first dance performance in Sweden for babies, “Oh, Hello Baby”, for which the company received much acclaim. Performed regularly since its premier in 2004, her performance “ALL GONE!” has been hailed by critics as “a classic”. The dance company’s productions are colourful, vibrant and unpredictable, combining dance, text, visual arts and specially composed music.
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CONTACT Jeanette Langert, choreographer PHONE +46 73 741 55 76 MAIL jeanettelangert@hotmail.com WEBSITE www.jeanettelangert.com
Jeanette Langert has been called one of Sweden’s most intriguing choreographers, while the press has praised her unique, idiomatic style. Her uncompromising attitude has expanded the boundaries of dance. Langert’s minimalist approach both moves and startles her audiences. Among her choreographic achievements are the highly acclaimed fuktig (2011), Julie3 (2010) – which was contracted by The Göteborg Ballet – inuti (2009), Fröken (2008) and MERA MERA (2006). All of her productions are in collaboration with Bente Lykke Møller, an internationally renowned stage and costume designer. Langert was awarded the 2011 Birgit Cullberg scholarship. 118
Miss Julie3 with The Göteborg Ballet, photographer: Jonas Bohlin
JEANETTE LANGERT
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PONTUS LIDBERG
photographer: Erin Baiano (left), Johan Gunséus (right)
A Swedish choreographer and director of international acclaim, Pontus Lidberg is most recognized for his dance film “The Rain” (2007), for which he has received numerous awards around the world. Also a choreographer for the stage, Lidberg has created over 25 works both in Sweden and on the international scene. In October 2010, the Guggenheim Museum’s Works and Process series commissioned and presented his second work, entitled “Vespertine,” for Morphoses . In spring of the same year, he was artist in residence at Joyce SoHo and the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York, working on his latest dance film ”Labyrinth Within”, featuring a score by composer David Lang. He has created works for major international dance companies, including the Royal Danish Ballet, the Beijing Dance Theatre, the Norwegian National Ballet, as well as for his own group Pontus Lidberg Dance. Pontus Lidberg Dance made its U.S. debut at the Fall for Dance festival in New York in November 2011.
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CONTACT Pontus Lidberg PHONE +46 70 638 19 13 MAIL pontus@lidberg.se WEBSITE www.lidberg.se/pontus
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CONTACT Lotta Melin, choreographer PHONE +46 70 882 90 78 MAIL melinart@msn.com WEBSITE www.lottamelin.com
LOTTA MELIN Choreographer, performance artist Lotta Melin often works in cooperation with other art forms and has extensive experience in experimental music, art and new media. For many years she explored the connection between sound and movement and readily uses herself as an instrument. LM creates solo, ensemble and bigger site-specific works. Based in Stockholm, LM has participated in a number of international festivals, including Avanto, Roma Europa, Koda, Outer Ear, Guldbenkian, SKIF-8, Utah Arts Festival and the Seoul Performing Arts Festival.
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Labuena Muerte, photographer: Lotta Melin
The performance trio Agrare, together with the Norwegian noise musicians Hild Sofie Tafjord and Maja Ratkje, created several internationally acclaimed works imbued with electronic music and a large dose of experimentation. The group’s latest work A Safe Place to Die premiered at Dansens Hus in Stockholm 2010, and received fantastic reviews.
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CONTACT Bronja Novak Lindblad, choreographer PHONE +46 31 82 77 28 MAIL bronja@bigwind.se WEBSITE www.bigwind.se
BRONJA NOVAK | BIG WIND Bronja is a stunning performer and choreographer. She uses any tool that’s needed to reach her goal, whether it’s hard-core choreography, improvisation, acting or music. With a personality rich in both humour and vulnerability, she creates and performs work that never leaves the audience untouched. Her improvisational skills create close encounters with the audience, always with respect and subtlety.
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photographer: Anna von Brömssen
Trained in London and Canada, and having spent a great deal of time in the United States and Berlin, Bronja has brought the world back to her base in Sweden. She creates original work for both adults and children. There is no audience she can’t challenge and charm with her warmth and her strength of character. She has a native talent, a rare ability to create a genuinely good feeling in people. Through collaboration, she grows and diversifies and works together with a wide range of individuals and organizations. Having choreographed over 30 pieces, she is well known for Ballet de la MC and Die Damen von Welt.
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photographer: Carl Thorborg
VIRPI PAHKINEN DANCE COMPANY 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. Her solos have met with critical acclaim round the world and have been presented at the Adelaide Festival, Madrid en Danza, Festival Cervantino and other festivals. She has also created works for companies such as North 59°, Skånes Dansteater, the Vietnamese National Ballet, the Ballet Poznanski and the Finnish National Opera, and produced dance films for television and cinema. Pahkinen has been awarded several prizes, including the Svenska Dagbladet Opera Prize, Carina Ari Gold Medal and the First Choreography Prize at the International Dance Theatre Festival in Stuttgart. In June 2011 Pahkinen was awarded Litteris et Artibus, a royal Swedish medal, for her outstanding artistic contributions as a dancer and choreographer.
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CONTACT Emelie Bergbohm, manager PHONE +46 73 069 67 78 MAIL emelie@culturecommunications.se WEBSITE www.pahkinen.com
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CONTACT Åsa Edgren, international manager PHONE +46 73 324 11 14 MAIL asa.edgren@locoworld.se WEBSITE www.sirqusalfon.com
SIRQUS ALFON TELEVISION - SATV Sirqus Alfon won the Audience Prize at the Berlin Lacht International Street Festival in 2004. In 2009, they mesmerised the audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with more than 20 shows. In 2011 they produced a high-class production with digital tools at their fingertips – SATV: green screen, bluetooth, IR-technique and webcasting. Sirqus Alfon are heartbreakers, and you are addicted once you have experienced them. They are a cover band, mixing pop music, clowning, chaos and comedy. Their style is highly original. In SATV they interact with their live audience and create a stage show of mindblowing technical capacity. SATV, which is designed for venues from 200 to 3,000 seats, is now available for booking all through 2014.
Bombastic Sirqus! Folkbladet A new genre based on a technique that you have never seen on stage before. Hysterical, fabulous and different from everything I have ever seen. Norrköpings tidningar 128
SATV, photographer: Håkan Larsson
SATV is co-produced by Sweden’s National Touring Theatre.
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Between Snow, photographer: Malin Arnesson
SKÅNES DANSTEATER Skånes Dansteater is Sweden’s largest independent dance company, a contemporary dance repertory ensemble presenting works by Swedish and international choreographers. During the past 15 years, Skånes Dansteater has presented relevant and engaging performing art to a wide audience, from grand scale performances on northern Europe’s largest stages engaging orchestra and choir to small scale intimate face to face site-specific performances. The company consists of 16 dancers from 10 countries. Besides the performances, the company is involved in community and inspirational projects, lectures and other artistic projects such as films, festivals, collaborative projects, etc. The company performs on its own stage as well as at the Malmö Opera and on tour in the Skåne region, in Sweden and abroad. Since 2005, Skånes Dansteater’s facilities, with a permanent stage, have been located in Malmö where the company’s own productions – as well as guest performances and other events – are held.
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CONTACT Maria Schreiber, PR & marketing PHONE +46 40 20 84 73 MAIL maria.schreiber@skanesdansteater.se WEBSITE www.skanesdansteater.se
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CONTACT Magnus Nordberg, manager PHONE +46 0 8 559 133 86, + 46 0 70 450 70 60 MAIL magnus@nordbergmovement.se WEBSITE www.bjorn-safsten.com
BJÖRN SÄFSTEN Focusing on the examination of movement as an ambivalent language, constructing methods for each new artistic endeavour, Björn Säfsten, choreographer and dancer, shines new light on the human body in a context of movement. In constant search for a method, he uses limitations as a portal to examine his own artistic heritage and to comment on the discourses that he works within.
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photographer: Niklas Dennermalm
Since their debut piece, ”The adaptation,” created in residence in Alcalá de Henares Madrid Spain (2006), Säfsten and his collaborative artistic team have created several productions together. The piece “In trembling space” earned him first prize in the choreographic competition at Dansens Hus in Stockholm in 2007. In 2009, Säfsten was awarded the Cullberg Prize. His latest creation,
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Opera Mecatronica, photographer: Elias LindĂŠn
ÅSA UNANDER-SCHARIN The choreographic works of Åsa Unander-Scharin offer exhilarating experiences that stretch and add new perspectives to body, space and acoustic capacity with highly advanced technology. In 2008 she choreographed The Crystal Cabinet at Piteå Chamber Opera and Desire, Chaos and Geometry for the Vietnam National Opera Ballet. Her thesis “Human mechanics and soulful machines” was published the same year. In 2010 her robot bird Robocygne and the computer directed marionette Olimpia premiered. The dance works have been invited to the ARCO Contemporary Art Fair in Madrid, Monaco Dance Forum, National Arts Centre in Mexico City, Rotterdam Opera Festival, art galleries and museums. The Lamentations of Orpheus was awarded an honorary mention by VIDA 2.0, and in VIDA 9.0 Petrushkas’ Cry received the special prize. Touring productions in 2012-13 are the eight digital and robotic installations of Opera Mecatronica, the mythopoetic Swanlake Revisited and the stage performance Artificial Body Voices.
ÅSA UNDANDER-SCHARIN
CONTACT Åsa Unander-Scharin PHONE +46 70 989 08 01 MAIL brevlada@scenochsinne.a.se WEBSITE www.operamecatronica.com
CONTACT Viktor Gyllenberg, artistic director PHONE +46 73 968 82 77 MAIL info@vifira.se WEBSITE www.vifira.se
VIFIRA VIFIRA is a performing arts company with an emphasis on dance and circus. VIFIRA produces and tours with performances in addition to workshops for all ages. The company strives to develop interdisciplinary encounters between dance and circus, the process of widening audiences and markets, and the perspective of gender equality. Vifira is run by Viktor Gyllenberg and Malin Stattin.
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photographer: Håkan Larsson
BLÅSTÄLL Dressed in blue work overalls (Blåställ), the artists manipulates bodies, objects, and expectations – a performance about cooperation, the importance and joy of moving and a touch of Swedish traditions. Juggling, dance and acrobatics are used to create a close relationship between the performers, as well as with the audience through interactive, etc.
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CONTACT Lisa Spets, artistic director PHONE +46 8 702 92 01 MAIL info@zebradans.nu WEBSITE www.zebradans.nu
ZEBRADANS ZebraDans’s mission is to give its young audiences as good a supply of dance as its adult spectators. They present our performances at day-care centres, schools and general audiences. Today ZebraDans reaches about 20,000 children on our stage and tours. Their stage is located in Stockholm. ZebraDans focuses on ensuring that as many children as possible have the op portunity to see great dance. Current performances: Hello, what’s your name? – Mira, Måns & Tove dance in a magically enticing room set. The story of names and identity is cleverly illustrated with contemporary dance, music, songs and animation.
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Colourful – A tribute to the multitude through dance, music and colours in a wonderful hodgepodge. We want to inspire all children to love all colours and to be just as colourful as they want to be.
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Please find information about the artists sorted by artistic category and country. Numbers marked in red refer to the map at page 5 where you can see their locations and how to get there.
INDEPENDENT CHOREOGRAPHERS/PROJECTS
INSTITUTIONS
Örjan Andersson/Andersson Dance - www.anderssondance.com 34 Art of Spectra - www.artofspectra.com 35 BastardProduktion - www.bastardproduktion.se 34 Philippe Blanchard - www.locoworld.se 34 Dansbyrån - www.dansbyran.se 35 Helena Franzén - www.helenafranzen.se 34 Marika Hedemyr/Crowd Company - www.marikahedemyr.com 35 Gunilla Heilborn - www.gunillaheilborn.se 34 Malin Hellkvist Sellén - www.malinhellkvistsellen.se 34 Iraqi Bodies - www.iraqibodies.com 35 Lena Josefsson & Kompani Raande-Vo - www.raandevo.se 37 Korda Art Productions - www.korda.org 34 Jeanette Langert - www.jeanettelangert.com 35 Pontus Lidberg - www.lidberg.se/pontus 34 Lotta Melin - www.lottamelin.com 34 Minna Krook Dans - www.minnakrook.se 34 Bronja Novak/Big Wind - www.bigwind.se 35 Virpi Pahkinen - www.pahkinen.com 34 Sirqus Alfon - www.sirqusalfon.com 34 Björn Säfsten - www.bjorn-safsten.com 34 Åsa Unander-Scharin - www.operamecatronica.com 34 Zebra Dans - www.zebradans.nu 34
Cullberg Ballet - www.cullbergballet.se 34 The Göteborg Ballet - www.opera.se 35 Skånes Dansteater - www.skanesdansteater.se 36
INDEPENDENT CIRCUS ViFira - www.vifira.se 34 Nordic Circus - www.nordic-circus.org
FESTIVALS Almost out of sight - www.weld.se 34 bibu.se - performing arts biennial for children and youth www.bibu.se 39 Göteborgs Dans & Teaterfestival - www.festival.goteborg.se 35 MADE - www.made.se 38 Stockholms Kulturfestival - www.kulturfestivalen.stockholm.se 34
VENUES Atalante - www.atalante.se 35 Dansens Hus - www.dansenshus.se 34 Göteborgs Stadsteater - www.goteborg.stadsteater.se 35 Inkonst - www.inkonst.se 36 MDT - www.mdt.se 34 Orionteatern - www.orionteatern.se 34 Palladium/Dansstationen - www.dansstationen.nu 36 Pustervik - www.pustervik.se 35 Södra Teatern - www.sodrateatern.se 34 WELD - www.weld.se 34
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Henriette Pedersen - www.henriettepedersen.no 25 Ingun Bjørnsgaard Prosjekt - www.ingunbp.no 25 Jo Strømgren Kompani - www.jskompani.no 25 Panta Rei Danseteater - www.pantareidanseteater.no 25 Verk Produksjoner - www.balverk.anart.no 25 Winter Guests/Alan Lucien Øyen - www.winterguests.com 30 Zero Visibility Corp/Ina Christel Johannessen - www.zerovisibility.no 25
Black Box Teater (Oslo) – www.blackbox.no 25 BIT Teatergarasjen (Bergen) – www.bit-teatergarasjen.no 30 Teaterhuset Avant Garden (Trondheim) – www.avantgarden.no 31 Dansens Hus (Oslo) – www.dansenshus.com 25 Dramatikkens hus (Oslo) – www.dramatikkenshus.no 25 Grusomhetens Teater (Oslo) – www.grusomhetensteater.no 25 Tou Scene (Stavanger) – www.touscene.com 29 Rådstua Teaterhus (Tromsø) – www.raadstua.no 33 Bærum Kulturhus (Bærum) – www.baerumkulturhus.no 26
INSTITUTIONS Carte Blanche - www.carteblanche.no 30
FESTIVALS
INDEPENDENT CHOREOGRAPHERS/PROJECTS
Stamsund Internasjonale Teaterfestival www.stamsund-internasjonale.no 32 Porsgrunn Internasjonale teaterfestival - www.pit.no 28 Showbox - www.scenekunstbruket.no 25 CODA - www.codadancefest.no 25 METEOR - www.bit-teatergarasjen.no 30 Ibsenfestivalen - www.nationaltheatret.no 25 Oktoberdans - www.bit-teatergarasjen.no 30 Festspillene i Bergen - www.fib.no 30 Ultima, Oslo Contemporary Music Festival - www.ultima.no 25 Markedet for Scenekunst i Sandefjord 27
Alpo Aaltokoski Company - www.aaltokoskicompany.fi 10 Glims & Gloms - www.glimsgloms.com 11 Karttunen Kollektiv - www.karttunenkollektiv.fi 10 Kekäläinen & Company - www.kekalainencompany.net 10 Susanna Leinonen - www.susannaleinonen.com 10 Tero Saarinen - www.terosaarinen.com 10
INSTITUTIONS Helsinki Dance Company - www.hdc.fi 10
VENUES Zodiak - Center for New Dance, Helsinki - www.zodiak.fi 10 Kiasma Theatre, Helsinki - www.kiasma.fi 10 JoJo - Oulu Dance Center - www.jojo.fi 18
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FESTIVALS
INSTITUTIONS
Kuopio Dance Festival, Kuopio - www.kuopiodancefestival.fi 13 Full Moon Dance Festival, Pyhäjärvi - www.fullmoondance.fi 14 Side Step Festival, Helsinki - www.sivuaskel.fi 10 Moving in November, Helsinki - www.liikkeellamarraskuussa.fi 10 Helsinki Festival, Helsinki - www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi 10 Tampere Theatre Festival - www.teatterikesa.fi 15 Baltic Circle, International Theatre Festival, Helsinki www.balticcircle.fi 10 Jyväskylä Festival - www.jyvaskylankesa.fi 12 Cirko-festival, Helsinki - www.cirko.fi 10
Iceland Dance Company - www.id.is 19 Reykjavik City Theatre - www.borgarleikhus.is 19
REGIONAL DANCE CENTRES Regional Dance Center in Northern Finland, Regional Dance Center of Ostrobothnia (Vaasa) 17 , Regional Dance Center of Eastern Finland (Kuopio) 13, Central Finland Regional Dance Center (Tampere 15 Jyväskylä) 12, Regional Dance Center of Western Finland (Turku) 16 www.tanssinaluekeskukset.fi Zodiak - Center for New Dance Helsinki - www.zodiak.fi 10
INDEPENDENT CHOREOGRAPHERS/PROJECTS The Journey of the Phoenix - www.mariaellingsen.com/phoenix 19 Kviss Búmm Bang - www.kvissbummbang.com 19 Me and My Friends - www.meandmyfriends.org 19 Pars Pro Toto - www.larastef.is 19 Shalala/Erna Omarsdottir - www.ernaomarsdottir.com 19
INDEPENDENT THEATRES/PROJECTS Room 408 - www.herbergi408.is 19 The Thief - marta@utopia.is 19 Vesturport - www.vesturport.com 19
FESTIVALS Act Alone - www.actalone.net 22 LÓKAL -International Theatre Festival Reykjavík - www.lokal.is 19 The Reykjavik Arts Festival - www.artfest.is 19 Reykjavik Dance Festival - www.dancefestival.is 19 Sequences - www.sequences.is 19
VENUES Akureyri City Theatre - www.leikfelag.is 20 Hof Culturalhouse Hof - www.menningarhus.is 20 Fljotdalsherað Culture center - Sláturhúsið Cultural Center www.slaturhusid.is 23 Iðnó - www.idno.is 19 Loftkastalinn - www.loftkastalinn.is 19 National Theatre - www.leikhusid.is 19 The North Pole - www.nordurpollinn.com 24 Reykjavik City Theatre - www.borgarleikhus.is 19 Tjarnarbio - www.tjarnarbio.is 19
THEATRES & VENUES
Aaben Dans - www.aabendans.dk 4 Cantabile 2 - www.cantabile2.dk 5 Carte Blanche - www.cblanche.dk 8 Granhøj Dans - www.granhoj.dk 2 Kassandra Produktion - www.kassandra-produktion.dk 2 Mute Comp. Physical Theatre - www.mute-comp.dk 1 Yossi Berg & Oded Graf - www.yossioded.com 1
Aarhus teater – www.aarhusteater.dk 2 Baltoppen - www.baltoppen.dk 1 Betty Nansen Teatret - www.bettynansen.dk 1 Bora Bora - www.entrescenen.dk 2 CaféTeatret - www.cafeteatret.dk 1 Cantabile2 - www.cantabile2.dk 5 Copenhagen Music Theatre - www.kobenhavnsmusikteater.dk 1 DanseScenen - www.dansescenen.dk 1 Entré Scenen - www.entrescenen.dk 2 Gasværket - www.gasvaerket.dk 1 Helsingør Teater - www.helsingor-teater.dk 3 Kulturhus Aarhus - www.kulturhusaarhus.dk 2 Mungo Park - www.mungopark.dk 9 Odin Teatret - www.odinteatret.dk 40 Husets Teater - www.husetsteater.dk 1 Republique - www.republique.dk 1 The Royal Danish Theatre - www.kglteater.dk 1
INDEPENDENT THEATRES/PROJECTS Mungo Park - www.mungopark.dk 9 Republique - www.republique.dk 1
INSTITUTIONS Dansk Danseteater/Danish Dance Theatre - www.danishdance.com 1
FESTIVALS Aarhus Festival - www.aarhusfestuge.dk 2 Metropolis – Biennale - www.kit.dk 1 Contemporary Circus Festival - www.kit.dk 1 Waves - www.wavesfestival.dk 5 Mellemrum – Site specific performance festival www.kittjohnson.dk 1 Fun for Fun Festival – international comedy festival www.paolonani.com 5 New Burlesque Festival - www.warehouse9.dk 1 Festival of Contemporary European Playwrigths ww.husetsteater.dk 1 Copenhagen Puppet Festival - www.puppetfestival.dk 1 Festival of Wonder - Silkeborg International Puppet Theatre Festival - www.dukketeaterfestival.dk 6
CONTACTS BY CATEGORY
INDEPENDENT CHOREOGRAPHERS/PROJECTS
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PROMOTION DVD A Made in the Nordic Countries DVD with excerpts of the participants’ artistic work is available. It will be distributed at the fairs and markets we will attend during 2012. You may also download the film from www.locoworld.se/projects/the-fair-project by clicking on the link to the promotion DVD 2012 or send us an e-mail at info@locoworld.se.
THE FAIR PROJECT - ORGANIZATION Project Leader: Åsa Edgren Project Leader International Symposium Almedalen: Emelie Bergbohm Production Manager: Anna Diehl Controler: Anna Karlström Loco World AB www.locoworld.se | info@locoworld.se Graphic Design MADE IN catalogue: Anna Diehl Print: Tryckfolket - www.tryckfolket.se Video-editing, Promotion dvd: Venia Video - www.veniavideo.se Thanks to Kajsa Wipp - www.wipp.se for supplying us with the original for the map.
CREDITS
THE FAIR PROJECT 2012 IS SUPPORTED BY:
NORDIC COUNTRIES ON STAGE IN NEW YORK 2012 IS SUPPORTED BY
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