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STOCKHOLM an artist’s-eye view
modul-dance Modul-dance is a multi-annual cooperation project with the participation of 20 European dancehouses from 16 countries. One of the project’s key elements is the promotion of mobility, so that artists receiving its support follow itineraries across Europe to develop their creative work and present it to different audiences. Each of the guides in this collection shows a city from the viewpoint of a local artist, who proposes his or her own particular route to artists in transit, seeking to put them in connection with their host city. While these city routes share some basic features, each one is different and in their differences lies a wealth of gazes, aesthetics, approximations to the local and much more. In a word, they form a mirror of the diversity that modul-dance has always fostered. The Stockholm city guide has been possible thanks to the curatorial work of Dansens Hus, a partner in the modul-dance project.
Dansens Hus Stockholm © Dansens Hus
59° 19′ 46″ N, 18° 4′ 7″ E
Jefta van Dinther Gunilla Heilborn Helena FranzĂŠn
Jefta van Dinther © Urban Jörén
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Jefta van Dinther presents Stockholm
Jefta van Dinther (SE/DE) is a choreographer and dancer working between Stockholm and Berlin. He grew up in Sweden and then moved to The Netherlands. He graduated from the Amsterdam School of the Arts (MTD) in 2003. His work is characterized by a rigorous physical approach and always implies a staged research of movement itself. The moving body is centrefold in his work but belongs to and interacts with a body of light, sound and materials that constitute an environment of perception and sensation. The dancers work and dance their way through various environments: their processes exhibited live on stage become performances. Jefta’s works deal with illusion, the visible and the invisible, synaesthesia, darkness and light, labour, the uncanny, affect, voice and image. He often plays with different presentation formats, ranging from traditional set-ups to installation-like settings, and from smaller-scale intimate performances to large-scale productions. As It Empties Out (2014), Plateau Effect (a commission for the Cullberg Ballet in 2013), THIS IS CONCRETE (2012) and also the earlier GRIND (2011) are currently on tour. His other works include The Blanket Dance (2011), Kneeding (2010), The Way Things Go (2009) and IT’S IN THE AIR (2008). His forthcoming show, with the working title EXTENSIONS, will be premiered in January 2016. From 2012 to 2014 he was artistic co-director (with Frederic Gies) of the MA in Choreography programme at the University of Dance and Circus in Stockholm. In 2012 he was selected by the modul-dance project to develop As It Empties Out. jeftavandinther.com
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Jefta van Dinther
01 A small but essential sample of Swedish identities Restaurant Tennstopet Dalagatan 50
100% Swedish Done!
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Trendy (3 in 1) Great coffee places: Caffé Nero Roslagsgatan 4 or Sosta Sveavägen 84 Mellkwist Hornsgatan 78 or Rörstrandsgatan 4
A scenic alibi of Stockholm Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde
scenic
Il caffè Drottninggatan 85 or Södermannagatan 23 Drop Coffee Wollmar Yxkullsgatan 10 – the list is endless
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trendy 04
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Out of range Millesgården
out of range
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Detail All the statues of horses…
horses Done!
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Something for free Nothing is for free (maybe the museums if we get a new left-wing government in autumn 2014)
Swedish meatballs Tradition Tulegatan 10
meatballs
spend
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A strange place No place is strange in Stockholm. The moment it is called strange it is immediately hyped and exploited. Hmm, actually, the new part of Torsgatan near the central station is really strange, but not in a good way, so don’t go there
strange Done!
09 A restaurant with no stars The new sushi place on the corner of St Eriksplan/Torsgatan
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A place where you can find me Arlanda airport
find me Done!
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Showcasing Continuous fashion show on Götgatspuckeln street: morning, noon and night
fashion Done!
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One place I personally recommend The archipelago of Stockholm for day trips, weekends, weeks
recommendation Done!
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13 A panoramic view Ivar Los park on Södermalm
panoramic view Done!
14 A secret Mushroom hunting forests just 45 min from the center Go to Akalla, take the bus and get off at Hästa Gård. Walk into the nearest forest and voila
secret Done!
15 An open market There is only one and I do not recommend it (Hötorget). But on Saturdays during the autumn you can buy mushrooms there for a heavily reduced price, just before closing
market Done!
16 A souvenir The summer/garden game: kubb
game Done!
17 Something not to be missed A walk on one of the green city islands: Djurgården or Långholmen
don’t miss
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Check out the Google maps version:
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Gunilla Heilborn, “Akademien” © wirklundwiklund
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Gunilla Heilborn presents Stockholm
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Gunilla Heilborn Gunilla Heilborn is a choreographer and filmmaker based in Stockholm. After studying under Anna Halprin in San Francisco, and following film studies and the choreography programme at the University of Dance in Stockholm, she set about creating performances and movies that have toured the world. Her artistic trademark is a headstrong mix of dance, text and projected images, always presented in a melancholic low-key style. With cinematic timing and dry humour, she shows us the extraordinary by presenting the ordinary. A red thread throughout her work is the individual in the collective, a vague alienation in the modern world, our struggle to try and live our lives and the human tenderness we find in imperfection. Heilborns works include, among others, Gorkij Park 2, This is not a love story, The Five Year Plan, Potato Country and Alaska created for the Gรถteborg Ballet. Her films include The Lodge, This is Alaska and What you do. In 2010 she was selected by the modul-dance project to develop the piece The Academy that premiered in Stockholm in 2012. Her productions are supported by the Swedish Arts Council, the Culture Committee of Stockholm and the Swedish Arts Grants Committee. gunillaheilborn.se
01 A small but essential sample of Swedish identities Skansen outdoor museum. When I was a child I loved looking at the animals. Now I like looking at old Swedish houses...
100% Swedish Done!
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02 Trendy (3 in 1) Just go to Södermalm! It’s said to be the second most hip place to be in a European city (I can’t remember the first). You’ll find guys with big beards, good coffee and small shops. It is also where I live
trendy
A scenic alibi of Stockholm Walk across Västerbron Or have a drink at Södra Teaterns bar Mosebacke Torg 1
Done!
scenic Done!
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Out of range Rosenhill. A hippie style half outdoor restaurant and café way out at Ekerö. Best reached by car
out of range Done!
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Detail In Björns Trädgård in the children’s playground there are some small bear statues you can sit on which are warm! They are heated in some way. Very good in the winter Medborgarplatsen
bears
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06 Something for free Walking by the water. For example around the island Långholmen
water Done!
07 Swedish meatballs Hmm, I think I make the best, with feta cheese inside. Contact me: gunillaheilborn.se
meatballs
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A strange place There’s not much left in Stockholm that has not been revamped, so I can’t think of any strange places. Of course, it depends on what you mean by strange, but some places have benches right next to a major noisy street, which always makes me wonder: how did anyone think THAT would work?
strange
09 A restaurant with no stars A very bad pizza place at Mosebacke Torg. If it’s warm you can sit outside and that can be nice
restaurant Done!
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find me Done!
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A place where you can find me Ha ha... KAFFE. Every morning from around 8:30. See you there (they only take cash) St Paulsgatan 17
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Showcasing Magasin 3. An art gallery with great exhibitions and a small library where you can sit and browse through art books Situated in the only harbour still operating in Stockholm
art
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One place I personally recommend My way of being in the city is basically to take walks or sit at coffee shops. Already mentioned one. If it’s summer and warm the outdoor café at Mosebacke Torg is also really great. Or walk all the way to the tip of Djurgården and there you can sit in a lovely garden and watch the boats
recommendation Done!
14 A secret Konstnärsbaren is a secret even for me because I always forget that the bar exists and every time I remember it makes me very happy and I tell myself to go there all the time Smålandsgatan 7 Oh, there is also a very cute, small French style restaurant in Gamla Stan named Pastis Baggensgatan 12
secret Done!
13 A panoramic view Definitely, looking down at the city from Fjällgatan. It is beautiful even though EVERY tourist bus stops here.
panoramic view Done!
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An open market The super gentrified but also great farmers market at Skånegatan on Saturdays. Ecological and expensive…
market Done!
16 A souvenir According to my new Austrian friend Theresa, you should all buy lots of smågodis; they are pick’n’mix sweets you put in a bag, available at all food shops
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Something not to be missed Take a boat out to the archipelago and go as far out as you can
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Check out the Google maps version:
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Helena Franzén, “Slipping Through My Fingers” © Bengt Wanselius
Helena Franzén presents Stockholm
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Helena Franzén Helena Franzén was educated at Balettakademin in Stockholm and at the Institute of Choreography at Danshögskolan (University of Dance and Circus) in Stockholm. Over the years she has choreographed more than 70 pieces. Helena has been commissioned to create works for The Göteborg Ballet, Skånes Dansteater, Norrdans, DDT Company, Copenhagen Royal Opera, the Edge Company in London, among others. She also gives classes on technique and repertoire in Sweden and abroad. In her work, Helena Franzén focuses on the dancing, musical body. Anatomical structures, dynamic progression and physical functions are recurrent themes in her artistic pursuits. Over the years, she has developed a personal movement vocabulary, charged with intricate, physical challenges and explosiveness - a special poetry of the articulated body. All of her dancers contribute with their individual integrity of motion and a strong and intense presence. In her most recent productions, she has developed a close collaboration with musicians performing live. In 2007 Helena Franzén obtained a 10-year grant from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee. She is also supported on long-term basis by the Swedish Arts Council. In 2011 she was selected for the modul-dance project to develop the piece Slipping through My Fingers. helenafranzen.se
01 A small but essential sample of Swedish identities The belief of Sweden being so clean and that we all love to be out in the nature - and most of it is true :)
02 Trendy (3 in 1) Kaffebar St. Paulsgatan 17
100% Swedish
trendy Done!
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A scenic alibi of Stockholm Hmm... an alibi for me is probably at the Skeppsholmsbron
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Out of range Where is the beach in the city... But just sitting in Kungstr채dg책rden with a view of the water is a good alternative
out of range Done!
05 Detail We stand on the right side of the escalator when not walking and this is very serious
escalators
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Something for free Our fantastic water: drinking water, and also the water we swim in everywhere
Swedish meatballs I don’t know because I don’t eat them, but falafel is a good alternative when you are a vegetarian and you can find it at Folkets Kebab Folkungagatan 63
water Done!
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meatballs Done!
08 A strange place Is Sergel Torg (square) in the middle of Stockholm but it’s a place you just passing. I don’t know what you do there…. Beautiful black and white pattern of the floor though
strange 09 A restaurant with no stars Fang Yuan Shi Wu Södermannagatan 37 And the café Mellqvist Hornsgatan 78
restaurant Done!
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10 A place where you can find me In my studio where I’m rehearsing - Skeppsholmsstudion Slupskjulsgatan 34 And at Gateau café Ålstensgatan 26
find me Done!
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Showcasing Come to my studio at Skeppsholmen and I’ll share something with you
dance
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12 One place I personally recommend
The park café in my ‘hood Västerled 4. Äppelviken
recommendation Done!
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A panoramic view
The Modern Museum restaurant. Great views and delicious food Exercisplan 4
panoramic view Done!
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A secret
Biking in the city is the best way ever to discover Stockholm And another one: Skeppsholmen is a great place to walk around when you are tired of the city but not willing to go home
secret Done!
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An open market
Hötorget
market Done!
16 A souvenir
An amulet from the Mediterranian Museum Fredsgatan 2
amulet Done!
17 Something not to be missed
Cinnamon bun/Kanelbullen at the café Vurma Polhemsgatan 15
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Coordination of the guide at Dansens Hus Stockholm: Eva Broberg Printed in 2014
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modul-dance Stockholm, an artist’s-eye view
This work programme has been funded with the support of the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be hold responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.