HELSINKI: “I have been dancing hip hop and street dance for seven years and that lead me into dance”, says Lassi Hirvonen, aged 12. He is one of the three boys to perform as Billy in the Finnish version of the musical Billy Elliot, staged by the City Theatre of…
STOCKHOLM: For ten days in October, the Dansmuseet in Stockholm became the site of a dance festival entitled Fucking Burn It – Age on Stage. The author of the idea, its organizer and main star in one person was Charlotta Őfverholm, Swedish dancer and choreographer…
STOCKHOLM: Under några dagar i september medverkade tio koreografer i festival:display 2015. Marie Fahlin och Rebecca Chentinell från Koreografiska Konstitutet arrangerade festivalen för tredje och sista gången. Tidigare festivaler har ägt rum på Moderna Museet 2011,…
PITEÅ: Dancing is a tough job so finding the time after hours to create a piece of choreography with your colleagues requires amazing dedication. However, Jérôme Marchand has managed to choreograph The Reed Warbler, his first ballet for Dans i Nord, in his spare time…
In SUNDSVALL, at the beginning of their 15/16 season, Norrdans premiered Tina Tarpgaard’s The Little Prince. It was her first work for the company and her imaginative choreography was enthusiastically received. Tina was full of praise for the dancers. ‘This is a…
STOCKHOLM: Som i ett myller av rörelser använder dansarna hela den möjliga scenytan. Det är öppet ut i kulisserna, men den vita dansmattan i mitten av rummet och som fortsätter upp på väggen lyckas ändå förmedla en inramning. Deborah Hay har i veckor jobbat…
STOCKHOLM: Commuting to work is common nowadays, but it is less common to commute across the Atlantic. This however, is what choreographer and dancer Pontus Lidberg keeps doing. He and his company Pontus Lidberg Dance has a base both in New York and in Sweden. He…
REYKJAVIK, ISLAND: Den isländska balettskolan sänder varje år ett antal dansare till tävlingen Stora Daldansen/Nordic Baltic Ballet Competition i Falun. ”Därför är Stora Daldansen ett bra stöd för våra dansare på den klassiska linjen, eftersom de inte har tillgång…
OSLO: Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet was an immediate success when it premiered in 1965 but his next full evening ballet, Anastasia, was not well received. So in 1971, the public and critic waited anxiously for the premiere of Manon. The story of Manon Lesaut,…