PORTFOLIO
UPCOMING 2021
WHEN BOYS CRY - A VIDEO COLLABORATION
Digital media, Vesterålen (NO)
Dance Performance (premiere autumn 2021), Svolvær (NO) / Stokmarknes (NO)
KREATIV LAB / CODA OSLO INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL
Part 2 - October 2021, Bærum Kulturhus, Bærum (NO)
GUEST ARTIST 2021 - DANSEARENA NORD
Development programme, Dansearena nord, Hammerfest (NO)
- The list is updated frequently -
WORKS BY THOMAS OF NORWAY
2020/2021
HOLDING POSITION
Duo/Dance Performance (Due 2021)
Supported by Dansearena nord, Nordland County Council & Vågan kommune
Co-producer: Lofoten kulturhus
2019
YOU MIGHT LIKE ME BETTER IF WE SLEEP TOGETHER
Solo/Dance Performance. Premiere 24.09.19
Funded by Arts Council Norway, Norsk Kulturfond, Dansearena nord, Nordland County Council &
Lofoten kulturhus.
2017
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN
Duo/Dance performance
Svolvær (NO), Leknes (NO), Sortland (NO)
Funded by Nordland County Council, Vågan municipality, Vestvågøy Municipality and Aksjonskomiteen Kulturfabrikken
2016
IN SILENCE WE TRUST / WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY
Solo/Dance performance
Kimen Kulturhus, Stjørdal (NO) / World Mental Health Day Performance
Funded by Mental Helse, Mental Helse Ungdom, Stjørdal Municipality
TOMORROW FEELS LIKE YESTERDAY
Solo/Dance performance
Kaviar Factory, Henningsvær (NO)
2015-2016
WHEN BOYS CRY
Solo/Dance performance
2015
NO VISIBILITY
Solo/Dance performance
2014
PICTURE PERFECT
Duo/Dance performance
2013
SIBIR
Duo/Dance performance
2012
PILLOWS
Duo/Dance performance
2010 / 2011
SOCIETY´S LOCKER ROOM
Dance performance
SELECTED WORKS / COLLABORATIONS
2021-2022
RINA EIDE LØVAASEN (SE) / WHAT IS REAL INTUITIONAL ADAPTION
WHEN THERE ARE SEDIMENTS TO REALITY?
Porsgrunn (NO), Kunsthall Grenland, Performance. Due 2022
2018
GRENSELØS
Kultursamarbeidet i Vesterålen & Vesterålen Regionråd, 30 Years of Musam
CAMILLA FIGENSCHOU (NO) / TAUBA I BEVEGELSE
Movie
JESPER SEIP / A SONG FOR SIRENS
Short film
2017/2019
TINE SUREL LANGE / KROPPSPRESS
Video performance
2015
RINA EIDE LØVAASEN (SE) / NO MONOPOLY IN SMOOTH SPACE
Malmö (SE), KHM Gallery, 04-05/2015 / Performance
24 HOUR SHADOW
Reitir, Siglufjordur (IS) / Ronit Porat (IL)
SELECTED EVENTS
GUEST PERFORMANCES
FESTIVALS
2020
DANSEFESTIVAL BARENTS
Hammerfest (NO), When Boys Cry, 04-08/11/2020
WHEN BOYS CRY
24/02/2020: Private home, Stjørdal (NO) / 22/02/2020: Private home, Rennebu (NO) / 20/02/2020: Plnty Magazine, Oslo (NO)
2019
RADVENT 2019
Tromsø (NO), You Might Like Me Better If We Sleep Together / Rådstua Teaterhus, 11/12/2019
DANSSTATIONEN / PLATFORM
Malmö (SE), You Might Like Me Better If We Sleep Together, 06/12/2019
WHEN BOYS CRY
Malmö (SE), 02/11/2019
PLATFORM NORD 2019
Kristiansand (NO), When Boys Cry, Teateret, 09/10 - 13/10/2019
NORSK-RUSSISKE KULTURDAGER 2019
Bodø (NO), Norwegian-Russian Culture Workshops, 17/09 - 19/09/2019
WHEN BOYS CRY AT FNND 30 YEARS
Tromsø (NO), When Boys Cry, Rådstua Teaterhus, 10/08/2019
2018
THE WORLD MENTAL HEATH DAY
Ballangen (NO), When Boys Cry, 20/10/2019
PERFORMING ARTS RELAY
Hammerfest (NO), With Dance Ateliers Reykjavik, Dansearena nord, Seachange Lab, School of Creative and Performing Arts at University of Calgaryand Night Swimming Theater. 25/05 - 27/05/2018
2017
LIAF - LOFOTEN INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL
Creator & mediator, workshops performing arts, 01/09 - 01/10/2017
KROPPSPRESS BY TINE SUREL LANGE & ASAMISIMASA
Svolvær (NO), Video performance by Tine Surel Lange
THOMAS OF NORWAY + HANNE KOLSTØ DUO / FAKE LIGHTS
Svolvær (NO), Hanne Kolstø Duo, 29/04/2017
WHEN BOYS CRY - THE INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY
Svolvær (NO), In cooperation with Lofoten kulturhus, 28/04/2017
WHEN BOYS CRY / SVOLVÆR CHURCH
Svolvær church (NO), When Boys Cry, 25/01/2017
2016
LYDRØRT - A PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL
Henningsvær (NO), When Boys Cry, 30/04/2016
IN THE NAME OF COD / T.H.E. CREATOR
Røst (NO), When Boys Cry, 03/11/2016
TOUR - DEN KULTURELLE SKOLESEKKEN
Lofoten tour (NO), When Boys Cry, 21/11 - 25/11/2016
2015
PRAGUE QUADRENNIAL OF PERFORMANCE DEISGN AND SPACE
Performance, No Monopoly In A Smooth Space by Rina Eide Løvaasen
24 HOUR SHADOW
Siglufjordur (IS), 05/06/2015
NO VISIBILITY
Siglufjordur (IS), 24/06/2015
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2018
NORDLAND KUNST-OG FILMFAGSKOLE
Kabelvåg (NO), Guest teacher, Dance & Movements,11/2018
2016 - 2022
AORTA DANSEKOMPANI
Svolvær (NO), Director, founder and choreographer
2017
LIAF - LOFOTEN INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL
Henningsvær (NO), Creator & mediator, workshops performing arts, 01/09 - 01/10/2017
2016
LYDRØRT - A PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL
Henningsvær (NO), Workshop "Silence Space
2012 - 2014
HITRA KULTURSENTER
Hitra (NO), Dancer teacher and dancer
2010 - 2011
SORTLAND KULTURSKOLE
Sortland (NO), Dance teacher, 80% substitute position
GRANTS / SUPPORT / MENTORING
2021
GUEST ARTIST 2021 - DANSEARENA NORD
Development programme
2020
DANSEARENA NORD
Producer support 2020-2021
2020-2021
CODA OSLO INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL / KREATIVLAB
Two-year project for young choreographers with mentoring and networking
2020
FORUM FOR NORD-NORSKE DANSEKUNSTNERE
Member grant
2019
ARTS COUNCIL NORWAY / STATENS KUNSTNERSTIPEND
Diversity grant / diversestipend
2015
VESTERÅLEN REGIONRÅD
Travel grant
ARTIST-IN-RESDIENCE
2020
DANSEARENA NORD, HAMMERFEST (NO)
October - November 2020
2019
DANSEARENA NORD, HAMMERFEST (NO)
February 2019
2015
KULTURFABRIKKEN, SORTLAND (NO)
July 2015
REITIR, SIGLUFJORDUR (IS)
May - June 2015
MEMBER OF
CREO
FORBUNDET FOR KUNST OG KULTUR
PAHN
PERFORMING ARTS HUB NORWAY
FNND
FORUM FOR NORDNORSKE DANSEKUNSTNERE
Member of board 2021-2022