PORTFOLIO
Photo, Until We Meet Again : Espen Mortensen
Biography is presented here
BY THOMAS OF NORWAY
2021
HOLDING POSITION (IN PROGRESS)
Duo/Dance Performance
Premiere: Svolvær, September 29
Supported/funded by Dansearena nord, Kulturrådet/Arts Council Norway, Nordland County Council, Vågan kommune, Hurtigrutens hus and Nordland Visual Theater/Figurteateret i Nordland. Co-producer: Lofoten kulturhus
2019
YOU MIGHT LIKE ME BETTER IF WE SLEEP TOGETHER
Solo/Dance Performance.
Premiere: 24.09.19
Funded by Kulturrådet/Arts Council Norway, Norsk Kulturfond, Dansearena nord, Nordland County Council and Lofoten kulturhus.
2017
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN
Duo/Dance performance.
Premiere: September 2017
Funded by Nordland County Council, Vågan municipality, Vestvågøy Municipality and aksjonskomiteen Kulturfabrikken.
2016
IN SILENCE WE TRUST / WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY
Solo/Dance performance.
Premiere: September 2016
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.
Premiere: March 2016
Kaviar Factory, Henningsvær (NO)
2015/2016
WHEN BOYS CRY
Solo/Dance performance
Premiere: March 2016
Produced with private funding
2015
NO VISIBILITY
Solo/Dance performance
Premiere: 2015
Produced with private funding
2014
PICTURE PERFECT
Duo/Dance performance
Premiere: 2014
Produced with private funding
2013
SIBIR
Duo/Dance performance
2012
PILLOWS
Duo/Dance performance
2010 / 2011
SOCIETY´S LOCKER ROOM
Solo/Dance performance
Graduation performance Skolen for Samtidsdans
Produced with support from Vesterålen Regionråd
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.
Premiere: Due 2022 (Delayed due to Covid-19)
2018
GRENSELØS
Kultursamarbeidet i Vesterålen / Vesterålen Regionråd: 30 Years Anniversary
Choreographer, "BREATH"
CAMILLA FIGENSCHOU (NO)
TAUBA I BEVEGELSE
Movie/film
2017/2019
TINE SUREL LANGE (NO)
KROPPSPRESS
Video performance
2015
RINA EIDE LØVAASEN (SE)
NO MONOPOLY IN SMOOTH SPACE
Performance
Malmö (SE), KHM Gallery, 04-05/2015
Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design & Space, Prague (CZ)
24 HOUR SHADOW
Performance/Photo
Siglufjordur (IS)
Collaboration with Ronit Porat (IL)
SELECTED EVENTS, GUEST PERFORMANCES & FESTIVALS
2021
FESTSPILLENE I NORD-NORGE / ARCTIC ARTS FESTIVAL
Harstad (NO), You Might Like Me Better If We Sleep Together, 26/06/2021
Harstad (NO), INNAFØRR? Samtaleprogram - Kunstnersamtale, 25/06/2021
2020
DANSEFESTIVAL BARENTS
Hammerfest (NO), When Boys Cry, 04-08/11/2020
WHEN BOYS CRY - THE HOME EDITION
24/02/2020: Private home, Stjørdal (NO)
22/02/2020: Private home, Rennebu (NO)
20/02/2020: Plnty Magazine, Oslo (NO)
2019
RADVENT 2019 BY RADART
Tromsø (NO), You Might Like Me Better If We Sleep Together / Rådstua Teaterhus, 11/12/2019
DANSSTATIONEN / PLATFORM (SE)
Malmö (SE), You Might Like Me Better If We Sleep Together, 06/12/2019
WHEN BOYS CRY - THE HOME EDITION
Malmö (SE), 02/11/2019
PLATFORM NORD 2019 (NO)
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
FORUM FOR NORDNORSKE DANSEKUNSTNERE 30 ÅR
Tromsø (NO), When Boys Cry, Rådstua Teaterhus, 10/08/2019
2018
WORLD MENTAL HEATH DAY
Ballangen (NO), When Boys Cry, 20/10/2019
PERFORMING ARTS RELAY
Hammerfest (NO)
Dance Ateliers Reykjavik, Dansearena nord, Seachange Lab, School of Creative and Performing Arts at University of Calgary
and 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
THE INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY
WHEN BOYS CRY
Svolvær (NO)
In cooperation with Lofoten kulturhus, 28/04/2017
WHEN BOYS CRY - SVOLVÆR CHURCH
Svolvær (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 - WHEN BOYS CRY - 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, MENTORING & SUPPORT
2021
GUEST ARTIST 2021 / DANSEARENA NORD
Development programme
2020
DANSEARENA NORD
Producer support 2020-2021
2020-2021
CODA OSLO INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL - CREATIVE LAB
Two-year project for young choreographers with mentoring and networking
2020
FORUM FOR NORDNORSKE DANSEKUNSTNERE
Member grant
2019
ARTS COUNCIL NORWAY / STATENS KUNSTNERSTIPEND
Diversity grant / diversestipend
2015
VESTERÅLEN REGIONRÅD
Travel grant
ARTIST-IN-RESDIENCE
2021
FIGURTEATERET I NORDLAND / NORDLAND VISUAL THEATER, STAMSUND (NO)
May - June 2021
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