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photo: Sören Vilks
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We welcome our new member, Kompani Giraff!
Kompani Giraff creates visual and unique circus performances with a foundation of poetic narrative and a passion for magic in everyday life situations. The company´s shows are based on young people’s perspectives and the trust in children’s ability to absorb complex subject issues. Kompani Giraff is based in Stockholm (SE).
THE PILE is a flexible circus performance about an unmanageable pile and the desire to break free. Three unreasonably flexible circus performers navigate an unwieldy pile. They change shape, dissolve, and reinvent themselves in startling formations. Through circus, humour and magic, THE PILE tells the story of the contradiction of wanting to belong, and at the same time longing to break free. Kompani Giraff invites young audiences to a work inspired by an absurdist and surrealist art tradition. Through spectacular, movement-based fabric sculptures, existential themes of growth, resistance, and liberation are explored.
Kompani Giraff is back again at Dansens Hus in Stockholm (SE) after the audience successes MOLN (2022) and A STUDY OF LOSSES (2024). THE PILE has its world premiere on 20 March 2026 at Dansens Hus (co-producer) in Stockholm (SE). More info and tickets here.
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photo: Tale Hendnes
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It is with great pleasure that Nagelhus Schia Productions announces a new collaboration with Damien Jalet, one of the world’s leading choreographers. The previous collaboration between Jalet and Nagelhus Schia Productions resulted in the critically acclaimed production DUELS at the Vigeland Museum in 2020. DUELS later became a film directed by Jonas Åkerlund, currently being screened at film festivals worldwide.
This piece, - THRICE- like its name suggests, is a triptych. The number three is an important one, both in the work of Damien Jalet and in the references he cites, from Greek tragedy to Japanese theatre, mathematics to religion; past, present, and future, body, mind, and soul; matter, time, and space.
Premiere: 21 June 2025 at The Norwegian Opera & Ballet in Oslo (NO). Running 21 June–22 June 2025.
Tour dates: 23 July 2025, Kalamata International Dance Festival (GR), 28 and 30 July 2025, ImPulsTanz in Vienna (AT), 24-25 Sep 2025, Bærum Kulturhus (NO).
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photo: Øystein Haara
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Carte Blanche travels to Festival Italica, where they will present SOVACO DE COBRA by Lander Patrick at the open-air Teatro Romano de Itálica in Sevilla (ES) on 20-21 June 2025. More info here.
In the autumn, the season starts with THE LIVING MONUMENT by Eszter Salamon, which will be performed at the 45th Oriente Occidente Festival in Rovereto (IT) on 6 Sep 2025 and at La Biennale de Lyon (FR) on 10–11 Sep 2025. CANCEL BERTHA by Jan Martens will tour Stavanger Konserthus (NO), Dansens Hus in Oslo (NO), and Bora Bora in Århus (DK) – additional venues and dates to be announced later. HOW ROMANTIC by Katerina Andreou will be performed in Studio Bergen (NO) on 7 Nov 2025, with further dates and venues in Norway to be announced before the summer break at the end of June.
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photo: Nata Korenovskaia
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ilDance will have its Swedish premiere for BOYS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN on 15 June 2025 at Frölunda Kulturhus in Gothenburg (SE). Following its Swedish debut, the project will tour internationally throughout the summer. Selected by Perform Europe - the highly competitive touring program of the European Union, the project will be presented in Sweden, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, and Georgia.
BOYS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN is a durational multi-disciplinary dance-performance-art piece of 6 to 8 hours, presented in white exhibition/gallery spaces. The work explores the deconstruction of masculinity and challenges taboos surrounding male sensuality and sexuality within mainstream Western culture.
This performative act is a durational score, a chain of solos which also includes moments of interaction amongst multiple performers from a cast of male presenting and identifying artists. The audience is invited to enter and exit the space as they please and to choose their paths within the performance space, fostering a sense of active participation and engagement. Concept by Israel Aloni. Choreography by Israel Aloni and the performers. For further information, go here.
Tour dates: 15 June 2025 Frölunda Kulturhus, Gothenburg (SE), 31 July 2025 and 1-2 Aug 2025 Forum Box, Helsinki (SE), 25-27 Sep 2025 Tou Scene, Stavanger (NO), 23-25 Oct 2025 United Cowboys Art House, Eindhoven (NL), 13-15 Nov 2025 KHIDI Club, presented by Circe Platform, Tbilisi (GE)
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photo: Ali Jehad
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UP-AND-DOWN-AND-UP- is an interactive dance performance that welcomes young audiences aged 4–8 years. A dance performance that invites children to experience how movement affects our mood, mind, and attitude towards others.
A white bouncy castle rests on the stage and inflates during the performance. The castle becomes a common place to explore and express joy and happiness, for ourselves and together. It's a "work-formance", starting with a workshop and turning into a performance where the young audience drives the movement forward.
UP-AND-DOWN-AND-UP- premiered at Skånes Dansteater, Malmö (SE) on 31 May 2025 and is touring in Skåne (SE) in June. Choreography by Jernej Bizjak in collaboration with the dancers. More info and tour dates here.
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photo: Petra Kuha
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Dance Theatre Minimi's artistic director and choreographer, Taneli Törmä, is inspired by human connection, touch, and relationships. ORANGE is a dance performance created for everyone, especially for children aged 4 to 9 and the adults in their lives.
The project draws inspiration from Reidar Särestöniemi's 1967 painting, Kielto ja Kaipaus. In the painting, two bears are seen embracing in an orange field. It's a playful and caring image – the orange color can symbolize shared connection, understanding, and respect for one another.
The work began during the Silence Residency in the village of Kaukonen (FI) in August 2024, and will premiere at the Särestöniemi Museum in Kaukonen on 1 Aug 2025. The performance is part of the Reidar100 anniversary program. Read more here. Do you need more information? Contact Oona Pappila, sales, marketing, and information officer, here.
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photo: Lia Jacobi
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STUFF IN THE PARK invites audiences to experience four distinctive and powerful dance works by some of the Nordic region’s most exciting choreographers. Each piece is adapted to the outdoor space it inhabits, touring through parks across Sweden. Among blossoming flowers, fresh air, and vibrant summer energy, world-class dance and choreography emerge.
Janina Rajakangas presents A PROCESSION – a playful parade of dance, song, and instruments that celebrates the strange beauty within us. Philip Berlin's THE PLEASURE OF WASTE dives into our obsession with productivity and growth, offering sharply focused choreography that questions our way of living. Sigrid Stigsdatter's WAILING is a raw, emotional search for resonance in a quieting world, a blend of howls, movement, and longing. In FOOT FORWARD AND THE OTHER ONE TOO THREE, Ingrid Berger Myhre lets dancers step through the park in a witty, spontaneous game of language, rhythm, and connection.
STUFF IN THE PARK tours 28 May- 28 June 2025 across Sweden. Find tour dates and more info at norrdans.se.
Read more about Norrdans at madeintheweb.com
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photo: Mihaela Bodlovic.
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This upcoming fall, Charlotta Öfverholm is playing the part of Elizabeth I of England in MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, by bringing her rich storytelling expertise to the company’s dancers. A production by the Scottish Ballet.
Two women. Two crowns. One story. As death approaches, Elizabeth I of England is haunted by memories – real and imagined – of her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots. Sophie Laplane choreographs this major new production with co-creator James Bonas. Music performed live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra. Read more here.
Tour dates in Scotland: 15-17 Aug 2025, Edinburgh International Festival, 17-20 Sep 2025, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 26-27 Sep 2025, Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, 2-4 Oct 2025, His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen.
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illustration: Tyyni Korpi (drawing), Li Taiga (graphic design)
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Jukka Korpi has recently finished his 4-weeks residency in Jakobstad (FI) together with his collaborator, Finnish visual artist Li Taiga. The next thing that happens is a two-week residency 1-13 July 2025 in Handenterminalen Konst, Haninge (SE). Their co-production, FLYGANDE - FLYING, for a broad group of audience from 3 years and upwards, will premiere on 29 Nov 2025 at Zebra Dans, Stockholm (SE).
Jukka Korpis' latest dance production, FYRA ÅTTA - FOUR EIGHT, will have guest performances on 18 Okt 2025 at Viksjöteatern, Järfälla (SE), and on 7 Nov 2025 at Atalante, Gothenburg (SE).
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photo: Ty Herin
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This year, dance legend Virpi Pahkinen celebrates 40 years as a dancer and choreographer. The highlight will take place at Dansens Hus in December, where the audience will experience her entire world in the full evening performance VIRPIVERSUM.
The evening begins with VIRPISKOP – a film/dance screening in the Black Box – followed by the world premiere of Virpi's new performance VIRPI LUNAIRE, and then mingling and celebration.
In the brand-new VIRPI LUNAIRE, Virpi takes the main stage in her dual role as dancer and choreographer, together with her longtime dance partner Pontus Sundset. As a small surprise, Virpi also sits down at the piano herself. For more info and tickets, go here.
VIRPI LUNAIRE will premiere at Dansens Hus Big Stage in Stockholm (SE) on 6 Dec 2025 (VIRPISKOP will show at 17 and 18 in Black Box), with additional performances 10-11 Dec 2025 (VIRPISKOP at 18).
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photo: Sören Vilks
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Stockholm and Malmö will see visits from three birds over the summer. Claire Parsons Co.'s LITTLE SWAN LAKE is a performance about learning how to fly, floating on a silver lake, and taking new steps for flocks of birds. For everyone aged 4 and above, the LITTLE SWAN LAKE comes in two versions: for the indoors and, in summertime, the outdoors. Catch the outdoor performance in these locations: 17 June 2025 Medborgarplatsen, Stockholm (SE), 5 aug 2025 Odlarängen, Farsta (SE), 6 Aug 2025 Hågelbyparken, Botkyrka (SE), 8-9 Aug 2025 Manegen/Malmö Festival, Malmö (SE)
Dansens Hus, Sweden's largest performing arts centre for contemporary dance, recently released their 2026 programme, of which Claire Parsons Co.'s DUST will be part. Presented in collaboration with DANSiSTAN, DUST performs from 15–18 April 2026. Go here for more info and tickets.
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photo: Saerun Noren
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Mein lieber Schwan! Now it´s happening! Wagnerians, vegetarians, and other music lovers!
Wagner’s masterpiece about the mythical knight Lohengrin is his most lyrical and romantic opera. Directed by the internationally renowned performance artist and Wagner enthusiast Charlotte Engelkes, it becomes a fairy tale in both dream and reality, exploring the themes of good and evil, faith and doubt.
Engelkes has created a multitude of inimitable performances connected to Wagner’s opera world - read more here. LOHENGRIN at Malmö Opera is the first time she directs a Wagner opera in its entirety. “Wagner, for me, has always been a source of playfulness in a divine musical world, where relationships unfold within ourselves to develop us sensually and spiritually,” says Engelkes.
The premiere takes place on 26 Oct 2025, on Malmö Opera’s main stage. Book your ticket here.
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photo: Elisabeth Norman
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KORDA Art in Motion and Culture Center Matsesgarden Stigsbo present dance pieces specially created for the Forest Garden at Matsesgarden Stigsbo (SE). First out is a guest performance with Lotta Gahrton and Lars B. Almkvist on 27 June 21025. The performance kicks off KORDA's dance summer at Matsesgården Stigsbo. The performance is based on our love of dance and explores our similarities and differences. The mystery of the body, the inner spiritual body, and the encounter with the spectator. Choreography and dance by Linda Forsman and Lotta Gahrton. Music by Lou T Lundqvist and Lars B Almkvist. More info and tickets here.
KORDA´s member Visual Artist Riitta Tjörneryd is participating with her artwork Grand Pianos in the exhibition IMAGINE ABSTRACT, arranged by the Oulu Art Museum in Finland. The exhibition features works by more than 50 artists from 1965 to 2025, focusing mainly, but not exclusively, on artists from the North. The exhibition is ongoing until 30 Nov 2025. Riitta Tjörneryd is also featured in Gävle Art Center's 40th anniversary exhibition at Agnes Culturehouse in Gävle (SE), 13 June–17 Aug 2025.
Find out more about Korda Art in Motion Dance Company at madeintheweb.com | |
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photo: Tina Axelsson
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The artistic duo Byström Källblad just finished performances of CITY HORSES at Lustholmen festival, MDT, Nationalmuseum, and Statens konståd in Stockholm (SE). Now plans are in the making for the September tour of CITY HORSES and CALLING WE ARE HERE. Look out for dates!
The new work SHE KNOWS is in progress. This is the third work by Byström Källblad in what has evolved into a trilogy exploring the female experience in relation to power, the body, and representation.
Read more and find trailers here.
Byström Källblad is a member of Danscentrum and supported by Kulturrådet, Region Västmanland , Region Stockholm, Stockholms stad and Konstnärsnämnden.
Read more about Byström Källblad at madeintheweb.com | | All the best from the team at MADEIN-THEWEB.COM and all our joint members. |
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