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photo: Jessica Segerberg
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We welcome our new member, Jukka Korpi!
Jukka Korpi works broadly in different fields of the arts, mainly in performing arts such as contemporary dance and theatre for children and youth, but nowadays also as a writer. Since 1990, he has created several choreographies that have premiered mainly in different venues in Stockholm.
Jukka Korpi´s latest dance production, FYRA ÅTTA - FOUR EIGHT, premiered in December 2024 at The European Festival of the Night in Korpilombolo, northern Sweden, and was also performed at Folk och Kultur in Eskilstuna (SE) in February 2025. FYRA ÅTTA is a result of a very long-term solo dance project where the choreography is based on 480 pictures collected from newspapers in 10 different countries over 10 years. Next time you can see him perform is on 18 Oct 2025 at Viksjöteatern in Järfälla (SE) and 7 Nov 2025 at Atalante in Gothenburg (SE).
Currently, Jukka Korpi is in a 4-week artist residency in Jakobstad (FI) with Finnish visual artist Li Taiga. The duo will also have a residency in July 2025 at Handenterminalen Konst, Haninge (SE). More info about their collaboration will be announced soon!
Find out more about Jukka Korpi at madeintheweb.com | |
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photo: Petra Kuha
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In May, Dance Theatre Minimi's TRUST OFF will tour around Finland as part of the 4X-dance event. TRUST OFF is a solo for dancer Katja Mustonen, choreographed by Taneli Törmä, the artistic director of Dance Theatre Minimi. It uses the theme and movement research of the original work created by Törmä in 2010 and 2011. The piece originally premiered on 25 Feb 2025 and received adoring feedback from the audience. ''A stunning, moving and magical performance! The infinite presence of the artist, the magnificent physical and emotional expression, and the external setting: soundscape, lights, costumes, and effects created a magical and moving work of art! I enjoyed every second!'' - Audience feedback
Performance dates: 9 May 2025 Kuopio, 16 May 2025 Rovaniemi, 23 May 2025, Turku, 28 May 2025 Tanssiteatteri Raatikko, Vantaa.
In addition to the tour, Minimi is preparing a collaborative performance with Chikako Kaido. Kaido's IMA KOKO WATASHI 今ここ私 (Japanese for “I am here now”) will visit Kuopio (FI) on 3 June 2025. The performance will be seen on a magnificent cruise on Lake Kallavesi. Read more here.
Learn more about Dance Theatre Minimi here. | |
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photo: Damien Jalet & JR
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With great pleasure, Nagelhus Schia Productions announces a new collaboration with Damien Jalet, one of the world’s leading choreographers. Jalet’s previous work with the company resulted in the critically acclaimed DUELS at the Vigeland Museum in 2020. DUELS later became a film directed by Jonas Åkerlund, currently being screened at film festivals around the world
This piece , THRICE, is a triptych, as its name suggests. The number three is an important one, both in Damien Jalet's work and in the references he cites. This number also, and above all, recalls the elements that Octavio Paz summons in his poem Wind, Water, Stone. These fundamental, complementary components are gathered here in three sequences, Gusts, Médusés, and Brise-lames, around a literal common ground.
Premiere: 21 June 2025 at The Norwegian Opera & Ballet in Oslo (NO). Running 21 June 2025–22 June 2025.
Tour dates: 23 July 2025, Kalamata International Dance Festival (GR), 28 and 30 July 2025, ImPulsTanz in Vienna (AT).
Find out more about Nagelhus Schia Productions at madeintheweb.com | |
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photo: Mats Bäcker
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Andersson Dance continues in 2025 with performances of the critically acclaimed MÖSSAN, based on the novel by Thomas Bernhard.
MÖSSAN is a virtuoso test of strength for the performer. Choreographer Örjan Andersson, together with actor and dancer Olof Yassin, creates a physical solo where words are given body. It shows a frightening and grotesquely comical world that describes the human being's confinement in his head. Austrian author Thomas Bernhard’s manic short story depicts an absurd journey into the world of obsession.
Performance dates: 22-24 May 2025, Folkteatern in Gothenburg (SE)
Find out more about Andersson Dance at madeintheweb.com | |
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photo: Jens Peter Engedal
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Kassandra Production presents the premiere of NARRATIVE SCRIPTS – a late-night show about (self-)censorship, cancel culture, and tribal dancing. NARRATIVE SCRIPTS is an absurd and physical performance about the power of words. Blending dance, theatre, and performance art, it delves into the dynamics of power, silencing culture, and freedom of expression.
NARRATIVE SCRIPTS has its premiere 22 – 31 May 2025, at theatre FÅR302 in Copenhagen (DK), as part of the festival CPH Stage. Idea and direction by Annika B. Lewis. Please go here for the complete credits list.
NARRATIVE SCRIPTS is produced by Kassandra Production in collaboration with theatre Svalegangen, theatre FÅR302, and CPH Stage Festival. Supported by the Danish Arts Foundation, The City of Aarhus, Beckett-Fonden, Knud Højgaards Foundation, William Demant Foundation, Copenhagen Performing Arts Committee, Danish Artist Association, Overretssagfører L. Zeuthens Mindelegat, DMF and Aage and Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond.
Find out more about Kassandra Production at madeintheweb.com | |
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collage: Luke Drozd
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Carte Blanche premieres CANCEL BERTHA by Jan Martens at the Bergen International Festival 2025. Performances take place at Studio Bergen from 22–24 and 27–31 May 2025.
CANCEL BERTHA—an anagram of "Carte Blanche"—is a playful blend of energy, curated chaos, and unexpected creativity. In this new creation, Martens collaborates with the Carte Blanche ensemble to explore rhythm, structure, and movement as a shared language of expression. In addition to the performances, the program includes an artist talk with Jan Martens on 23 May 2025 and a family-friendly matinee on 24 May 2025.
CANCEL BERTHA is co-produced by the Bergen International Festival. Read more here.
Find out more about Carte Blanche at madeintheweb.com | |
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photo: Saerun Noren
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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 dream and reality about 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. Mein lieber Schwan! Now it´s happening! Wagnerians, vegetarians, and other music lovers! Book your ticket here.
Read more about Charlotte Engelkes at madeintheweb.com | |
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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 re-premieres on 28 May 2025 in Härnösand (SE), kicking off a lively tour across Sweden. Find tour dates and more info at norrdans.se
Read more about Norrdans at madeintheweb.com | |
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photo: Håkan Jelk
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Helena Franzén has been invited by Kang Ma, dancer and choreographer, to a residency at ART—K—THEATER in Dali (CN), for two weeks in May. During the residency, she will give her workshop EMBODIED AWARENESS, give an artist talk, and have a public showing at the theater on 16 May 2025.
Helena will also create a new film together with the cinematographer Håkan Jelk. The dance film is one part of the collaboration with Kang Ma and is called THE COMPASS.
Learn more about Helena Franzén at madeintheweb.com | |
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photo: Louise Herrche Serup
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Convoi Exceptionnel and director Jon R. Skulberg's latest creation, DETACHED FROM OTHERS, explores the quiet power and pain of loneliness and how we remain human, together and apart. With a strong physical language, immersive sound, and poetic minimalism, the piece invites audiences into a deeply sensory experience.
Want a glimpse into the performance universe? Watch the trailer here and immerse yourself in its evocative world. The performance received a 6-star review from the Danish performing arts magazine ISCENE. Read the full review here.
DETACHED FROM OTHERS is now available for touring in 2025–2026. For booking and technical details, please contact the company here.
Find out more about Convoi Exceptionnel at madeintheweb.com | |
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photo: Tobias Regell
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New interview celebrating 40 years on stage: Virpi Pahkinen tells the story of her journey from Ingmar Bergman's milkmaid to scorpio priestess. Read all about the early beginnings of the international dance artist, successes, disappointments, and how Virpi found her signature hairstyle here.
Virpi Pahkinen will sign her new book Visp at the Gamla Stan Bokhandel in Stockholm (SE) on 3 June 2025 at 12:00. Visp is a collection of short stories—or reflections—that embodies movement and takes the reader on a journey along the Blue Line towards the Sombrero Galaxy.
This August, Virpi Pahkinen´s performance DEEP TIME with five dancers and a singer, will descend on Parkteatern at Vitabergsparken in Stockholm (SE) on 28 Aug 2025. The wonderful tradition of free performances in the parks of Stockholm draws an audience of thousands to the great amphitheater during the warm summer nights.
Learn more about Virpi Pahkinen at madeintheweb.com | |
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photo: Linda Himsel
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In June, theatre and dance companies from all over Sweden gather at the Swedish Performing Arts Biennale in Östersund. Claire Parsons Co. will be represented by producers Lena Yngvesson and Ida Mirow. If you would like to organize a meeting, contact Lena at lena@claireparsons.com. Or just come by and say hello!
Dance, mime, and acrobatics intertwine in DUST, a performance about dreams, memories, and parallel realities. In May, DUST travelled to Varberg (SE) for a public performance on 11 May 2025 and school performances from 12 to 15 May 2025. LITTLE SWAN LAKE gives two outdoor performances at Medborgarplatsen in Stockholm (SE) on 17 June 2025 at 9.30 and 10.45 am. LITTLE SWAN LAKE is about learning how to fly, floating on a silver lake, and taking new steps for flocks of birds. Admission is free.
Find out more about Claire Parsons Co. at madeintheweb.com | |
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photo: Martti Anttila, Annette Taranto
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KORDA Art in Motion and Culture Center Matsesgarden Stigsbo present DANCE AT HUSBYRINGENS DAG, a dance piece specially created for the Mill Museum in Kloster (SE) as part of Husbyringens dag on 17 May 2025. The performance is based on the love of dance and explores our similarities and differences, the mystery of the body, the inner spiritual body, and the encounter with the spectator.
Coming up is a pop-up performance that kicks off KORDA 's dance summer at Matsesgården Stigsbo; a collaboration with Lotta Gahrton Prod. and the Cultural Unit, Hedemora Municipality. Choreography and dance by Linda Forsman and Lotta Gahrton. Music by Lou T Lundqvist and Lars B Almkvist. More info to come!
KORDA's member, visual artist Riitta Tjörneryd, participates with her artwork Grand Pianos in the Imagine Abstract exhibition arranged by the Oulu Art Museum in Finland. The exhibition features works by more than 50 artists from 1965 to 2025 and focuses mainly, but not exclusively, on artists from the North. It is ongoing until 30 Nov 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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On International Dance Day, 29 April 2025, the performance of the feminist folk, protest, and celebration dance CALLING WE ARE HERE received a warm and joyful reception at Medborgarplatsen in Stockholm (SE). CALLING WE ARE HERE features nine dancers from Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Greece dancing and raising their voices in a vocal score of "kulning", a Nordic female singing/calling voice technique dating from the Middle Ages.
Byström Källblad will travel to Bratislava (SK) from 30 May to 2 June 2025 to research upcoming performances of CITY HORSES with Bratislava in Movement and visit the Slovak Dance Platform.
On 14-15 June 2025, CITY HORSES will perform at Lustholmen festival, produced and curated by MDT in Stockholm (SE) in collaboration with Statens konstråd as part of the program Island Dialogues. In CITY HORSES, the power structure is disrupted when wild horses take over the streets and squares, creating an intangible, moving monument that spans over two hours.
Read more about Byström Källblad at madeintheweb.com | |
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photo: Tilde Björfors
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Händel On Hands Collective will perform HÄNDEL ON HANDS at the Valle Baroque festival on 28 June 2025 in Skara (SE). The next possibility of seeing the show is in Stockholm at Folkoperan in September / October. If you have any questions or need contact information for Tilde Björfors or anybody in the Händel On Hands Collective crew, please email asa.edgren@locoworld.se. If you would like to present the performance in Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, or any other German-speaking country in Europe, please contact Markus Wörl at Woerpool. The company is currently booking the 2026-2027 season.
Learn more about Art from Circusheart and Händel On Hands Collective at madeintheweb.com | |
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photo: Mårten Nilsson
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After three beautiful research weeks in Greece, Gunilla Heilborn and her team are now loaded with pictures of columns and ready to take on their next production WORKS AND DAYS - a grand and messy choreographic investigation. Premiere at Norrlandsoperan in Umeå (SE) on 27 Feb 2026.
According to Aristotle, all knowledge begins with wonder, the experience of having experienced something that challenges our usual way of looking at the world, that broadens our horizons, and makes us question our own thoughts. Gunilla Heilborn's performances often have their origin in that very feeling. A wonder is awakened by something - it could be a phenomenon, a text, an encounter, or the name of a planet - which leads her into a self-willed, winding search for knowledge on the subject. She then lets her wonder carry through her works in an ingenious way, so that we, as the audience, are affected by exactly what Aristotle describes when we see the performance.
Find out more about Gunilla Heilborn at madeintheweb.com
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photo: Atanas
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ilDance Artistic Director Israel Aloni is working with performers Elias Khanamidi, Jennifer Wallen, and Victor Person and choreographer assistant Tomer Giat on a series of new works to tour archaeological and heritage sites in Italy, Serbia, Spain, and Sweden. The new works explore the concept of time and how it has been interpreted across different cultures and geographic regions where they will perform.
DANCING HISTOR(Y)IES revitalises archaeological sites through performing arts, offering an innovative and effective model to enhance art and culture in relation to history and heritage. It involves local communities and supports the international circulation of European artists. The project is co-funded by the European Union.
ilDance will present the new series of works at the DANCING HISTOR(Y)IES Festivals 2025: 21 May 2025 Rome (IT), 8 June 2025 Viminacium (RS), 4 July 2025 Merida (ES), 8 Aug 2025 Sardinia (IT), 30 Aug 2025 Gothenburg (SE).
Read more here.
Learn more about ilDance at madeintheweb.com | | All the best from the team at MADEIN-THEWEB.COM and all our joint members. |
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