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photo: Tale Hendnes
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Ingun Bjørnsgaard Prosjekt’s new production GJENSTAND OG FORTVILELSE (OBJECT AND DESPAIR) will premiere at Dansens Hus, Oslo (NO), on 21–23 Nov 2025. Co-produced by Dansens Hus and DansiT (NO), the performance will tour to Trondheim (NO) and be presented as part of DansiT´s program, played at Rosendal Teater from 27–28 Nov 2025.
Here, Bjørnsgaard examines human fallibility in close collaboration with the dancers Catharina Vehre Gresslien, Edith Askeland, and Ludvig Daae. In the methodological development of the performance, thematic studies of social conventions are fragmented and abstracted through Ingun Bjørnsgaard's signature movement structures and complex layering, creating an ambiguous atmosphere. Composer Jan Martin Smørdal performs the music live on stage, and by means of everyday instrument-objects created for the performance.
With more than 30 years in the dance field, the company receives continuous funding from Arts and Culture Norway through 2028.
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photo: Petra Kuha
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Dance Theatre Minimi is preparing for the premiere of their new co-production with choreographers Katja Mustonen and Jasu Parviainen. BLIND EYES SEA is a work combining contemporary dance and theatre, inspired by the sand crisis of the past decade. The working group has delved into the existential questions of sand, creating fictions detached from reality through stories and themes. Sand, as a concrete surface, provides the piece with a visual landscape that actively shapes the performers' actions. More info here. Watch the new trailer here.
Premiere: 25 Nov 2025 at ITAK-stage, Kuopio (F)
The team behind BLIND EYES SEA includes choreography and performance by Katja Mustonen and Jasu Parviainen, sound design by Kasperi Laine, lighting design by Tatu Vuori, costume design by Jaana Kurttila, and scenography by Jaana Kurttila with the working group.
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photo: Ty Herin
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Swedish-Finnish Virpi Pahkinen celebrates 40 years as a dancer and choreographer in 2025. She has performed in over 150 cities in 48 countries worldwide. Her work spans stage, film, and literature, earning her numerous prestigious awards, including the Swedish Royal Medal Litteris et Artibus and the Cullberg Prize.
The Jupiter moon is the starting point for the dance journey VIRPI LUNAIRE. Our hectic lives make us believe that everything must go even faster, yet we want to stop time and live forever. VIRPI LUNAIRE offers shamanistic groove, the human body in poetic geometry, and some delicate plants. Virpi takes the main stage in her dual role as dancer and choreographer, alongside her longtime dance partner, Pontus Sundset. And as a small treat, Virpi plays the piano herself. Go here for more info and the credits list.
Performances: 6, 10 & 11 Dec 2025 at Dansens Hus, Stockholm (SE).
VIRPI LUNAIRE is the main attraction of a night celebrating Virpi Pahkinen. Begin with VIRPISKOP – a film/dance performance in the Blackbox, and next let yourself be swept into the mystic universe of VIRPI LUNAIRE on the Main Stage. The foyer will feature an exhibition of dance photos and costumes.
VIRPI LUNAIRE will be touring nationally in 2026 and is available for international touring in the coming years.
Learn more about Virpi Pahkinen at madeintheweb.com
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image: Håkan Jelk
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In collaboration with Region Norrbotten, Region Västerbotten/Norrlandsoperan, and Danscentrum Norr, the dance performance JAG SER DIG / I SEE YOU returns to the stage with a new cast of dancers. I SEE YOU is a powerful, physical, and deeply moving performance that explores how young people shape their identities. The audience sits facing each other, on opposite sides of the stage. They see the dancers – but also one another. Everyone is a spectator. Everyone is being watched. On stage, the dancers meet through lifts, climbs, caresses, and glances — a wordless conversation about humanity, vulnerability, and belonging. Who do I become – in meeting you? Choreography by Helena Franzén. For the full credits list and additional information, please go here.
Performance dates: 29 Nov – 3 Dec 2025, school and public performances at Norrlandsoperan, Umeå (SE), 17–18 Feb 2026, school and public performances, Skellefteå (SE), 20 Feb 2026, school and public performances, Kiruna (SE), 23–28 Feb 2026, tour in Haparanda, Piteå, and Jokkmokk /SE)
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photo: Jens Peter Engedal
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THE SWAMP is an immersive performance that re-premieres at Dansekapellet in Copenhagen (DK) on 13-18 April, 2026.
THE SWAMP is a performance about the pitfalls of the Internet, and the manipulation and violence that goes on under the radar on the dark Internet. You are invited into an alluring, mysterious, and wildly growing swamp. On the wa,y you lose your sense of direction and must therefore take responsibility for the further way through the swamp. But who decides the rules of the game? And is it even a game, or is it the harsh reality? With and by performance artists: Annika B. Lewis and Helene Kvint. THE SWAMP volume 2 is produced by Kassandra Production in a collaboration with Dansekapellet and theatre FÅR302. Supported by the Danish Arts Foundation.
Find out more about Kassandra Productions at madeintheweb.com
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photo: Jennifer Drotz Ruhn
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Since the September premiere of IS : GRAVEL, Claire Parsons Co. has performed sold-out shows in Stockholm before touring in Northern Sweden. A big thank you to our audiences, as well as Region Stockholm for their financial support, co-producer ZebraDans, and local organisers on tour. Watch a trailer here. "...a piece of art that moves freely and ingeniously through thought, image, discovery, and fantasy." – Danstidningen (SE)
Claire Parsons Co.'s signature performance MARMALADE just returned home from South Korea after being presented at Busan International Dance Market. The tour was made possible with support from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee. Another performance, freshly back from tour, is DUST, which played for school audiences at Barbacka in Kristianstad (SE) and alongside IS: GRAVEL at Scenkonst Sörmland (SE) in October.
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photo: Charlotte Engelkes
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Charlotte Engelkes will stage the entire opening concert when Wermland Opera in Karlstad (SE) inaugurates its new stage, Bageriet, from 26 Nov – 7 Dec 2025. During the Opening Concert, which will be performed ten times, a selection of the best heard from the stage at Vermland Opera over the years will be combined with completely new sounds. Read more here.
Engelkes has just completed work on Wagner's opera LOHENGRIN at Malmö Opera (SE). Directed by Engelkes, it becomes a fairy tale in both dream and reality, exploring the themes of good and evil, faith and doubt. LOHENGIN plays until 14 Dec 2025 in Malmö. "Charlotte Engelkes makes Wagner's "Lohengrin" a fairytale-like dream play with pillow fights and birdhouses. The Malmö Opera's ensemble and orchestra shine and excel." Svenska Dagbladet (SE)
The next project for Charlotte Engelkes will be directing Antonio Vivaldi's baroque opera THE OLYMPIAD at the Folkoperan in Stockholm, premiering on 19 Feb 2026. Here, athletes and artistic souls compete side by side in a pulsating and sporty drama of confusion – under the influence of big politics, sensual confusion, and heartbreaking trials of friendship. Read more and book your ticket here.
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photo: Helge Hansen
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After autumn performances of HOW ROMANTIC and CANCEL BERTHA across Norway, Belgium, and Denmark, the season concludes this week with CANCEL BERTHA at Bora Bora in Århus (DK). Carte Blanche now turns its focus toward INSIGHT by Heine Avdal & Yukiko Shinozaki.
The world premiere of INSIGHT will take place in Studio Bergen (NO) 12–14 and 17–21 Feb 2026, before performances at The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet in Oslo (NO) 23–26 April 2026.
INSIGHT explores the shifting relation between the individual and the collective, drawing on the metaphor of string figures – fragile patterns spun between hands – to ask how we open and close ourselves to others and how each act shapes the whole. The Brussels- and Oslo-based choreographers won the 2025 Hedda Award for UNTIL, which premiered at Dansens Hus in Oslo.
Interest in Carte Blanche's search for a new Artistic Director has been strong, with 44 applicants for the position. The selected candidate will succeed the current Artistic Director, Annabelle Bonnéry, when she departs to take up her new role at tanzmainz at the conclusion of the 2026–2027 season.
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photo: Li Taiga and Jessica Segerberg
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Jukka Korpi recently performed his solo FOUR EIGHT - FYRA ÅTTA to the music of Swedish composer Sten Sandell at Atalante in Gothenburg. Korpi`s powerful dance and choreography deeply touched the audience. You will soon be able to watch a film-documentary about the work on Atalante's own TV channel, Atalante Play.
Over the next three weeks, Jukka Korpi will focus solely on his upcoming solo dance production, FLYING - FLYGANDE, aimed at children and youth. FLYING - FLYGANDE will premiere at ZebraDans, Stockholm, on 29 Nov 2025, and be performed there until 10 Dec 2025. Look for more details about the dates and tickets at www.zebradans.se. FLYING - FLYGANDE is a co-production between Korpi Productions and ZebraDans.
Find out more about Korpi Productions at madeintheweb.com
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photo: Fabian Kriese
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25 dancers aged 66–86 perform the show MEMENTO VIVERE – REMEMBER TO LIVE! A production presented by the project Age on Stage and choreographer and dancer Charlotta Öfverholm.
The performance is the second major stage production created by Charlotta Öfverholm for 25 participants aged 66–86. The first was the hit show STORIES, performed to sold-out audiences at Dansens Hus in 2018, Dramaten’s Lilla Scen in 2019, and Vitabergsparken/Parkteatern in 2022. On stage, the performers candidly share their personal survival strategies through music, dance, and text in a tragicomic expression. For the full credits list and additional information, please go here.
Dates: 28-30 Nov 2025 Reisoper Enschede (NL)
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photo: Sören Vilks
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Take a glimpse of Kompani Giraff's upcoming show, THE PILE! After two weeks of residency at Riksteatern in Hallunda (SE), here is a short teaser of the work-in-progress.
Through circus, humor, 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 work has its world premiere on 20 March 2026 at - and is co-produced with - Dansens Hus. More info and tickets here.
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illustration: Katja Reimers
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The second edition of Art of Spectra Evenings will take place at Atalante in Gothenburg (SE) on 30-31 Jan 2026. Over two evenings, the audience is invited to experience three shorter dance pieces created and performed by three different choreographers: Olof Persson, Lukas Karvelis, and Peter Svenzon / Art of Spectra. The evenings will also feature an afterparty in Atalante's foyer, with a bar and DJ. The event is curated by Peter Svenzon and Ulriqa Fernqvist of Art of Spectra and presented in collaboration with Atalante. More information is available soon on Atalante's website.
” Art of Spectra Evenings at Atalante is a revitalizing injection into the free dance scene… a dance party with various works and conversations that awaken new hope.” Göteborgsposten (SE)
The new duet DYAD will premiere at Atalante on 30-31 Jan 2026, as part of the second edition of Art of Spectra Evenings. The choreographer, composer, and director is Peter Svenzon.
The new performance SKUGGOR (SHADOWS) will premiere in September 2026, followed by a national tour. More info about the tour and premiere will be presented at the start of 2026.
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photo:Teodora Georgieva
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PASSING, the piece Israel Aloni was commissioned to create with 5 local artists in Sofia (BG), will perform again at Toplocentrala in Sofia (BG) on 5 Dec 2025. PASSING is an examination of the distorted field between being what you say that you are and saying what you feel that you are. It challenges the notion of identity and furthermore, that of its politics. In PASSING, Israel Aloni is working with a group of female-identifying artists to trouble some of the taboos around female identities. For more info and tickets, please go here.
The second iCoDaCo conference, “BODY POLITICS IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE”, will take place online on 8 Dec 2025. This event brings together dance artists, choreographers, researchers, and cultural practitioners to examine how dance as an art form can disrupt, provoke, and reimagine the political dimensions of embodiment. Organised by FACE for iCoDaCo, in collaboration with European Beyond Access and HowlRound. Live Captioning in English: The National Captioning Institute. More information and registration via this link here.
Learn more about ilDance at madeintheweb.com | |
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photo: Lia Jacobi
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In the dance piece AIR BODY SAD, British-American choreographer Malik Nashad Sharpe and Norrdans invite the audience into a world of dark fantasy and horror, where every movement is a struggle between despair and hope. Through rhythmic and intense choreography, the work explores the boundaries of the body and what happens when it moves at the intersection of haunted margins and glittering pop culture.
The work is infused with the raw fragility of coming-of-age films, reflecting that time in life when everything feels uncertain, overwhelming, too close. A time when the body reaches for belonging and carries an inner rebellion that refuses to be tamed.
On 18 Nov 2025, AIR BODY SAD will be performed at Luleå Kulturhus (SE), and on 24 Nov 2025 at Sundsvalls Teater (SE). More info at norrdans.se.
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The piece THE SONG OF THE CRANES premiered at the Folk Music Festival in Söderhamn (SE) on 15 Nov 2025 and will be performed at The Culture School in Gävle on 30 Nov 2025 with The Dance Company at the Culture School Gävle. Choreography by Linda Forsman, KORDA Art in Motion. Read more 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 and focuses mainly, but not exclusively, on artists from the North. The exhibition is ongoing until 30 Nov 2025.
The dance performance MENHIR II by Julyen Hamilton, Linda Forsman, Lou T Lundqvist, and Eleni Pantazatou is available for booking!
Find out more about Korda Art in Motion Dance Company at madeintheweb.com | |
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photo: Memory Wax
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THE PAPER SWALLOW premiered in September at Barnens scen in Malmö (SE), and Memory Wax Dance Company invites you to a suggestive dance performance about vulnerability and rustling paper. In THE PAPER SWALLOW, the company is inspired by the power and fragility of a paper. How can a flat piece of paper become alive and magical and create stories? We dive into the power of creativity, the trust in one’s own journey, and the feeling of vulnerability. Here, the dance explores where objects end and the soul begins.
On 15 Nov 2025, THE PAPER SWALLOW was performed at Världskulturmuseet in Gothenburg (SE).
Learn more about Memory Wax at madeintheweb.com
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