INVITATION
We are excited to invite you to our DanceLab in Stockholm. Are you a professional dancer, actor or performing artist? Then this could be soemthing for you!
Andersson Dance and Joseba Yerro Izaguirre are inviting you to take part in a workshop in Stockholm from 5th – 9th of May.
”The workshop will be based on a movement practice I have been developing for over 5 years now. It is an improvisation method that focuses on building a sensorial and irregular body in order to find a state of totality, playfulness and awareness where anything can be possible. Always in relationship with the music and other bodies in space, I will guide the group into different fantasies, textures and images in order to support both their individual and collective journeys.
The research we will do during the week is open for both professionals in the dance field and actors/performing artists curious to experiment with movement, a shared and safe space for everyone to be able to contribute in the process. We will start the day in the studio with the class as a warm up, then we will continue the research outdoors in Skeppsholmen: we will play with the idea of a body that becomes part of a landscape, maybe able to camouflage or hide itself in it, even if it is just in our imagination. After lunch, we will go back to the studio and focus on bringing the morning investigation indoors. I am curious to see how that experience can affect our dancing and perceptive bodies: how will the level of listening be? What shape will remain in our bodies? What role will the memory of being outdoors play in our dancing? "
Joseba Yerro Izaguirre
The workshop takes place at Skeppsholmsstudion 5th-9th of May between 10.00 -17.00.
Registration is done through ina.sletsjoe@gmail.com and the DanceLab is free of charge.
Please send a short description of yourself and your experience as a professional dancer/actor/performing artist.
The Lab is made possible with support from Kulturrådet, Stockholm Stad and Region Stockholm.
'Mössan' by Thomas Bernhard, choreographed by Örjan Andersson will be performed at Folkteatern, Big Stage 22 - 24 May 2025. Tickets on sale 12 March!
We are happy to inform you that we will perform Mössan at Moment: in Stockholm in April 2025.
Thursday 10 April at 7 pm
Friday 11 April at 7 pm
Saturday 12 April at 7 pm
Sunday 13 April at 4 pm
We’re excited to invite you to "Substrate Strategy Lab." - a research lab in Stockholm during 29/4 – 3/5 OR 6/5 – 10/5. Are you a professional dancer? This workshop might be something for you !
Örjan Andersson and Eve Ganneau are jointly inviting you to a research laboratory in Stockholm. Sharing the desire to develop work in public space, they are basing the research around the form of a pack of cards that were developped during a series of residencies in different community gardens in the region of Marseille, France.
The pack of cards will be proposed to interpretation by the participants, navigating between play, game and scores for the public space. They are the medium for encounters and mediation between the participants and the space and they will mobilise the participants' bodies and imaginations.
Each day will start with a warm up in studio based on somatic practices and experiential anatomy. We will then examine the cards and their various combinations together. We will play each day with picking cards in different configurations and let ourselves be guided by our subjectivity and imagination triggered by the different instructions and clues to be found on the cards, using improvisation and writing of small texts. We will finally put the indications found on the cards into play, individually or in pairs in different outdoor spaces, ranging from urban to more natural spaces around Skeppsholmen.
Registration is done through ina.sletsjoe@gmail.com and is free of charge. You participate either the first week OR the second week.
The Lab is made possible with support from Kulturrådet and Region Stockholm.
Eve Ganneau
After a rather nomadic life working for different companies and choreographers around Europe, amongst which Damien Jalet, Joan Cleville and Orjan Andersson, she discovers instant composition with Julyen Hamilton, Maya Caroll and Patricia Kuypers. She indulges in vocal explorations with Natacha Muslera and dives into the Tunning Scores of Lisa Nelson with Pascale Gille. In 2016, she embarks on a four-years somatic adventure to become Feldenkrais practitionner. And in 2021, after more than 15 years leaving abroad, she returns to France to follow a Master's Degree with Fai-Ar in Marseille « Artistic Creation in Public Space » where she enthusiastically embraces opportunities to meet and collaborate with other artists and researchers. Eve Ganneau is the artistic director of the company Les Grimpantes created in 2023. Her interest is now on developing "aesthetics of relationship": artistic and educational approaches that question the relationship with oneself, with others, with the community, both human and more than human.
Andersson Dance/ Örjan Andersson
Andersson Dance includes an alternating constellation of artists and was founded in 1996 in Stockholm by the choreographer Örjan Andersson. Since the beginning Örjan Andersson has created numerous works in various contexts, from the intimate to the larger format. An exploration of music has always been in focus, regardless if newly composed electronica, folk music or classical works. Andersson Dance continuously invites dancers, artists, composers, light designers, set designers, costume designers, video designers for cooperations in various formats. The project company tours both nationally and internationally.
We had a great premiere of 'Odysséen' on the 17th of February and it has been well received by both the audience and the press. It has been so much joy to do this co-production together with Backa Teater and be able to do a big performance for the young audience.
We will perform 'Odysséen' until the 3rd of May at Backa Teater in Gothenburg.
First day of 'Odysséen' together with Backa Teater today.
By HOMEROS Adapted by MAGNUS LINDMAN Direction and choreography ÖRJAN ANDERSSON With NIKOLA BORGGÅRD GAVANOZOV, ELEFTHERIA GEROFOKA, GUNILLA JOHANSSON GYLLENSPETZ, JOSEBA YERRO IZAGUIRRE, RASMUS LINDGREN, ULF RÖNNERSTRAND, SOFIA SANGREGORIO, DANIEL STAAF, EMELIE STRÖMBERG, OVE WOLF Scenography and light design CHRISANDER BRUN Costume design and make up JOSEFIN LINDSKOG Composition and sound design JONAS REDIG Co-produktion with Andersson Dance and Backa Teater.
Even heroes stumble sometimes.
The boundary between dance and theater is blurred when choreographer Örjan Andersson builds a performance based on Homer's epic heroic poem about war, love and longing. Here, the human fall height is explored in a magnificent scenography. About wanting to find home. Being brilliant and amazing, but sometimes having to get lost and maybe make mistakes along the way.
- It is fascinating to work with and animate a classic story in this way. To create a Homeric, humorous and slightly bizarre fantasy world together with both actors and dancers, says choreographer and director Örjan Andersson.
In words and movement, the story of Odysseus is retold, who on his way home from the Trojan War has many adventures and mishaps. Who wanders the sea for ten years, encountering cyclops, sirens and sea monsters before finally reuniting with Penelope. Meanwhile the gods watch him.
Co-production between Backa Teater and Andersson Dance. Premiere in Gothenburg the 17th of February 2024.
Mozart's Requiem in choreography by Örjan Andersson was played to full houses in 2019 and praised by audiences and reviewers. This fall, the success is back. Örjan Andersson has created a musty and sonorous work for Skånes Dansteater, Malmö Opera Choir and Malmö Opera Orchestra. Join us in one of the most legendary and beloved works in the history of classical music. New premiere at Malmö Opera 28 October.
We return to Stockholm with 'Promise land' in November and will perform at Folkets Hus Bagarmossen on the 24th and 25th. We continue to Tibble Teater in Täby on the 26th of November.
Scenography/ costume design/text
Helene Billgren
Dancers
Brittanie Brown, Daniel Staaf
Dramaturg
Anna Berg
Light design
Luka Curk
Sound design
Niklas Swanberg
Reherasal director
Javier Perez Perez
Production
Andersson Dance & Riksteatern
Photographer
Sören Vilks
Tomorrow is the last performance of 'Exit Parkour' at Dramaten. We have had a long period of performances together with the fantastic ensemble at Unga Dramaten as well as the amazing Ahmed Matar. A lot of young people have gotten the possibility to hear Matar's story and we hope to be able to share it again soon.
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ADA BERGER
REGI OCH KOREOGRAFI
ÖRJAN ANDERSSON
SCENOGRAFI OCH LJUS
CHRISANDER BRUN
KOSTYM
DANIEL ÅKERSTRÖM-STEEN
MASK OCH PERUK
MOA HEDBERG
MUSIK
ANNA SÓLEY TRYGGVADÓTTIR
DRAMATURG
ANNA KÖLÉN
FOTO FÖRESTÄLLNINGSBILDER
LEONARD STENBERG
Working with actors and dancers in the production A Dream Play that will premiere at Folkteaern in Gothenburg on the 23rd of September.
Director and choreographer
Örjan Andersson
Scenography and light concept
Chrisander Brun
Light design
Christoffer Lloyd
Costume design
Jenny Nordberg
Composer and sound design
Franz Edvard Cedrins
On stage
Jernej Bizjak, Takuya Fujisawa, Kevin Foo, Sanna Hultman, Anna Lundström, Javier Perez, Emilia Roosmann, Sofia Sangregorio, Jonas Sjöqvist och Sara Wikström
Make up and wig design
Suz Åberg
It is always a great pleasure to collaborate with our fantastic dancers Paul Lee, Eve Ganneau, Jozsef Forro, Javier Perez Perez and Ida Holmlund and the amazing Scottish Ensemble in this production! We are in our eighth year of the show and it looks like it could go on for a while longer!
We are vistiting The Netherlands at the moment with 'Goldberg Variations - Ternary patterns for insomnia'. This time we have the pleasure to perform in big concert halls for a large audience. It's also wonderful to be able to perform in venues that are built for live music, of course!
We started the tour in Rotterdam at De Delen on the 18th of March before we went to Utrecht to performa at TivoliVredenburg. Tonight on the 21st of March we are performing at SPOT in Groningen and we move on to Music & Stadteater Arnhem on the 22nd of March for our last performance on this tour.
We are heading towards the premiere of our new production 'Mössan' next week. Today we are having our last day of rehearsals at SITE before we are moving on to Elverket. We perform the 11 - 13th of May before we are traveling to Regionteater Blekinge Kronoberg on the 19th of May.
The rehearsal period of 'Mössan' is now continuing at SITE in Stockholm. Working together with Olof Yassin, Julia Benon, Franz Edvard Cedrins och Albin Åkerman in the new creation that will premiere at Elverket on the 11th of May.
Just home after 5 performances in Scotland and England. So nice to be back in Glasgow were it all started with 'Goldberg Variations- ternary patterns for insomnia' in 2015. We had 2 great shows at Tramway in Glasgow before we visited Inverness and Dundee. The last stop on our UK tour was the theatre of Northern Ballet in Leeds. In just a few days we depart to The Netherlands for performances at De Doelen in Rotterdam, TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, SPOT in Groningen and finally at Music & Stadteater Arnhem. Looking forward to this!
Our new production 'Mössan' will premiere at Elverket, Dansens Hus on the 11th of May 2023.
Performances also the 12th and 13th of May. We will also perform at Lokstallarna in Karlshamn on the 19th of May.
On October the 4th we started our tour with 'Partita no. 2 - sei solo'. The tour was arranged by Dancenet Sweden and this time we visited Västerås, Uppsala, Kungsbacka and Falun. So much fun to get to do this piece again!
We also got the chance to meet the audience in our physical introductions as well as through our after talks.
Choreography: Örjan Andersson
Violinist: Jonathan Morton
Music: JS Bach, BJ Nilsen
Sound Design: BJ Nilsen
Scenography – and Light Design: Chrisander Brun
Costume design: Jenny Nordberg
Dancers: Laura Cornejo, Jim De Block, Takuya Fujisawa, Sofia Sangregorio and Sarah Stanley
Photographer: Mats Bäcker
Rehearsing Exit Parkour this week before we have our first performance on Friday 19th of August.
Next week we open the doors to Ukrainian refugees to see 'Goldberg Variations- ternary patterns for insomnia' at Folkoperan.
We wish to thank Kulturforum STHLM for the initiative!
Finally - tickets released! Andersson Dance and Riksteatern present ”Promise land” at Regionmuseet Skåne in Kristianstad July 9 - July 17 in conjunction with Helene Billgrens exhibition "Internmeddelandeh”.
The work - which opened at Dansens Hus last fall - is the result of an encounter between visual artist Helene Billgren and choreographer Örjan Andersson - and is created with and performed by Brittanie Brown and Jenny Nilson! Tickets are limited, book now, for our shows July 9,10,13,14,15,16 and 17!
Welcome!
This coming fall Andersson Dance will cooperate with violinist Jonathan Morton from Scottish Ensemble in our new production 'Partita no. 2 - sei solo'.
The piece will premiere at Dansens Hus on November 26th 2021.
We have started the rehearsals of 'Partita no. 2 -sei solo' in Stockholm together with Jim De Block, Takuya Fujisawa, Ashley Wright, Emilia Fridholm och Johanna Wernmo.
Andersson Dance premieres ”Partita no.2 – sei solo” in collaboration with Scottish Ensemble at Dansens Hus in November 2021. Performances will be presented från 26 th of November - 6th of December at Dansens Hus recently announced added venue -Elverket.
Tickets for 'Partita no.2 - sei solo' are released today at Elverket (Dansens Hus).
For tickets se link below.
'Partita no.2 - sei solo' will premiere at Elverket on the 26th of November.
Performances:
26, 27, 28 November Dansens Hus / Elverket
1 December Norrlands Operan
3,4, 5 December Dansens Hus/ Elverket
Goldberg Variations - ternary patterns for insomnia' is remounted in Stockholm in June 2022. The work for 11 musicians and 5 dancers opened in 2015 at Dansens Hus in Stockholm. Now the work returns to Stockholm with performances at Folkoperan 2-3 June 2022.
Orpheus & Eurydice was performed at the Royal Opera 2020, directed by Örjan Andersson. It is a collaboration between Unga på Operan and Unga Dramaten and is one of 14 Swedish performances to be shown digitally during the international festival held in Helsingborg 17-21 May.
- We are happy and proud that Orpheus and Eurydice have been selected as Sweden's largest festival for performing arts for children and young people. It's big!, says Ellen Lamm, artistic director of Unga at the Opera.
The performance is a cross-genre all-art work of dance, acting and music and is based on the myth of Orpheus who, in despair, loses his beloved, descends into the underworld to get her back. Young voices from the present gives the set an extra dimension.
In its motivation, the jury writes: "Unga Dramaten and Unga på Operan invite you to a magnificent performance that crackles with intensity and energy where the different art forms work together, as well as the disciplines shine for themselves. The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is given an inventive reinterpretation that inspires continued conversations about death. All framed in a fantastic stage room."
Orpheus & Eurydike will be shown digitally during the Bibu festival, which takes place in Helsingborg 17-21 May.
Andersson Dance meets Jönköping's Sinfonietta in a work that has become increasingly currentl during the spring. Orchestra and dancers together create a dance and music performance unlike any other. To music by Bach – and Shostakovich.
The movement of the bodies in relation to each other and the room creates a musical and dance performance unlike anything else. In recent years, choreographer Örjan Andersson has focused on working with "all kinds of bodies" and mixes different performers on stage; musicians, dancers, singers and actors. He brings this concept to Spira when twenty musicians from the Sinfonietta take place on stage together with dancers in a choreography of bodies, music and movement. "There is no traditional form with the musicians in one place and the dancers on stage, but we work with the musicians and dancers completely democratically in the room."
'Red revistited will premiere at Kulturhuset Spira the 14th of April and is a collaboration between Andersson Dance, Kulturhuset Spira and Jönköpings Sinfonietta.
For tickets : https://www.smot.se/andersson-dance-och-sinfoniettan/
The journey of "Goldberg Variations - ternary patterns for insomnia" continues. We are happy to announce that we will perform @folkoperan on the 2nd and 3rd of June and finally bring back the performance to Stockholm where it all started in 2015.