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Preface 3MaP Of SWeDeN 4IeTM STOckhOlM 6ISPa JuNe cONgreSS TOrONTO 7MONTPellIer DaNSe 7MeMBerS Of The faIr PrOJecTÖrjan andersson/andersson Dance 8art of Spectra 10Bastardproduktion 12Philippe Blanchard 14christina caprioli/ccaP 16cullberg Ballet 18helena franzén 20Sara gebran 22The göteborg Ballet 24Marika hedemyr/crowd company 26gunilla heilborn 28Malin hellkvist Sellén 30lena Josefsson & kompani raande-Vo 32

Minna krook Dans 34Jeanette langert 36Pontus lidberg 38Memory Wax 40Norrlandsoperan 42Virpi Pahkinen 44claire Parsons 46reich + Szyber 48ribbing/halsackda 50Sirqus alfon 52Skånes Dansteater 54Björn Säfsten 56christina Tingskog 58Åsa unander-Scharin 60ZebraDans 62cONTacTS BY caTegOrY 64PrOMOTION DVD 66creDITS 66

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The purpose of the Fair Project is to achieve international recognition for the strength of artistic and creative work pro-duced in Sweden. The project explores methods for the international promotion of Swedish-produced touringtheatre and dance around the world by means of better visibility at conferences and exhibitions. The Fair Project will participate in the following conferences and exhibitions in 2011: IETM in Stockholm, Sweden; the ISPA conference in Toronto, Canada; and Montpellier Dance, Montpellier, France. The Fair Project 2011 is supported by the members, the Swedish Arts Council, the Swedish Arts Grants Committee and the Culture Committee of Stockholm.

In your hand is a guide and a navigation tool. We hope that it will give you a better view of the performing arts Made in Sweden. There is a lot to discover. The scene is diverse and there are a lot of new young companies and venues working in non-traditional ways. Theatre and dance for young audiences are also very active in Sweden and have a long history. We hope that this guide will help you find your way into our deep forests, great plains and beautiful cities, whether you are discovering a new audience or a new performance.

Åsa Edgren, Project Leader, The Fair Project

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DIScovEr thE SWEDISh ArtS ScENE At IEtM

13.00 - 13.20 Bastardproduktion13.20 - 13.40 ZebraDans13.40 - 14.00 Marika Hedemyr14.00 - 14.20 Virpi Pahkinen

Schedule11.00 - 11.20 Björn Säfsten11.20 - 11.40 Helena Franzén11.40 - 12.00 Örjan Andersson12.00 - 12.20 Christina Tingskog12.20 - 12.40 Minna Krook12.40 - 13.00 Gunilla Heilborn

www.ietm.org

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This is an event for IETM members who are looking for interesting new artists, would like to learn about new ideas from emerging and established artists, or are in search of partners for an artistic project in development. Nine projects selected by an international jury will be revealed for six minutes each. The moderator is John Lambert..

Saturday 16 April 11:00 – 15:00 Venue: Dansens Hus, Stora studionA large selection of Swedish choreographers will be introducing themselves to the IETM members, presenting a live excerpt from a recent work, and talking about how they work as choreographers, their method, their starting points and their references. Q&A will follow, hopefully with an animated exchange of thoughts.

Friday 15 April 12:00 – 13:30 Venue: Norra Latin

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ISpA 2011 juNE coNgrESS IN toroNto, cAThe Toronto 2011 Congress will explore groundbreaking experiences with a wide array of topics where ‘Groundbreaking’ work is taking place: with respect to cultural spaces, in technology, through fostering long term relationships with new audiences, new funding models, and how the arts can initiate dialogue around political and social issues. The Fair Project will participate in the following events in Toronto:

Pitch New Works Now• , a forum for creators and performing arts professionals to share and discover new international cultural projects,ProEx• , one of many opportunities for casual networking, establishing new contacts, and maintaining existing relationships

www.ispa.org

MoNtpEllIEr DANSEMontpellier Danse is one of Europe’s oldest and most important dance festivals. The aim of a presence at the festival is to pave the way for collaborations between the festival and Swedish artists. The Fair Project 2011 at MONTPELLIER DANSE unites and co-ordinates a Swedish presence of Swedish artists with the Swedish Institute in Paris. A reception will be organised.

www.montpellierdanse.com

3 - 9 July, Montpellier, France

15 - 18 June, 2011

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ÖrjAN ANDErSSoN | ANDErSSoN DANcEÖrjan Andersson explores notions of time, space and movement through a unique style of perception, musica-lity and construction. From both small and large works for his own company, Andersson Dance, which was founded in 1996, and from invitations to other compa-nies, Andersson’s versatile craft as a dancemaker has solidified his position as one of Sweden’s most interes-ting choreographers.

Örjan Andersson has created works for NDT 1, Com-pania Nacional de Danza, the Ballet of Bern, Carte Blanche, Helsinki Dance Company, Cullberg Ballet, the Göteborg Ballet and the Swedish Royal Ballet, among others. This year has seen the opening of a work for Skånes Dansteater with music by Sven David Sand-ström. Andersson is currently preparing Andersson Dance for a work and touring period in Stockholm and around Sweden, as well as a co-production with Aarhus Teater entitled “The Name of the Next Song”, opening February 2012 in Denmark.

CONTACT Magnus Nordberg, manager PHONE +46 (0)8 559 133 86, + 46 (0)70 450 70 60MAIL magnus@nordbergmovement.se WEBSITE www.anderssondance.com

Pacing in Vaudeville, photographer: e

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Since 1998, Art of Spectra, a Gothenburg-based, contemporary Swedish dance company, has been the harbour for choreographer Peter Svenzon. Here he creates dance works directly for the company or in collaboration with other theatres or dance com-panies. Peter’s background as an illusionist and a break-dancer, together with his professional training at Balettakademien (Gothenburg), has led to an exploration of dance, theatre, music, photo andpicture art and video in his choreographies.In his 24 works for the company, he has generated a unique hybrid style of classical ballet, break-dancing and modern dance. The artistic expression is very significant and physical and communicates directly with the audience. His works have been compared to the worlds found in David Lynch movies. The music and score for his pieces are often composed by Peter.”Boundaries” is Art of Spectra’s first international production.

Art of SpEctrA | pEtEr SvENzoN

Art of SpEctrACONTACT Jan Schmidt, manager PHONE +46 (0)70 355 09 88, +46 (0)70 333 17 74

MAIL jan@artofspectra.com WEBSITE www.artofspectra.com

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Bastardproduktion is an artist-driven collective consist-ing of five performers. Questions of power, norms and conventions keep the bastards on fire; since 2001 they have produced pieces like “IngerIngerInger”, “Dancing Barefoot” and “No One is Completely Evil”.Their latest work, “Roses & Beans”, a duet created and performed by Tove Sahlin and Dag Andersson, has been presented internationally and nationally since its premiere in June 2010. The chorographical material in the living room of “Roses & Beans” is a humorous act of curiosity and precise equality measured by every step we take and every move we make.The piece is easily toured and will be available in 2011 and 2012. Bastardproduktion’s next piece, “Rather Not”, will premiere in September 2011 and will be ready to tour from January 2012.

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CONTACT Tove Sahlin PHONE +46 (0)73 379 35 00MAIL tove@bastardproduktion.se WEBSITE www.bastardproduktion.se

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phIlIppE BlANchArD | ADEkWhAtBlanchard, who is based in Stockholm but tours the world, has been described as one of Sweden’s most open-minded choreographers, with an inventive mo-vement language and a never-ending flow of ideas. Energetic, ever-curious and aware, he collaborates with best-in-genre artists from all over the world. The inter-national market has been a natural part of the company’s artistic production and tour operations, and is an area that is constantly evolving. “How About You?” is the last independent part of Philippe Blanchard’s trilogy on identity. In this final work, Blanchard focuses on the search for oneself in other people.How About you? is on the repertoire throughout the 2013 season.

”...I am a hundred, a thousand, a million people but yet I own one body... ”How are you? – Fine thank you! How about you?

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how about You? photographer: Jens lasthein

CONTACT Åsa edgren, international manager PHONE +46 (0)73 324 11 14MAIL asa.edgren@loco-motion.se WEBSITE www.adekwhat.com

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cover2, photographer: håkan larsson

crIStINA cAprIolI | ccAp”Cut-outs and trees” - stratification of image, ramifi-cation of motion; a fairy-tale, and a digital forest to get lost inside and see. Caprioli premiered in June 2010 at Venice Dance Biennale. For large spaces/stages. ”Cover2” - Roug h-cut figures and crime scenes, songs and corpses in minimal lighting. To experience at very close range, in the dark, unmistakenly inside. Premiered in January 2011 in Stockholm. For black boxes/studios.”Cloth” - Choreography under a huge cloth, for the covered/hidden (yet recognizable) to uncover itself anew. Premiered in April 2011 in Stockholm. For public spaces/galleries/museums etc.”Cloth project” – Choreopolitics by the forbidden or segregated, such as the veil covering the female gesture. A project on reciprocity and mediality proposing the labour of weaving as choreographic becoming(2012–2014).

crIStINA cAprIolICONTACT Tina eriksson fredriksson & christina Degerström, managers

PHONE +46 (0)8 545 200 55 MAIL info@ccap.se WEBSITE www.ccap.se

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Cullberg Ballet has performed all over the world and is an important element in the international presentation of Swedish culture. The company also engages in national outreach through its tours within Sweden. The company collaborates with a variety of national and international choreographers and performing artists who create works for both large and small stages. Cullberg Ballet’s activities encompass projects and productions including site-specific appearances and collaboration with dance training programs. Anna Grip is the company’s artistic director.Cullberg Ballet was founded by Birgit Cullberg in 1967 under the auspices of Riksteatern. It consisted of eight hand-picked dancers from five countries. The com-pany currently has 16–18 dancers from nearly as many countries. Since its inception, the stage personalities and technical strength of its dancers have been Cullberg Ballet’s defining characteristics. Cullberg Ballet is part of Riksteatern, Sweden’s National Touring Theatre.

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CONTACT Monica fredriksson, managing producer PHONE +46 (0)8 531 991 25MAIL monica.fredriksson@riksteatern.se WEBSITE www.cullergballet.se

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True Stories of castaways & Other Survivors, photographer: carl Thorborg

hElENA frANzéNHelena Franzén is a key player at the forefront of Swe-dish contemporary dance, with an extensive resumé, both as a dancer and choreographer. Anatomical struc-tures, dynamic progression and physical functions are recurrent themes in her artistic pursuits. Over the years, she has developed a personal movement vocabulary, charged with intricate, physical challenges and explo-siveness – a special poetry of the articulated body. She has developed several close collaborations with musici-ans from the Scandinavian pop scene. The music and the dance challenge each other, creating a nerve and density that runs through the dynamics of the moving body. In 2010, Helena Franzén created “Trigger Point” and “I’m Not Looking Back”, which were both widely acclaimed. In 2011, she will create new works for the Göteborg Ballet, Skånes Dansteater and Regionteater Väst, as well as a site-specific piece for Moderna museet, Stockholm.

hElENA frANzéNCONTACT Birgit lindholm, manager PHONE +46 (0)70 173 16 26

MAIL producent@helenafranzen.se WEBSITE www.helenafranzen.se

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SArA gEBrAN | puBlIc EyEChoreographer, performer, city planner and dance teacher.

Working in performance art and community art. Gebran’s mixed background is reflected in her works: born in Venezuela to Lebanese parents, she has lived for the last 16 years in New York City, Denmark and Swe-den. Her performances are about engaging the audience and communities to imagine new realities, as well as expanding the borders of dance. Together with Anders Paulin, she created the community art platforms in re-fugee camps in the West Bank: Vertical Exile 2009 and Vertical Gardening 2010–2012. Her current tour is La Santa Lucha vs Royal Rumble. Her upcoming produc-tion is How to get the water into the tyre? An investiga-tion of the concept of movement: of the individual body in time and space; the social movement in the geograp-hy; and the political movement by Giorgio Agamben, through movements on stage vs. the work created in the refugee camps in Palestine, 2009–2012.

CONTACT Sara gebran PHONE +46 (0)73 923 16 32MAIL saragebran@yahoo.com WEBSITE www.public-e.dk

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looming Sky, choreographer: Stijn celis, photographer: urban Jörén

thE gÖtEBorg BAllEt

thE gÖtEBorg BAllEtThe Göteborg Ballet is the largest contemporary dance company in the Nordic countries, housing 40 outstan-ding dancers. In recent years they have been focusing on new creations by contemporary choreographers. Creations by Wim Vandekeybus, Johan Inger, Alexan-der Ekman, Gunilla Heilborn, Jo Strømgren and Stijn Celis are a part of their repertoire, and they will be complementing them during 2011- 2012 with the work of renowned artists such as Susanna Leinonen, Helena Franzén, Roberto Zappalà and Sasha Waltz.

The Göteborg Ballet will be bringing you ground-breaking new pieces that surprise and challenge. Their goal is to become a European pioneer within contempo-rary dance. Touring and guest performances around the world are an important part of their work. For those who want to know where contemporary European dance is heading, the answer should be: The Göteborg Ballet.

CONTACT Åsa edgren, international manager PHONE +46 (0)73 324 11 14MAIL asa.edgren@loco-motion.se WEBSITE www.opera.se

Marika Hedemyr is a Swedish choreographer of con-temporary dance. She creates dance theatre for stages and public locations, making an average of one or two productions per year. She is the artistic director andchoreographer of Crowd Company, based in Goth-enburg. Hedemyr currently shares her time between freelance engagements and her own productions for Crowd Company.Hedemyr was educated at the Laban Centre in London. She finds inspiration in pedestrian movements, non-verbal communication and in challenging the borders and places for dance performances. She is often engaged in international projects on artistic practice.

Hedemyr’s work is characterised by mundane situations taken into a twisted reality, a high degree of identifica-tion, humour and physicality. In her stage productions, the musical elements are either new or rewritten works by contemporary composers.

MArIkA hEDEMyr | croWD coMpANy

CONTACT Marika hedemyr PHONE +46 (0)73 312 35 51MAIL marika@crowdcompany.com WEBSITE www.marikahedemyr.com, www.crowdcompany.com

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Just In Time, photographer: anna von Brömssen

The five Year Plan, photographer: Mats Bäcker

guNIllA hEIlBorNGunilla Heilborn is a choreographer and film-maker based in Stockholm, who produces and tours nationally and internationally. With an ever-present twinkle in her eye, combined with total professionalism, Heilborn has attracted audiences with laughter and reflection in works such as “Potato Country”, “Alaska” and “The Five-year Plan”. Her performances are imbued with human openness, lightness and a touch of irony. She has created performances and movies with great success for both adult and youth audiences. Her latest project for stage, “This is not a Love Story”, is an illusion of a road trip dance. It is a performance with two heroes – Billy and Kowalski – who wonder where they belong, have some questions about history, and dance more than usual. Premiere May 6th 2011, Dansens Hus, Stockholm.

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CONTACT Åsa edgren, international manager PHONE +46 (0)73 324 11 14MAIL asa.edgren@loco-motion.se WEBSITE www.gunillaheilborn.se

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Within reasonable limits, photographer: Åse Bengtsson helin

MAlIN hEllkvISt SElléNIn the 10 years since her debut, choreographer Malin Hellkvist Sellén has gained a strong position as one of Swedens most intriguing movement examiners. Often referring to her work as physical reflections on a specific theme or topic, her works vary from solo performances to larger group pieces. Her dance is as clearly political and philosophical as it is sensuous physical andemotional. Sellén’s recurring themes are normativity and identity and a search for contexts in which movement is justi-fied. Among her latest creations is “Pink Promises”, a solo for Marianne Kjaserund derived from examinations on certain modes of social dancing and body politics. In 2010, Hellkvist opened “Within Reasonable Limits”, a piece that emanated from a open public call for non-professional and professional dancers. Sellén’s work has gained her a large following who regularly attend her performances.

MAlIN hEllkvISt SElléNCONTACT Magnus Nordberg, manager PHONE +46 (0)8 559 133 86, +46 (0)70 450 70 60

MAIL magnus@nordbergmovement.se WEBSITE www.malinhellkvistsellen.se

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Lena Josefsson is a fascinating personality in the new generation of contemporary choreographers, and is among the elite of the Swedish dance scene.She has been recognised for several of her works, thanks to her unique style, which is based on a personal movement language with a richly nuanced feeling for music and rhythm. Josefsson has received the Cullberg Prize and the Thalia Statuette and her work has involved kinship with both Peter Brook and Birgit Åkesson.Josefsson was born and grew up in Zaire. She later trained at the University of Dance in Stockholm, RIDC in Paris and the National Ballet of Zaire. Her upbring-ing was influenced by African culture, which is often evident in her artistic work. Kompani Raande-Vo is based in Örebro, with dancers and musicians from all around the world. The diverse cultural backgrounds of the artists form the essence of this exciting and vibrant style of choreography. Using dance as their instrument, the company crosses various boundaries in the world of art, reinforcing the universal language.

lENA joSEfSSoN & koMpANI rAANDE-vo

CONTACT christina Vainio, manager PHONE +46 (0)70 527 11 17 MAIL info@raandevo.se WEBSITE www.raandevo.se

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photographer: Martin Skoog, masks by My Walther

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MINNA krook DANSMinna Krook Dans is a dance company that caters to both children and grown-ups. It was established in 1999 and is run by the choreographer Minna Krook.Based in Stockholm, the company tours frequently in Sweden and is well known and highly appreciated throughout the country. Minna Krook is one of the most established chore-ographers of dance performances for children. Among other things, she created the first dance performance in Sweden for babies, entitled “Oh, Hello Baby”, which earned the company a great deal of positive attention. Performed regularly since its premier in 2004, her per-formance “All Gone!” has been hailed by critics as “a classic”. The dance company’s productions are colour-ful, vibrant and unpredictable, combining dance, text, visual arts and specially composed music.

MINNA krookCONTACT Minna krook PHONE +46 (0)73 622 43 17MAIL info@minnakrook.se WEBSITE www.minnakrook.se

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Julie3 with The göteborg Ballet, photographer: Tilo Stengel

jEANEttE lANgErtChoreographer Jeanette Langert was educated at the Institute of Choreography at the University of Dance and Circus Stockholm 2003–2006 and at Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts (Mime program) from 1986 to 1989. She has worked as a stage artist in a number of different contexts through the years. Among her many choreographies are the acclaimed “Julie3” (2010), “Inuti” (2009), “Fröken” (2008) and Mera Mera (2006). In all of these productions, Jeanette has worked with set and costume designer Bente Lykke Møller.The common thread in her own works has been to explore the individual person as part of a greater whole and the greater whole within the individual person.

For a complete CV, links and pictures, please refer to Jeanette’s website, www.jeanettelangert.com

jEANEttE lANgErtCONTACT Jeanette langert PHONE +46 (0)73 741 55 76

MAIL jeanettelangert@hotmail.com WEBSITE www.jeanettelangert.com

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poNtuS lIDBErgA Swedish choreographer and director of international acclaim, Pontus Lidberg is best recognised for his dance film “The Rain” (2007), for which he has received nu-merous awards around the world. Also a choreographer for stage, Lidberg has created over 25 works, both in Sweden and on the international scene. In October 2010, The Guggenheim Museum’s Works and Process series commissioned and presented his second work for Morp-hoses called “Vespertine”. In spring of the same year, Lidberg was artist in residence at Joyce SoHo and the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York, working on his latest dance film, “Labyrinth Within”, featuring NYCB dancer Wendy Whelan and a score by composer David Lang. Lidberg has created works for major international dance companies such as The Royal Danish Ballet, The Beijing Dance Theatre, The Norwegian National Ballet, as well as for his own group Pontus Lidberg Dance.

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aiano (left), Johan gunséus (right)

CONTACT Pontus lidberg PHONE +46 (0)70 638 19 13, +1 718 419 39 52MAIL pontus@lidberg.se WEBSITE www.lidberg.se/pontus

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“Through simplicity we experience and developmovement and ideas in a new perspective.”

A dance and theatre company with a strong visual ex-pression and a naked theatrical movement language.Founded by Miguel Azcue and Johanna Jonasson in 2004, their repertoire contains performances for chil-dren, youth and adults, with a focus on simplicity and imagination. Their pieces have been presented in Europe and Latin America.Since 2006, Memory Wax has arranged site-specific performances and outdoor events like City Hoppers. A selection of national and international guest artists meet the audience in open-air settings. This is a flexible and mobile programme that can be carried out in different environments.Memory Wax has extensive touring experience and is looking for possibilities to expand their network and their touring area.

rooms, photographer: Julia lindemalm

MEMory WAx

CONTACT Miguel azcue, artistic director PHONE +46 (0)40 98 02 74, +46 (0)70 492 81 78MAIL producent@memorywax.com WEBSITE www.memorywax.com, www.cityhoppers.se

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NorrlandsOperan is one of Sweden’s strongest and most successful platforms for contemporary dance. It invites its audiences to experience both the experimental and innovative, as well as more established and traditional forms of dance. NorrlandsOperan focuses on collaborat-ing with both national and international companies, as the opera itself does not have any dancers.

By creating its own productions and through collabora-tion and guest performances, NorrlandsOperan is able to present around 25 different dance performances each year. It also regularly offers choreographers and danc-ers who are not associated with other organisations the opportunity to produce pieces in residence. Each year, an individual choreographer or company is given the opportunity to create a piece set to live music that is performed by NorrlandsOperan’s Symphony Orchestra. NorrlandsOperan is a member of Dansnät Sverige – a touring network that makes it possible for both Swedish and international acts to tour around Sweden.

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CONTACT annelie gardell, artistic director, dance PHONE +46 (0)90 15 43 49, +46 (0)70 343 13 83MAIL annelie.gardell@norrlandsoperan.se WEBSITE www.norrlandsoperan.se

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Virpi Pahkinen’s works are full of secrets; she can be a warrior of the spirit, a spectral gardener or a shaman in metamorphosis. She offers dance as an incantation and creates a meditative atmosphere with her original choreography. Her solos have met with critical acclaim around the globe and have been presented in festivals such as the Adelaide Festival, Madrid en Danza and Festival Cervantino. She has also created works for such companies as North 59°, Skånes Dansteater, the Viet-namese National Ballet and the Ballet Poznanski and has created dance films for television and film. Pahkinen has been awarded several prizes, including the Svenska Dagbladet Opera Prize, the Carina Ari Gold Medal and First Choreography Prize at the International Dance Theatre Festival in Stutttgart.Virpi Pahkinen was born in Finland. She studied piano at the Conservatory in Helsinki, and trained in the choreography department at the University College of Dance in Stockholm.

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vIrpI pAhkINEN DANcE coMpANy

CONTACT emelie Bergbohm, manager PHONE +46 (0)73 069 67 78 MAIL emelie.bergbohm@gmail.com WEBSITE www.pahkinen.com

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clAIrE pArSoNSClaire Parsons is a freelance international choreographer and dancer who toggles both visual and physical cont-rasts, working without boundaries in performances that speak directly to the audience. Claire has redefined Swedish Dance over the past 15 years with video, projections and film. In addition, she is a renowned international choreographer with perfor-mances in England, Germany, Spain, Japan, Russia, the United States, Venezuela and many more. Her emphasis is innovative dance performances for young audiences, with an acclaimed natural ability to engage them th-rough vibrant, imaginative and interactive compositions in which all children’s answers are valued.

Claire Parsons’ creations are charming, sensational and dynamic, incorporating multiple mediums, artists, musi-cians and dancers; her work continues to juxtapose and reinvent dance performance.

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CONTACT claire Parsons PHONE +46 (0)70 827 41 80 MAIL dans@claireparsons.com WEBSITE www.claireparsons.com

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Bold and disproportionate, daringly visual and explo-sive, the art of Carina Reich and Bogdan Szyber seems impossible to define, while it borders on many genres. Drawing inspiration from such diverse sources as the worlds of cinema, horticulture and death metal music, Reich and Szyber create critically acclaimed perfor-mance and visual art in many types of media.

“Unknown Pleasures” is the last part of their Melan-choly Trilogy, a conclusion fetching its nerve from the outer edges of melancholy and humanity; death. The nostalgia of the disappeared ’80s is a recurring theme in the performance. It comes back on various levels, from the set design to music and costumes. The personal sto-ries of the performers also carry references to the ’80s. Their stories emanate from the feeling of being stuck in a pattern created in previous times. Unknown Pleasures was produced at SITE STUDIOS in a co-production with Pustervik.

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CONTACT Åsa edgren, international manager PHONE +46 (0)73 324 11 14MAIL asa.edgren@loco-motion.se WEBSITE www.reich-szyber.com

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The collaboration between Emma Ribbing and Kham-lane Halsackda started in Malmö, Sweden 2009 and is a continuous process that stretches the boundaries be-tween installation, dance and performance. Since 2009, they have worked closely with sound designer Silas Bieri, CH. Together, they propose different art forms to be performed in a variety of new ways for concerts and theatres, in the streets and, notably, for the Internet, creating a virtual stage through their blog. Their choreo-graphic language is strongly influenced by photography and film.

photographer: Imre Zsibrik

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CONTACT emma ribbing/rörelsen - koreografer i Skåne PHONE +46 (0)70 949 04 27MAIL info@emmaribbing.com WEBSITE www.ribbinghalsackda.wordpress.com

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SIrquS AlfoNSirqus Alfon won the Audience Prize at the Berlin Lacht International Street Festival in 2004 and is currently touring throughout Europe. In 2009, Sirqus Alfon took the Edinburgh Fringe Festival by storm with 21 shows, full houses and rave reviews. Their latest stint has been their performance of “Spirit of Innovation”, which was seen by thousands of spectators at the World Expo in Shanghai.

Sirqus Alfon TV (SATV)Moments before the largest live broadcast in the history of television, Sirqus Alfon prepare themseves for this historic event. The producer has promised to create the greatest live show on earth, but resources are running thin, conflicts are running wild and an undercurrent of desperation slips its way to the limelight. SATV is a highly technical, interactive, ground-breaking perfor-mance with live music, advanced choreography, dange-rous stunts and contemporary slapstick.

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CONTACT Åsa edgren, international manager PHONE +46 (0)73 324 11 14MAIL asa.edgren@loco-motion.se WEBSITE www.sirqusalfon.com

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Between Silence and Stillness, photographer: Malin arnesson

SkåNES DANStEAtErSkånes Dansteater is Sweden’s largest independent dan-ce company, based in Malmö. They are a contemporary dance repertoire company and present commissioned and restaged work by Swedish and international chore-ographers. They perform on their own stage as well as at the Malmö Opera and tour nationally and international-ly. Every year they present three main productions and a number of smaller programmes, spanning from large-scale productions with a symphony orchestra to pro-ductions for small stages. The company has 16 dancers and an administrative and technical staff of 16 people. Skånes Dansteater performs 60–80 times a year. Available for touring 2012–2013:“Black Water” by Jorma Uotinen (premiere 2009-10-10), “Seven Clues” by Örjan Andersson (premiere 2011-03-12), and a double-bill with “Devious Paths” by Helena Franzén and “On Invisible Paus” by Christopher Arouni (premiere 2011-11-04).

SkåNES DANStEAtErCONTACT annica Widmark, communication PHONE +46 (0)40 20 84 71

MAIL annica.widmark@skanesdansteater.se WEBSITE www.skanesdansteater.se

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corduroy, photographer: Nicklas Dennermalm/kristina Dahlberg

BjÖrN SäfStENFocusing on the examination of movement as an am-bivalent language, constructing methods for each new artistic endeavour, choreographer and dancer Björn Säfsten shines new light on the human body in a context of movement. In constant search for a method, he uses limitations as a portal to examine his own artistic inhe-ritance and to comment on the discourses within which he works. Since their debut piece, “The Adaptation”, created in residence in Alcalá de Henares Madrid Spain (2006), Säfsten and his collaborative artistic team have made several productions together. The piece “In Tremlinbing Space” won Säfsten first prize in the choreographic competition at Dansens Hus in Stockholm 2007 and he was awarded the Cullberg Prize in 2009. His last piece, “Corduroy”, opened at Dansens Hus in 2010 and is restaged in 2011 at Magasin 3 in Stockholm. A new production for the fall of 2011 is in preparation.

BjÖrN SäfStENCONTACT Magnus Nordberg, manager PHONE +46 (0)8 559 133 86, +46 (0)70 450 70 60

MAIL magnus@nordbergmovement.se WEBSITE www.bjorn-safsten.com

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photographer: christina Tingskog

CONTACT christina Tingskog PHONE +46 (0)8 650 80 08, +46 (0)70 497 24 64MAIL christinatingskog@mac.com WEBSITE www.christinatingskog.se

chrIStINA tINgSkogChristina Tingskog is a choreographer based in Stock-holm. Her performances are appreciated for their wit, warmth and audience interaction, which challenges the traditional power balance between the stage and young audiences. She is drawn to concepts like “opera”, “wannabe” and “pretence” and mixes high and low in a poetic and strong dance. Her work plays with the human tendency to compare, to note similarities and discrepan-cies in order to create meaning and context. She uses the stage as an intersection for dance of professionals and amateurs, dancers with and without disabilities, different ethnicities and ages. Her performances for all ages tour all over Sweden and several have been invited to Dance biennials, including the Dance Biennial 2006 in Gothenburg, the Biennial for Dance in Schools 2007 in Stockholm and bibu.se, Performing Arts Biennial for Children and Youth 2008 in Lund.

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Opera Mecatronica, photographer: elias lindén

åSA uNANDEr-SchArINÅsa Unander-Scharin/Scen- och sinnesproduktion creates choreographic installations and stage perfor-mances in collaboration with dancers, musicians, visual artists, computer programmers and robotic researchers. The dance works offer an exhilarating experience that stretches and adds new perspectives to body, space and acoustic capacity with highly advanced technology. In 2008, Unander-Scharin choreographed The Crystal Cabinet at Piteå Chamber Opera and Desire, Chaos and Geometry for The Vietnam National Opera Ballet; in the same year, her doctoral thesis, entitled “Human Mecha-nics and Soulful Machines”, was published. Unander-Scharin’s digital dance works have been performed in Japan, Spain, Monaco, Mexico, France, USA and Scandinavia. In 1999, the Lamentations of Orpheus was awarded an honorary mention from VIDA 2.0 in Mad-rid, and in VIDA 9,0 Petrushkas’ Cry received a special audience prize.

åSA uNDANDEr-SchArINCONTACT Åsa unander-Scharin PHONE +46 (0)70 989 08 01

MAIL brevlada@scenochsinne.a.se WEBSITE www.operamecatronica.com

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CONTACT lisa Spets, artistic director PHONE +46 (0)8 702 92 01MAIL info@zebradans.nu WEBSITE www.zebradans.nu

zEBrADANSIn 1999, Lisa Spets founded ZebraDans, a production company created for dance performances exclusively for children and youth audiences. Since its beginning, ZebraDans has presented its performances for day-care centres, schools and general public audiences. In the first year, 1999, we reached 639 children with our company; 10 years later, in 2009, we reached 20,900 children. In 2006, ZebraDans opened the doors to the first Swedish permanent stage for dance performances for young people.

ZebraDans is focused on ensuring that as many child-ren as possible have the opportunity to see great dance. In Swedish, the name ZebraDans is a word game that means “See good dance”.

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INDEpENDENt chorEogrAphErS/projEctSÖrjan andersson/andersson Dance www.anderssondance.comart of Spectra www.artofspectra.comBastard Produktion www.bastardproduktion.sePhilippe Blanchard www.adekwhat.comcristina caprioli/ccaP www.ccap.sehelena franzén www.helenafranzen.seSara gebran www.public-e.dkMarika hedemyr/crowd company www.marikahedemyr.comgunilla heilborn www.gunillaheilborn.seMalin hellkvist Sellén www.malinhellkvistsellen.selena Josefsson &kompani raande-Vo www.raandevo.seJeanette langert www.jeanettelangert.comPontus lidberg www.lidberg.se/pontusMemory Wax www.memorywax.comMinna krook Dans www.minnakrook.seVirpi Pahkinen www.pahkinen.comclaire Parsons www.claireparsons.comreich + Szyber www.reich-szyber.comribbing/halsackda ribbinghalsackda.wordpress.comSirqus alfon www.sirqusalfon.comBjörn Säfsten www.bjorn-safsten.comchristina Tingskog www.christinatingskog.seÅsa unander-Scharin www.operamecatronica.comZebra Dans www.zebradans.nu

youNg AuDIENcESMalin hellkvist Sellén www.malinhellkvistsellen.secristina caprioli / ccaP www.ccap.selena Josefsson &kompani raande-Vo www.raandevo.seMemory Wax www.memorywax.comMinna krook Dans www.minnakrook.seclaire Parsons www.claireparsons.comZebra Dans www.zebradans.nu

StAgES & vENuESatalante www.atalante.seDansens hus www.dansenshus.segöteborgs Stadsteater www.goteborg.stadsteater.seInkonst www.inkonst.seMDT www.mdt.seNorrlandsoperan www.norrlandsoperan.seOrionteatern www.orionteatern.sePalladium/Dansstationen www.dansstationen.nuPustervik www.pustervik.seSödra Teatern www.sodrateatern.seWelD www.weld.se

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INStItutIoNScullberg Ballet www.cullbergballet.seThe göteborg Ballet www.opera.seSkånes Dansteater www.skanesdansteater.se

fEStIvAlSalmost out of sight www.weld.segöteborgs Dans &Teaterfestival www.festival.goteborg.seMaDe www.made.seStockholms kulturfestival www.kulturfestivalen.stockholm.se

INtErNAtIoNAl MANAgEMENtkey Performance www.keyperformance.sekoen Vanhove koen@keyperformance.seloco Motion www.loco-motion.seÅsa edgren asa.edgren@loco-motion.seNordberg Movement www.nordbergmovement.seMagnus Nordberg magnus@nordbergmovement.se

INDEpENDENt MANAgErSJan Schmidt jan@artofspectra.comemmy astbury emmy@site.comchristina Degerström info@ccap.seBirgit lindholm producent@helenafranzen.sechristina Vainio info@raandevo.seemelie Bergbohm emelie.bergbohm@gmail.com

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