THE CONVENT returns!
20 years later, the world acclaimed performance premieres at The Norwegian Opera with three new nones!
20 years later, the world acclaimed performance premieres at The Norwegian Opera with three new nones!
Strømgren managed to create a small, whole universe of steadily escalating madness that was chilling but also hilarious and oddly affectionate.
New York Times, USA
A complete and utter success. I’d see it again in a heartbeat.
The Gazette, Canada
The performance stands out for its intense and precise interaction between the dancers. I found their ability to execute flowing formations with remarkable precision and at a high tempo truly impressive.
Norsk Shakespearetidsskrift
Premiere June 10th 2025
Teater Manu, Oslo Norway
A terrific dance performance with high-level dancers.
Porsgrunn Dagsblad
An exceptional experience in the form of the best of contemporary movement theater.
Tanecni Aktuality, Czech Republic
A dance thriller that offers a perfect connection of dance and music.
Operaplus, Czech Republic
Full of breath-taking surprises
Borås tidning, Sweden
In Clas Göran, Strømgren has created a marvellous and durable character, a man whose supposed indolence masks a strange sense of heroism as he attempts to create strategies that will allow him to meet life’s little challenges.
Graham Watts, Gramilano.com
A piece that both touches and captivates.
Scenekunst, Norway
Premiered 6th of September 2023
Lithuanian National Drama Theatre
World premiere: July 1, 2024
Adriatic Dance Festival, Budva, Montenegro
Don’t try this at home! Movements and expressions, action and tenderness, wild exaggerations and warmth.
★★★★★☆Adresseavisen, Norway
A demonstration of creativity.
★★★★★☆Dagsavisen, Norway
The most popular of all shines on stage – a long-forgotten genre like melodrama!
7 meno dienos, Lithuania
The result is impressive ensemble work from four performers whose look of unforced, alert connection adds to the mystery and sadness.
New York Times, USA
With “Salve Regina” choreographer Jo Strømgren shows that he still has a huge heart. He is as creative as ever, and with an intact ability to surprise.
★★★★★☆VG, Norway
A new dance movie by Jo Strømgren and Stein Roger Bull, following up the Rose d’Or winning “Neighbour” and “Closed”!
Premiered Prague, 2021
The mutual vulnerability creates something completely magical.
Audience reactions
Oct 3 2025 | The Convent | Den Norske Opera og Ballet, Oslo, Norway | Info |
Oct 3 2025 | PHEROMONES | Juozas Miltinis Drama Theater, Panevėžys, Lithuania | Info |
Oct 4 2025 | The Convent | Den Norske Opera og Ballet, Oslo, Norway | Info |
Oct 5 2025 | The Convent | Den Norske Opera og Ballet, Oslo, Norway | Info |
Oct 9 2025 | ROULETTE | Lithuanian National Drama Theater, Vilnius, Lithuania | Info |
Oct 22 2025 | PHEROMONES | Juozas Miltinis Drama Theater, Panevėžys, Lithuania | Info |
Oct 23 2025 | THE CELLO | Theatre "12", The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre, Ostrava, Czechia | Info |
Oct 28 2025 | THE DOOR | Lithuanian National Drama Theater, Vilnius, Lithuania | Info |
Nov 22 2025 | THE HAT | Polish Dance Theatre, Poznań, Poland | Info |
Nov 25 2025 | THE CELLO | Theatre "12", The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre, Ostrava, Czechia | Info |
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Among the many festivals and venues we have visited through the years, we can mention:
Jacob’s Pillow, USA • Sydney Opera House, Australia • Nordwind Festival, Germany • CINARS, Canada • Festival Internacional Cervantino, Mexico • Edinburgh Fringe Festival, United Kingdom • NET Festival, Russia • Seoul Performing Arts Festival, South Korea • Centro Dramático Nacional, Spain • FringeArts Festival, USA • Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro of Bogotá, Colombia • 4+4 Days in Motion, Czech Republic • Festival Les Borealis, France • Belgrade Dance Festival, Serbia • Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival, Palestine