Educated as a dancer. Freelance choreographer with a vast range of commissions for ballet companies and contemporary ensembles. Frequently engaged as a theatre director, predominantly with Henrik Ibsen plays. Member of the Writer’s Guild of Norway with a long list of plays produced by national and municipal theatres in Scandinavia.
Anne has a masters degree in Enterprise and Management for the Creative Arts from London University of the Arts, and several years’ experience as a producer and project leader across performing and visual arts and the music industry. She has worked with Ingun Bjørnsgaard Prosjekt and Winterguests/Alan Lucien Øyen, and served as Managing Director for Jo Strømgren Kompani from 2018.
Vanessa holds a BA in Drama and Theatre Production with Arts Management from Oslo Metropolitan University. She has worked as a project leader at AKKS and the Miniøya festival, where she also served as Head of Volunteers. Her experience further includes guest lecturing at OsloMet and working as a production assistant at the Norwegian National Theatre. Since 2018, she has been a producer with Jo Strømgren Kompani.
Henriette has worked with JSK since 2017 as a performer in THE LOFT, MADE IN OSLO, SALVE REGINA, MINESTRY OF UNRESOLVED FEELINGS and THE BASEMENT, and now also producer and rehearsal director.
From Haarlem, Netherlands. She trained at the Nationale Ballet Academie in Amsterdam and danced with Netherlands Dance Theatre for 18 years. Later educated costume designer and has been a part of JSK for many years. Has worked for theatres such as Netherlands Dance Teatre, The Norwegian Opera and Ballet, GöteborgOperaen, Royal Danish Ballet and Pushkin teater Moscow.
Violist, musician and composer within jazz, improvisation, classical and contemporary music. Collaborated with Mathias Eick, Stian Westerhus, og Frode Haltli. Composed music for JSK productions, Verdensteatret, The Norwegian Opera Orchestra and Trondheimsolistene. Member of Jo Strømgren Kompani since the start.
Experience from numerous theatre productions, musicals and dance projects through collaborations with directors like Stein Winge, Svein Sturla Hungnes, and Harry Guttormsen. His sound designs also includes work for film and music. Member of the highly acclaimed industry rock band “Munch”. Has been with the company since the very start.
From the age of 11 associated with the modern dance school Caro Dance. A graduate of the Codarts Academy of Arts in Rotterdam (NL). In 2015 – 2019, a member of the Swedish dance theater Norrdans, where he worked with Jo Strømgren, Fernando Melo, Yossi Berg & Odded Graf, Mari Carassco, Peter Svensson, Lenka Vagnerova. Jakub created performances such as “WE ARE”, “Comfy Zone”, “Mrowisko”, “Cold day in Mexico”, “Staccato Line”, Luminous shadows “,” Antropolo ", “One Hundred Falls” in Poland, the Nederlands and Sweden. In 2020, he co-created United Limbs collective.
Graduated from the National Academy of the Arts in Oslo with BA in contemporary dance. Anna Benedicte as been working as a dancer in companies such as NSP and Frikar. Anna has worked with choreographers such as Antonio Ruz, Daniel Proietto and Alan Lucion Øyen, performed in «Soiree D´etudes» selected by AeroWaves and performed her own work at Dansens Hus, NSP and Mind the Gap in collaboration with Iannes Bruylant.
From Bergen, graduated the Royal Swedish Ballet School (mordern/contemporary line) in 2019. Then she joined the touring youth company IT Dansa in Barcelona where she performed pieces by choreographers such as Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Akram Khan, Alexander Ekman, Lorena Nogal and others. She joined Jo Strømgren Kompani in 2021.
Educated at the Faculty of Performing Arts at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts 2004-2007. Henriette has mainly been working with JSK for the last couple of years, touring worldwide with performances such as “The Loft”, “Made in Oslo”, “Salve Regina” and “Minestry of Unresolved Feelings”. Henriette has also worked with Simone Grøtte 2017-2022, Panta Rei Dance-theatre 2010-2021, Inés Belli 2017-2021 and Oslo Dance Ensemble 2008-2017. Apart from this she has done Performances with Subjazz, Masja Abrahamsen and FRIKAR among others.
From Sydney, Australia. Graduated with a Bachelor of contemporary dance (minor in choreography) from ArtEZ University of the Arts in 2019. Worked with Wubkje Kuindersma, Michael Getman, Regina van Berkel, Samir Calixto and director, Hendrik Aerts. Internship with Rootlessroot and toured with Jasper van Luijk. Choreographed her own work in Switzerland and Australia. Parallel to dance, Malika is a postgraduate psychology student and works with Dance for Parkinson’s. Joined Jo Strømgren Kompani in 2023.
From Trento, Italy, graduated from ArtEZ (NL) in 2015 with a BA in contemporary dance and choreography. She danced with Konzert Theater Bern, working with Sharon Eyal, Jo Strømgren, Ihsan Rustem, Kor’sia, Nanine Linning, and others, while also developing her own choreographic work. Joined Jo Strømgren Kompani in 2019.
From Russia, graduated from ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, Netherlands with a BA in Dance. She performed in the works by ICK Amsterdam, Faizah Grootens, Miguel Altunaga, and Mercedes Pedroche. Later, she joined Skånes Dansteater, where she collaborated with Jo Strømgren, Danae & Dionysios, and Lidia Wos, among others. Now Aleksandra is a freelance dancer, working within the Dutch scene and performing with Jo Strømgren Kompani.
From Iceland, trained at the Royal Swedish Ballet School. She has worked with MiR Dance Company, Cooperativa Maura Morales, Helena Franzén, and Nagelhus Schia Productions, performing works by Tom Weinberger, Erna Ómarsdóttir, and Damien Jalet. She later joined Ivgi&Greben and Shechter II, touring Europe with Hofesh Shechter’s From England with Love. Now freelancing, she performs with Iceland Dance Company in The Garden by Korsia and with Jo Strømgren Kompani in The Convent.
From Ghent, Belgium. He studied Medicine before completing the Dancer/Maker program at ArtEZ (NL). He has performed with Jo Strømgren Kompani, Nagelhus Schia Productions, Panta Rei Danseteater, and Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, dancing works by Damien Jalet, Erna Ómarsdóttir, Sasha Waltz, and others. As a choreographer, his work has been shown with Dansateliers, Moving Futures, and Dansens Hus.
From Rochester, New York, graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts with a major in ballet. Kittelberger has performed with the Rochester City Ballet, Carolina Ballet, Hubbard Street II, and Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, under the direction of Benoit-Swan Pouffer, where he was able to work with Ohad Naharin, Crystal Pite, Hofesh Shechter, Didy Veldman, Jo Strømgren, Jacopo Godani, Jill Johnson, Emanuel Gat and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. Currently working in London, with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui as assistant choreographer, rehearsal director and dancer.
Educated at the Faculty for Performing Arts at the Oslo National Academy of Art 2001-2004. Has worked with different productions, such as “Unge Hamsun”, ”Baller”, ”Singin in the rain”, “The fairyqueen”, “Lille Eyolf”, ”Tørst”, and “Hunting for Nora”. Got kicked out of the football team at the age of 7 for ruff play.
Educated as a dancer and dance teacher from the University of Stavanger, and the University Collage of Dance (Danshögskolan) in Stockholm, Sweden. Has worked with choreographers like Marta Liclyter, Kenneth Tillman, Irene Hultmann, Peter Svenzon, Kaisa Gjertz, Charlotta Öferholm, Björn Elisson, and Örjan Andersson, amongst others.
Kevin is a versatile dancer and performer and been taking on lead roles in theatre, film, TV, and other arenas like the title role in the musical Billy Elliot at Folketeatret in Oslo, Norway 2014, and Pil in Snøfall and Snøfall 2. He has danced, choreographed and toured on some of Scandinavias biggest scenes with f.ex. Marcus & Martinus, Wenche Myhre, The Norwegian Eurovison Song Contest and much more.
Educated at the Faculty of Performing Arts at the Oslo National Acadamy of the Arts 2001-2004. Has worked as a freelance dancer and choreographer for dance companies and musicals, as well as for TV and film. Has also been assistant director and choreographer for Katrine Bølstad Kompani.
Trained at École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris. Has worked with a wide range of theaters and projects as well as with TV and film such as The 100-year-old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, Tom of Finland and Monky, Lilyhammer, Hotel Caesar and En får vare som en är. Part of the ensemble at Västanå Teater in 2014-15. Played one of the main roles in Maridalsspillet: Katharina av Maridalen. He also creates his own productions. anderssanzen.se
From Bergen, graduated from National academy of the arts in Oslo.
With BA in Contemporary dance. Kristian has work as a freelance dancer since 2017 and worked in productions such as “Survival” by Belinda Braza, been on tour with Highasakite. tour with the musical "Flashdance das musical» and worked with WALK Dance Company. Kristian is also working in the Norwegian Commercial Dance scene.
Mikael joined the company in 2014. He graduated from Oslo National Academy of the Arts in 2012, and worked for many years with Oslo Dance Ensemble, where he also was a part of Jo’s pieces KVART, Gone, The Ring and Salve Regina. Mikael also freelances in the field as a dancer and choreographer in both contemporary, dance theatre, musical theatre, shows and TV. www.mikaelronne.com
BA in contemporary dance. Formerly a dancer in Carte Blanche, Icelandic Dance Company and Eastman. As a freelancer he has worked with companies such as Mia Habib Productions, Zero Visibility Corp.,Ingri Fiksdal, Arounidance, FRIKAR, Panta Rei and others. He has appeared in works that have won the Laurence Oliver Award for best dance piece and the Critics Award for best stage performance in Norway. Corona Sessions is his first appearance in a JSK production.
Graduated from the Royal Swedish Ballet School in 2010. Has since then worked several times with Oslo Dance Ensemble (2010-2017), Virpi Pahkinen, Fredrik “Benke” Rydman and Subjazz. Has toured in Norway, Sweden and Europe with several different productions. Currently she has the main role as Clara in Fredrik “Benke” Rydmans “Nutcracker”. Has also done a lot of TV shows, galas and events. “Salve Regina” is her first production with JSK.
Victor Amel Olivares Pedersen is an Oslo based dancer educated from KHIO. He has worked with companies like Tabanka Dance Ensemble, Nagllehus Schia Productions, Panta Rei Danseteater, and with choreographers like Daniel Proietto, Damian Jalet, Erna Omarsdottir, Inès Beli, Tendai Makarumbandi, Ida haugen, Rina Rosenqvist, Mark Brew, Tony Tran, Zezè Kolstad and Ingri Fiksdal. He also played the role of snowboy in the Norwegian stage production of West side story.
Egil is a 22-year-old performer based in Oslo, Norway. He began his professional dancing and acting career at the age of 13. Since then, he has expanded his repertoire to include concerts, stadium performances, theatre, musicals, modeling, and television. He is passionate about dance and masters various styles. Egil holds a BA in Jazz Dance from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts.
