The preparations for our next production has started! Anja Garbarek is currently in studio, recording the music for our co-production The Road is Just a Surface. This exciting new collaboration with one of Norway’s most interesting artists will premiere at Bergen International Festival in May.
Two of our administrative members of staff, managing director Sunniva Steine and project manager Tine Lund, will this spring move on to new exciting opportunities in the Norwegian performing arts field. We are now searching for enthusiastic and qualified successors in their positions.
Vår produsent Tine Lund har fått ny jobb som prosjektleder for turné, samarbeid og internasjonal virksomhet ved Det Norske Teatret. Vi er dermed på jakt etter en ny produsent. Liker du varierte og spennende arbeidsoppgaver, og tiltrekkes av muligheten til å få reise verden rundt? Da er dette jobben for deg!
Vår nåværende daglig leder Sunniva Steine er blitt ansatt som ny administrativ leder på Dansens Hus, så vi søker derfor etter noen som vil være med å lede Kompaniet videre. Vil du bli del av en ambisiøs kulturvirksomhet med utstrakt internasjonal aktivitet, profesjonell drift og spennende prosjekter?
2018 kicks off with a trip to New York for our project manager Guri Glans. From 10th to 15th January she will be in New York as part of a delegation from the Norwegian performing arts scene, promoting both brand new works and current touring productions by Jo Strømgren Kompani.
Salve Regina, our co-production with Oslo Dance Ensemble, premiered last Saturday at Dansens Hus, Oslo. Since then it has received great reviews from Norwegian critics. «Beautiful», «sensitive», «elegant», «powerful», «humorous» and «exceptionally rich» are some of the words used by the critics to describe the performance.
Are you in need of comfort and relief? This Saturday our brand new co-production with the much loved Oslo Danse Ensemble Salve Regina opens at Dansens Hus in Oslo.
We are super exited to share the news of our new artistic collaboration with the acclaimed Norwegian singer and composer Anja Garbarek. Commissioned by Bergen International Festival The Road is Just a Surface, will premiere at Den Nationale Scene in Bergen in May 2018.
The Virus has started its Norwegian tour, visiting 11 cities this autumn and next spring. We will perform for both school audiences and the general public, in addition to holding a wide range of workshops.
We are gearing up for the Norwegian premiere of our coproduction with Ulrike Quade Company, Coco Chanel. The premiere at The Norwegian Opera on the 27th of September is already sold out, so get your tickets fast! Shows run through the 1st of October.
Summer is over and we’re excited to announce all our plans for this autumn! It includes several touring dates for our performances The Virus, Coco Chanel, The Kitchen and A Dance Tribute to the Art of Football, as well as a brand new premiere, Salve Regina, made together with Oslo Dance Ensemble.