From 17th to 25th August THE BORDER will be visiting Nuuk and Sisimiut on Greenland with performances and inspiring workshops. This is the final lap of our North Atlantic tour, which has also included the Faroe Islands, Copenhagen and Iceland.
Our amazing all-american ensemble of A Dolls House has arrived and are in rehearsals at The Norwegian Opera and Ballet. Dancing tango, moving the set in mysterious ways, shooting arrows and rocking the boat, are but just a few of the things Jo is making them do in his modern, sexy take on the Ibsen classic. We just cannot wait to share our version of Noras emancipation with our audience. The premiere is at FRINGE ARTS Philadelphia on the 4th of September.
Finally: summertime in Norway! For a couple of weeks rehearsal studios, touring vehicles and office seats will be replaced by refreshing swims, mountain walks and generous portions of ice cream. The JSK office will be closed in July, followed by a vibrant month of August when will be welcoming our sparkling cast of American actors for rehearsals of our brand new production: A DOLL`s HOUSE.
This weekend THERE is invited by our friends at Mungo Park to perform at Aveny-T theatre in Copenhagen during the CPH STAGE Festival. We are happy to once again present THERE with the original cast from 2001 for the international theatre world.
The collaboration project between JSK, TANECVALMEZ and 420PEOPLE comes to a conclusion this weekend with performances of A DANCE TRIBUTE TO THE ART OF FOOTBALL and A DANCE TRIBUTE TO PING PONG at the outdoor stage in Valašské Mezi?í?í.
Not to be missed! After hours of rehearsing, laughing and reminiscing about the old days, the original crew of our performance THERE, Thorbørn Harr, Espen Reboli Bjerke, Kyrre Texnæs and Jan Ivar Lund are ready to perform THERE at The Norwegian Opera and Ballet.
On the 17th of May, JSK embarks on an Icelandic adventure, taking no less than three different productions to both Reykjavik and Akureyri, as part of our EEA collaboration with Polish Dance Theatre.
This week Jo Strømgren will travel to Prague to continue the rehearsals of A DANCE TRIBUTE TO PING PONG with our partner 420PEOPLE, and a TANECVALMEZ photo exhibition, including Knut Bry’s pictures from JSK productions, will open in Valašské Mezi?í?í.
This weekend we are back at Haugesund Teater, this time with our children’s performance THE KITCHEN. We are really looking forward to it! After that we continue our school tour in Sandefjord and Vestfold.
Next week JSK will finally visit Trondheim again, with the successful revival of THERE. We are really looking forward to a four-day run at Trøndelag Teater!
This week Anders Budde Christensen, Henrik Prip and Nicolai Jandorf will once again investigate Darwin’s theory of evolution in ORIGIN OF SPECIES. This acclaimed production can be seen at Mungo Park on Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th March.