MADE IN OSLO

The performance

Made in Oslo presents a triple bill from a selection of Jo Strømgren’s creations made in Oslo. These are short pieces or condensed versions of existing performances, which illustrate what Norwegian dance has to offer.

The original Made in Oslo program features GONE (2015), THE RING (2014) and KVART (2007). Each piece treats a theme of its own, portraying different facets of contemporary living, all created for the dance company Oslo Danse Ensembe.

  • GONE is a little wonder about the relationship between sadness and nostalgia, about where something ends and something else begins, and about the aggression and denials that one has to go through along the way.
  • THE RING – this choreography plays with perhaps the world’s oldest symbol, the ring, to crackling French music from the 1930’s.
  • KVART explores a type of dance that is not so often shown on stage – dancers who dance for each other, where all movements are made on a square woollen blanket.

Also been a part of Made in Oslo:

  • GROSSTADTSAFARI – reflects on the build-up of tension in overcrowded, hectic places. A strong and energetic piece about how the lack of private space in urban environments affects us.
  • SALVE REGINA – Where and how do we seek out comfort and relief? An excerpt featuring a parody of human shortcomings, power games and moral ambivalence.
  • A DANCE TRIBUTE TO PING PONG – an Asian guru leader leads his followers through the minefield of modern life and shows them the way to happiness in the afterlife. The audience is treated to both entertaining dance and comic situations.
  • SUITE – an ironic paraphrase of three different relationships, performed in a neo-classical style around a grand piano to a suite by Jean-Philippe Rameau.

Premieres:
KVART (2007) – Oslo Danse Ensemble
SUITE (2007) – The Norwegian National Ballet
GROSSTADT SAFARI (2010) – Oslo Danse Ensemble
A DANCE TRIBUTE TO PING PONG (2011) – Jo Strømgren Kompani
THE RING (2014) – Oslo Danse Ensemble
GONE (2015) – Oslo Danse Ensemble
SALVE REGINA (2017) – Jo Strømgren Kompani / Oslo Danse Ensemble

Summer Program – Norwegian Opera and Ballet:
Made in Oslo (2023) – Gone, The Ring, Kvart
Made in Oslo (2024) – Salve Regina, Ping Pong, Kvart
Made in Oslo (2025) – Suite, The Ring, Grosstadtsafari

Media

GONE (2015) - photo: Erik Berg
GONE (2021) - photo: Jubal Battisti
THE RING (2014) - photo: Erik Berg
THE RING (2021) - photo: Jubal Battisti
KVART - photo: Erik Berg
KVART (2022) - photo: Arvydo Gudo
GROSSTADTSAFARI (2010) - photo: Erik Berg
GROSSTADTSAFARI (2010) - photo: Erik Berg
SALVE REGINA (2017) - Photo: Erik Berg
SALVE REGINA (2017) - photo: Erik Berg
A DANCE TRIBUTE TO PING PONG (2011) - photo: Knut Bry
A DANCE TRIBUTE TO PING PONG (2011) - photo: Knut Bry

Upcoming tour dates

May 15 2025 OLDENBURGISCHES STAATSTHEATER, Oldenburg, Germany
May 16 2025 OLDENBURGISCHES STAATSTHEATER, Oldenburg, Germany
Jun 27 2025 Den Norske Opera og Ballett, Oslo, Norway
Jun 29 2025 Den Norske Opera og Ballett, Oslo, Norway
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Previously touring

Germany, Lithuania, Monaco, Norway, Spain, Türkiye

Credits

Choreography, set and light design: Jo Strømgren
Costume design: Johanna Sutinen
New cast: Henriette Hamli, Malika Berney, Anna B Andresen, Nora Svendsgård, Angela Dermatté, Jakub Medrzycki, Jason Kittelberger, Iannes Bruylant
Co-production: Oslo Dance Ensemble, The Norwegian Opera and Ballet

The Ring, Gone, Kvart and Großstadtsafari were created for Oslo Dance Ensemble (ODE), one of Norway’s most popular dance companies for decades – and Jo Strømgren was the choreographer who collaborated with them the most. During the company’s existence from 1994 to 2018, he created eight works for them.

Suite was originally created for the Norwegian National Ballet in 2007 and has since been performed regularly by the company, both in Norway and abroad.

For presenters: it is possible to program your own triple bill, by request. The most tour-friendly is the original program (Gone, Ring, Kvart). We have even presented a Quadruple bill in Madrid, Spain 2022!

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