"The Enchanted Forest"
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The Enchanted Forest is an homage to “Peter and the Wolf”, reinventing the classic tale with choreography, storytelling, and original music. It tells the story of a mystical helper.
It was in part interactive. We co-operated with the schools where we performed it and one of the students played the role of a young boy. Just before the performance we met, got to know each other a little and rehearsed the part. Presented alongside "Haven" (choreography Alexander S.L. Aarø/produced by HLM Productions) in a double-bill for children. Première 13. Sept. 2019. With support from The Norwegian Culture Fund, The Municipality of Oslo, The Norwegian Composer's Fund. |
Credits:
Helle L. Moum, choreography, stage text and storyteller Alexander S.L. Aarø, dancer Antero Hein, dancer Lea Basch Opheim, actress John Derek Bishop, composer and live music Antti Bjørn, costumes and props Brendan McCall, dramaturg and associate producer Design poster: Antti Bjørn Concept lighting, Martin Myrvold Photos and video, Hein Creations Web-page in Norwegian |
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"Grandma Dancing"
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A site-specific and interactive dance-performance for the elderly and people diagnosed with dementia. The theme of the performance is our relationship with nature, either the woods, the mountains or you own garden. It explores the joy of moving as we are in the present moment with our abilities and limitations.
It is interactive in the way that the audience are invited to sing along, speak and move if they wish to do so. Première, 21. September, 2017. With support from The Norwegian Culture Fund and Fund for Performing Artists. |
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"Kola Dream"
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An interactive dance-performance for young people. A sci-fi inspired story based in facts in Bellona’s report nr. 2 about radio-active material stored near the Norwegian-Russian border at the Kola peninsula.
It had an interactive element in the way that the audience was asked to give their vote on several questions during the performance. Première 23. June, 1998 at the Arctic Arts Festival, Harstad. With support from Norwegian Fund for Music, The municipalities of Alta and Hammerfest, Sami Arts Council, Norwegian Culture Fund, HATS and the County of Finnmark. |
Credits:
Helle L. Moum, choreographer and stage text Harder Johansen, composer Hege Holte Østby, dancer Gina Hjort Larsen, dancer Students from Stellaris Danseverksted Hilde Hauan Johnsen, costumes and scenography Niels A.W. Jensen, lighting Co-produced by Stellaris DansTeater and Arctic Arts Festival. Photos: Hauan and Amund S. Sveen. |
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"Hero In Red"
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A performance circling around the difficulties in navigating physical encounters. A meeting between a man and a woman is repeated in various ways, from a flirtatious moment, to a moment of conflict. The performance was inspired by strong female characters depicted in comic book stories, (like Modesty Blaise and Cat Woman), and my own experience of not being able to set boundaries when confronted with unwanted physical attention.
Première 13. April, 1997, Hammerfest. With support from Norwegian Culture Fund, Fund for Performing Artists, North-Norwegian Arts Council, The municipality of Hammerfest and the County of Finnmark. Co-produced by Stellaris DansTeater and Tromsø Danseteater. |
Credits:
Helle L. Moum, choreographer, stage text and dancer Gina Hjort Larsen, dancer Toini Kristensen, dancer Lennart Hedlund, dancer Lars Rune Rebbestad, sound-studio Solveig L. Hermo, director and producer Mette Brantzæg, script consultant Helle Østvik, photo |
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Workshops in Creative Dance, Project Management and Deep Listening
Facilitating various Workshops in Creative Dance from 2008 to current date. Photo: Trine Saltermark
Facilitating a workshop for teachers on how to be a leader for a group in process, inspired by creative practices. March 2019.
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Collaborating with VoxLAB to produce a workshop in Deep Listening. And, with Skisser i bevegelse on a performance-lecture about Deep Listening and facilitating a seminar/artist-talk at the same event, with the theme 'navigating the various stages in production', June 2017.
Facilitating a workshop for Forum for North-Norwegian Dance Artists/PRODA about how dance-artists can be the leader of their own projects. September 2019. Photo: Hanne T. Fausland
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Photo: Sverre Simonsen. "Grandma Dancing". Sept. 2019
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