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presenting an array of exciting and moving contemporary Nordic dance art.
bydans is a new dance festival spanning over two days, celebrating the diversity of contemporary dance and aiming to bring a wider range of contemporary dance to places where there is a wish for more dance experiences.
The festival allows audiences to experience new formats of dance and might even expand their view on what dance can do. The programme of the first edition of bydans consists of three Nordic works in different formats; a VR dance film experience, an intimate performance where the audience gets close to the performers and an evening length performance where poetry and dance are intertwined.
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Saturday 2nd of November
Boundary
10:00 - 21:00 in Dansistovan
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Where Even Flowers Can Grow
18:00 - 18:45 in Skálin
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Mayba A Village
19:30-20:30 in Høllin
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Sunday 3rd of November
Boundary
10:00 - 18:30 in Dansistovan
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Where Even Flowers Can Grow
15 - 15:45 in Skálin
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Maybe A Village
17:00-18:00 in Høllin
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Festival pass
Regular: 250 DKK
Youth and students: 150 DKK
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Maybe A Village
Regular: 195 DKK
Youth and students: 100 DKK
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by RIVA
A poetic performance that merges poetry and choreography. The frame is a gallery of portraits shaped by conversations and choreographic narrations about different people. What they all have in common is that they have passed away. The work is an attempt to create an intimate exploration of who we are collectively and as individuals and what we leave behind once not here anymore
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Idea and artistic direction: Búi Rouch, Rannvá G. Niclasen, Beinir Bergsson og Vár B. Árting
Choreography and performance: Búi Rouch, Rannvá G. Niclasen og Vár B. Árting
Text: Beinir Bergsson
Light: Villiam Soo Joensen
Sound: Heðin Ziska Davidsen
Graphics and visual consultant: Billa Jenný Jónleifsdóttir
Stagecraft: Bjørn Ulvedal Simonsen
Photography: Gwenaël Akira Carré Helmsdal
Production: Rannvá G. Niclasen og Vár B. Árting
Supported by: Mentunargrunnur Landsins, Almanna- og Mentamálaráðið, Tórshavnar Kommuna, Gellan, and Balslev, Dansifrøi and the Nordic House.
by Caroline Blomqvist
An artistic exploration of well-being and mental health through movement, light, sound and spatiality. This cross-aesthetic dance performance aspires for moments of subtle and profound collective transformations.
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Choreographer and Performer: Caroline Blomqvist
Co-creation and Performer: Nadja Bounenni
Scenography and Costumes: Aina Erika Jonasson
Composer and Sound Design: Ingri Høyland
Light Design: Ulrich Ruchlinski / imULto
Consultation: My Grönholdt & Else Tunemyr
Producer: Anne Mai Slot Vilmann & KOMMA Performance Productions
Photos: Morten Arnfred
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Supported by: Nordisk Kulturkontakt, Nordisk Kulturfond, Augustinusfonden, William Demant Fonden og Frederiksbergs Kommune
by Mathilde Caeyers
A virtual reality dance film that simulates the experience of visiting somebody’s consciousness. This is the closest you can come to encounter somebody else’s experience of the world, still there is a limitation.
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Choreographer, Artistic Director, Producer and writer: Mathilde Caeyers
Set design: Vega Drake
Co-creating dancer: Karianne Andreassen
Filming and editing: Philip Halv/Lofoten Film Collective
Programming: Creative developer Guillermo Montecinos
Animation: Stian Andreassen
Three strong, emotional and innovative works to be experienced, offering a space to contemplate, feel deeply, get inspired and connect. Thus, this curation has a common thread that centers around existentialism, the conscious and subconscious, and the range of emotions that comes with being human. Giving space for reflection as well as celebration.
This is the first time bydans will be taking place and is an initiative by KOMMA Performance Productions and RIVA the Faroese Dance Company in collaboration with the Nordic House in the Faroe Islands.
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The festival is made possible with support from Nordic Culture Point, Nordic Culture Fund, and The Faroese Ministry of Social Affairs and Culture.
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@bydans.festival
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