About Skånes Dansteater
A company in motion
Skånes Dansteater is a company in motion. Whether you are one of our regular guests or someone who has yet to discover us, there is a place for you here with us. We offer you a chance to be challenged, be moved, learn, discover and rediscover.
The venues may vary. Most often we perform in our own theatre in Malmö, but sometimes we play other venues such as Malmö Opera. We annually tour Southern Sweden as well tour nationally and internationally.
We are funded by the Municipality of Skåne. This means that we are owned by the residents of Skåne and that we belong to everyone.
Skåne Dansteater is a member of Svensk Scenkonst, Swedish Performing Arts Association, an employers and industry association.
Profile photos: Photo Jubal Battisti. Photo assistant Yan Revazo. Photo editor Heeju Kim. Styling Jessica Helbach.
What we do
Performances
Skånes Dansteater is a contemporary dance repertory ensemble presenting works by Swedish and international choreographers.
Performances are given on our own stage, located in the Västra hamnen area of Malmö (where the company′s own productions as well as guest performances and other events are also held), as well as at the Malmö Opera and on tour in the Skåne region, Sweden and abroad. As a performing arts institution one of our utmost responsibilities is to offer you broad and varied repertory. With performances of high artistic quality we contribute to the development of dance as an art form.
Dialog
Our performances are one part of our operation. Our outreach and community program Dialog presents a different array of dance programming over the year. We offer dance workshops, interesting lectures, inspiring seminars, talks and tours.
Dialog main focus is accessability. We want to make dance more accessible to everyone, even if you've never had any previous contact with dance. If you're allready interested in dance we want to open up opportunities to ddepen your knowledge and experience.
Skånes Dansteater works actively with increasing participation and making dance as an art form more accessible. We collaborate with dancers with and without disabilities, with professionals and non-professionals.
For freelance dance artists
In November 2025, Skånes Dansteater opens a major extension to our building, bringing new spaces and an expanded mission. We're creating opportunities for freelance dance artists locally, nationally, and internationally to access our resources, share our spaces, and meet our communities. Read more
Sponsorship
Are you intrerested in becoming a sponsor?
Dance has few barriers. Without limitations of language and cultural background there is no need for previously aquiered knowledge to be enveloped in the world of movement and music.
There are various possibilities where your organisation can partner with Skånes Dansteater. For further information, please contact us.
Contact: Stephanie Westerlund
Skånes Dansteater 30 years
During 2025 we will celebrated Skånes Dansteater's first 30 years with short anniversary films. We revisited shows, share memories, laugh behind the scenes.
Click on the image collage to go to the anniversary page.
Selected events and performances
1995
The Malmö Ballet is reorganised. Skånes Dansteater is born.
CEO & Artistic director: Patrick King
XXX Close Up, Patrick King
1997
CEO & Artistic director: Lena Josefsson
Ett paradis, trängt, Lena Josefsson
1998
Siluett, Lena Josefsson
1999
Utan titel, Lena Josefsson
2000
Acting CEO: Claes Nilsson
Love Conversations, Guido Tuveri
2001
CEO & Artistic director: Marie Brolin-Tani
Lunch dance premiere
2002
Röd & Rapsodi, Örjan Andersson
2005
Moving to Båghallarna.
Spirit, Virpi Pahkinen, Marie Brolin-Tani, Didy Veldman
2007
Pers planet, Per Jonsson
2008
CEO & Artistic director: Åsa Söderberg
2009
Dialog is launched.
Black Silk, Toan Cao Duc, Pontus Lidberg, Jorma Uotinen
2010
Dockplats 2010, Anne Grete Eriksen, Leif Hernes
Hemma hos, Ben Wright , Marie Brolin-Tani, Kenneth Kvarnström
2012
Unearth, Per Jonsson, Susanna Leinonen
2013
...AND..., Björn Säfsten, Philippe Blanchard
The Feeling of Going, Ben Wright
2015
Playground, Alexander Ekman, Liat Dror, Nor Ben Gal, Ben Wright
C me, Caroline Bowditch, Melody Putu
2016
SWOP Dance Club launched.
2017
Dare to Wreck, Madeleine Månsson, Peder Nilsson
Something about Wilderness, Mélanie Demers, Laïla Diallo
2018
Europe Beyond Access launched.
Belonging, Ben Wright, David Hernandez
2019
CEO & Artistic director: Mira Helenius Martinsson
Mozarts Requiem, Örjan Andersson
2020
Bevara rörelse launched.
DancePod with Skånes Dansteater
Transit, Tero Saarinen
Djurens Karneval, Marcos Morau
2021
Remind Me I'm Not Dead, Mari Carrasco
Out of the Blue, Anouk van Dijk
2024
Indigo Flamingo, Gwyn Emberton, collaboration with Malmö Pride.
Europe Beyond Access second generation.
Aniara, Carl Knif, collaboration with Moomsteatern.
