About
Welcome to Skåne's most dangerous circus in this dance performance by Jo Strømgren.
It is not easy being in a circus. Usually, the ones doing the same old tricks, the same old way, are the ones who can join the crew and become artists. Those who think differently must leave and become something else. But not anymore!
Skåne's most dangerous circus has hired the most unusual talents and created a show where anything can happen. Isn’t it much more exciting to see the lion eating its tamer, the knife thrower piercing the assistant and the acrobat falling to the floor? In a real circus, it's not about being the best, but about being the bravest.
PRESS QUOTES
'Outrageous, gaudy and utterly wonderful and a celebration to look forward to.'// Sydsvenskan
'There are no safety nets for neither the artists nor the audience, what happens happens.'// Sydsvenskan
'Jo Strømgren is not an adult with pointing fingers but instead a mischievous game master discarding all boundaries. But in the giggly delightful response to the wickedness there is also space for a melancholy over the circumstances and the Ring Master's desperate wish for appreciation and entertainment.'// Sydsvenskan
'Chaplin-esque slapstick, pantomime, nonsens dialogue and acrobatically elegant shorts are the ingredients. And it is the play with the stereotypes of circus and brutal, black humour that makes this family performance full of surprises.' // Dagens Nyheter
'Explorations of the question 'what is freedom' work well in a physical art form such as dance, and in the circus' wonderful play with the inherrent comedy of power.' // Dagens Nyheter
JO STRØMGREN ABOUT 'THE DROPOUTS'
'The Dropouts' is not really about the absurd show numbers, but the encounter with the artists. They are human beings who don’t fit into a regular circus, but have found one another and joined forces to create their own – singular – free zone.'
Read our interview with Jo Strømgren in the latest edition of Skånes Dansteater Magazine
ABOUT DANSLÖRDAG
Danslördag (Dance Saturday) is Family day with at Skånes Dansteater. The last Saturday of the month we welcome all families to an afternoon at the dance theatre, including an acclaimed performance, a mini-workshop if you'd like, and delicious delights in our theatre cafe welcoming all ages.
If you want to get a feel for the dance you're about to see on stage, join us in our dance studio for 'Feel It', a mini-workshop where you are introduced to movements from the performance to come. No previous dance experience is required and the workshop is open to all abillities and ages. Pre-registration is required to take part in Feel It, by email to dialog@skanesdansteater.se or by phone 0703-44 58 11.
ACCESSIBILITY
SEATING
The first row in our venue is accessible to all who wish to avoid the use of stairs. There are eight wheelchair seats which you are welcome to book or any of the other seats on the first row via the BUY TICKETS button on the page menu or via phone +46 (0)703-44 58 11 or via email biljetter@skanesdansteater.se
AUDIO ENHANCEMENT
Our enhanced audio equipment is available for loan during your visit with us and is free of charge.
Additional Activities
Feel It:
The Dropouts
Sat Sept. 30. 17:00
Länk till mer information om Känn på.
The Dropouts
Oct. 10 and Oct. 21 at Skånes Dansteater.
Oct 5-29 on tour.
Länk till mer information om The Dropouts
Danslördag:
Farliga Fiskar
Sat Oct 28, 15:00.
Link to more information about Farliga Fiskar
Danslördag:
The Cat Who Wanted to Change Her Tale
Sat. Nov 25, 15:00
Link to more information about Farliga Fiskar
CREATIVE TEAM
Choreography: Jo Strømgren in collaboration with the dancers.
Set design, text: Jo Strømgren.
Costume design: Bregje van Balen.
Lighting design: Ludvig Uppman.
Poster photo: Jacob Stage.
The Dropouts is a co-production by Jo Strømgren Kompani and Skånes Dansteater.
ABOUT JO STRØMGREN
Jo Strømgren was born in Norway. He is a choreographer, director, and a playwright. He has also developed his own style of set design and lighting design. Adding to this he has vast experience in filmmaking, both in front and behind the camera.
As a choreographer he has been commissioned by a wide range of companies – from classical to contemporary. As a theatre director he has worked mainly with national and municipal theatres in the Nordic region, but also with several productions in USA, Germany, and Russia. As a playwright he has written a long list of plays for theatre and scripts for film.
Jo Strømgren is the artistic director of Jo Strømgren Kompani and currently Resident Choreographer at the Norwegian National Ballet. His CV covers more than 150 productions, most of them full evenings. His works have been performed in 64 countries.
ABOUT BREGJE VAN BALEN
Bregje van Balen has been a prominent dancer for 18 years with Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) I and II. Always with an interest in costume design, she created her first costumes for the annual NDT workshop and for smaller dance projects in 1995.
After retiring as a dancer, she trained as a designer at Baruch Mode Academie. She has designed costumes for several companies including Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) I and II, The Royal Ballet London, Norwegian National Ballet, Gothenburg Ballet, Malmö Stadsteater, Hamburg Ballet, Introdans, Royal Swedish Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Icelandic Dance Theatre, Puschkin Theater Moscow, Bolshoi Ballet, Staatstheater Mainz, Gärtnerplatztheater, Aalto Theater, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal and Stuttgarter Ballet.
She has worked with choreographers, including Johan Inger, Jorma Elo, Medhi Walerski, Gustavo Ramírez Sansano, Lukas Timulak, Bryan Arias, Ina Christel Johannessen, Jo Strømgren, Alexander Ekman, Patrick Delcroix and Cathy Marston. At Theater Basel, her costumes can be seen in Richard Wherlock's story ballet ‘Heidi’.
DANCERS ROLES
Circus Director Tomáš Červinka
Mermaid Ine Garré
The Lion Tamer Jure Gostinčar
The Knife Thrower / The Lion Carl Peters
Assistant to the Knife Thrower Hanna Nussbaumer
Pierrot, the sad clown Simone Frederick Scacchetti
Voice Over Anette Jellne
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