Mar 2 2018
We continue the Norwegian tour of The Virus, visiting Bodø, Fosnavåg, Haugesund, Nøtterøy and Hammerfest this spring. In addition to performing for the general public, this production will introduce the younger audiences to modern dance, through school performances and workshops.
Feb 21 2018
We are happy to announce the appointment of our new managing director Anne Cecilie Bodin Larsen and project manager Vanessa Storm.
Feb 16 2018
Anja Garbarek has today released the first singel, The Will to Walk, from our upcoming co-production The Road is Just a Surface. We can promise a thrilling and rich musical experience! Listen to it here!
Jan 29 2018
The preparations for our next production has started! Anja Garbarek is currently in studio, recording the music for our co-production The Road is Just a Surface. This exciting new collaboration with one of Norway’s most interesting artists will premiere at Bergen International Festival in May.
Jan 11 2018
Two of our administrative members of staff, managing director Sunniva Steine and project manager Tine Lund, will this spring move on to new exciting opportunities in the Norwegian performing arts field. We are now searching for enthusiastic and qualified successors in their positions.
Jan 11 2018
Vår produsent Tine Lund har fått ny jobb som prosjektleder for turné, samarbeid og internasjonal virksomhet ved Det Norske Teatret. Vi er dermed på jakt etter en ny produsent. Liker du varierte og spennende arbeidsoppgaver, og tiltrekkes av muligheten til å få reise verden rundt? Da er dette jobben for deg!
Jan 5 2018
Vår nåværende daglig leder Sunniva Steine er blitt ansatt som ny administrativ leder på Dansens Hus, så vi søker derfor etter noen som vil være med å lede Kompaniet videre. Vil du bli del av en ambisiøs kulturvirksomhet med utstrakt internasjonal aktivitet, profesjonell drift og spennende prosjekter?
Jan 4 2018
2018 kicks off with a trip to New York for our project manager Guri Glans. From 10th to 15th January she will be in New York as part of a delegation from the Norwegian performing arts scene, promoting both brand new works and current touring productions by Jo Strømgren Kompani.
Dec 12 2017
Salve Regina, our co-production with Oslo Dance Ensemble, premiered last Saturday at Dansens Hus, Oslo. Since then it has received great reviews from Norwegian critics. «Beautiful», «sensitive», «elegant», «powerful», «humorous» and «exceptionally rich» are some of the words used by the critics to describe the performance.
Dec 7 2017
Are you in need of comfort and relief? This Saturday our brand new co-production with the much loved Oslo Danse Ensemble Salve Regina opens at Dansens Hus in Oslo.
Nov 7 2017
We are super exited to share the news of our new artistic collaboration with the acclaimed Norwegian singer and composer Anja Garbarek. Commissioned by Bergen International Festival The Road is Just a Surface, will premiere at Den Nationale Scene in Bergen in May 2018.