Østfold Dance Company for Youth perform Sandstorm by Carl André Johansson.

What kind of world are we leaving behind for today’s youth? This is a central question behind the choreography Sandstorm by Carl Andre Johansson, which Østfold Dance Company for Youth will perform at several joined events and locations during 2024.

Johansson’s choreography was commissioned by Dansekunst i Østfold and Østfold Internasjonale Teater, and premiered at Østfold Internasjonale Teater as part of Strekk dansefestival November 4th, 2023.

Planned perfomances of Sandstorm in 2024

in 2024, Sandstorm will be shown in several locations together with Johansson’s other choreographies. In Halden, Hvaler and Moss, you can experience three of Johansson’s choreographies together: Hav, Horisont and Sandstorm, which each in different ways reflect on humanity’s place in nature, climate change and the environment.

Sunday, March 3rd 2024 at 15:00 and 17:30
Triple bill: Sandstorm/ Horisont/ HAV
Halden, at Sparebanksalen Black Box

Saturday April 27th at 16:00:
Dansens dager Sarpsborg, at Kulturskolen Black Box

Sunday, June 23rd, 20:00
Triple bill: Sandstorm/ Horisont/ HAV
Storesand, Hvaler

Sunday, September 22nd, 16:00
Triple bill: Sandstorm/ Horisont/ HAV
Moss, NonStop-festivalen at Samfunnshuset

Practical info, Storesand

Access: Storesand on Hvaler is landlocked and can be reached by car or bus. The bus stop is located at Hvaler Church, about 1 kilometer from the beach. If you have a car, you can park in the open-air parking lot 300 meters from the beach (the first 3 hours are free).

Camping: The campsite at Storesand is perfect for overnight stays with a tent. There are also plenty of trees to hang out in with a hammock, if you prefer. Remember to book in advance if you plan to camp!

Carl André Johansson

Choreographer and dancer Carl André Johansson is educated at Bårdar Akademiet, and has choreographed several performances in different formats and styles, including dance theater and musicals. In 2023 he premiered HAV, an outdoor dance performance that has toured large parts of Eastern Norway.

Johansson’s choreographies often combine dance, theater and music – which together create an intimate, physical and engaging expression. Johansson has received grants from Dansekunst i Østfold and the Norwegian Directorate of Culture, in addition to support for his performances. In 2020, he was in residence at ØIT to further develop new choreographic work.

At the initiative of DiØ, Johansson was part of the Creative LAB at CODA International Dance Festival in 2020-2021. With a desire to support the development of choreography as a professional discipline, Dansekunst i Østfold has initiated the local variant “Young dance talents meet young choreographers from Østfold”. Here, Johansson was the first choreographer to present this work.

Credits

Choreographer: Carl André Johansson
Dancers: Olivia Apold-Aasen, Thale Bjerke, Mie Brynildsen, Rebecca Frykman, Tuva Fagerås, Iben Schade Grynnerup, Jenny Marie Iuell-Heitmann, Bethina Holm Juelsen, Mina Nybøle, Amalia Oliver, Johanna Ranang, Lea Kristiane Tokle, Serafina Wexels-Moore, Hedda Johanne Øvretveit
Also in Østfold dansekompani for ungdom: Anna Helle, Sol Pedersen, Mariel Levie Reinoso Sveen, Gio Kraghe Storgärds
ØDU ambassadors: Tilde Westgaard Berglund, Anaïs Morel-Leguina
Head of ØDU: Ellen Røhr-Staff
Visual design: Jan Hustak
Music: Sigur Rós/Hildur Gudnadóttir
Producers: Østfold Internasjonale Teater v/ Østfold dansekompani for ungdom og Dansekunst i Østfold
Sponsored by Fredrikstad kommune, Sparebankstiftelsen DNB

Artwork: Yngve Aasen, Provinsen

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