Freelance dancer, choreographer and dance teacher, based in Norway. Educated at University of Stavanger, Norway and Studio Harmonic, Paris/France. I work with Molitrix Scenekunst, www.molitrix.com, and with other artists in several productions. You can read about some of them further down on the page.
PERFORMANCES"ØYEBLIKKETS ENERGI": A performance for stage with dance, music and painting. The theme is based on improvisations, therefore the title: the energy in the moment. This is a collaboration between musician Bjarne Iestra, artist John Cunningham and dancer Mari Flønes. The performance is funded by FFUK, Kvinnherad kommune and Sunnhordland Folkehøgskule. For more information about the performance, please send a mail.
"DEN DIGITALE AGURK": A performance for kids, premiere in august 2007 at Tou Scene in Stavanger. This is a collaboration between writer Atle Skorstad, musicians Liv Runesdatter and Bjarne Iestra and Mari Flønes. An ecologic horror theater! For more information, please send a mail. Read more about the performance: http://web3.aftenbladet.no/kultur/article484448.ece
"CONSEILS D..UTILISATION": "Conseils.." is made by Agnes Tyldum and Mari Flønes and was shown as a work in progress at the Maison de Norvège in Paris, december 2006.
"ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW": an outdoor piece for balconies. First shown in Paris and made in collaboration with Agnes.
"THE I AS A RESULT OF YOU": Dance performance in collaboration with dancer Marit Sandsmark an musicians Johan Egdetveit and Mazz Swift. "The I..." is a part of the Maijazz festival in Stavanger. Performances 10th- 12th of May at Møbelgalleriet. Tickets at www.maijazz.no. The performance is funded by FFUK, Stavanger kommune and Maijazz.
"ABRASION RESISTANCE": "The ability of a material to withstand mechanical action such as rubbing, scraping, or erosion, that tends progressively to remove material from its surface. Such an ability helps to maintain the material's original appearance and structure.†A Dance performance for two dancers and lots of paper...work in progress showed at the Maison de Norvége in Paris the 30th og May. We will work further with the piece this autumn. Next performances will be at Kultursenteret ISAK in Trondheim, 6th of October 07. "Abrasion..." is funded by Trondheim kommune, Fond for utøvende kunstnere and Citéculture Paris.
"DEN ANDRE BREDDEN"/ Chor. Luis Della Mea: Dance theatre project with three dancers, started in october 2007 in Trondheim. Choreographer is argentinian Luis Della Mea Delucchi. Performances is scheduled in february 2008 at Teaterhuset Avant Garden. More dates to come. The project is produced by Musikkteatret in Trondheim.
VIB - Verksted for Improvisert Bevegelse: Improvisation project, initiated and arranged by Luis Della Mea and Mari Flønes. The project wants to collect the artistic environment in Trondheim to weekly jams: dancers, musicians, artists, performers and other interested in improvisation and movement. Starting 24th of March at 17h- 19h15, in Tempe Bydelshus. VIB is supported by Fond for Utøvende Kunstnere. For more information please send a mail.
"LET..S TALK ABOUT LOVE"/ Chor: Jessyka Watson- Galbraith: Celine is back. /Let's Talk About Love/ - which was originally performed in in Feb 2007 at The Place theatre in London is about to be re-mounted for the fabrik Potsdam Tanztage Festival . Dancers from Berlin and Potsdam will be working with Jessyka Watson-Galbraith to produce the work. Follow the choreography on-line. They have two weeks to create the piece. The performance is on the 25 May, they only rehearse in the bedrooms and kitchens. See the videos, meet the dancers, find out a little more at http://www.letstalkaboutloveproject.blogspot.com
Photos "THE I AS A RESULT OF YOU":AGENDA 2007/08
"Den digitale agurken": Tou Scene, Stavanger. 18.- 19. august.
"Time:not taken"/ Molitrix Scenekunst: Dansens Hus, Oslo. 13. -16. september.
"Abrasion Resistance": Kultursenteret ISAK, Trondheim. 6. october, kl. 14 og 17.
"Den andre bredden"/Luis Della Mea: Teaterhuset Avant Garden,14.- 17. februar 2008. p
"Den digitale agurken": Teaterhuset Avant Garden/BLÆST, 5.- 6. mars 2008.
VIB- Verksted for Improvisert Bevegelse: Tempe Bydelshus 24. mars- 31. juni 2008.
"Let..s talk about love"/ Jessyka Watson- Galbraith: Tanzfabrik Potsdam 25. mai 2008, kl. 18.00. Potsdam Tanztage Festival.