The protagonists of "The Loft" are women - passionate, but bent on restraint.
The Loft
Creators and implementers:
Choreography: Jo Strømgren
.Obscene: Henriette Hamli, Nora Svendsgård, Ellen Lindblad and Angela Dematté
The Loft.
Music: Bergmund Waal Skaslien
.Light design: Jo Strømgren and Jan Harald Ovrum
.Costumes: Bregje van Balen
.About the show:
.During their lunch break, four female co-workers sneak into the attic. Their mutual friction and unrequited love set in motion a series of various conflicts.
They are in the middle of a series of conflicts.
Black humor appears as a defense mechanism. Surreal dreams betray unspoken desires. They give vent to repressed instincts and reveal an existential "gray area" full of disturbing questions.
Surrealistic dreams give vent to repressed instincts and reveal an existential "gray area" full of disturbing questions.
The play is a story of control, restraint, but also immense passion, which often causes conflict and friction, creating chaos and mental tension.
Non-conflict between people confined to small spaces is a timeless problem that has affected representatives of our species since the days when we began to inhabit caves. "The Loft" reminds us that even in the modern world we still struggle with this primal issue. In many situations, the issue of psychological tension is more problematic than its cause, and people subjected to it quickly lose the ability to distinguish between trivial and essential things and those that are "barely" existential
Four strong stage female personalities meet on stage. In terms of plot, the performance is characterized by fresh unpredictability, showing human, (especially female) life in a big way.
Fascinating and physical dance.
.Klassekampen, Norway
.An extraordinary experience in the form of the best contemporary movement theater.
.Tanecni Aktuality, Czech Republic
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Jo Strømgren
.One of the most internationally renowned Scandinavian choreographers, theater director, dance filmmaker, winner of many prestigious awards, resident choreographer of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, founder of the independent dance theater Jo Strømgren Kompani based in Oslo.
Jo Strømgren's performances are a part of his work.
His performances have been shown in 64 countries, and he has created more than 150 performances to date. As an independent choreographer, he is often engaged by ballet companies, among them: Wiener Staatsopernballet, The Royal Danish Ballet, Staatsoper Nürnberg Ballet, Gothenburg Ballet, Ballet de l'Opera National du Rhin, Royal Swedish Ballet and others. He is currently affiliated with the National Ballet of Norway.
Jo has created many contemporary dance productions for companies such as Cedar Lake Dance Company, Danish Dance Theatre, Carte Blanche Dance Company, Cloud Gate Ensemble, Scottish Dance Theatre, Helsinki Dance Company, Repertory Dance Theatre Utah, Iceland Dance Company, Bern Ballet, Staatsheater am Gärtnerplatz München and Staatstheater Braunschweig.
Spectacles choreographed by Strømgren combine theater and dance, and are characterized by a strong physical language of movement and a sense of humor with political overtones. The most important and award-winning works are: "A Dance Tribute to the Art of Football" (1998, awarded Den norske Dansekritikerprisen, awarded by the Norwegian Critics Association, among others), "There" (2002 - Hedda Award 2003 - Norwegian Theater Award, among others), "The Door" (2018 - Lithuania's prestigious Golden Cross of the Stage Award).
.As a theater director, he has a special love for Henrik Ibsen's dramas and mainly works in Scandinavian theaters: The Norwegian National Theatre, The Royal Danish Theatre, Reykjavik City Theatre, The National Theatre of Bergen, Malmö City Theatre. On the international stage, he has worked with Philadelphia Live Arts and the Pushkin Theater in Moscow, among others. He is also involved in film directing.
.The first joint production between Jo Strømgren and the Polish Dance Theater was "40", (premiere: 2013), which is still part of the repertoire of the Polish Dance Theater (next presentations December 1 and 2, 2023). Jo Strømgren was also a guest of the International Dance Theater Festival "Borders of Nature - Borders of Culture" organized by the Polish Dance Theater. During the first edition of the event, we presented online one of his co-created dance films "Closed" (2021), and during the second edition - already live - the performance "Salve Regina" (2022).
On September 12, 2023, for the inauguration of the 50th anniversary season at the Polish Dance Theater, we premiered the performance "Out of the Hat" choreographed by him.
Tickets, priced at PLN 120 (regular ticket) and PLN 80 (concessionary ticket), can be purchased at www.bilety24.pl and at the headquarters of the Polish Dance Theater, Monday through Friday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and one hour before each performance.
