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<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Dancer, choreographer and teacher Augusta Johannesén was an important figure in several capacities for Nordic theatrical dance. She danced, taught and choreographed in Sweden, Finland as well as in Russia. Between 1860-1878 she was a member of the so-called <italic>Johannensénske Balletselskab</italic>, which toured extensively in the Nordic countries. The Johannesénske family settled in the Norwegian capital Kristiania in 1880, and Augusta Johannesén slowly established herself as a professional dance artist at the most important theatres in Kristiania. Over the years she became a dancer, choreographer and teacher of great significance, and her contribution to the development of Norwegian theatre dance cannot be overestimated. She was active as dancer well into the 1910’s and “arranger of dance” up until she died in 1926. As a ballet teacher, she trained hundreds of dancers, including several of those who later went on to play a role in the Norwegian dance- and theatre scene.In many ways, Augusta Johannesén is representative of a versatile dancer that can be found on many European stages, the versatile ballet dancer that was also typical of the Nordic dance scene around the “fin de siècle”. She typically also struggled with stereotypical notion of the “ballerina”. This article focuses on only a part of her career, her first fifteen years in Norway. Between 1880 and 1895 she established herself in Kristiania, dancing at the <italic>Christiania Theater</italic> and later at the <italic>Eldorado</italic>. The article also forefront an especially important event in Norwegian Nordic dance history instigated by Johannesén: The establishment of a “Ny Norsk Ballet” (“New Norwegian Ballet”) at the Eldorado theatre in Kristiania in 1892. This is probably the very first attempt at creating a professional ballet company in Norway, and Augusta Johannesén’s contribution is only one of many ways she made a difference to professional theatre dance in Norway.</abstract>

Tracing the Achievements of Augusta Johannesén, 1880–1895

<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The focus of this paper concerns the meaning of breaking in the lives of young people living in Oslo, Norway. Meaning arises in the process of interaction with other people (social interaction) and self-reflection. The data are produced by the use of fieldwork (eight months) among young breakers at two sites in Oslo referred to as the Location, and included 17 separate semi-structured interviews. The interviewees were six females and 11 males, all of them breakers, aged between 15 and 30 years old. Seven of the interviewees belonged to different minority groups, while ten were ethnic Norwegians. The results show that through the interaction at the Location youth with diverse ethnic backgrounds experienced a strong sense of identification and belonging, not only to local breaking crews (groups) but also affiliation with breakers all over the world. The meaning of breaking was constructed around the feeling of freedom to “just be yourselves”. The breakers connected with themselves and their bodies, and experienced a sense of importance and respect. Consequently, the breakers also felt empowered in situations disconnected from the dance context.</abstract>

The Construction of Meanings in Breaking: Insights from Breakers in Oslo

<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Tanssi-innostaminen® (‘dance animateuring’ in English) is an artistic and pedagogical method, which I have developed in order to empower both individuals and communities. By dance animateuring I refer to dance/ movement based activity, in which everyone can find their own way of moving and expressing by movement, but also reflecting the self and its connections to the other and the whole world. In this paper I will argue the six theses that define my approach to contemporary art making in dance animateuring practice: 1) The dancer should never aim to produce something specific but only to be present. 2) The performance shows that everyone can dance. 3) The performance is born from action, not from an idea. 4) The performance is multisensory and multidisciplinary artwork. 5) The performance is incomplete and ambiguous. 6) The performance challenges the conventional ways of seeing the world and people.</abstract>

The Presence of <italic>Real</italic> Reality: Six Theses on Dance Animateuring

<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Seminarium is an art project that explores the intersection between seminar and performance. It is centred around a series of live events, titled Seminarium #1, #2, #3 etc, which take place in different geo-political locations and contexts in Norway. In this art project artists are invited to reflect upon their artistic practices and earlier works in a performative format and setting for an audience. Each Seminarium highlights a specific topic and uses the template of academic conferences, staged and employed for an artistic purpose, to explore new ways to present and discuss artistic endeavours and enquiries, and to accumulate experiences. The aim is to enhance artistic development and critical knowledge in the field of dance and movement based performing arts. See: <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://www.seminarium.no">www.seminarium.no</ext-link>.</abstract>

Seminarium.no – Cultivating Discourse through Artistic Intervention

Thriving Dance Spaces in the North <italic>Nordic Dance Spaces: Practicing and Imagining a Region Karen Vedel and Petri Hoppu, editors Farnham, UK, Ashgate, 2014</italic>

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Tracing the Achievements of Augusta Johannesén, 1880–1895

The Construction of Meanings in Breaking: Insights from Breakers in Oslo

The Presence of Real Reality: Six Theses on Dance Animateuring

Seminarium.no – Cultivating Discourse through Artistic Intervention

Thriving Dance Spaces in the North Nordic Dance Spaces: Practicing and Imagining a Region Karen Vedel and Petri Hoppu, editors Farnham, UK, Ashgate, 2014

New Publication Series on Dance and Artistic Research

Master Programmes at the Theatre Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki

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