The Nordic countries are returning to this year's edition of CINARS with a delegation of 50 artists and producers. We will have a booth at Nordic Square, present 22 artists and their works at Nordic Pulse – Performing Arts from the Northern Latitudes and, last but not least, host the legendary Nordic Party!
ACTIVITIES
NORDIC PULSE, November 8th, 12:00 - 15:00
Join us for a pitch session from four Nordic countries highlighting their work that is in development or ready to tour. This is followed by networking opportunities for international collaboration, co-production and presenting.
NORDIC SQUARE (BOOTH AREA 124 - 127), November 10th - 12th
Please be sure to visit our delegation and organizers throughout the week at our CINARS Booth NORDIC SQUARE!
Nordic PartY. November 8th, 20:00 - 00:00
NORDIC PARTY- We are thrilled to be back hosting in-person gatherings! Please join us Nov 8th from 9pm-1am for a drink, snack and music at the underground bar/club Foufounes Electriques!
Nordic Pulse - Performing Arts from the Northern Latitudes is a joint-venture developed by the partnering countries in the network Nordics Combined. Nordic Pulse aims to serve as one of the most important opportunities for presenters attending CINARS to discover a wide range of independent Nordic artists creating rigorous new works in dance, physical theater, puppetry, video, multi-disciplinary and performance art.
22 artists and their producers from four Nordic countries will each give a 5-minute pitch highlighting their work that is in development or ready to tour. This is followed by networking opportunities for international collaboration, co-production and presenting.
Nordic Pulse is new of this year, but the concept and model builds on Norway Now, developed by Performing Arts Hub Norway (PAHN). The concept is now being further developed into a Nordic version together with our partners in Nordics Combined .
The Nordics Combined network consists together with PAHN of Dance and Circus Info Finland, The Swedish Cultural Council, the Danish Arts Foundation and Performing Arts Centre Iceland. We collaborate on joint Nordic initiatives on international platforms, and Nordic Pulse can be seen as a dynamic development between these Nordic countries. This year's version will be presenting works from Sweden, Iceland, Denmark and Norway.
We look forward to present highlights from the current independent performing arts scene within the Nordic region!
When: Tuesday, November 8th from 12:00 to 3:00 AMEST
*Registration starts at 11:30 AM
Where: Room St-Laurent 2 & 3, Hotel Bonaventure
*Coffee, tea, soft drinks & a light lunch will be served during the break.
*If you are unable to join on November 8th, we will be recording the event and uploading it to VIMEO directly after the event. The event will also be streamed in Zoom/FB-Live.
2022 DELEGATION:
Uppercut Dance Theater (DK), Jo Strømgren Kompani (NO), DON GNU (DK), Yohei Hamada (NO), Findlay//Sandsmark (NO), Wired Studio (DK), Sindri Runudde (SE), Kitt Johnson X-act (DK), OR/ELLER (SE), Ulv&Ugle (NO), Kompani Giraff (SE), CIRK-L(SE), Svalbard Company (SE), Hringleikur Circus Company (IS), Below Zero (SE), Plexus Polaire (NO), Wakka Wakka (NO), Nordting (NO), MurMur Productions (IS), Perplex (IS), House of Stories (NO), Sister Hope (DK).
11:30 Registration / Coffee
12:00 Opening Remarks
12:05 Delegation pitches Part 1: DANCE
Uppercut Dance Theater / DK
Jo Strømgren Kompani / NO
DON GNU / DK
Yohei Hamada / NO
Findlay//Sandsmark / NO
Wired Studio / DK
Sindri Runudde / SE
Kitt Johnson X-act / DK
OR/ELLER / SE
13:00-13:25 Break, light lunch
13:25 Delegation Pitches Part 2: CIRCUS / INTERDISCIPLINARY
Ulv&Ugle / NO
Kompani Giraff / SE
CIRK-L / SE
Svalbard Company / SE
Hringleikur Circus Company / IS
Below Zero / SE
14:15 Delegation Pitches Part 3: THEATRE/PUPPETRY/PERFORMANCE
Plexus Polaire / NO
Wakka Wakka / NO
Nordting / NO
MurMur Productions / IS
Perplex / IS
House of Stories / NO
Sister Hope / DK
NORDIC PULSE at CINARS will be comprised of: The Danish Arts Foundation // Performing Arts Centre Iceland // Performing Arts Hub Norway // Swedish Arts Council
Please be sure to visit our delegation and organizers throughout the week at our CINARS Booth NORDIC SQUARE!
Meet the Nordic delegation:
Nordics Combined is hosting the legendary Nordic Party, November 8th, and YOU are invited!
When: Tuesday, November 8th from 8:00 PM to 01:00 AM
Where: Foufounes Electriques (87 Ste-Catherine E., Montreal, Quebec, H2X 1K5)
*Drinks, finger food, mingling and mini concert by Sápmi musician Torgeir Vassvik.
Hosted by Performing Arts Hub Norway, Swedish Arts Council, The Danish Arts Foundation, Performing Arts Centre Iceland, and Dance & Circus Info Finland.
Supported by the Nordic Embassies.
ORGANIZERS / NORDICS COMBINED PARTNERS
NORWAY (Project manager CINARS 2022)
Performing Arts Hub Norway (PAHN) is a Norwegian national competence centre promoting professional performing arts domestically and abroad, with a special emphasis on independent performing arts. PAHN functions as a performing arts advisor for The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and manages the Ministry’s travel grant system for Norwegian performing artists performing abroad. PAHN is also a part of Norwegian Arts Abroad, a network of organizations including Office of Contemporary Art Norway (OCA), Music Norway, Performing Arts Hub Norway (PAHN), Norwegian Crafts, DOGA, Norwegian Film Institute (NFI) and Norwegian Literature Abroad (NORLA). Performing Arts Hub Norway is supported by the Ministry of Culture & Equality and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
DENMARK
The Danish Arts Foundation is Denmark’s largest arts foundation. We work to spread the arts to a wide audience all over Denmark, to promote Danish art internationally, and to pave the way for talented artists. In the Danish Arts Foundation, we wish to facilitate the conversation about our shared world of art, and we invite everybody to join in.
Through more than 60 different funding programmes, we fund the production and promotion of both visual arts, film, literature, music, performing arts, architecture, crafts, and design – and all that transcends the borders of these art forms. As a foreign artist, you may apply for funding for your artwork or project through our international funding programmes.
ICELAND
Performing Arts Centre Iceland (PACI) is an information and support centre for artists, producers, groups and institutions within the performing arts in Iceland. The role of PACI is to support Icelandic performing arts to increase their visibility and demand internationally. The centre achieves its mission through focused promotional work and specific initiatives that encourage international networking among performing artists and institutions in Iceland. The Center for the Performing Arts also provides information, educates and holds specific courses for professionals whose goal is to build the ability to work in an international context.
SWEDEN
Swedish Arts Council is a government authority whose principal task is to implement national cultural policy determined by the Parliament. The national cultural policy objectives state that: “Culture is to be a dynamic, challenging and independent force based on the freedom of expression. Everyone is to have the opportunity to participate in cultural life. Creativity, diversity and artistic quality are to be integral parts of society’s development.” Through our grants and other operations, we contribute to the fulfilment of these objectives.
FINLAND
Circus and Dance Info Finland provides information on professional circus and dance in Finland. It supports the artistic and cultural development of Finnish circus and dance art through its strong networks, promotional activities and mentoring. Circus and dance Info supports and coordinates the promotion of Finnish circus and dance by creating and maintaining international relationships and contacts. Circus and dance Info organizes Finnish showcase events with networking opportunities for professionals and presents Finnish circus and dance in international performing arts events. Circus and dance info is both the physical and online contact point for any information on Finnish circus and dance.
QUESTIONS? CONTACT
Kirsti Buchanan Ulvestad // Anders Rohlan Småhaug,
Email: kirsti@pahn.no // anders@pahn.no,
tel: +47 92080587 // +47 98055685