NORDICS COMBINED CINARS 2022!

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
November 8th

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).

PROGRAM

Schedule for Nordic Pulse.

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 


NORDIC SQUARE

Come meet us at the Nordic Square, booth area 124 - 127.

Please be sure to visit our delegation and organizers throughout the week at our CINARS Booth NORDIC SQUARE!

Meet the Nordic delegation:

Sweden

IlDance

Art of Spectra

Land Before Time

OR/ELLER

Kompani Giraff

Below Zero

Svalbard Company

Emil Dahl

CIRK-L

Swedish Arts Council: Raphaële Choppin, Cultural Officer Dance, Circus, Performance and International Relations

Findlay // Sandsmark

Jo Strømgren Kompani

House of Stories

Nordting

Plexus Polaire

Ulv&Ugle

Wakka Wakka

Yohei Hamada 

Tony Tran 

Carte Blanche

Ice Hot Nordic Dance Platform / Dansens Hus, Oslo

Performing Arts Hub Norway:
Kirsti Buchanan Ulvestad, Senior Advisor & Head of International
Anders Rohlan Småhaug, International producer & Communications.

Detailed info here!

ART & ABOUT 

CPH STAGE  

DON GNU  

Fix&Foxy  

Gazart  

GLiMT  

HAUT  

Kassandra Production  

Kitt Johnson X-act  

NEXT ZONE 

Paolo Nani Teater  

Recoil performance group   

Wired Studio  

Sisters Hope  

SVALHOLM 

Teater freezeProductions  

The Development Platform  

Uppercut Dance Theatre 

The Danish Arts Foundation:
Peter K. Gehlshøj and Lau Tobias Tronegård-Madsen, advisors

Detailed info here!

Kallo Collective 

Race Horse Company 

Lumo Company 

Silence Festival 

Risa  

Sisus 

Compania Kaari ja Roni Martin 

MimoArt Company 

Dance Theatre Raatikko 

Pragma Helsinki 

Aura of Puppets 

Tero Saarinen Company 

Circus and Dance Info Finland:
Lotta Nevalainen, Acting Managing Director & Head of International Development (CircusInfo Finland)
Anni Leino, Executive Producer (Dance Info Finland)

Detailed info here!

Stertabenda Theatre Company 

MurMur Productions 

Hringleikur Circus Company  

Performing Arts Centre Iceland
Fridrik Fridriksson, director.

Detailed info here!


NORDIC PARTY

Come join us at Les Foufounes Electriques for the Nordic Party!

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