“COVER” (working title)
is a new work-in-progress solo by dance artist Brita Grov. The solo explores what one conceals when others are watching. It delves into personal experiences of how to see oneself from the outside / inside. Grov is working with dynamic contrasts in the body and in the space. Mirrors and phrames are being used in the research phase.
Research
Verkstedsordningen/Proscen, Bergen 2022
CO.LABS, Brno 2022
Premier: Festival Danserom, Bergen 25.03.23
Tour:
Rothaugen skole, Bergen 2023
Amfi Knarvik senter, Knarvik 2023
Stord DPS døgnavdeling, Stord 2023
Stord vidaregåande skule, Stord 2023
Den Kulturelle Spaserstokken, Bergen 2024
Rothaugen skole, Bergen 2023
Amfi Knarvik senter, Knarvik 2023
Stord DPS døgnavdeling, Stord 2023
Stord vidaregåande skule, Stord 2023
Den Kulturelle Spaserstokken, Bergen 2024
“Effort”
"Effort" can be defined as "the result of an attempt to create something, especially when the quality is low or uncertain". In the project "Effort", Kvinnereller Performing Arts Company examines what different people mean by the term "effort" and "effortless" in their everyday lives and how this can be expressed through movements and live music.
"Effort" can be defined as "the result of an attempt to create something, especially when the quality is low or uncertain". In the project "Effort", Kvinnereller Performing Arts Company examines what different people mean by the term "effort" and "effortless" in their everyday lives and how this can be expressed through movements and live music.
Dancers: Brita Grov & Sara R. Torsvik
Musician: Owen Weaver
Voice/lights: Jan Neal Holden
Photo: Thor Brødreskift
“Curtain” (work in progress)
In "Curtain", the dancers examine, unpack and "reveal" the inherent qualities and dynamics of things.
Are we really subject to ‘Sisyphus' curse’ to do the same actions, duties, tasks every day? What artistic potential can we discover by examining everyday actions? What routines characterize our lives and what happens when interruptions occur, when routines break?
Are we really subject to ‘Sisyphus' curse’ to do the same actions, duties, tasks every day? What artistic potential can we discover by examining everyday actions? What routines characterize our lives and what happens when interruptions occur, when routines break?
ResearchRecidencies / work in progress: Dans en fest 2022, Bergen
SEANSE Artist in Residence, 2022
SEANSE Artist in Residence, 2022
Choreographer: Brita Grov
Dancers: Sara Røisland Torsvik, Berit Einemo Frøysland and Simona Kortenhaus
Dramaturg: Roskva Yasmin Andersen
Composer: Jørn Lavoll
Scenographer: Maria-Victoria Høvring Høeg
Lights: Jan Neal Holden
Photo: Kristian Glommes
Dancers: Sara Røisland Torsvik, Berit Einemo Frøysland and Simona Kortenhaus
Dramaturg: Roskva Yasmin Andersen
Composer: Jørn Lavoll
Scenographer: Maria-Victoria Høvring Høeg
Lights: Jan Neal Holden
Photo: Kristian Glommes
Tour:
Rothaugen skole, Bergen 2020
Jondal Skule, Jondal 2020
Nordbygdo ungdomsskule, Stord 2020
Se//Sett#Se
is a contemporary dance performance for youths aged from 13 years and up. The performance asks questions about how one looks at oneself and how society colors one’s self-image.
Kvinnereller Performing Arts Company
Performers: Brita Grov & Sara R. Torsvik
Photo: Magdalena From Delis
Moving Images
is a transdisciplinary performance where the audience is invited into the space and make their own choices about how to experience the work as an image.
Idea: Brita Grov
Performers: Brita Grov & Ben King
Light design: Leo Preston & Aisté
Music/Photo: Jørn Lavoll
Performers: Brita Grov & Ben King
Light design: Leo Preston & Aisté
Music/Photo: Jørn Lavoll
Tour
Litteraturhuset, Odda 2021
Scenehuset, Oslo 2021
Bergen Kjøtt, Bergen 2021 (premiere)
Litteraturhuset, Odda 2021
Scenehuset, Oslo 2021
Bergen Kjøtt, Bergen 2021 (premiere)
Tour:
The Faroe Islands, Torshavn 2022
Reykjavik Fringe Festival, Reykjavik 2022
NO Fringe Festival, Bergen 2020 (premiere)
Resolution Festival, London 2018 Spinae Company, Stord 2017
Her Past in Their Present Now (HPITPN)
This is a personal story which stems from the choreographers’ experience on being diabetic, where the frustration on the female body takes over. Five female dancers explore the frustration and the strains from being scared of conflicts, through strong movements, intense actions and breath.
This is a personal story which stems from the choreographers’ experience on being diabetic, where the frustration on the female body takes over. Five female dancers explore the frustration and the strains from being scared of conflicts, through strong movements, intense actions and breath.
Choreographer: Brita Grov
Dancers: Robyn Holder, Roskva Yasmin Andersen, Sara Røisland Torsvik, Sophie Thorpe, Simona Kortenhaus. (Hazel Firth, Georgia Heighway, Samantha Furnival, Lucia Chocarro).
An Effort to Define the Undefinable Woman (AEtDtUW)
‘Kvinnereller’ is with their performance investigating what can characterise a woman, whether this is at all possible. The audience is invited into a woman’s private sphere as well as the versatile women’s community. They meet strong women who are both tough yet vulnerable, with self-confidence and with poor self-image.
Performers: Brita Grov and Sara Røisland Torsvik
NO Fringe Festival, Bergen 2018
Lahti Fringe Festival, Lahti 2019
Medellin, 2019
Stord, 2019
Hageteateret, Grimstad 2019
Tour:
Butoh Festival Amsterdam, 2017
Butoh Festival Amsterdam, 2017
Uncontrolled
What happens when you get out of control of your own body, when your body and mind goes into an altered state of consciousness? Being diabetic is not always easy to handle and this piece is based on the choreographers’ personal story when the blood sugar levels fall too low.
Choreographer: Brita Grov
Dancers: Rob Ferguson, Sara Røisland Torsvik & Simona Kortenhaus
Det er ei fortid i notid
A dance exploration based on the past and the present moment. What happen to us when we struggle to accept the past and how does the past influence how we are as individuals today?
Dancers: Henrikka M. Knarvk, Ingeborg I. Moe, Synne L. Erichsen
Show:
ESC ungdomskompani 2015, Cornerteateret/Bergen
In My Boots
This is a set improvisation solo based on the idea of confusion, instability and stubbornness which has been observed from serious hypoglycaemic episodes from being diabetic.
Choreographer: Brita Grov
This is a set improvisation solo based on the idea of confusion, instability and stubbornness which has been observed from serious hypoglycaemic episodes from being diabetic.
Choreographer: Brita Grov
__ ab incunabulis
Narrow space
Close to the skin
Softness and friction
Seeing through eyes closed
Flimmering light
Close to the skin
Softness and friction
Seeing through eyes closed
Flimmering light