The Spirit of Movement – TrondheimSolistene (NO)

TrondheimSolistene invite you to a concert performance out of the ordinary!

The ensemble is known for passionate performances, innovative interpretations, and youthful energy and joy of playing. With a program inspired by movement, TrondheimSolistene has invited local dance artists associated with DansiT Choreographic Center to explore the connection between music, body and dance. The evening also offers a world premiere of Bertil Palmar Johansen’s work “Something About Dancing”, as well as Rautavaara’s popular Pelimannit (The Fiddlers). This is also a rare opportunity to hear a program just before the TrondheimSolistene head to the studio with the record label 2L to record several of these works for the first time in world history!

The concert performance is presented in collaboration with DansiT Choreographic Center.

Program

• Jessie Montgomery (1981–) – Strum (2006)
• Caroline Shaw (1982–) – Entr’acte (2011)
  Dance by Andrea Barrett, Marie Rechsteiner and Nina Wollny
  Artistic director: Marie Rechsteiner
• Bertil Palmar Johansen (1954–) – Noe om å danse (2017/2025) / World premiere

INTERMISSION

• Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928–2016) – Pelimannit (The Fiddlers), Op. 1, for string orchestra (1952)
  • The Villagers in Närbö’s Fine Tune
  • Mr. Jonas Kopsi
  • The Villain Jacob
  • Clockmaker Samuel Dikström
  • The Devil’s Polka
  • The Hops
• Jessie Montgomery (1981–) – Source Code (2013)
  Dance by Danselaboratoriet
  Artistic director: Ingeborg Dugstad Sanders
  Co-creating dancers: Liv- Karin Alm, Urszula Borowiec, Borghild Bromstad, Kristine Iris Gjøvikli-Drysdale, Alex Haugen, Anne Marit Ligaard, Gunhild Løhre, Vibeke Meland, Didrik Austmo Pedersen, Andrea Winsnes, Elen Øyen
  Costumes: Ida Falck Øien og Harald Lunde Helgesen i HAiKw/
• Anna Clyne (1980–) – Stride (2020)

Credits

Artistic Director, TrondheimSolistene: Guro Kleven Hagen
Presented by: Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Opera
Dance by: Marie Rechsteiner with dancers and Danselaboratoriet
Co-produced by: DansiT Choreographic Center

Marie Rechsteiner is a Norwegian dance artist, based between Trondheim and Berlin. She graduated from the University of Stavanger in 2012 with a Bachelor in Dance, and holds a Master in Dance Studies from NTNU. She has been involved as a performer in a number of performances and collaborative projects, in addition to cultivating her own choreographic practice. A large part of her work is of an interdisciplinary nature, where movement is combined with sound art, video projections, objects and site-specific, improvised interaction. Rechsteiner is one of the founders of the studio collective Garage – Werkstatt für Darstellende Künste, a production and exhibition venue for performing arts in Berlin.

The choreography for Entr’acte by Caroline Shaw is developed and performed by Marie Rechsteiner in collaboration with dance artists Andrea Barrett and Nina Wollny.

Read more: marierechsteiner.com

Danselaboratoriet is a dance company based in Trondheim consisting of adult dancers with and without disabilities. The company explores dance through improvisation, choreography, critical reflection and discussion, and awareness of and active use of diversity in the group is a focus. Since 2005, Danselaboratoriet has created at least one production annually, including several commissioned works by guest choreographers. The company also presents dance in various formats, and leads workshops and lectures. The Danselaboratoriet is run by DansiT Choreographic Center.

Read more: danselaboratoriet.no

The choreography for Source Code by Jessie Montgomery is developed and performed by Danselaboratoriet under the direction of Ingeborg Dugstad Sanders.