IN2IT PROGRAM (eng) 2023

WELCOME TO IN2IT

an annual dance festival located in Kristiansund, Møre and Romsdal.

In2it was established in 2016 and has since then developed into a vibrant and dynamic international dance festival. During the nine-day festival period, you will experience professional dance artists from the Czech Republic, South Africa and Norway through dance performances, courses and artistic talks.

Our vision is to create meeting places that challenge, surprise and pave the way for new artistic expressions. By showing varied dance of high quality and with different ethnic origins, we will contribute

to building cultural bridges through dance as an art form.

This year’s festival themeeverybody, every bodyexplores and recognizes human differences. With a focus on diversity, inclusion and visibility, the theme explores differences as a value for art and society. Every body makes everybody’s story special!

Regards Tendai Makurumbandi and the rest of the In2it International Dance Festival team.

INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL

29.09. - 07.10. 2023 KRISTIANSUND

8th edition - “Everybody, every body”

MY SONG | MAKUDAMAKURUMBANDI DANCE | NORWAY

Date: 29. September

Time: 19.00 – 20.00

Place: Festiviteten

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Choreographer Tendai Makurumbandi goes to the physical, spiritual and cultural archives of the African people to examine how colonization and modernization affect identity.

The Himba are one of the few tribes in Africa that calculate the date of birth of a child not from the day the child is born or conceived, but from the day the child is thought of in the spirit of the mother. In My Song, the choreographer used his own history and identity, and the Himba tradition of birth songs to explore how colonialism limits its potential to shape its own destiny by disregarding the living cultural archives of colonized people.

As a Zimbabwean in Norway, Makurumbandi is critical of the racial hierarchy that places minorities in one group. On the one hand, the group gives the marginalized and their descendants a respite and community; on the other, the community can function as a weapon against one’s own physicality and simply erase one’s sense of identity and personality.

My Song goes a long way in its attempt to challenge the political and social structures that at all times define the way we live, with ourselves, and each other.

Contributors

Dance and Choreography:

- Tendai Makurumbandi

Music:

- Jo Inge Nes

- Jimu Makurumbandi

Composer:

- Mikkel Alvheim Åse

Costume and scenography design: - Peny Spanou

Light design:

- Agnethe Tellefsen

Light and sound technician: Kick Mentizoni, Jan Erik

Myren

Supported by:

- Kulturrådet

- Fund for performing artists (FFUK)

-Møre og Romsdal Fylkeskommune.

Co-produced by:

- Operaen i Kristiansund

- In2IT

- CODA Oslo International Dance Festival.

JO STRØMGREN KOMPANI | NORWAY

Date: 30. September

Time: 19.00 – 20.10

Place: Festiviteten

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Take the opportunity to see three different dance pieces in one and the same performance!

Each piece treats a theme of its own, intending to portray different facets of contemporary living.

Award winning “Kvart” takes place on a square woollen blanket and explores a type of dance that is not so often shown on stage – dancers who dance for each other.

To crackling French music from the 1930’s the audience gets invited into a game with “The Ring” – perhaps the oldest symbol in the world.

“Gone” is a little wonder about the relationship between sadness and nostalgia, about where something ends and something else begins, and about the aggression and denials that one must go through along the way.

The performance is created by Jo Strømgren who has excelled at home and abroad

as a choreographer, director, scenographer, and playwright. He is known for mixing dance and theater, often combined with a lot of humor.

His performances have toured in over 60 countries and for the first time one of these is shown in Kristiansund.

Contributing dancers:

- Nora Lønnebotn Svendsgård

- Jason Kittelberger

- Jakub Medrzycki

- Mikael Rønne

- Anna Benedicte Andresen

- Malika Berney

Technicians:

- Hans Skogen

- Jan Harald Ovrum

Choreography, scenography and lighting design:

- Jo Strømgren

Costume design:

- Johanna Sutinen

Co-production:

- Oslo Dance Ensemble

ØKOHELTER |

STICKY | NORWAY

Date: 01. October

Time: 11.00 – 11.50

Time: 13:00 - 13:50

Place: Nordic Light

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An immersive performance for children that zooms in on the little creatures that live beneath the Norwegian forest floor.

Enter a microworld for the curious, as the forest floor crawls to life. Meet heroic creatures and their superpowers. Discover them emerge, evolve, and regenerate in a playful dance of interconnection. As the web of life in the forest is revealed, community becomes central to this imaginative world.

After you visit this mysterious wonderland, perhaps you’ll experience the forest in a new light?

Suitable for children from 4 years.

Contributing:

Dancers:

- Olivia Edginton

- Maria Lothe

- Ingvild Marstein Olsen

- Hannah Parsons

Music: Featured and produced by STICKY, hosted by Hannah

Parsons

Costume design:

- Tanja Andreeva

Costume assistant:

- Celina Vimme

Scenography:

- Baum & amp; Leahy

Set design assistant:

- Damien Ajavon

Artistic director:

- Karstein Solli

REGIONAL DANCE PROJECT FOR YOUTH | NORWAY

Dato: 01. October

Time: 17.00 – 18.00

Place: Festiviteten

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An exciting insight into the work of the next generation of choreographers and dancers.

Young people aged 14-19 from all over Møre og Romsdal, have for the second year in a row been given the opportunity to showcase their own material during the dance festival. With this, we want to create an arena where young dancers can explore creativity and expression, be inspired, and get the chance to know each other across municipal boundaries.

The choreographies are based on this year’s festival themeEvery body, Everybody - and this has resulted in a very versatile performance composed of a number of different and innovative choreographies.

Contributing: Dancers from dance lines, culture and dance schools in Møre and Romsdal.

THE LIONS DEN UNLIMITED |

POCKET ART COLLECTIVE | (CZECH)

Date: 04. october

Time: 16.30 – 17.00

Place: Rådhusplassen, Kristiansund

FREE

An exciting creative collaboration between local amateur and professional dancers from Prague.

The performance was originally performed as a duet, but is now being developed further in a group, where dancers from the local community get the opportunity to take on performing roles.

Through the choreographic principles from the original performance, they will explore the themes of media manipulation and political populism. The idea is to create a space where it is ultimately possible to blur the boundaries between a professional and an amateur. A place where dance and movement become a time of community, inspiration, sharing and discussion.

The performance is taken out from the traditional stage space and will be performed in a public space to engage new audiences.

Contributing:

Concept, choreography, interpretation:

- Johana Pocková

- Sabina Bočková

Music:

- Lukáš Palán

Dramaturgy:

- Viktor Černický

Light design:

- Eliska Kocianova

Production:

- POCKETART zs

Co-production:

- Tanec Praha z. ú.

- Ponec - theater for dance

Financially supported by:

- Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic

- State Culture Fund of the Czech Republic

- City Hall of Prague

Supported by:

- Studio Alta

- Cooltour Ostrava

- Palac Akropolis

- Tantehorse zs

EVERY BODY

TABANKA DANCE | NORWAY

Date: 04. October

Time: 19.00 – 20.00

Place: Festiviteten

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A fierce, rhythmic, and powerful experience from the first dance company in Norway that specialized in dance originating from African and Caribbean dance traditions. The performance is based on the origins of jazz, which in its time was called the devil’s music and dance, and not least for “black noise”.

Traditional rhythms and melodies from jazz’s African roots are explored in a symbiotic interplay between dance and music.

All music is originally written for the performance and is inspired by jazz, soul, spirituals as well as African polyrhythmic traditions. The dancers and musicians play in the soul of jazz and uncover gripping stories of survival and dignity in the face of inhumane situations such as slavery, segregation, apartheid, and modern racism.

Welcome to an Afro-Caribbean dance experience for the entire sensory apparatus!

Contributing:

Artistic director and choreographer:

- Thomas Talawa Prestø

Assistant choreographers:

- Joel Ramirez

- Wolman Luciano

Dancers:

- Lacky Mahamed

- Shirley Langhelle

- Joel Ramirez

- Wolman Luciano

- Dana Hamburgo

- Sarjo Sankareh

- Diamond Samuel

- Abigail Vrede

- Sika Masters Heien

Guest performer:

- Shaness Kemp

Composer and songwriter:

- Monica Ifejilika

Composer:

- Sidiki Camara

Percussion and instruments:

- Sidiki Camara

- Solo Diarra

Singers:

- Siv Iren Misund

- Stian Ehiabhi Omole Jensen

- Tracee Meyn

- Sanya Nsubuga

- Charlotte Sally Johansen

Light design:

- Reidar Richardsen

Costume design:

- Mo9k

POCKET ART COLLECTIVE | (CZECH)

Date: 05. October

Time: 19.00 – 20.00

Place: Festiviteten

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A strong performance with a topical and important theme. Nature is dead and there is no going back. Do you remember how it felt when we still could breathe clean air? When we could bury our feet in the grass? When fresh raindrops still came falling from the sky and hit us in the face?

Three performers lead the audience through a ritual of remembrance, at a time when the natural world is exhausted by humanity and no longer exists.

Set in an artificial imitation of the universe, they reflect on the ever-increasing replacement of nature with the built environment. They encourage us to look inside, awaken long forgotten memories and draws attention to the uniqueness of physical and emotional experiences connected with nature.

Through an expressive and far-sighted vision, the performance is intended as a reflective social critique and a guide to how we can shape a new world.

Contributing:

Concept:

- Johana Pocková

Directed by:

- Sabina Bočková

- Johana Pocková

Creation:

- Johana Pocková

- Sabina Bočková

- Inga Zotova-Mikshina

Performing:

- Sabina Bočková

- Johana Pocková

- Barbora Rokoszova

Music:

- Lukáš Palán

Sound design:

- Jakub Štourač

Set design:

- Denisa Švachová

Light design:

- Michal Horáček

VICE VERSA | SØLVI EDVARDSEN | NORWAY

Date: 06. October

Time: 19.00 – 20.15

Place: Festiviteten

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An exciting duet created by one of Norway’s leading choreographers in modern dance!

Two people enter the same room, clearly not of their own will. Inflicted isolation in two-someness gives different responses to equal challenge.

In a finely tuned chamber play that span between physical dance theatre and pure movement, the focus is on human survivability through both drama and comedy. Communication is a complex topic, and strong becomes weak and Vice Versa.

Contributing

Choreographer:

- Sølvi Edvardsen

Dancers:

- Nora Svenning

- Sudesh Adhana

Composer/ musician:

- Hege Rimestad

Sound design:

- Paul Vidar Sævarang.

LUCKY DANCE THEATRE | SOUTH - AFRICA

Date: 07. October

Time: 19.00 – 19.40

Place: Festiviteten

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Enjoy a unique cultural experience with dancers from Gauteng, South Africa, exploring the theme of time. Time is a vital part of our daily lives. It is our reality. Reality is defined by time, and we cannot exist without it. Time tells us when day becomes night and night turns into day. It indicates the urgency in which we need to fulfill tasks, goals, projects.

We are ruled by time during our whole existence. Time is eternal, as are our souls. Time is infinite, as are our thoughts, and yet time goes by without us acknowledging its importance in our lives. Time is always the deciding factor, whether we like it or not.

The performance explores the past, present, and future and how time affects and impacts human’s lives. It’s a dance piece that is continually evolving over time bringing in new components as it grows.

Contributers

Choreography:

- Teboho Moloi

- Siphiwe Phiri

Composer:

- Isaac Kenny Rakotsoane

Dancers:

- Tshepo Mashego

- Thabiso Matlala

- Thulani Mpembe

- Paul Nkosi

- Tshediso

- Mokoena

- Thabo Shabangu

Music:

1. African drug ( original mix) by: Bob Holryd

2. Untravel by: Rival Consoles

3. Walls by: Rival Consoles

4. Humankind by: Dhfer Youssef

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

THANKS TO ALL OUR COLLABORATION PARTNERS!

PRACTICAL INFO

TICKET SALE

Advance ticket sales at www.eventim.no

In addition, the ticket office will be open in Festiviteten and at Nordic Light Fotohus one hour before the performance.

TICKET PRICES

Ordinary kr 240,-

Senior kr 200,-

Dance students kr 140,-

Children 12 år kr 90,-

Free companion tickets are available at the same places as we offer other tickets, but please note that a valid companion certificate must be presented at the concert venue.

FESTIVAL PASS

If you want to catch many performances, it can be worthwhile to buy a festival pass. This gives access to all the festival’s events.

Price from: NOK 800

KONTAKT OSS

www.in2itfest.no in2it.festival@gmail.com

29.09 - 07. 10 2023

KRISTIANSUND