The project has been running for five years and consists of three main elements:

• To be a showcase for Norwegian dance, a platform where dance artists based in Norway can present their works and projects to international and national organizers and producers.
• To offer seminars and knowledge development for producers, artists, and organizers in the independent dance field.
• To facilitate informal networking opportunities, such as coffee breaks and table pitching, where artists and organizers meet to exchange interests and ideas in an inclusive and relaxed atmosphere.

See The DEN program 2025

History

The DEN was initiated in 2018 by CODA Oslo International Dance Festival in collaboration with twelve other dance institutions, organizers, and producers within the dance art field, with the then Executive Director Live Rosenvinge at the helm. The project received support from the Arts Council Norway and the City of Oslo for a three-year period. In 2023, CODA continued the platform without new funding, but in collaboration with Dansens Hus, Bærum Kulturhus, Black Box Teater, and with support from Performing Arts Hub Norway. The platform continues to evolve to meet the needs of the field and proudly continues its collaboration with the aforementioned organizations through 2025.

The partners represent large parts of the dance field in Norway and are a targeted effort to strengthen the industry and provide presentation opportunities for dance artists from Norway.

Read the article about The DEN written by Springback Magazine.

Partners 2019-2021

Black Box teater, Bærum Kulturhus, Dansens Hus, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, Riksscenen, Performing Arts Hub Norway, Oktoberdans, Ravnedans, DanseFestival Barents, Kortreist Dansefestival, Multiplié Dansefestival and Stockholm Kunstnärliga Högskola.

Partners 2023

Dansens Hus, Bærum Kulturhus og Black Box teater, with support from Performing Arts Hub Norway.

Partners 2025

Bærum Kulturhus, Black Box Teater, and Dansens Hus, with support from Performing Arts Hub Norway.

Former programmes

The DEN programme 2020

Seminarrekke for scenekunstprodusenter

The DEN 2020 held a total of 5 full day seminars for producers. The Seminars was held on the following festivals during the year:

Multiplié Dance Festival, Kortreist Dance Festival, Ravnedans, Oktoberdans and DanseFestival Barents.

Due to COVID-19 some seminars have been postponed to 2021.

The seminar programme covered topics as leadership, marketing and sales, production and artistic context.

Program

• 23. april 2020 Multiplié Dansefestival POSTPONED*
• Juli 2020 Ravnedans POSTPONED*
• 10. oktober 2020 Kortreist Dansefestival
• 25.oktober 2020 Oktoberdans
• 4. november 2020 DanseFestival Barents

Participating artists 2019-2023

• 71BODIES / Daniel Mariblanca
• Belinda Braza
• Bente Alice Westgård
• Camilla Tellefsen
• Carl Aquilizan
• Carte Blanche
• Cesilie Kverneland
• De Naive
• DEED / Suzie Davies / Mattias Ekholm
• dEEp doWN dopEiZM
• Eivind Seljeset
• Elle Sofe Sara
• Eva Svaneblom
• Fiksdal/Floen/Slåttøy
• Fredrik Petrov
• Geir Hytten
• H2DANCE
• Harald Beharie
• Haugen Produksjoner
• Hilde Ingeborg Sandvold
• IBP
• Ida Wigdel
• Inés Belli
• Ingeleiv Berstad
• Ingri Fiksdal
• Ingrid Berger Myhre
• Ingun Bjørnsgaard
• Jean-Baptiste Baele
• JO STRØMGREN KOMPANI
• Jonas Øren
• KSDancefield / Kristian Støvind
• Lisa Colette Bysheim
• Magnus Myhr
• Margit Myhr
• Marianne Kjærsund
• Marit Loe Bjørnstad
• Maritea Dæhlin
• Mathilde Caeyers
• Mia Habib
• Mirte Bogaert
• Nagelhus Schia Productions
• Oslo Koreografiske
• Otto Ramstad
• Roskva Yasmin Andersen
• Roza Moshtaghi
• Sara Enger Larsen
• Shlomi Ruimi Askildsen
• Simone Grøtte
• Solli/Elle/Nordstrøm
• Solveig Styve Holte
• Sticky
• Tabanka Dance Ensemble
• Tendai Makurumbandi
• ULF
• Veslemøy Mirana Frengstad
• winter guests
• Yaniv Cohen