Looking Glass 

Performances 
2023
@ Stord Kulturhus, Stord October 3.
@ Festiviteten, Haugesund October 4.
@ Oseana, Os October 5.
@ CODA Dance Festival, Oslo October 17. (& 18.)

2024
@ BIT, Cornerteateret, Bergen January 12..-14.
@ Kilden, Kristiansand January 18.-19.
@ RAS, Stavanger May 13.-14.

Welcome to Looking Glass ; a vibrant dance performance that radiates joy, pulsating music, and a sense of togetherness, set in a space glittering with disco balls. At its heart lies the power of collective creation, uniting professional dance artists with a large group of teenagers from the local community.

The performance explores themes of identity and the ways we adapt to fit in exploring identity, self-worth, and the uncertainties of youth. Through physical movement and emotional expression, the performance delves into the fragmented reflections of the mirrored disco balls, inviting us to question how we perceive ourselves and how we see ourselves through others.

Dance artists:

Roskva Yasmin Andersen (artisitc director and performer), Brita Grov, Alica Minar, Bettina Szabo, guest performer

Light design:

Thomas Bruvik

Music:

Live Sollid Schulerud

Costume design:

Zofia Jakubiec, thanks to Julie Jensen  for sewing

Supported by:

Norwegian Art Council - Fond for Lyd & Bilde, project funding and research funding, FFUK, City of Bergen, Vestland County, Bergesenstiftelsen.

Co-producer:

BIT teatergarasjen

Collaborators and residency:

Bergen Dansesenter - regional competence center for dance, Tou Scene.

Thanks to students:

Bømlo Kulturskole, Spinae Dansekompani and school, Stord High School - Music, Skeisvang High School - Dance, Kick Dansestudio,  Bjørnarfjorden Kulturskole, Edvard Munch High School - Dance, Lillestrøm High School - Dance, Høyskolen i Kristiania BA Dance, Spin Off Dance, Bergen Dansesenter, Fyllingsdalen High School - Drama, Langhaugen High School - Dance, Bergen Kulturskole, Rotthaugen ungdomsskole, Vågen High School - Dance, Stavanger Katedralskole.

Thanks to:

Carte Blanche for loan of equiptment.

       


   


 

          

2023


“While we're on the subject of youth; yesterday's premiere of Looking Glass was an exceptionally beautiful and captivating performance about growing up and making choices.
In fact, it's somewhat unusual to see so many dancers at once; the stage was transformed into a dance floor, filled with disco balls. However, the movements on the stage went far beyond the party atmosphere. The movements of the youth were, in fact, pure philosophical exercises. The dance piece attempted to tackle an incredibly important question: What do we really see in our reflection?” Read more about one of the participants experience here ︎︎︎CODA 2023.