Upcoming performance dates and activities for 2021 will be added as soon as they are confirmed:
2021:
- January 20th, 2021 – Live Stream Performance – ” HEAT – the distant episodes” at LaMaMa MOVES! Dance Festival online at 7pm EST
- January 26th, 2021 – Live Stream Performance – ” HEAT – the distant episodes” at LaMaMa MOVES! Dance Festival online at 7pm EST
- February 1st – 12th, 2021 – creation residency – “Shadowland” choreographic new creation residency at DansiT, Trondheim, Norway
- February 11th, 2021 at 3pm – Shadowland work-in-progress presentation at DansiT, Trondheim
- February 10th & 11th, 2021 – Choreographer and Artistic Director Kari Hoaas will give a presentation of her work at Norway Now 2021 at TPAM, TPAM, Yokohama, Japan
- February 12th – workshop – masterclass at PRODA, Trondheim
- March 16th, 2021 – Choreographer and Artistic director Kari Hoaas will give a lecture presentation as part of AR@K21 at Kristiania University College, Oslo, Norway
- April 26th – May 14th, 2021 – Rehearsals and development of project “Shadowland” at Frysja Studio, Oslo
- May 7th – 9th, 2021 – workshop – Kari will be giving choreographic feedback and mentor younger choreographers at Dansetorget workshops at Dansekunst i Grenland, Porsgrunn, Norway. – Postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions
- August 20th – 22nd, 2021 – workshop – Kari will be giving choreographic feedback and mentor younger choreographers at Dialogscenen workshops at NORA, Nasjonalt og Regionalt Kompetansesenter for Dans i Vestfold og Telemark Porsgrunn, Norway.
- August 23rd – 27th, 2021 – second creation residency for – “Shadowland” choreographic new creation at DansiT, Trondheim, Norway
- August 1st – 31st – performance – “HEAT #5 rising online from Oslo Video on Demand at C-venues Digital at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Scotland
- October 20th – 30th – performance – “m e l l o m r o m” site specific student work at CODA Contemporary Dance Festival, Oslo, Norway
History:
2020:
- November 12th, 2020 – live stream – “HEAT #5 rising online from Oslo” at Kulturkirken Jakob, Oslo at TicketCo
- CANCELLED – November 12th, 2020 – performance – “HEAT #5 rising from Oslo” at Kulturkirken Jakob, Oslo Norway
- November 8th, 2020 ” HEAT – the distant episodes #9 RISE” – virtual premiere @facebook.com/karihoaasproductions
- November 4th, 2020 ” HEAT – the distant episodes #8 LOT” – virtual premiere @facebook.com/karihoaasproductions
- October 30th, 2020 ” HEAT – the distant episodes #7 WISH” – virtual premiere @facebook.com/karihoaasproductions
- October 25th, 2020 ” HEAT – the distant episodes #6 GROW” – virtual premiere @facebook.com/karihoaasproductions
- July 7th, 2020 7pm EST – LaMaMa cafe LIVE stream – performances – “Be Like Water the distant episodes” screening and live artist talk and discussions
- June 28th, 2020 “Be Like Water – the distant episodes #5 TREE” – virtual premiere @facebook.com/karihoaasproductions
- CANCELLED – June 26th, 2020 – performance – “Be Like Water” at Seattle International Dance Festival, Seattle, WA, USA
- June 21st, 2020 “Be Like Water – the distant episodes #4 LEAVES” – virtual premiere @facebook.com/karihoaasproductions
- June 14th, 2020 “Be Like Water – the distant episodes #3 BRANCH” – virtual premiere @facebook.com/karihoaasproductions
- June 7th, 2020 “Be Like Water – the distant episodes #2 FALL” – virtual premiere @facebook.com/karihoaasproductions
- May 31st, 2020 “Be Like Water – the distant episodes #1 POND” – virtual premiere @facebook.com/karihoaasproductions
- CANCELLED – May 24th, 2020 – performance – “Be Like Water” at La MaMa MOVES festival at the Ellen Stewart Theater, New York, NY, USA
- CANCELLED – May 24th, 2020 – performance – “Be Like Water” at La MaMa MOVES festival at the Ellen Stewart Theater, New York, NY, USA
- CANCELLED – May 23rd, 2020 – performance – “Be Like Water” at La MaMa MOVES festival at the Ellen Stewart Theater, New York, NY, USA
- CANCELLED – May 22nd, 2020 – US Premiere – “Be Like Water” at La MaMa MOVES festival at the Ellen Stewart Theater, New York, NY, USA
- CANCELLED – May 18th – 21st, 2020 – rehearsals “Be Like Water” in New York, NY, USA
- CANCELLED – May 14th, 2020 – performance – “Be Like Water” at Riksscenen, Oslo, Norway
- CANCELLED – April 27th – May 13th – rehearsals “Be Like Water” in Oslo, Norway
- March 10th, 2020 – Choreographer and Artistic director Kari Hoaas will give a lecture presentation as part of AR@K Symposium – Artistic Research at Kristiania, at Christiania Univeristy College Campus Fjerdningen, Oslo, Norway
- January 10th – 17th, 2020 – Choreographer and Artistic Director Kari Hoaas will give a presentation of her work at Norway Now at Scandinavian House New York, part of Norwegian Delegation of Artists selected by PAHN for New York, USA
2019:
- November 20th, 2019 – “Wounds – three movements on restriction and support” – reworked for 3. BA Contemporary Dance Norwegian College of Dance. Performances at Sentralen, Oslo.
- October 6th – 12th, 2019 – Artistic Director and choreographer Kari Hoaas presenting her work at PAMS: Performing Arts Market Seoul, as part of artist delegation travelling with Performing Arts Hub Norway
- August 12th – 24th, 2019 – residency – choreographer Kari Hoaas is conducting an artistic research residency developing concepts for new work “Pure Projects” at Dansearena Nord, Hammerfest Norway
- June 9th, 2019 – performance “HEAT#4” at Zeylonka Contemporary Dance Festial Dnipro, Ukraina
- June 9th, 2019 – workshop – Zeylonka Contemporary Dance Festival, Dnipro, Ukraina
- June 7th, 2019 – performance – “HEAT#3” at Zeylonka Contemporary Dance Festival, Kiev, Ukraine
- June 6th, 2019 – workshop – Zeylonka Contemporary Dance Festival, Kiev Ukraina
- May 24th -25th, 2019 – workshop – Kari Hoaas holds workshops and master classes for profiesional dancers and teachers at Dansetorget, Dansekunst i Grenland, Porsgrunn, Norway
- April 8th – 12th – workshops – Kari Hoaas is visiting professor at Anton Brückner Privatuniversität in Linz, Austria
- January 6th – 13th, 2019 Producer Brendan McCall participating in Norway Now at Scandinavian House and networking at APAP and festivals in New York, New York, USA
2018:
- November 12 – 17, 2018 – producer Brendan McCall at CINARS Montreal, Canada
- November 16 – 17, 2018 – “HEAT #2 – student version” – performances at Sentralen, Oslo with students from Norwegian College of Dance
- October 7 – 13, 2018 – Artistic Director and choreographer Kari Hoaas at PAMS: Performing Arts Market Seoul, as part of artist delegation travelling with Performing Arts Hub Norway
- September 29, 2018 – PREMIERE – “HEAT #1” at Tid for Dans Festival, Ælvespeiliet Kulturhus, Porsgrunn, Norway
- September 28, 2018 – Kari Hoaas performance lecture and artist talk at Tid for Dans festival, Ælvespeilet Kulturhus, Porsgrunn, Norway
- September 16 – 26, 2018 – creation residency new production “HEAT” at R.E.D. Toten, Norway
- September 14, 2018 – public showing “HEAT” at Vitlycke Center for Performing Arts, Tanumshede, Sweden
- August 20 – 31, 2018 – rehearsals new production – “HEAT” at Frysja Studios, Oslo, Norway
2017:
- December 4th 2017 – PREMIERE – “Wounds – three movements on restriction and support” a new work commissioned for 3rd year BA contemporary dance students from The Norwegian College of Dance at Sentralen, Oslo, Norway
- June 31st 2017 – work-in-progress showing – “Heat” at Mediterranean Dance Center, Svetvincenat, Croatia
- June 24st – July 1st, 2017 – choreographic research residency – new project “Heat” at Meditteranian Dance Center, Svetvincenat, Croatia
- June 17th, 2017 – PREMIERE – “Bak disse murene vet jeg det er et hav”, work comissioned by The Norwegian College for Dance for BA Contemporary Dance Graduation Class, Riksscenen, Oslo
- May 2017 – Artistic Director Kari Hoaas creates a new work commissioned by The Norwegian College of Dance for BA Contemporary Dance Exam Performances
- April 26th, 2017 – performance – “Be Like Water” at Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival at Palestinian National Theater, East Jerusalem, Palestine
- April 25th, 2017 – workshop – Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival at Saryyet Ramallah, Palestine
- April 23rd, 2017 – performance – “Be Like Water” at Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival, Municipality Theater, Ramallah, Palestine
- April 21nd, 2017 – performance – “Be Like Water” at Amman Contemporary Dance Festival, Royal Cultural Palace, Amman, Jordan
- April 21nd, 2017 – workshop – Amman Contemporary Dance Festival at King Hussein Foundation for Arts and Cultural, Amman, Jordan
- February 13th – 17th, 2017, Choreogapher and Artistic Director Kari Hoaas teaching professional workshops at Firkin Crane Dance Center, Cork, Ireland
- January 4th – 12th, 2017 Choreographer and Artistic Director Kari Hoaas at Norway Now at Scandinavian House New York, part of Norwegian Delegation of Artists at APAP New York, USA
2016:
- September 26th, 2016 – performance – “Be Like Water” at Tbilisi International Festival of Theater, Tbilisi, Georgia
- September 25th, 2016 – workshop – Tbilisi International Festival of Theater, Tbilisi, Georgia
- September 23rd, 2016 – performance – “Be Like Water” at Yarat Contemporary Art Space, Baku, Azerbaijan
- September 22nd, 2016 – performance – “Be Like Water” at Yarat Contemporary Art Space, Baku, Azerbaijan
- September 19th, 2016, 3pm – open stage rehearsal – “Be Like Water” at Asker Kulturhus, Asker, Norway
- August 31st – September 3rd, 2016 – Producer Annika Ostwald at International Tanzmesse 2016, Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Germany
- July 5th, 2016 – workshop – at Kannon Dance studios, Open Look International Summer Dance Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia
- July 4th, 2016 – performance – “On the desperate edge of now” at Open Look International Summer Dance Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia
- July 3rd, 2016 – performance – “On the desperate edge of now” at Open Look International Summer Dance Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia
- June 16 – 18, 2016 – PREMIERE – “Group Experience” new work commissioned for Norwegian College of Dance BA Contemporary Dance exam performances at Riksscenen, Oslo, Norway
- May 2nd – 22nd, 2016 – Artistic Director Kari Hoaas creates a new work commissioned for Norwegian College of Dance BA Contemporary Dance Graduating class Exam Performance at Riksscenen, Oslo.
- 11th – 19th January, 2016 – Artistic Director Kari Hoaas in New York as part of Norwegian Delegation of Artsits Network at APAP and Festivals.
2015:
- November 26th, 2015 – performance – “Be like water” at Dans i Novembermörkret festival 2015, Skellefteå, Sweden
- November 21st, 2015 – performance -“Be Like Water” opening the Tid for Dans festival, Dansekunst i Grenland, Ælvespeilet Kulturhus, Porsgrunn, Norway
- November 20th, 2015 – Kari Hoaas lecturepresentation – at Tid For Dans Festival, Dansekunst i Grenland, Ælvespeilet Kulturhus, Porsgrunn, Norway
- October 1st, 2015 – performance – “On the desperate edge of now” Tbilisi International Festival, Tbilisi, Georgia.
- September 11th, 2015 – performance – “Be like water”, Bærum Kulturhus, Oslo Norway
- September 10th, 2015 – PREMIERE – “Be like water”, Bærum Kulturhus, Oslo Norway
- August 24th – September 9th, 2015 – production residency – “Be like water” Bærum Kulturhus, Oslo, Norway
- June 15-26, 2015 – creation residency – “Be like water” at Hallen Nordanå, Skellefteå, Sweden
- June 11-12 at 7pm – PREMIERE – “Balancing Act” new work commissioned for Norwegian College of Dance BA Contemporary Dance exam performances at Riksscenen, Oslo, Norway
- May- June 2015 – new work commission, Norwegian College of Dance BA Contemporary dance exam performance, Riksscenen, Oslo, Norway
- April 29th, 2015 – performances – “Shelter” with Dansväxthuset at Hallen, Nordanå, Skellefteå, Sweden
- April 26th, 2015 – teaching workshop – Hallen, Nordanå, Skellefteå Kultur, Sweden
- April 11th, 2015 – performance – “One” at Sugarspace Arts Warehouse, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- April 10th, 2015 – performance – “One” at Sugarspace Arts Warehouse, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- 8-13 February, 2015 – teaching residency – at AND Academia Nazionale di Danza, Rome, Italy
- 16 January, 2015 – Work-in-progess studio showing – “Be like water” at Vit Lycke Centre for Performing Arts, Sweden
- 5-17 January, 2015 – creation residency – “Be Like water” at Vitlycke Centre for Performing Arts, Sweden
2014:
- 22. November, 2014 – PREMIERE – “Shelter” Dansväxthuset, Dans i Novembermörkret 2014, Skellefteå, Sweden
- 17-23 November, 2014 – producer Annika Ostwald at CINARS, Montreal, Canada.
- 16. November, 2014 – performance – “On the desperate edge of now” Dans i Novembermörkret 2014, Skellefteå, Sweden
- 7. November, 2014 – performance – “One” 3.e Våningen, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 6. November, 2014 – performance -“One” 3.e Våningen, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 5. November, 2014 – performance -“One” 3.e Våningen, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2. November, 2014 – performance -“Jordnær og himmelvendt” National Gallery, Oslo, Norway
- 26-31 September, 2014, producer Annika Ostwald at Tanzmesse Dusseldorf, Germany
- 21. September, 2014 – performance -“On the desperate edge of now” EDANCO Festival of Contemporary dance, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 20. September, 2014 – performance -“On the desperate edge of now” EDANCO Festival of Conteporary dance, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 12. September, 2014 – PREMIERE – “Jordnær og himmelvent” commissioned by National Gallery, Oslo, Norway
- 11-22 August, 2014 – Development new work – “Be like water”, Oslo Norway
- 10-13 June, 2014 – PREMIRE – “This place is shelter” commissioned work Norwegian College of Dance, Edderkoppen teater, Oslo, Norway.
- 20 April, 2014 – workshop – The National Center for Culture & Arts, King Hussein Foundation, Amman Jordan
- 17 April, 2014 – performance – “On the desperate edge of now” – Amman Contemporary Dance Festival, Amman, Jordan.
- 16 April, 2014 – performance – “On the desperate edge of now” – Palestinian National Theater, Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival, Jerusalem, Palestine
- 15 April, 2014 – performance -“On the desperate edge of now” – Al Kasaba Theatre & Cinematheque, Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival, Ramallah, Palestine.
- 3 April, 2014 – performance – “On the desperate edge of now” – Bœrum Kulturhus, Oslo, Norway
- 2 April, 2014 – performance – “On the desperate edge of now” Bærum Kulturhus, Oslo, Norway
- 26 March, 2014 – performance -“On the desperate edge of now” Katuaq Culture House, Nuuk, Greenland
- 25 March, 2014 – performance -“On the derperate edge of now” Katuaq Culture House, Nuuk, Greenland
2013:
- 28 November, 2013 – performance -“One” Tou Scene, Stavanger, Norway
- 27 November, 2013 – PREMIERE – “One” Tou Scene, Stavanger, Norway
- 7 November, 2013 – performance – “On the desperate edge of now” Dansefestival Barents, Hammerfest, Norway
- 21 August, 2013 – Open studio work-in-progress showing – “One” at Tou Scene, Stavanger, Norway
- 10-22 August, 2013 – Residency developing new work – “One” at Tou Scene, Stavanger, Norway
- 10-14 June – PREMIRE – “Pretty Ugly” commissioned work, Norwegian College of Dance, Edderkoppen teater, Oslo, Norway
- 12-13 June, 2013 – Performance lecture – at Seminarium, Avant Garden, Trondheim, Norway
- 9 April, 2013 – PREMIERE – “On the desperate edge of now” RAS/Sandnes Kulturhus, Norway
- 25 Feb. – 9 April 2013 – Rehearsals new evening lenght creation – “On the desperate edge of now”, Oslo, Norway
2012
- 23 Oct. – 1 Nov., 2012 – Open professional dance classes – at Proda, Oslo, Norway
- 8 & 9 June, 2012 – Work in progress showing – at Tou Scene, Tou Camp festival, Stavanger Norway
- 7 June, 9.30-11am – Open professional/advanced dance class – at Tou Scene, Stavanger, Norway
- 1 June 2012 – Open rehearsal at Tou Scene – opening of Tou Camp festival, Stavanger, Norway
- 31 May, 9.30-11am – Open professional/advanced dance class – at Tou Scene, Stavanger, Norway
- 28 May -10 June 2012 – Creation residency – at Tou Scene in Stavanger, Norway
- 14-16 February, 2012 – Open professional dance classes – at Proda, Oslo, Norway
2011:
- 6-8 December, 2011 – Open professional dance classes – at Proda, Oslo, Norway
- 16-21 May, 2011 – PREMIERE – “Rosa Elena” Commissioned work, Norwegian Colege of Dance, Edderkoppen teater, Oslo, Norway
- 2 May 2011, 7pm – Work-in-progress performance – at Åpen Scene, Trondheim, Norway
- 30 April 2011, 3.30pm – Work-in-Progress Studio showing – at Dansarena Nord, Hammerfest, Norway
- 17-30 April 2011 – Creation residency – at Dansarena Nord in Hammerfest, Norway