CODA creates unforgettable experiences, stimulates the development of dance as an artform and is a meeting place for seeing, doing and talking about dance. CODA Oslo International Dance Festival has developed into the largest contemporary Dance Festival in the Nordics.
“Who are we not seeing/hearing on stage? Where can belonging be found? And how the variation of bodies becomes visible in practice?” These are some of the questions this year´s CODA-festival examines, according to festival director Stine Nilsen.
The festival program includes for example:
‘Dancer scores in Oslo’ – Studio show 13.10.
Experience an open and relaxed performance with a group of dancers from Dissimilis and X-Ray in a meeting with the Finnish choreographer Janina Rajakangas and dancers from Finland.
Choreographer: Janina Rajakangas
Sound Design: Tuuli Kyttälä
Dancers: Rinja Sartolahti, Tinja Nerkko, Bruno Zambrano, Maria Mäkelä, and local dancers from X-Ray; Victor Gabriel Guevara, Ivo Kosmicki, Lars Jakob Lundh, Berit Susanne sara, and Saga Haugland from Dissimilis.
A collaboration initiated by CODA, with The Globe, Dissimilis by Caroline Sprott, X-Ray by Andreas Ehres, and the Janina Rajakangas Dancer project.
Supported by: Sparebankstiftelsen, Nordisk Kulturkontakt, Culture Moves Europe
Location: Kloden
Date: 13th October 2023
Time: 18:00
Duration: Approx. 60 minutes
Check the CODA webpage for more information about the studio show and tickets.
A joint effort: Building Platforms for equity, discourse, and artistic activity 13.10.
This seminar starts with a keynote presentation from Sonya Lindfors about her work setting up the platform UrbanApa. In conversation with social anthropologist Michelle A. Tisdel, Lindfors expands on her work on decolonization and anti-racism.
Organised by: Michelle A. Tisdel, CODA and Bærum Kulturhus
Collaborator: Sentralen
Presentation: Sonya Lindfors
Panel discussion: Ayesha Jordan, Deise Faria Nunes and Shanti Brahmachari
Moderator: Jessica Lauren Elizabeth Taylor
Supported by: Fritt Ord
Location: Sentralen
Date: 13.10.2023
Time: 12:00–15:00
The seminar will be held in English, with Norwegian Sign language interpretation. Check the CODA webpage for more information about the timeline and registration.
ONE DROP 14.10. & 15.10.
We perceive the world largely through various social constructs, categories, divisions, representations, and narratives. We have been taught that there are “natural” categories such as man and woman or black and white, nature and culture. However, many of the categories that now determine our identities date back only a few hundred years.
ONE DROP is a new, mindblowing work from Sonya Lindfors & company that continues to interrogate questions around the spectacle of otherness, the intricate relationalities between modernity and coloniality and the myth of art as independent, apolitical and free.
Choreography and Direction: Sonya Lindfors
Performers: Sonya Lindfors, Aino Koski, Hamis Ahmed, Nori Kin, Isabella Shaw, Miranda Chambers, Alma Bø, Marlon Moilanen, Selina Jones
Sound Design: Jussi Matikainen
Lights: Erno Aaltonen
Designer: Timo Tikka
Technical Coordinator: Erno Aaltonen
Costume Design: Sanna Levo
Costume Assistant: Angel Emmanuel
Set Design: Aino Koski
Choreography Assistant: Janina Salmela
External Assistance: Johanna Karlberg
Venue: Bærum Kulturhus. It is possible to access various halls of Bærum Kulturhus with a wheelchair.
Date: 14 & 15 October, 19:00 & 16:00.
Duration: 1t 45h
Check the CODA webpage for more information about the tickets.
Accessibility during the festival
CODA is keen to be a festival for everyone, including those who need a little extra preparation. CODA works with established venues in Oslo and the surrounding area with good accessibility in most places. Unfortunately, there will be some restrictions on certain performances. You can find availability information for all the shows on CODA webpage.
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The festival is supported by The Finnish-Norwegian Cultural Institute (FINNO).