ImproDans Trondheim thrives on interdisciplinary collaboration.

ImproLabs are hosted together with local musicians and of great inspiration for dance improvisation. The invited musicians come from a wide range of genres and ages. We share a passion for improvisation and a curiosity for exploration.

Site-specific events in nature or art spaces offer a playground for exploration and artistic expression that results in multisensory experiences for the participants. By taking inspiration from the environment and addressing the different senses we create greater awareness for our surroundings and our body.

Examples:

Sand, Stones, Water, Shells serve as inspiration for the ImproJam at Ladestien. We connect with nature and respond to the surrounding with movement improvisations. We start with a walking meditation along Ladestien before going into the open jam.

The ImproJam at Rake visingsrom was part of a curated public program by Agnieszka Foltyn. It focussed on investigating the space through movement improvisation challenged by the spatial limitations of the gallery space.

The ImproJam at Tempe Atelier took inspiration from Estuary 2.0 an immersive sound and art installation by Afternoon Collective (Per Stian Monsås & Agnieszka Foltyn) and musician/composer Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø.

The ImproJam at Rosendal teater took inspiration from the black box and played with the elements of stage and its performance expectations by proposing a movement improvisation happening with a potential performative presence to an absent audience.

Water Contact ImproJam

In this ImproJam you are invited to a collective movement journey surrounded and supported by the world of water. You will be gently guided into a flow state where you tune into your own liquid body and discover your own water dance. The first hour offers an introduction to water contact dance where we explore movements together while in physical contact with others. After the guided workshop part, we dive into the open Jam - an open space where you can improvise freely and explore movements both alone or together with others in and underwater.

Past events:

2025 ØYA ~ lydstrømmer, interactive performance part of Multiplié dansefestival at Kunsthall Trondheim and part of Only Connect at Lademoen Kunstnerkollektiv

2025 ImproLab with Jan Ivar Ekroll, Trio with Alexander Ventling & Phelan Burgoyne

2025 ImproJams & ImproDans Summer Jam, CI-Lab by Andrea Winsnes

2023/2024 Contact Impro Festival

2024 Gjennom skogen mot fjæra’ - Improstunt at Rotvoll with Martin Smidt, Nina Wollny, Are Lothe Kolbeinsen and Sissel Vera Pettersen

2024 Altered States: From the deepest gong to the highest bell, collaboration with SiTron part of Multiplié dansefestival at Trondheim Kunstmuseum

2024 ImproLab with Trond Wiger, Knut Størdal, Siri Gjære, Emil Storløkken Åse

2024/2025 Water Contact ImproJam at Pirbadet

2023/2024 CI-Lab with Ingeborg Dugstad Sanders

2023 ImproStunt at Kunstfest Rotvoll with Karoline Ellingsen Wheeler, Andrea Winsnes, Martin Smidt, Are Lothe Kolbeinsen, Eirik Hegdal

2023 ImproLab with Tone Åse and Jakob Nordli Leirvik at DansiT

2023 Intergalactic ImproLab with Arnfinn Killingtveit part of Multiplié dansefestival at Rosendal Teater and part of Kulturnatt Trondheim at Havet

2023 Dansens Dager ImproStunt workshop at Havet

2022 ImproStunt with dance artists Nina Wollny, Karoline Ellingsen Wheeler, musicians Martin Smidt, Klaus Ellerhusen Holm, Andreas Hoem Røysum and visual artist Katherine Butcher at Rotvoll Kunstnerkollektiv part of Trondheim Open

2022 CI class as part of Kontaktimpro 50 års feiring at Scenehuset Oslo organized by Oslo Kontaktimpro

2022 ImproLab with Bjørn Marius Hegge, Are Lothe Kolbeinsen, Heidi Skjerve

2022 ImproJam with ILL-Abilities at DansiT, ImproJam with Andrea Blåsmo part of Trondheim Pride at Rosendal Teater and ImproJam with Thea Ellingsen Grant part of HYFER at Havet

2022 ImproLab with Per Stian Stian Monsås, Unnur Andrea Einarsdóttir at LKV (part of Multiplié dansefestival) and Sigrid Voll Bøyum at Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder

2022 Dansens dager ImproStunt workshop at Trøndelag Teater

2019-2023 ImproJams at DansiT and outdoors in Trondheim (Marinen&Ladestien)

2021 ImproStunt performance at RKK with Nina Wollny, Karoline Bergh Ellingsen, Sissel Vera Pettersen, Martin Smidt, Kate Butcher, Pekka Stokke, Hanne Dahl Geving

2021 ImproLab with musicians Udi Shlomo, Hildegunn Øiseth and Alexander Riris

2021 ImproStunt performance at Rotvoll kunstnerkollektiv with Nina Wollny, Karoline Bergh Ellingsen, Sissel Vera Pettersen, Tor Haugerud, Kate Butcher as part of Trondheim Open and Multiplié dansefestival

2021 ImproLab with RKK musicians Sissel Vera Pettersen, Martin Smidt, Morten Berger Stai at Rotvoll kunstnerkollektiv

2020 ImproLab with Daniel Herskedal, Siv Trine Haldaas, Bergmund Waal Skaslien

2020 ImproJam at Rosendal Teater as part of Kulturnatt Trondheim, Tempe Atelier as part if TEMPE #3 - Estuary 2.0, DansiT, Ladestien

2019 ImproJam at Rake visningrom, DansiT, Ladestien

2019 ImproLab with musicians Tor Haugerud, Thea Ellingsen Grant, Matilda Rolfsson, Georgia Wartel Collins, Björn Guo, Sondre Ferstad