Bora Bora Residency Centre Partners

Residency Centre Partners

Bora Bora Residency Centre works with a range of partners and collaborators both in Denmark and internationally. Some of the residencies take place with partners, that co-host the artists, contribute with knowledge, exchanges and their facilities.

We aim for planning each residency with the artist, to fit their project and proces and at the same time play into the interests of our co-hosts. On this page, you can read more about each of our partners, co-hosts and supporting funds.

Photo: Roza Moshtaghi & team at Aarhus University faculty of the Arts

Residency Centre Partners

Danish partners

All Bora Bora residencies will take place at either Bora Bora or one of our Danish co-hosts that encompass theaters, folk-highschools and other performing arts organizations.

Click on the arrow on the right to read more on each.

Dramaturgy at Aarhus University Dramaturgy at the university is practised and developed closely with cultural organizations, institutes and businesses, both with regards to the educational programme and the scholarly research.

 

 

Holstebro Dance Company provides a highly developed company training for young professional dancers. Holstebro Dance Company started out in 2013 with 6 handpicked professional European dancers, who were at the beginning of their career, but expanded in October 2014 to 8 dancers, because it was needed for the performance “PUSH” and later “7EVEN”.

 

Earthwise Residency is a residency for art and science, working with the-more-than-human located in the middle of a beautiful, hilly national park. Artists are invited to immerse themselves in the land through artist residencies, work retreats, by renting the facilities, or participating in the events of Earthwise.

Earthwise is artist-led and has its roots in performing arts, sustainability, forest therapy, and working with the land practically and spiritually.

 

Limfjordsteatret is a professionally run regional theater for the whole of Mors with financial contributions from Morsø Municipality and the state. Limfjordsteatret produces two to five performances a year for children, young people and adults who play locally and are sent on a tour at home and abroad. Limfjordsteatret has a black box and a smaller studio.  In addition, Limfjordsteatret offers theater classes for children and young people.

 

Nørgaard High School is the high school with major subjects in photo, rhythmic music, electronic music, film, dance, culture, art, adventure sports and outdoor. Nørgaard High School offers stays from 18 to up to 39 weeks, and offers city trips to Berlin and New York on all stays. The high school has great facilities both inside and outside, a very wide range of courses and not least a young and dedicated teacher team.

 

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium (NTL) – former Odin Theatre, is a regional theater in Holstebro, supported by the Ministry of Culture and Holstebro Municipality.

The artistic starting point is an interest and curiosity aimed at theater forms from both Western and non-Western traditions, and a desire to create a unique expression based on this encounter. NTL enriches Danish performing arts with residencies, seminars, teaching activities, performances, concerts, exchanges, guest performances, festivals and major international collaborations and networks. They create ambitious new works that are the result of a unique way of working and tradition developed and refined over many years.

Teatret Svalegangen is a professional venue both producing and presenting new work every year that is bold, beautiful and relevant. Teatret Svalegangen, placed in the heart of Aarhus, has 3 stages in varying sizes and more than 20,000 guests visits the theatre annually.

 

Kolding Egnsteater collaborates with other cultural institutions and the business community, and has therefore created a cultural center where, in addition to theater, events are held with everything from lectures, concerts, events, comedy – and much more.

Kolding Egnsteater values its partnerships and collaborators. As a cultural beacon for the entire region, they ensure local and regional collaborations.

 

Vestjyllands Højskole. This Danish folk high schools offer non-formal adult education with room for 70 students on  a typical stay of  3 to 8 months. The students are from all over the world, but mostly Danish. The main subjects are dancing, music, singing, ceramics, painting, theatre, sustainable lifestyle, cooking, writing (author) and outdoor. Vestjyllands Højskole is the green folk high school of Denmark. Our meals are 90-100% organic, our wind turbine supplies the school with CO2-neutral energy, our solar- and geothermal system keep us warm.

 

International partners

Bora Bora Residency Centre is a partner in the Nordic Residency Exchange Program (NREP), where five major performing arts houses in the northern Europe, collaborate on exchanging artists by offering residencies. These residencies are selected by the partners and can not be applied for.

Bora Bora Residency Center also participates in a collaboration with the international residency cluster “Dance & Dramaturgy EU”, where a Danish choreographer, artist or dance dramaturg is invited to participate in an exchange and development program dedicated to artistic, theoretical and practical investigations. It is not possible to apply for participation in the program.

Furthermore we participate in a Canadian – Scandinavian residency exchange.

Click on the arrow on the right to read more on each.

Bergen International Theatre – (BIT) Teatergarasjen is a venue in Bergen, with a particular interest in international cooperation and work across artistic genres.

Bora Bora Residency Centre collaborates with BIT Teatergarasjen in the Nordic Residency Exchange Programme

Reykjavík Dance Festival is an international centre for choreographic practices with a focal interest in engaging the audiences. Reykjavík Dance Festivals activities include national and international initiatives throughout the year in the form of mini-festival formats, workshops, and residencies aside from the main festival event in August every year.

Bora Bora Residency Centre collaborates with Reykjavík Dance Festival in the Nordic Residency Exchange Programme

MDT is an international co-production platform and venue for contemporary choreography and performance. The venue consists of one stage and two studios in the middle of Stockholm, where MDT presents performances, showings, festivals, talks and conferences.

Bora Bora Residency Centre collaborates with MDT in the Nordic Residency Exchange Programme

Zodiak – Center for New Dance is a progressive dance organisation in Helsinki that produces, present and promote works within dance. Zodiak provides a creative environment and collegial platform for independent dance artists and groups.

Bora Bora Residency Centre collaborates with Zodiak in the Nordic Residency Exchange Programme

Théâtre Sévelin 36 is a theater in Lausanne, presenting contemporary dance. It is also a research, practice and residency center for local and national dance artists and companies. Sévelin 36 presents an international annual dance festival Les Printemps de Sévelin in March, a choreographic platform for emerging artists in November each year and an outdoor summer festival long-weekend in mid-June called MAGMA.

Bora Bora Reisdency Centre exchanges artists with Théâtre Sévelin 36 through the Dance & Dramaturgy EU programme.

La Bellone is a place for research and a tool for dramaturgical reflection for the performing arts community. La Bellone provides its documentation center and the services of a documentalist. According to the needs of the artist, its team will organize and record a public meeting between the artist, the dramaturg associated to the project and the director of La Bellone.

Bora Bora Reisdency Centre exchanges artists with La Bellone  through the Dance & Dramaturgy EU programme.

CSC – Centro Per La Scena Contemporanea  is a dynamic dance house dedicated to the development of the culture of contemporary dance in the Veneto Region and its Operaestate Festival, under which BMOTION takes place, involves 35 cities and presents nearly 300 multidisciplinary performances and events each year in theatres, castles, parks, villas and museums of the territory.

Bora Bora Reisdency Centre exchanges artists with Centro per la Scena Contemporanea through the Dance & Dramaturgy EU programme.

Circuit-Est Centre Coréographique supports professionals within contemporary dance through providing resources for research, creation, advanced training, and professional development. Circuit-Est has five studios to its availability and offers many activities for dance professionals as well as community outreach.

Bora Bora Reisdency Centre exchanges artists with Circuit-Est Centre Coréographique through our Canadian – Scandinavian collaboration.

The raison d’être of the Maison pour la Dance in Québec is to enable dance professionals to develop and create freely in an environment adapted to their needs.

Bora Bora Reisdency Centre exchanges artists with Maison pour la Dance through our Canadian – Scandinavian collaboration.

Vitlycke is situated between Gothenburg and Oslo. It is a place for investigation and creation, for research, training and education.

Bora Bora Reisdency Centre collaborates with Vitlycke through our Canadian – Scandinavian collaboration.

Sponsors and Supporters of Bora Bora Residency Centre