Örjan Andersson Special Photo: David Thibel
Örjan Andersson is one of Sweden's most acclaimed choreographers and has led his own company, Andersson Dance, since 1996.
After successful years as a dancer with Östgötabaletten and Batsheva Dance Company in Israel, he made his debut as a choreographer in the 1990s. His first major commissioned work for Cullberg and Dansens hus was a success and opened doors internationally. Since then, he has created works for many of the major dance companies, such as the Cullberg Ballet, the Royal Opera and the Gothenburg Opera. Two popular works are the theatre duet 252 days with two pregnant ballerinas in the main roles and Goldberg Variations - Patterns for insomnia with music by the Scottish Ensemble.
In an international context, Örjan Andersson has worked with, for example, Nederlands Dans Theatre and Compañía Nacional de Danza in Madrid. In recent years he has worked in several cross-border collaborations with actors, dancers and musicians both within the framework of Andersson Dance but also at Dramaten in Stockholm, Folkteatern in Gothenburg and Folkoperan in Stockholm.
Andersson Dance has been a regular feature at Dansens Hus since the house's first seasons. In recent years, Andersson Dance has toured to the UK, Germany, Belgium, Norway, the USA and China with, among other things, the acclaimed work "Goldberg Variations - Ternary patterns for insomnia" which was performed at Dansens Hus in 2015.
Örjan Andersson at Dansens Hus
The cap11-13 May 2023
With Austrian author Thomas Bernhard's short story "The Hat" in hand, choreographer Örjan Andersson takes you into a hallucinatory,...
We Dream of Simple Lives
Örjan Andersson's choreography stems from his education, his career as a dancer, and his long career as a choreographer for his own and a few...
Ready To Explode
From a dazzlingly clear but limited field of vision, space expands. Strong, expressive individuals whose personalities colour the whole with exciting unpredictability.
Triptych
A dance work by Örjan Andersson in three parts to three of Shostakovich's string quartets.
Promise land1-10 October 2020
The starting point for Promise Land is the work of Helene Billgren. Her imagery takes place in stage design and costume, and all of this...
Name of the next song
Pile it on
Partita no.2 - sei solo26 November - 5 December 2021
We move at a breathtaking speed. From the intimate to dizzyingly high places.
Prelude - Skydiving from a dream22-23 March 2019
Dance concert with playful choreography and razor-sharp strings.
Alae26-27 January 2018
A full-evening work for a grand piano, a pianist and three dancers, who together tackle Beethoven's magnificent piano music.
Danspodden Isadora
Örjan Andersson shares his ups and downs and guides us through his works and processes.
Culture news in P1 on "Pile it on"
Can the body make us remember what the brain has forgotten? And what happens in our bodies when we remember? These are the questions around which Örjan Andersson's new dance performance Pile it on revolves.
Behind the scenes at Goldberg Variations
Watch Örjan Anderrson talk about working on the performance Goldberg's Variations, 2015.
Danspodden Isadora
Danspodden Isadora interviews Örjan Andersson about the collaboration with Scottish ensemble.
Artist talk with Örjan Andersson in Washington
Örjan Anderssnon and a distinguished group of panellists examine Swedish contemporary choreography and dance from different perspectives: the choreographers, the critic, the programmer, the producer and of course the audience. Moderator: Lis Hellström Sveningson, cultural journalist.The conversation was organised in collaboration with the Embassy of Sweden, the Kennedy Center and the International Consortium for Advancement in Choreography - Dance ICONS, Inc.