After almost three years in exile, Dansens Hus is finally moving back home - to the remodelled building at Norra Bantorget. In October, the stage will be reopened with a lively Homecoming Party that also marks the start of something new: an entire season, from autumn to spring, released in its entirety for the very first time.

The season includes 33 guest appearances from some of the most interesting voices in contemporary dance - from major international works to intimate, newly produced performances. Meanwhile, we're already kicking things off in September with the opening of our new studio stage for children and young people, a long-term initiative in which dance meets the perspectives of children and young people, where we present as many as eight guest performances during the season.

An important part of the programme is the international and national co-productions - works created in close dialogue between Dansens Hus, other co-producers and artists from Sweden and the world. Works that emerge over time, in interaction rather than just in guest performances.

In a time of turmoil and global shifts, it feels more important than ever to come together - to offer audiences and practitioners the very oasis of transnational performing arts that dance holds at its core. Dansens Hus is back - with new spaces, new voices and new movements.

- The reopening of Dansens Hus is more than a return - it is a new beginning. We do so with a programme that embraces different artistic expressions and formats, and with a clear ambition: to be a living space for contemporary dance and audiences in all its power, tenderness and complexity. In times of geopolitical unrest and shifts in public discourse, we want to safeguard the common space, where movement can become language and where boundaries are allowed to dissolve. We are particularly proud to present a full season, autumn and spring, to open our new stage for children and young people, and to partner with productions. This is how we build the future - together, says Johannes Öhman, Theatre Director at Dansens Hus.

Tickets will be released on Thursday 22 May at 12:00.
See the programme here or read it in full, sorted by scene, below:

GUEST APPEARANCES IN THE 25/26 SEASON

BIG SCENE

The Homecoming Party
After three years at Elverket, we're finally returning home in October and you're invited to a housewarming party for two days! It will be a long-awaited homecoming in two acts: an evening filled with new and old friends, a healthy dose of nostalgia, and an absolute now - where we celebrate contemporary dance and Dansens Hus (2-3 Oct)

"Carcaça" - Marco da Silva Ferreira
Tradition meets club culture in Marco da Silva Ferreira's intense dance manifesto Carcaça. A physical explosion where house, kuduro and folk dance merge into a vibrant celebration of marginalised identities and collective power. Carcaça will be the first performance to be shown on the main stage of Dansens Hus after the Homecoming Party in October. The performance is also part of "The Homecoming Party" (4 October).

"A Year Without Summer" - Florentina Holzinger(Co-production Volksbühne)
The acclaimed Austrian choreographer Florentina Holzinger is back at Dansens Hus. In her brand new work "A Year Without Summer" she takes us on an apocalyptic journey through climate disasters and artificial life. An explosive, radical and skinless work about the vulnerability of the body and man's eternal dream of overcoming nature (17-18 Oct)

"LOVETRAIN2020 - Emanuel Gat
In "LOVETRAIN2020" Emanuel Gat creates a vibrant declaration of love for 80s pop culture. To the sounds of Tears for Fears, twelve dancers build a physical, loud and joyful world where nostalgia merges with a contemporary interpretation of pop culture (7-8 Nov)

"Sol Invictus" - Hervé Koubi
A powerful explosion of movement and community! I "Sol Invictus" French-Algerian choreographer Hervé Koubi creates a vibrant playground where hip hop meets acrobatics, gravity is challenged and light always prevails. 17 dancers spin, fly and sweep across the stage in a constant flow. A hopeful work where light and love shine brightly against an increasingly dark world. (19-21 Nov)

Jefta van Dinther x 2 (Co-production)
At the end of November, we dedicate a whole week to the choreographer Jefta van Dinthers peculiar world. On our big stage you can see "REMACHINE", one monumental work of art where light, sound, voice and body interact in an evocative performance, accompanied by  The magnificent music of Anna von Hausswolff. I REMACHINE van Dinther examines what happens to the body in a hyper-mechanised society? A monumental work about perpetual motion, labour, resistance and struggle.
Meanwhile, in our Blackbox, his iconic works from 2017 "Dark Field Analysis" where two bodies meet in an intimate and hypnotic duet. "Dark Field Analysis" has been voted one of the best dance performances by the Dutch newspaper NRC, and has been presented more than 80 times worldwide. The work premiered in summer 2017 in Berlin and was also shown at Dansens Hus in autumn 2017 (27-29 Nov).

"Virpiversum" - Virpi Pahkinen
In 2025, dance icon Virpi Pahkinen celebrates 40 years on stage. The highlight of the year will be when she takes over all Dansens Hus stage spaces for three nights in early December. The evening includes the world premiere of her new work "Virpi Lunaire" on our big stage. (6-11 Dec)

"Tipping Point" - Cirkus Cirkör
How do we keep our balance in a world on the edge? This summer, Cirkus Cirkör's Tipping point to full houses on our c/o stage Elverket. Now it's back for a run in December-January on our main stage. (27 Dec-11 Jan)

"ONE SONG" - Miet Warlop
For the first time, the Belgian choreographer Miet Warlop is showing a work at Dansens Hus. Her ONE SONG is an intense, electric and entertaining ritual of life, death and community (6-7 Feb)

"Deepstaria - Wayne McGregor
In February, one of the dance world's true superstars, Wayne McGregor, comes to our main stage with 'Deepstaria' - a dizzying and epic experience where McGregor takes us into the darkest depths of the universe. Inspired by the hypnotic movement of the jellyfish, the show explores time, emptiness and human fragility in a technically groundbreaking performance (19-21 Feb)

"Antigone Sr." - Trajal Harrell (Co-production)
Vogue meets ancient tragedy in American choreographer Trajal Harrell's "Antigone Sr. / Twenty looks or Paris is burning at the Judson Church (L)". With stylised movement and the power of the catwalk, Sophocles' drama is transformed into an electric, vulnerable and completely unpredictable stage experience (6-7 March)

"Il Cimento dell'Armonia e dell'Inventione" - Rosas / Radouan Mriziga
Vivaldi's classic piece 'The Four Seasons' is transformed into dance in Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Radouan Mriziga's interpretation. With clinical precision and great passion, De Keersmaeker and Mriziga dissect Vivaldi's piece and dig down to the core of the music; level by level, thread by thread. The result is a choreographic counterpoint to the 300-year-old Baroque piece. (24-25 March)

"Skatepark" - Mette Ingvartsen
Skejt, dance and community come together in Skatepark where Mette Ingvartsen transforms the stage into a vibrating ramp of tricks, song and movement. A frenetic universe for different generations and expressions. In connection with the performance, the audience will also initially meet local skaters from Stockholm who show their tricks in the ramps on stage. (10-11 April)

"Hammer" - Gothenburg Opera Dance Company / Alexander Ekman
Alexander Ekmans "Hammer" is the Gothenburg Opera Dance Company's biggest audience success of all time. Now it finally comes to Stockholm to meet the audience here. A sparkling, humorous and visually spectacular dance work that takes us from selfless offline harmony to self-conscious online egotism and back again. (24-26 April)

Mini festival: GATUVERKET (Co-production)
In May, Gatuverket together with Dansens Hus presents a packed festival weekend with performances, scenic happenings, clubs, workshops and inspiring conversations. The weekend is part of a larger street dance festival organised by Gatuverket around Stockholm at various stages and clubs. During the festival's stop at Dansens Hus, we can see, among other things: Paradox Sal WOMAN and Olouys "Black" (ES) and an own theatre happening presented by Gatuverket on the main stage. Tickets will be released in autumn (2-3 May).

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BLACKBOX (formerly Lilla scen)

"Haunted desire" - Björn Säfsten (Co-production)
What happens when algorithms shape our desires? I Haunted desire Björn Säfsten delves into an investigation of digital algorithms, body ideals and the invisible communication that shapes our reality. A naked, self-examining study of looking at what we all look at too much. (9-11 Oct)

"The Rose Thread - Niki 'Awandee' Tsappos (Co-production)
In his new solo The Rose Thread acclaimed dancer and choreographer Niki Tsappos digs into her roots, memories and identity. With rhythm, voice and movement, she leads the audience on a personal journey where the rose becomes a compass in the search for connection and belonging. The performance will also tour the country with Dansnät Sweden during the autumn (23-25 Oct).

"Notes. Just be the product" - Malin Elgán (Co-production)
Malin Elgán returns to Dansens Hus with a world premiere of her brand new work "Notes. Just be there" revolving around existence and the common spaces we share (13-15 Nov)

"Knoster" - Erik Eriksson
Falun-based choreographer Erik Eriksson creates with "Knoster" a poetic dance about counterbalance, concession and the sound of movement itself - a contemplative journey into the fragile connections of the body and time. The performance is touring the country with Dansnät Sverige (11-12 Feb).

"Infinétude" - Alma Söderberg (Co-production)
Alma Söderberg is known for her intricate interplay between movement and rhythm.
In the new work Infinétude Alma Söderberg draws nourishment from her first dance love and eternal source of inspiration: flamenco. (26-28 Feb)

"Works and Days" - Gunilla Heilborn (Co-production)
With humour and melancholy, Gunilla Heilborn dissects her own art and ancient Greece. Works and Days is both a grand and fragmentary dance journey in two parts about memory, time and creation. The first part is a lecture performance with Gunilla Heilborn herself on stage. The second part consists of magnificent scenic images where texts and choreographic material are performed by dancers Ludvig Daae and Kristiina Viiala. The performance will also tour the country with Dansnät Sverige during the spring (7-14 March).

"The Cloud" - Arkadi Zaides
Choreographer Arkadi Zaides is known for his socially critical and condensed works. Now he is back on our small stage with The Cloud where he brings together the shadows of the Chernobyl disaster with the clouds of the digital age. An emotional and hypnotic performance about vulnerability, memory and the technology of the future (19-20 March).

"A Life as Right as Rain" - Efva Lilja (Co-production)
For more than 50 years, choreographer Efva Lilja has created works for the Swedish dance scene. In April she will premiere "A Life as Right as Rain" at our Blackbox - a performance that she says could be her last. And consequently, the work reflects on questions of how we remember and how memories shape our lives. (16-18 April

"HUNTER" - Courtney May Robertson
Scottish choreographer and dancer Courtney May Robertson explores darkness, desire and the body's drive for self-preservation in HUNTER. An intense and ecstatic solo performance inspired by horror, melodrama and boundless physical exploration (7-8 May)

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STUDIOSCEN

MELOrum Kids" - MELO Collective
Step into MELOrum Kids - an immersive dance experience from the MELOCollective collective where reality is interwoven with a poetic VR world. The audience moves together with the artists on the stage floor in a work created for children with disabilities and multiple disabilities (9-11 Sep).

"Fields of Tender - Dalija Acin Thelander (Co-production)
Dalija Acin Thelander is back at Dansens Hus with her "Fields of Tender" - a soft, hypnotic installation where she lets the very youngest rest, move and discover the world through furry garlands, colours and sensory experiences. A celebration of tenderness and imagination created especially to meet the needs of the youngest children with physical, cognitive and intellectual disabilities aged 6 months to 2 years. Children without disabilities aged 6-18 months are also welcome to experience Fields of Tender (16-20 Sep).

"Raised on Rhythm" - Niki 'Awandee' Tsappos (Co-production)
Every rhythm carries a story. I Raised on Rhythm Niki 'Awandee' Tsappos and hip-hop icon Damon Frost guide you on a winding journey through the universe of rhythms. The pulse of life is intertwined in a playful dance ritual. Raised on Rhythm is aimed at young people aged 13-19. The performance is shown in collaboration with Riksteatern and Unga Dramaten (9-11 Oct).

"Avig" - TUBO (Co-production)
How to find the right page for you? I Odd we follow the TUBO company into the world of middle school children. What happens when the body, clothes and feelings do not fit. A colourful and playful dance performance about identity, for children in middle school (12-16 Nov)

"The World of Figures" - Hugo Hedberg (Co-production)
Chairs dance and curtains sing in Hugo Hedberg's magical World of Figures. A wandering journey of discovery for children aged 3-6 where everyday things take on a life of their own and adventure hides around every corner. (25-28 Feb)

"The Pile" - Kompani Giraff (Co-production)
Three flexible circus artists explore resistance, liberation and togetherness in Kompani Giraff's brand new show "The Pile. A visual, humorous and magical work based on absurdity and surrealism for children aged 6 and up (20-28 March)

"Powder" - Claire Parsons Co.
Claire Parsons' company is back on our stage with "Powder" mixing magical realism with dance and acrobatics in a dreamlike performance for the whole family. A visual and poetic journey inspired by dreams and playfulness (15-18 April)

"Little Concert" - GöteborgsOperans Danskompani / Mari Carrasco
Four dancers transform into a wild garage band as the Gothenburg Opera Dance Company collaborates with choreographer Mari Carrasco in energetic Little Concert. It is wild and elegant, depressing and passionate - accompanied by Mikael Karlsson's powerful music. The performance is aimed at children and young people from 13 years (22-24 April).