Summary of Experience
Many years of varied theatrical experience including directing, writing, stage-fight, teaching, giving master classes, consulent for professional leaders, actors or performers, singing and acting.
Participation in many Master classes in singing, music, theater, acting and dancing over the last 20 years.
Good skills in writing manuscripts and choreography of stage-fights (swords, fist and staff fights) and dancing. In most productions I do both the direction of dance and stage-fights myself.
Specialization in improvisation and improving actors’ technique. Written several manuscripts for Music Theater, theater and performance, performed in all kind of ways (Old buildings, theater stages, streets and many other kind of rooms).
Giving master class in Stanislavsky’s method for actors, both in groups and single teaching classes. Familiarity with large-scale theatrical productions for both adults and children. Extensive travel experiences throughout Europe to widen my experience and exposure to different theatrical and musical techniques, as well as for personal development.
Many years of political work for human rights in many different ways. Part or in lead of several cultures unions working for human rights or culture in general. Lead speakers in many different event, often for human rights like anti- racism, personal freedom, Denmark´s spiritual conditions :), political issues in general, homosexual rights, or woman’s rights. Long experience in leading groups of many different kinds from idea to finished product, both in culture life in general, theater, writing, producing, TV, radio, and human rights events.
Intensive study of many different cultures, religion and history over the last 20 years. Have a good understanding of Muslim, Jewish, Tibetan Buddhism., Hindu, several "nature people” like African, Australia or Indians and Christanity religions and history. Have been studying European, India, Greek, south-American, noth-amrican Indians, Arabic, Peria, some Asian and African cultures, traditions and arts intense over many years from own interest.
Have been working whit several middle- east, Russian, Nordic, English, German, Switzerland, Greek, Dutch, Turkish, polish, Greenland, American, Spanish, French, African and Asian artists, students, trainers or teachers, in the art of the stage, writing, body work in general, performance, dancing, music in several forms and stage-fight.
Some of the Projects and Activities 1986-Present
-Admitted to Denmarks "who is who" book, called "Kraks blue book".
-Founder and creating an international confrence : "A Tribute to the Mother Goddess?" Britten’s Rape of Lucretia in the original version International symposium Royal Danish Playhouse | 13 - 15 March 2009 World-renowned scholars within mythology, music history, art history and spirituality present a new understanding of the original version of The Rape of Lucretia. The performers and artistic team answer questions and Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen will play chamber music by Benjamin Britten. Participants Prof. Mervyn Cooke, University of Nottingham, Dr. Patrick Hunt, Stanford University, Prof. John Deathridge, King's College London, Steuart Bedford, Britten’s personal conductor through many years, opera dramaturge Henrik Engelbrecht, the Royal Danish Theatre, and many more."
-Rape of lucretia at the royal opera. Premiere Royal Opera old stage, feb 2009
-Giving masterclass in acting, Stanislavski Royal Opera.
-Writing long lines of essay`s published in books, or ohter ways.
-Private consulent for several proffesionel actors.
-"Blodwedding" by F.G. Lorca at Gladsaxe theater 2008
-Teaching acting, several of my students is now under or done with education on national theater schools.
-Masterclasses in acting on the royal ballet.
-A long line of spoken words, speaches ( "Politikkens hus" for Mandela union and Hardy Hansen and many ohter places),
-Direction and production of a play for children- Clown performance- at Anemone Theater, Copenhagen, premiered on January 7th 2005
-Teacher of Masterclasses at the acting school “Ophelia”, Copenhagen, Jury Member for auditions held at the school (2005)
-Director’s Consultant on Denmark’s National TelevisionRecitals of the spoken word at various venues in and around Copenhagen
-Mentoring and instruction for various students across the Nordic region
-1997-2000: Creator, Director, Singer and Producer of my project "None" (budget: 1.7 million DKR, 12 actors and dancers, at that point the biggest dance performance in Northern Denmark)
-1996-1997: Director and Producer of my project "Rough" (budget: 1 million DKR, 15 dancers, at that point the biggest dance performance in Northern Denmark)
-1994-96: Various acting jobs in Aalborg, member of the art group “New Music” which carried out a number of theater productions.
-Council chairman or part of council for diffrent cultur/theater unions.
-Attending Music School traning in singing, gruop work whit dance and music in genereal.; Director’s Assistant in several theaters.1992-1993:
-Forming serveal events for theater, human rigths work, and anti-racism gruops.
-Employee at the local TV-station as a camerawoman and technician; founding of my own band (including a compilation record);
-Atende tv production schooling for 1 year whit job praktice on north jutland televison station.
-Several small performances as an actor 1986-1990: Earning a living from Street Theater and Children’s Theater; attending Masterclasses in Theater both as actor and directos and music as performer.
Education
Royal Theater School of Denmark
Directors’ Line Specialty
2000-2004
Copenhagen, Denmark
Technical Skills, Productions and ProjectsYear
4 Royal Theater School of Denmark-2004
"Oedipus" by Jean Cocteau (Final Exam) Consultant: Kasper Rostrup
"A Midsummer Night’s Dream" by William Shakespeare Consultant: Christoffer Bergdal
Howard Barker on Denmark’s National Radio Consultant: Jessica Nilsson
"Blood Wedding" by Frederico Gracia Lorca Consultant: Soren Iversen, Mette Borg
Year 3 Royal Theater School of Denmark-2003
"1001 Nights" (Production in Copenhagen Gronnegardsteatret) Consultant: Mogens Pedersen
"Stepchild" (manuscript and direction) Consultant: Simon Boberg, Inger Eilersen
"Baal" by Bertolt Brecht (as actor under the direction of Alexa Ther)
Ibsen’s plays at the Oslo National Theater’s Ibsen Festival
"Lucifer’s Child" by Karen Blixen (monologue) Consultant: Kasper Bostrup
Year 2 Royal Theater School of Denmark-2002
Musical project with School of the Stage ArtsDance production an the Nordic Theater Schools’ Festival Consultant: Rolf Heim
Multiple theater workshops with actors in the Royal Theater Consultant: Inger Eilersen
"Lunch" by Steven Berkoff Consultant: Alexa Ther
"Spiderwoman’s Kiss" by Manuel Puig Consultant: Kim Dambaek, Sverre Rodahl
Year 1 Royal Theater School of Denmark-2001
"The Red Shoes" by H.C. Andersen Consultant: Ditte Marie Bjerg, Carsten Kristensen
"Fr. Julie" by August Strindberg (fiction project) Consultant: Ditte Marie Bjerg, Carsten Kristensen
"A Criminal" by Anton Tjekhov Consultant: Janken Varden
Professional & Technical Studies
Alexander Technique- Carsten Moller
Stanislavski Technique- Hans Henriksen & Sverre Rodahl
Drama History and Text analysis- Simon Boberg, Vibeke Wrede, Mette Borg, Janzek Szatkowsk
History of ideas- Hans Jorgen Hoines
Choregraphy and Physiodramatics- Charlotte Munkso, Isabel Ubeda, Steward Lynch and Esa Alana
Art History- Hans Sternudd & Barbara Wilson
Leadership and Communication- Lars Gandso, Michael Larsen
Lighting- Jesper Gran
Sound- Tarva Ervasti & Frank Beck
Music History and Music Lessons- Ole Matthisen, Henrik Melander
Direction of Professional Actors- Kim Dabaek, Alexa Ther, Geir Sveaas, Inger Eilersen, Janken Varden, Sverre Rodahl, Kasper Rostrup
Actors’ Techniques- Morten Kirkskov, Lauritz Lauritsen & Lars Mikkelsen
Song and Opera- Fian Malling
Actors’ training- Janken V Arden
Speech- Dorthe Koch & Lene Kleinschimidt
Theater History- Mette Borg
Theater Perspective- Kasper Bech Holten (Director of the Royal Opera)