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Kids & Youth

Try Contemporary Dance

A collaboration with Språng

For young people aged 15–25, with and without disabilities.

Length
1 h 30 min
Runs
28 Oct 2026
Stage
Dance studio, Göteborg Opera
Genre
Kids & Youth
Language
Swedish and some English.
Price
50 kr
Recommended age
15–25
Accessibility

Curious about diving into contemporary dance? Come try it out with dancers from GöteborgsOperans Danskompani. Th session is for those who have already danced for at least two years.

Take the opportunity to get up close and discover different approaches to contemporary dance and the dance company's performance See you Sunday. We will test improvisation, choreography/repertoire and composition, among other things. We will dance in a group, in pairs and on our own.

This workshop opportunity is for everyone aged 15–25, with or without disabilities. We recommend that you have approximately 2 years of dance experience, regardless of genre or style.

Register by 20 October

Email your registration and any questions to anna.karlander@opera.se no later than 20 October.

Please provide your name, age, phone number and briefly describe your previous dance experience.

If you are under 18 years of age, you also need to provide the name and phone number of your guardian.

Please write if there is anything special we should know about your needs.

Limited spaces available. You will receive confirmation of your place via email around 21 October.

Payment
You pay the participation fee (50 kr) via a payment link that you will receive by email after you have confirmed your place in the workshop. The fee includes a ticket to the dance performance See you Sunday & We Made a Mess. (If you need an accompanying person, it is possible to get an extra ticket.)

Dancers and workshop leaders

Dancers in the GöteborgsOperans Danskompani: Alice Del Frate, Ana Van Tendeloo and Danielle de Vries. Coordinator of the GöteborgsOperans Danskompani: Anna Karlander.

Try Contemporary Dance on 28 October is carried out in collaboration with the organisation Språng and its director Anna Emilsson. Språng works for inclusive performing arts at hobby, semi-professional and professional levels.

Practical information

Wednesday, 28 October, 11:00–12:30.
We meet at 10:40 at the Göteborgs Opera staff entrance, which faces Stenpiren. (Not the large main entrance facing Nordstan)
Coordinator Anna Karlander will greet all participants and accompany everyone to the dance studio.
Wear comfortable clothes, and please come already changed.
You should be able to participate in group lessons, on your own or together with your assistant.
The Göteborg Opera premises are accessible, including a large toilet near the dance studio.