CODAevent

Choreographer Masja Abrahamsen has taken her inspiration from the design and aesthetic of the opera house in Oslo – home of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet – for CODAEvent, which will be staged in the foyer of this building. The associations created tend towards tight, linear structures, states of transition and the merging of urban and natural landscapes, as visualised by two dancers, Berit Lundene and Olav Andre Gravseth, and lighting designer Truls Kvam.

Masja Abrahamsen studied dance education at the Norwegian College of Dance. In 2006 she completed her MA in choreography at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, and has since then worked professionally as a choreographer. Masja’s first full-scale production, “Pepper’s ghost”, premiered at Dance House Norway in August 2009, followed by “Numb” , a short piece included in a triple billing at Dansens Hus Norway in November 2009. In the autumn of 2011 she is choreographing for Oslo Danse Ensemble, followed by her own production, “Residens”, also to premiere at Dansens Hus Norway in Oslo.

“In my work I highlight the uniqueness of dance as a vital form of expression and kind of communication between performers and the audience. My focus is seeking the connections between the ideas and the dancers physical and kinetic awareness.” – Masja Abrahamsen