- Anna Asplind is a swedish choreographer/dancer based in Stockholm. She finished her studies at the Ballet Academy of Gothenburg in 2008 and she earned her bachelor degree in Human Geography in 2014. In Asplind’s earlier work she has been engaged in the investigation on dance in relation to perception and understanding of different places. Since 2009 she has been working with a serie called “Dancewalks”, which is a site specific dance installation that has been produced in several public and semi public spaces throughout Europe. In this work she invites the audience to experience space through their bodies with instructions from an audio guide.
Anna also works in different constellations and collaborations. Last year she started a new collaboration together with the choreographer Anna Koch and Daniel AlmgrenRecén. She co-produced a site specific performative serie The Ecological Theater together with AlmgrenRécen at the Biological museum in Stockholm during spring and summer 2015. Since 2013 she is a part of the plattform Random Collision in Groningen, Holland. She is also a part of the networking project FastForward, a dramaturgy lab in cooperation between Sweden and the Balkans. In her work she moves between different art fields as well as architecture and human geography. In 2013 she founded Temporära Konsthallen together with Linda Karlsson.
She performed in festivals and at stages like Weld (2016) in Stockholm and Skogen in Gothenburg (2016), Sweden, Norderzoon festival, Groningen (2013, 2014), Deutsche Oper (2011), Uferstudios (2011), Theaterhaus Mitte (2011) and MADE gallery (2011) in Berlin, the Opera of Copenhagen(2009), the Opera of Goteborg (2008) and Atalante (2010) in Gothenburg.
She presented her own work at Färgfabriken in Stockholm (2015), the Biological museum in Stockholm (2015), The arthall in Haninge Kulturhus, Konstfrämjandet Värmland in Karlstad (2015) Ada Studio (2010), KnockKnock (2012) and KulturAble (2010) in Berlin, in the art hall Lokstallet (2009/2011) in Sweden, at the 33d International FilmFestival/Atalante (2010) in Goteborg, at the festival ArtFart (2010) in Reykjavik and at Valvet Underground in Stockholm (2010). She worked as a danceartist and teacher in Mobila Dansverkstaden of Dance in Värmland (2008) and she started the dance collective FAS (2009) in Berlin.
Sine 2014 Anna have been giving lectures and workshops at the University of landscape architecture (SLU) and industrial design (HIG).
She has worked with such choreographers as Ido Batach, Jasmine Ellis, Tomas Falk, Marco Santi, JunJun sience, Carl-Olof Berg, Israel Aloni, and Maciej Kuzminski.
RESUME
EXPERIENCE
2016
Insamlat material
6 sensory maps based on bikedèrives in Handen, Haninge. Produced together with graphic designer Jonathan Sahlin.
Handen, Haninge kommun, Sweden
Insisting On
Choreographer/Dancer in collaboration with Anna Koch and Daniel AlmgrenRecén.
Weld, Stockholm, Skogen Gothenburg, Sweden
2015
Den Ekologiska Teatern
Artistic Director/Curator/Choreographer in collaboration with Daniel AlmgrenRecén.
Co-produced with MDT and Biologiska museet.
Biologiska museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Insisting On
Choreographer/Dancer in collaboration with Anna Koch and Daniel AlmgrenRecén.
Swedish Energies, Issue Project Room, New York, US
Cykeldèrive # Handen – Liljeholmen
Färgfabriken, Stockholm, Sweden
2014
Temporära Konsthallen resurrects
Performance in collaboration with Jens Edvaldsson and Linda Karlsson.
Normalcy, Moderna museet, Stockholm, Sweden
2013
Experiment A
Choreographer/Dancer in a Random Collision production, Noorderzon Festival, Groningen, Holland
2012 – 2015
Temporära Konsthallen
Artistic Director/Funder in collaboration with Linda Karlsson
Stockholm, Sweden
2009 – 2015
DANCEWALKS
Series produced around Europe in cities like; Berlin, Reykjavik – Artfart, Malmö – Beyond Best Practice and Nordiskt forum, Uppsala – SLU (The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Karlstad – Abundance, Gothenburg – kulturkalaset, Borås – Borås konstmuseum
2012
I never promised you a rose garden
Art and landscape, Wij trädgårdar, Sweden
Audible improvisaton
Knock Knock, Berlin Germany
2011
TEXTURES
Artistic director/Choreographer/Dancer in collaboration with Peter Uhr
Arthall Lokstallet, Strömstad, Sweden
2010
Berlin dancer
Artistic director/Choreographer/Dancer in collaboration with Peter Uhr
Kulturable, Berlin, Germany
Audible Imrovisation
Paradice Party, Sweden.
Unexpected Interferences
Ada studio, Berlin, Germany
A Dancewalk
Video in collaboration with 5r Film
MDT, Stockholm, Sweden
Berlin Dancer
Artist director/Choreographer/dancer in collaboration with Peter Uhr.
33d Gothenburg International Filmfestival, Atalante, Gothenburg, Sweden
Lyckans Undulater
Ada Studio, Berlin, Germany and Kulturkalaset, Gothenbourg, Sweden
2009
Megapolis
Artist director/Choreographer/dancer in collaboration with Peter Uhr.
Arthall Lokstallet, Stömstad, Sweden
2008
Bus Stop
Parkleksteatern, Karlstad, Sweden
WORKS by OTHERS
2016
Zero Point Energy
Choreographer and dancer in a video by Kerstin Hamilton.
Moderna museet, Malmö, Stockholm, Sweden
2014
Experiment B
Dancer in a Random Collision production by Ido Batash, Jasmine Ellis, Thomas Falk.
Noorderzon Festival, Groningen, Netherlands
2013
Connect
Dancer. By Karen Harvey
White Wave, New York, US
2011
JunJun Sience
Teaterhaus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Ariadne auf Naxsos
by Robert Carsey, choreographer Marco Santi
Deutsche Oper, Berlin, Germany
SCRATCH’N’CUT
Performance in a piece By Daniel Gonzalez
MADE gallery, Berlin, Germany
Forebearers
Choreographer Meredith Nadler,
Uferstudio and Neue Synagogue, Berlin, Germany
2010
Not so! Choreographer assistant. Mumuki Dance Company, Berlin, Germany
2009
Ariadne fra Naxsos
by Robert Carsey, choreographer Marco Santi
Operahouse of Copenhagen, Denmark.
2008
ME
Choreographer Israel Aloni
Theatre Thalia, Balettakademin, Gotenbourg, Sweden
2001
Drömsommarjobbet
Choreographer Carl-Olof Berg
Karlstad, Sweden
EDUCATION:
2011- 2014
Bachelor in Human Geography
University of Stockholm, Sweden
2014
Creating Site-Specific Dance and Performance Works.
California Institute of the Arts, Coursera Online courses
2005-2008
Balettakademin
Gothenburg, Sweden
2004-2005
Seneindgangen
Copenhagen, Denmark
2003-2004
French language
Institute de Tourainne, Tour and Eurocentre, La Rochelle, France
2000-2003
Nature Science,
Älvkullegymnasiet (high school), Karlstad, Sweden
RECIDENCY
2016
Insisting on
Weld, Stockholm and Skogen, Gothenburg, Sweden
2015
Den Ekologiska Teatern
MDT
Stockholm, Sweden
2012
The Thing
PACT Zollverein
Essen, Germany
2010
Lyckans Undulater
Tanzfabrik, Berlin, Germany
TEACHING
2016
Lecture
Örebro Art College, Örebro, Sweden
2015/2016
Lecture and workshop Dancewalks.
Landscape Arcitecture, SLU (The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Uppsala and Industrial design, Gävle University College, Sweden
2013
Dancewalks
Workshop with cityplanners from Ramböll
Malmö, Sweden
2012
Workshop
Kävesta FHSK, Örebro, Sweden
Open training
Theater haus Mitte, Berlin
2008
Dance artist (7 month); including Performing and teaching, Dans I Värmland, Karlstad, Sweden
REWARDS:
732 m in Gävle, Dancewalks was selected as “The cultural happening of the year” by the news paper, Arbetarbladet in Gävleborg