About us

Residencies

New Education for Contemporary Dance program

Živa, Slovenia

I attended a contemporary dance high school in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Currently I am a first year student at NEFCD. In addition to contemporary dance, I am also interested in photography and dance film. However I have never held a camera in my hands which is kind of ironic. In the past year, I realized that I really enjoy speaking on stage, but I'm actually not a big fan of shouting;)

Rita, Sweden

Second year student at NEFCD. Before coming here I did not have much experience of contemporary dance, and the first year became a deep dive into it. During the coming year I am interested in continuing to explore dance using character work through improvisation and performance, researching the topics of authenticity, duality and pretending.

My free time I spend in the sauna, with friends, watching “Girls”, or listening to ML Buch:)

Soon, Hong Kong

Newbie from Hong Kong who try to surive in 2024's winter ⊙﹏⊙∥ with thick and heavy snow ๑•̀ω•́ ๑

Hallux is interesting to me. Cheating my brian is fun, cheated by myself is a little bit silly, but it is always good to know (*¯▽¯*).

Feel so happyyy to find mushrooms in front of my window. Feel excited !! to dance here. Feel Hungry to see more ~ in possibility and creativity. The world is super super big and small enough that I am glad to have you reading my words now (๑˙❥˙๑)

Zala, Slovenia

Growing up I took dance classes of contemporary and ballet.
This is my second year at NEfCD.
Before I attended a contemporary dance high school.
Apart from dance I have an interest in various hand crafts.

Tora, Sweden

First year student at NEFCD. Born in Norrtälje, Sweden. The past three years I’ve been studying writing full time in Skåne, Sweden.

I hope to get to know myself and my dance better during the time I spend here.

Klara, Sweden

I'm a first year student at NEFCD.

I like expressing feelings through dance with others and learning new things. I'm interested in combining different art forms with dance and finding connections between them. I also have big interests art, music and playing piano.

LAB program

Maria Josefina, Argentina/Italy

I'm a creative and pedagogue in Performing arts and dance. I recently moved to Sweden and I'll join NEFCD LAB. I want to create a space of research between dance and clown. My two biggest lovers in life. The practice is focused on a creativity that plays with who we are, what we do and what we already have. 

What is a clown? Perhaps the most authentic way to be ourselves. I hope to share practices with all dancers at school.

Mentorship program

Sofia, Russia

I’m a second year student. By my first degree I’m a theatre director, but dance has always played a big role in my life. Now I have decided to devote even more of my attention to it and looking forward to new discoveries. 

Now I’m interested in exploring dance as a way of communication, as a language. I like to think of dance as a funny and unpredictable interlocutor, which at one moment can joke with you, and at another - ask a serious question.

Anya, Russia

I am a dancer from Siberia, currently in my third year with the NEFCD program. During this time, I have explored new dimensions of both dance and life. I am dedicated to finding my unique identity and voice as an artist. This year, I have set an ambitious goal: to create and present my own solo performance.

Genevieve, USA

Hello! My name is Genevieve, and this is my first year at NEFCD. Though I mainly trained in classical ballet growing up, I love exploring the vast types of dance that encompass the art form and have trained in different styles such as contemporary, tap, and Irish dance.  I love the strange and peculiar, and I am always on the lookout for oddities in life. I look forward to encountering new and different perspectives/approaches to dance and growing as both an artist and a human.

SPRING program

Sara, France

I arrived at NEFCD in February 2024 to expand my style of dance and this year I want to explore more about myself through dance. I want to find my style and ways to express myself, emotions and thoughts. What I love being here beside dance is that I get to meet people from different cultures helping me see the world in an another perspective.

I am also a chemistry ingénieure with an AI specialty.

Homeyra, Iran

I am a second-year student in the NEFCD program. My journey into the world of art began with painting. I often used colors instinctively, which I later learned were commonly used by expressionist painters. Afterward, when I started exploring modern dance, I wanted to express the struggles and hardships through my performances.

So in a way I consider my dance as expressionist.

I believe this comes from growing up in a country where dancing ( and many other things) for women is forbidden. These restrictions led me to start dancing at the age of 28, even though I had been interested in dance since childhood. First, I studied folk culture and learned Iranian folk dances, which I secretly taught to others in Iran who shared my passion for dance. Later, I transitioned to contemporary dance, studying at the Attakkalari Center of Movement Arts in India, and then joined this program in Sweden. I view dance with a therapeutic approach. Besides dancing, I have a strong interest in reading novels and poetry, writing, and listening to people's life stories.

Ayami, Japan

I am a first year student at NEFCD.

I graduated from the Faculty of Science at Kyoto University in Japan last March with a degree in science.

I am interested in creating dance, and my friends say that I dance like a remorseful cat.

Since coming to Sweden, I have discovered many new things. I was happy to find a slug that resembled dog poop.

https://bc-ayamimoriwaki.net

Eva, Slovenia

This is my second year studying at NEFCD in Härnösand.

Before coming here I studied at contemporary dance high schooI in Slovenia. This year I am curious about questioning as many things possible around me and I already learned to love olives.

Veranika, Belarus

Am I performer? Dancer? Musicality teacher? Anatomy student? I am a Human. I am Veranika Hnatsiuk, a spirited artist from Belarus with a deep love for dance.

Entering a dance hall I am a hundred percent sure that the evoked emotions will seturate and inspire everyone present. I am in anticipation of the moments of the birth of art.

I have no doubt that we should consider day as a wasted one if we didn't dance at least once. This is my pure happiness. I dance to feel alive.

Fernando, Argentina

First year student in the program. I enjoy music and everything related to it but I can’t play any instruments (except for my voice). Using this time here to growth and explore trying to find my own style and tenting to channel my overwhelming amount of thought’s into expressive work.

https://fernandoolivieriblog.wordpress.com

Nelly, Panama

Hiii! My name is Nelly I'm 32 years old, I was born and raised in Panama, a country full of beaches and smiling people.
I'm deeply excited about every aspect of this new journey at Härdnösands Folkhögskola. Joining the LAB PROGRAM, I'm confident, will make me grow in every area not just artistically but also as a person. I also hope that getting to know more about other cultures and ways of living will give me a better perspective of the world, and how to understand others better and myself.

Nelly will create a work with Ayami, Soon and Veranika.

Rut, Israel

I came to Härnösand after graduating from the Vertigo training program in Jerusalem and this is my second year studying at NEFCD.

In the program, I enjoy the process of challenging my own perspectives in dance, finding new physically interest, and meeting people from many different cultures- I'm working hard on my Slovenian skills :)

Daniela, Italy

I have graduated as a dancer from Centro Opus Ballet, in Italy, and now I am in the first year of NEFCD along with the mentorship. Before diving in contemporary dance, I have completed a degree in Biology and participated in a Christmas musical.

Besides dancing, I am an avid reader (go Ravenclaw!).

I came to Sweden to search for my identity in dance, spark my creativity and to see the northern lights.