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)

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.

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.

LAB program

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.

Vera, Finland

I am a second year student at NEFCD. Before coming to Sweden I did a dance program in Tampere Conservatoire, Finland. Besides dancing I really enjoy snowboarding, and sometimes in the future I wish to be able to spend a whole winter in the mountains in Lapland.

Bethany, Canada

I am a dancer from Canada! I am incredibly excited to be participating in the mentorship program with NEFCD. I am excited to continue training, creating, collaborating, and growing as an artist. I find my base in contemporary dance, although I enjoy working collaboratively, increasing my movement vocabulary with different techniques/dance forms, and infusing other artistic practices into my work. In addition to dancing, I look forward to exploring this new country and city! 

I have professional and educational experiences from across Canada and Europe. I have worked professionally as a company member for different dance companies such as SQx Dance Company and Free Flow Dance Theatre Company. I have also worked as a dance teacher and facilitator for vulnerable populations across Canada and in Portugal. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts specializing in performance and choreography with a double major in environmental studies from York University. I have chosen to further my dance education experience and refine my craft by pursuing Post-Graduate/Mentorship programs in Italy, Denmark and Sweden

https://www.bethanym.com/

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.

Fiona, England

I’m Fi Macbride a British/ Irish dancer based in the south of England and London. I graduated from The Place in 2022, and since have worked with several artists including Scilla rajalin, Becky Namguads, Tone Davis, Requart and Rosenberg, Anthony Matsena and Tim Claydon. I’m already feeling highly inspired being back here in Härnösands folkhögskola. I came here to join a community of incredible artists and to continue learning and researching movement. Specifically this year I am hoping to create a movement practise based on ideas of power and presence largely inspired by my martial arts and sports background. I am mostly motivated by people and in how people come together. For the past few years in London I’ve been involved in facilitating a dancer -musician jam ( a live improvised performance that ‘the audience’ can join ) it has been a real pleasure. Finally I also am interested in stunt work and am currently training in Brazilian Ju Jistu.

SPRING program

Malina, Germany

I am Malina, a 19-year-old from Berlin, Germany. I am here because I want to explore and discover new aspects of myself and my relationship with dance—what dance means to me, what I can achieve through it, where I can find inspiration, and how I can develop personally within this art form. Beyond dance, I am interested in theater, performing arts, and the arts in general, courious about their many forms and expressions. In addition to dancing, I enjoy traveling to discover new places and cultures, being outdoors in nature, for example on hiking trips, clubbing, listening to music, going to concerts, doing handicrafts, cooking, baking, and spending time with family and friends.

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.

Beatrice, Italy

I’m a performer. I grew up in Pennabilli, a small town in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. A landscape that offers uncontaminated nature, which has always fascinated and inspired me. I love going for walks, experiencing nature, its sounds and its silences. I have always been fascinated by the relationship of the body and rhythm; the body and nature; voice and silence. I have always found it suprising the ways in which sound may or may not affect the body. Art is wonderful. Moving is so powerful that it unites everyone, even people who are no longer there. It serves as a warm, welcoming light amid a world of conflict. My goal joining the mentorship program is to continue growing, to shape my artistic identity in an ever-stronger, more innovative way. 

Julia, Austria/Hungary

I'm Julia, I'm 19 years old and I live right now in Budapest. I'm half Austrian and half Hungarian. 

I want to get back to a more intensive dance routine, so maybe after it I can start a university. I'm not only interested in dance but also in the human body. The connection with our body, the anatomy of the body, the right way to use and to support our body in the same time. 

And also that my soul and my body can move and live together.