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Collaborating with Indra Lorentzen Rudi Skotheim Jensen and previous Norwegian ballerina dancer Indra Lorentsen, are collaborating and researching on a new project, working title, "Photos in concert". The project was granted choreographic research funding by Norwegian arts council.

Three times goldfish spring term 2012 The performance "Goldfish is meant for dying" will tour Scandinavia this season. To the far North to Nordland Theatre and to the far East in Helsinki.

"Performing the princess" recived grant from Nordiske Kulturråd. We are very happy to anounce that the Nordic Culture council, are suporting our research on princesses in Scandinavia this year.

Doble Mandoble tourig NORWAY We are currantly touring the Belgian company in Norway at various venues, finishing in Bærum Culture house 10 of november. Total performances 27 during the tour.

Grants recived from Norwegian Arts Council RSJworks has recived two grants, one is for developing and researching a possible new creation "Love-Love-Remotecontroll" with collaborators in Asia and Norway. The second Grant is for researching and develop a choreographic work, with Choreographer Indra Lorentzen. Working tittle "Photos in concert"

Suport for touring "Be good to the always" The international tour of "Be good to the always" have recived support from The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affair, managed by Dance and theatre centre.

"Be good to the always" official web-page; The project "Be good to the always" has its own webpage, to know more about the project and our tourdates, please visit; http://www.begoodtothealways.com/

Premiere “Be Good to the Always” Our latest production “Be good to the always”, artistically developed in collaboration with the Belgian – Norwegian company “Human Works”, premiered in Athens on 29.04.2011. at "Polychoros" Theatre. The Norwegian Embassy in Greece has written a small text about our stay and residency at Kinitiras Studio. http://www.norway.gr/News_and_events/Events/Be-good-to-the-always/

Rudi Skotheim Jensen appearing in the latest issue of the international Stradda Magazine. The Interview is written by John Ellingsworth, and focuses on the use and / or combinations of circus and dance. http://www.horslesmurs.fr/-Stradda-numeros-speciaux-.html

The new production "Be good to the always" is launched The new creation in collaboration with the Belgian company Human Works, has recently been launched. The production will have its residency period at “Scenerommet” in Vestfossen / Norway, in Belgium in the studios of “Artboem” and in Athens in the studios of “Kinitiras”, where the performance also will have its premiere.

Godfish is meanst for dying, nominated for Hong Kong Drama Award 2011 Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies, has nominating "Goldfish is meant for dying" for the Hong Kong Drama Award 2011. The performance was performed at Kwai Tsing Theatre, in mai 2010, in collaboration with UD, Norwegian Arts Council and Circling Theatre. http://www.hongkongdrama.com/

"Be good to the always" presentation to Dansens Hus in Stockholm The performance "Be good to the always" by HUman Works and Rudi Skotheim Jensen Works has been invited together with Finnish Eliisa Erävalo,to House of Dance in Stockholm, 4 and 5 of May. http://www.dansenshus.se/Pa-scen/Eliisa-EravaloRudi-Skotheim-Jensen/?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4d3586655bb3abd4%2C0

spilling the milk and boiling whats left to Inkonst, Malmø. The performance has been invited to Inkonst in Malmø. Inkonst will provide one of the guests, and Rudi has invited Artistic director of WELD, Anna Koch. http://www.inkonst.com/helaprogrammet.php

New Creation with Sven Hendriksen Rudi Skotheim Jensen will direct the new solo performance for scriptwriter and performance artist Sven Hendriksen titled “Another fucking diva queen”. The performance will be rehearsed at Nordland teater in North of Norway, and premier during the “winter light” Festival, in February 2011. http://www.nordlandteater.no/vinterlys/forestillinger

"Curtain Call" Charlotte Engelkes invites Rudi Skotheim Jensen has been invited to participate in “Curtain Call”. “Curtain Call” is an exclusive marathon performance, created on place for the audience by approximant 40 performers of various backgrounds worldwide. The participants of the performance are connected to the Swedish artist Charlotte Engelkes (www.charlotteengelkes.com), through many years of working national and international. Some of the guests will be; Sasha Waltz & Guests, Italian based Matanicola, French performance artist Sophiato Kossoko, director Ong Keng Sen from Singapore among others. The performance will take place at the house of dance in Stockholm, 1'st december. http://www.dansenshus.se/Pa-scenen1/Charlotte-Engelkes/

Resedencies for "Be good to the always" Our new production, which is taking place during late winter and spring 2011, has at this week been granted two residencies, one at; “Kinitiras Studio”, which is the first Residency Centre for performing arts in the city of Athens, located in the historical area of Acropolis. http://www.kinitirastudio.com/ And one second residency, taking place in Norway at “Scenerommet” which is a production centre for contemporary performing arts, located 40 minuttes outside Oslo at Vestfossen. http://www.scenerommet.com/SCENEROMMET.htm We are very much looking forward to be visiting and working in your studios.

WELD far out west The Stockholm based art and dance platform; WELD, packs up their studios and heads down west, together with a group of artists to attend Göteborgs international Dance & Theater festival. The travel is estimated to take 5 days, from where the exclusion will transform and a field study becomes a performance. Participants; Ingrid Cogne, Rudi Skotheim Jensen, Rasmus West, Sybrig Dokter and Anna Koch. http://www.festival.goteborg.se

Incident compromise – Reborn After three years, incident compromise will be recreated, rehearsed and performed for the IGNITE festival in Delhi, India 2010. As part of this resurrection, we will also show a “re-creation in progress” in Oslo 10-12 September, in the traveling tents of Xanti.

"Mi otro Yo" The directed performance for "doble mandoble" Company, will premier in Norway during this years "Marked for scenekunst" / Stage art Marked, in Sandefjord. The performance will take place at Sandefjord Culture house, 21'st of May 2010 at 14.00. For more information; http://www.markedet.org/

"Goldfish is meant for dying" has received funding from the Norwegian arts Council and UD / foreign affairs, to perform in Hong Kong.

"Be good to the always" has received production grant from Norwegian arts council. The production will be moved from 2010, to beginning of 2011, and we are currently searching for a performing ensemble.

"Good House, nice body". Rudi will be working together with local inhabitants in Kanazawa city, under directions of installation artist Tadasu Takamine, at 21'st century museum in Japan. The opening of the instalation will take place in May 2010. More about the project can be read at http://www.kanazawa21.jp

"Mi otro Yo" the directed performance for "dobleman doble" Company, produced earlier in 2009 is currently touring in Europe. For more information go to; http://www.doblemandoble.com