“If you find contemporary dance difficult, this is a performance you absolutely have to see!”

Ann Olsson-Gislow, VF, På Gränsen(On The Limit) 2005

På Gränsen(On the Limit) 2005

På Gränsen is h2dance’s take on the friendly break up of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905. Questions surrounding nationalism, identity and our need to belong take centre stage as dancers,musicians and singers battle with their own pre-conceptions of tradition.

Choreography: Hanna Gillgren and Heidi Rustgaard

Sound composition and live music: Moto (Henrik Gillgren and Ola Eliasson)

Lighting design: Jyri Suominen

Costumes and set design: Heidi Rustgaard

Dancers: Iris Heitzinger, Björn Säfsten, Adel Andersson, Peter Jansson,Laura Doehler

Singers: Cecilie and Christer Nerfont

Rehearsal director: Rachel Krische

Photography: Ulrike Steven

Funders: Dans i Värmland

Produced by h2dance in collaboration with Dans i Värmland and Värmlandsoperan.

På Gränsen premiered 30th September 2005 at Värmlands Operan.