❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ “Strong are the raw Jante images of how a herd animal can suddenly be ostracized: the woman who fights against the wind, created by the others, and in the end lies naked on the floor while the rest just watch.” POLITIKEN
★★★★★”Refreshing performance. Well-written, full of heart and choreographic quality. It comes together in a higher unity,” Ungt Teaterblod
★★★★★ “Amazing dance about our dog life,” Frederiksborg Amts Avis
★★★★”Aesthetically delicious about the nature of Janteloven and a beautiful entrance for Marina Mascarell’s to see her own choreographic work with Dansk Danseteater,” iscene.dk
The piece explores pettiness, oppression, and herd mentality
This contemporary dance performance delves into the Law of Jante, as envisioned by Marina Mascarell and the mongrel community epitomizes a group of narrow-minded individuals propelled by envy and apprehension towards the unfamiliar or new arrivals. They fail to celebrate uniqueness, instead exalting mediocrity and ensuring conformity while oppressing any divergence from the norm.
“Mongrels, to me, represent the alter ego of humans. They are street dogs without any specific breed. I employ this metaphor to shed light on the outsider, the stranger, the peculiar, the different, and the unconventional amidst the norm,” Marina Mascarell.
KØTER premiered in October 2015 at the Gothenburg Opera as an original piece for one of the world’s leading dance companies, GöteborgsOperans Danskompani. It received an enthusiastic response from both audiences and critics alike, earning nominations for the 2016 Barcelona Critics’ Awards in categories such as Best International Performance and Best Choreography, ultimately winning the award for Best Set Design. For the Danish premiere in January 2024, an original musical composition has been crafted by the Spanish composer and cellist, Yamila Ríos and new costumes have been designed by Nina Botkay. Marina Mascarell have also revisited the choreography together with the dancers of Danish Dance Theatre.
KØTER also received excellent reviews at its premiere in Sweden, f.ex.:
SVENSKA DAGBLADET – ”Køter” (Mongrel) and the crowd all behave like chased animals attacking each other and seeking nearness. It is strong and touching.”
BORA’S TIDNING – “Køter is a collective oeuvre with absolute resonance. The delicacy in each detail is pure love – and the dancers are barking.”
GÖTEBORG POSTEN – “What strikes especially are Marina Mascarell’s elastic and swirling movements. The choreographer engages the dancers in the most expressive way.”
WITH SUPPORT FROM
Grete og Sigurd Pedersens Fond, William Demant Fond, Grete og Sigurd Pedersens Fond, William Demant Fonden, Københavns Kommunes Scenekunstudvalg, Dronning Margrethes og Prins Henriks Fond, Dir. J. P. Lund og Hustru Vilhelmine Født Bugge’s legat
CREDITS & INFORMATION
STAGING AND CONCEPT Marina Mascarell
CHOREOGRAPHY Marina Mascarell and Jessica Lyall, Lukas Hartvig-Møller, Merete Hersvik, Bradley Waller, Kristin Bjerkestrand, Leticia Silva, Yi-Shao, Amancio Gonzalez,Wolf Govaerts, Luca Tomaselli
MUSIC Yamila Ríos
COMPANY Dansk Danseteater
DANCERS Jessica Lyall, Lukas Hartvig-Møller, Bradley Waller, Leticia Silva, Yi-Shao, Amancio Gonzalez, Wolf Govaerts, Lola Potiron, Carlos Luis Blanco, Nicky Daniels, Finn Armstrong
SET DESIGN Kristin Torp
COSTUMES Nina Botkay
DRAMATURGY Bodil Persson
CHOREOPRAPHY ASSISTENTS Patricia Seron Pawlik
CHOREOGRAPHY INTERN Ottavia Catenacci
TEXT Josephine Olhoff-Jakobsen og Marina Mascarell
LIGHT DESIGN Raphael Frisenvænge Solholm
SOUND DESIGN LYDDESIGN Rafael Cañete Fernández
PHOTO Bradley Waller
PRICES
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TIME & PLACE
NOVEMBER 12 & 13 2024, Opernhaus Bonn
NOVEMBER 15 & 16 2024, Aveny-T
MARCH 18 2025, Tønder Kulturhus
MARCH 19 2025, Fredericia Musicalteater
MARCH 27 2025, Teatro Condeduque
APRIL 8 2025, Randers Teater
APRIL 10 2025, Holbæk Teater
APRIL 23 2025, Baltoppen LIVE
APRIL 24 2025, Næstved Teater
APRIL 25 2025, Teatret Masken
April 29 2025, Teatret Møllen
