Interview with Claire Parsons
In October Claire was invited to Movers Signum at Dansens hus to present her work, artistic approach and her company. In the interview she talked about dance that asks questions, magical spaces and that which we cannot see. She was joined on stage by company performers Mira Björkman and Viktor Gyllenberg, performing excerpts from DUST.
The interview and excerpts are available on Dansens hus’ YouTube channel. The program is in English, reaching international and national audiences.
2024-12-06
Culture House Kungsholmen – a new space for dance in Stockholm
Being an independent dance company without a production space, Claire Parsons Co. has for several years searched for possible expansions and bigger possibilities. Following an intense and successful project development, we can now open the doors to Culture House Kungsholmen.
The Culture House is inaugurated January 22nd in a program where a variety of work is shown and I’m Thinking About by Claire Parsons Co. is presented.
2024-12-06
Meet us at Tanzmesse!
Passing by Düsseldorf and Tanzmesse in August? Why not have a chat with us! Along with a bunch of other very interesting companies, choreographers and dancers, Claire Parsons Co. will be one of the participants of Swedish Dance at Tanzmesse 2024. Find us in booth 57!
2024-06-19
Little Swan Lake. Photo: Sören Vilks.
Little Swan Lake on a Swedish summer tour
For three days in July, Little Swan Lake will tour Växjö municipality in Southern Sweden. July 8–10, the swans dance in Lammhult, Växjö, Kosta and in several other places, as part of Scensommar Växjö 2024.
Scensommar is Växjö municipality’s big cultural investment for the summer season, presenting seven weeks of music, dance, theatre, new circus and stand-up. All shows are free of entry and performed in public spaces out of doors.
2024-06-19
Marmalade. Photo: Mats Åsman
Marmalade in Italy
Claire Parsons Co.’s ever-popular Marmalade is set to go to Italy this summer. Marmalade will perform twice on July 6th at the festival OperaEstate 44 in Bassano del Grappa as part of Minifest, the festival program for young audiences.
Marmalade is a delicious, tactile performance about meeting, mixing, and blending. The two performers taste and feel in poetic movements and circus actions, creating an exquisite and visual experience together with the audience. Marmalade looks at the world through body, eye, feeling, and taste in a room with fluffy skirts, soft circus, and Fellini music.
2024-05-14
Little Swan Lake. Photo: Sören Vilks
Little Swan Lake in Norway
Little Swan Lake by Claire Parsons Co. is now part of the repertoire presented by Norwegian network Scenekunstbruket. Scenekunstbruket is Norway’s largest provider of high-quality performing arts productions for young audiences.
Little Swan Lake imaginatively plays with the classical ballet. A performance about doing things your own way, for anyone aged 4 and above. It last performed for Norwegian audiences at the 2023 edition of Showbox, Scenekunstbruket’s annual showcase festival, and is now available for bookings in 2025.
2024-05-14
YELLOW. Photo: Thomas Hultgren
YELLOW returns for summer
Summer is around the corner, and it’s time for our outdoor performance YELLOW to make a seasonal return. In June and July, the three dancers will appear in different locations in and around Stockholm. Catch YELLOW at:
Sommar på Medis, Medborgarplatsen, Stockholm
13 June, 9.30am and 10.45am
Parkleken Odlarängen, Farsta
14 June, 10am
Hågelbyparken, Tumba
3 July, 1pm
2024-05-14
I’m Thinking About at the Dance Museum. Photo: Marc Davin
CPCo Talks at Bibu 2024
At Bibu 2024, Claire Parsons Co. will participate in a talk about capturing and preserving the performing arts of today for museum visitors and researchers of the future.
To save and preserve the art of the moment
Friday 17 May at 10.30-11.30 am
The Helsingborg City Library
Each performance is ephemeral and unique in its encounter with the audience. The Music and Theatre Library of Sweden and the Swedish Museum of Performing Arts have the national mission to save and preserve the performing arts for future museum visitors, researchers, performing artists and other interested parties. How? Is it even possible? What remains when the show is over?
Organiser: The Music and Theatre Library and the Performing Arts Museum, Statens musikverk (Music Development and Heritage Sweden)
Book your tickets through Bibu.
2024-03-13
I’m Thinking About. Photo: Marc Davin
Renewed performance period for I’M THINKING ABOUT at the Dance Museum
March and April sees a renewed performance period for our popular guided dance tour I’m Thinking About at the Dance Museum in Stockholm. I’m Thinking About is made in collaboration with museum pedagogue Klara Bergström.
School performances are booked via KULAN. Tickets for the public performances can be booked through the Dance Museum.
I’m Thinking About is a travelling dance story – a dance performance that is a guided tour through the museum exhibition. It is a tribute to the iconic Ballets Suédois (the Swedish Ballet), a dance company active in Paris 1920–25.
2024-02-20
GRASS. Photo: Petra Hellberg
GRASS on Swedish national TV
This spring you will have the chance to see Claire Parsons’ GRASS on Swedish public service television (SVT). GRASS is originally a co-production with The Marionette Theatre and Stockholm City Theatre. It premiered on stage in 2016 and has since performed more than 200 shows in Sweden with international tours to Germany, Norway, Italy, Denmark, Belgium and Finland.
The performance film is created by filmmaker Marc Davin. IT will be shown on SVT in spring 2024 and will also be available for streaming on SVTplay. On January 18th, a premiere screening of GRASS was held at the Stockholm Culture House cinema.
2024-02-06
Photo (clockwise): Martin Skoog, Sören Vilks, Mats Åsman, Sofia Sosso Harryson, Linda Himsel, Mats Åsman, Thomas Hultgren
Thank you for a fantastic 2023!
In 2023 we have performed over one hundred performances on tour with seven productions: Little Swan Lake, And Then, YELLOW, Marmalade, I’m Thinking About, Soon Swoon and DUST, a world premiere.
We performed at four international festivals: The Krokus Festival in Belgium, Tanz!Heilbronn in Germany, Segni D´infanzia-festival in Italy and Showbox Festival in Norway.
2023 we were joined by three new company members: performers Sanna Lundström and Kajsa Nilsson, plus our new producer and communications officer Ida Mirow. Welcome!
Thank you dear audience, performers and providers in Sweden and internationally!
We also wish to thank our Swedish collaborators: the Royal Dramatic Theatre, The Dance Museum and Regional Theatre Blekinge Kronoberg.
We are preparing for next year and letting you in on what we will be doing in 2024. In February we will perform at SALTO! – Skånes dansfestival för barn och unga, where DUST is selected to perform in its entirety.
In March and April our much appreciated I’m Thinking About will be back at The Dance Museum in Stockholm.
See you!
2024-01-05
DUST: Mira Björkman, Viktor Gyllenberg
Photo: Tina Axelsson
Premiere: DUST
We are proud to present DUST (PUDER), our new production! DUST premieres November 23rd at Lokstallarna in Karlshamn. The premiere is a collaboration with Regionteatern Blekinge Kronoberg.
DUST is a fictional tale in a playful mix of memory and tactility, magical realism, soft circus and acrobatics in an upside and sometimes sideways viewed space. Three performers travel through a world where something has happened; objects move and music dances in an adventure that moves in delightfully strange and wondrous ways. A performance that challenges the fictional with a poetic truth or two, to see if this space is a true place, if furniture has feelings and if you can see the dust.
DUST is inspired by the French philosopher Gaston Bachelard’s theories of dreams and spatiality.
Choreographer: Claire Parsons in collaboration with the dancers
Dancers: Mira Björkman, Viktor Gyllenberg, Simon Wiborn
Set Designer: Anna Nyberg
Composer: Mikael Svanevik
Costume Designer: Matilda Hyttsten
Wigs, Hair & Makeup Designer: Angelica Ekeberg
Light Designer: Christian Farcher
Producer: Lena Yngvesson
DUST is produced with funding from the Stockholm Regional Council and the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation.
2023-10-24
Soon Swoon: Mira Björkman, Viktor Gyllenberg, David Nondorf
Photo: Martin Skog
Summerstage Malmö
This spring we are re-working Little Swan Lake for the outdoors. We are excited about continuing to develop our touring collaboration with the Royal Dramatic Theater/Dramaten and meeting new audiences! You now have 10 opportunities to see Little Swan Lake in its outdoor version at Malmö Sommarscen June 27th – July 1st!
Soon Swoon at Young Dance Market
Our dreamy and poetic performance Soon Swoon has been chosen to perform at the third edition of Young Dance Market in Malmö! During two intense days ten first class dance productions for young audiences will be presented in full.
Soon Swoon is presented at Barnens Scen August 30 at 4 pm.
Read more here.
2023-06-02
2023-05-10
Yellow: André Kaliff, Mira Björkman, Emelie Garmen, Viktor Gyllenberg.
Photo: Christian Farcher
And Then is going to Tanz!Heilbronn.
May 10th and 11th we will perform for young audiences with the original cast at the international dance festival Tanz!Heilbronn, Germany.
Tanz!Heilbronn is doing its 13th festival with focus on contemporary outstanding dance performances. We are invited among a few other international companies and are very much looking forward to performing at the festival.
Read more and book your tickets here:
https://www.theater-heilbronn.de/programm/tanz-heilbronn/stueck-detail.php?SID=670
Marmalade on tour
In May Marmalade will play at a kindergarten in Stockholm as a part of our outreach activities where we meet our audiences at their schools.
Little Swan Lake
May 4th – May 11th we are performing in Norrtälje and Rimbo. 8 shows for schools as well as public audiences.
Read more and book tickets here:
https://tix.se/sv/skovde/buyingflow/tickets/13381/
https://www.roslagen.se/lilla-svansjon-norrtalje-65-opalen-75
YELLOW
In May touring begins with our outdoor-piece YELLOW!
Read more about the performance on our website: https://www.claireparsons.com/en/yellow/
2023-02-24
Little Swan Lake: Nea Landin, Petter Wadsten, Linnea Sundling.
Photo:Leonard Stenberg
Little Swan Lake Krokus festival!
Thank you Krokus Festival for inviting us to perform Little Swan Lake at this wonderful Festival – with Little Swan Lake in Dutch!
February 22 we performed shows at 11 a.m and 3 p.m at Krokusfestival, Hasselt, Belgium
Read more and see photos here.
February 20 the company was part of the seminar Think Local Create Global 2.0:Sweden organized by Young Swedstage and ASSITEJ Sweden.
Little Swan Lake is on tour in collaboration with the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Sweden and will continue touring in Sweden and internationally during 2023
March 10th, we are performing in Västerås, an hour from Stockholm by train, for school audiences. Continuing to Sundsvall and Sveateatern for one public performance March 12th and four shows for school audiences March 13 -14.
Saturday April 1st we travel to Skövde for a public performance of Little Swan Lake.
We are celebrating 10 years of performing and meeting new audiences in our tactile and poetic piece Marmalade, our piece for audiences from 2 years and up. March 28 – 30th, we are performing 5 shows in schools in Vingåker in collaboration with Scenkonst /Performing Arts Sörmland along with one public show on May 25 in Knivsta at the Centre for Sports and Culture.
CPCo talks:
We are new members in Young Dance Network! YDN is an international network aimed at establishing interaction and collegial exchange to strengthen and create visibility for the dance and the performing arts for young audiences. In March this year, our producer Lena Yngvesson will give a talk for the members of Assitej Sweden, about international networks and international networking from Claire Parsons Co.’s perspective.
2023-02-24
Little Swan Lake: Nea Landin, Petter Wadsten, Linnea Sundling.
Photo: Leonard Stenberg
Little Swan Lake on tour
2023 starts with an international premiere of Little Swan Lake. Originally a commissioned work for the Royal Dramatic Theater / Dramaten in Stockholm, Little Swan Lake was in December a popular and sold out experience in Stockholm, after touring nationally in collaboration with The Royal Dramatic Theater/ Dramaten.
This year Little Swan Lake is travelling abroad, premiering at The Krokus Festival in Belgium. Our performers will be talking in Flemish!
Performing are Mira Björkman, Viktor Gyllenberg and Jasmine Attié with technical director Christian Farcher.
Little Swan Lake is about learning how to fly, floating on a silver lake and taking new steps for flocks of birds.
Family performance from 4 years and up.
Performance dates:
Jan 28 1 pm Bio Forellen, Bollmora torg, Tyresö
Feb 12 EXPO:SCENKONST/ EXPO:PERFORMING ARTS The Rubber Factory / Gummifabriken, Värnamo
At EXPO:SCENKONST Claire Parsons Co. is selected to perform Little Swan Lake amongst 250 applications. Welcome to visit our booth and also meet our producer Lena!
Feb 22 Krokusfestival, Hasselt, Belgien
Read more and see a trailer of Little Swan Lake here.
At the Krokus Festival Claire Parsons Co. will also participate in Think Local Create Global 2.0:Sweden, a seminar organized by Young Swedstage and ASSITEJ Sweden.
Claire Parsons Co. is looking forward to being part of CirkusMania Festival in February. This is Stockholm’s yearly regional circus festival, showcasing exciting and varied contemporary circus. From February 10 until February 19th, thirty theatres in and around Stockholm will present 36 shows from Vallentuna in the north, to the inner city of Stockholm, southern Södertälje and more.
Our artists Mira Björkman and Viktor Gyllenberg will perform our poetic and magical piece MARMALADE for audiences from 2 years old and up. Responsible technician on tour Christian Farcher. With eight performances for school audiences at Skarpnäck Kulturhus February 10 – 14 and a public performance at Haninge Kulturhus Saturday February 18th.
2023-01-31
Photo:Martin Skoog, Usha Fath/Young Dance, Marc Davin, Leonard Stenberg, Christian Farcher.
Thank you – 2022
Claire Parsons’ performance LITTLE SWAN LAKE was a commissioned work for The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm (SE) and is now touring in a co-production between Young Dramaten and Claire Parsons Co. After touring Sweden this fall, LITTLE SWAN LAKE returned to the The Royal Dramatic Theatre in November and December performing twenty sold-out performances.
Performing LITTLE SWAN LAKE was our grand finale for the fall season. We would like to thank The Swedish Arts Council, The Cultural Council of the City of Stockholm and The Stockholm Regional Council for their support during 2022.
Claire Parsons Co. is looking forward to being part of CirkusMania Festival in February 2023! This is Stockholm’s yearly regional circus festival, showcasing exciting and varied contemporary circus. From February 10 until February 19th, thirty theatres in and around Stockholm will present 36 shows from Vallentuna in the north, to the inner city of Stockholm, southern Södertälje and more.
We will perform our poetic and magical piece MARMALADE for audiences from 2 years and up, with eight performances for school audiences at Skarpnäck Kulturhus February 10 – 14 and a public performance at Haninge Kulturhus Saturday February 18th.
See the program in its entirety here.
CirkusMania is initiated and coordinated by Subtopia.
2023-01-24
Mira Björkman, Viktor Gyllenberg.
Photo: Mats Åsman
Marmalade in France in November
This fall Claire Parsons Co. will also perform the company´s breakthrough piece MARMALADE in France, starting on November 2-3. We will be at the festival La Métropole fait son cirque, presented by Domaine d´O, the center for arts and culture in Montpellier (FR). MARMALADE will perform four shows in Saussan and Montferrier sur Lez, and will also be part of the autumn cultural season of Scene de Bayssan in Béziers (FR) with two shows November 4-5.
“This performance is like an exquisite dancing circus act embedded in red tones that echo in the large red balls and puffy skirts.” Svenska Dagbladet
“So good I almost fainted.” Imre, 4 years old, Gefle Dagblad
Read more and see photos and trailer here.
2022-10-26
Photo: Martin Skoog, Usha Fath / YOUNG DANCE.
Claire Parsons Co. goes to internationale tanzmesse nrw
internationale tanzmesse nrw is the largest professional international meeting place in dance and is held every two years in Düsseldorf. Yesterday, the program for this year’s tanzmesse (31 Aug-3 Sep) was released. Claire Parsons Co. has been selected from among 800 applicants to present a pitch for the performance SIGNAL, which we will do on 3 September at 14:30 in the fair’s newest building – Zentralbibliothek. Also selected is our installation / outdoor performance YELLOW which is shown in the Swedish Pavilion!
Our participation is made possible with support from Danscentrum Sweden, the International Dance Program at the Swedish Arts Grants Committee, the Cultural Council in Sweden and the Embassy of Sweden in Berlin.
2022-05-17
Jasmine Attié and David Nondorf. Photo: Usha Fath/ YOUNG DANCE.
YELLOW performing at the Swedish Park theatres this summer
The Swedish Park Theaters/Parkteatern started 1942 and was inspired by New York’s Central Park and their summer stage, both offering open air performances during the summer free of charge. June 15, the company piece YELLOW will perform at Sommartorget (”the summer square”) in Vårby in Huddinge, Stockholm (SE). June 16 at Skogås torg (”Square”) and June 18 in Sjödalsparken. More summer gigs will be added!
In GUL three people dressed in clouds appear. A yellow ball rolls past and a yellow cone sits tight. Red cones fly through the air and a yellow companion begins to emerge. Who are we and what are the yellow things doing here?
YELLOW is an outdoor performance suitable for everyone from three years.
“Is it over now?”
“No not yet”
“Good. I want to sit here another thousand years.”
/ Audience voices during a performance in Haninge
Read more and see photos and trailer here.
2022-05-17
Photo: Elin Hallgren in June 2021. Photo: Christian Farcher.
MARMALADE is invited to two festivals in the U.K. in May!
MARMALADE is invited to two festivals in the UK in May. On May 25-26 we visit the Norfolk & Norwich Festival and on May 28 the Salisbury International Arts Festival.
MARMALADE is a delicious and sensory performance with dance and soft circus, about meeting, mixing, and blending. Since the premiere in 2013, this show, aimed at everyone from the age of 2, has played over 700 shows and has visited about fifteen countries, including the USA, Cuba, and South Korea, receiving awards for innovations in performing arts for young audiences.
“An exquisite dance and circus act embedded in delicious red tones that are echoed in red balls and puffy skirts. Marmalade is a well-stirred, charming performance with many flavors – exquisite for small and big spectators.” /Svenska Dagbladet (SE)
“So good I almost fainted.” /Imre 4 years, Sandviken, Gefle Dagblad (SE)
Cast on the festival tour: Mira Björkman, Simon Wiborn Choreography: Claire Parsons Scenography: Anna Nyberg Mask: Gunilla Pettersson Costumes: Bitte Palm Music: Mikael Svanevik Light Design: Christian Farcher Technician: Christian Farcher
For more info, photos, and a trailer, go here.
More info about Norfolk & Norwich Festival here.
More info about Salisbury International Arts Festival here.
2022-03-08
Nea Landin and Linnéa Sundling. Photo: Christian Farcher.
LITTLE SWAN LAKE at SWEDSTAGE / Bibu
We are proud to announce that our performance LITTLE SWAN LAKE is selected to perform at Bibu (Biennial in performing arts for children and youth) in Helsingborg (SE). We will perform twice on Saturday May 21, within the framework of Young Swedstage. More info here.
Claire Parsons created LITTLE SWAN LAKE for Unga Dramaten (The Young Dramatic Theatre) in Stockholm in their series “Classics from a children’s perspective”. Instead of the gracious swans we might expect, three other figures appear on stage, ready to spread their wings, dance on a silver lake, and find new steps for birds in formation. An audience favorite, LITTLE SWAN LAKE is currently touring in collaboration with The Royal Dramatic Theater.
”…45 minutes of pure movement joy” Expressen
”Too good to be true!” The children’s jury of the Hurraa! – Festival in Helsinki (FI), giving the show ten points out of ten.
Read more and see photos and trailer here.
2022-04-30
CLAIRE PARSONS CO. talks about money
Let’s talk about money – is the title of the seminar at Bibu (Biennial performing arts for children and youth) Friday, May 20th where Claire Parsons Co. will participate. How does a performing artist make a living? The seminar poses a couple of questions about markets, attitudes towards money and maybe touch some taboos…..
The seminar is organized by Assitej Young Dance Network. In addition to Claire Parsons Co. the international producers and choreographers Magnus Nordberg (SE), Karen Toftegaard (DK), Hege Knarvik Sande (NO), Anders Rohlan Småhaug (NO) participate. The moderators are Bebë de Soares (Assitej International) and Lars Garpenfeldt (SE). Read more here.
2022-04-30
I’m Thinking About: Elin Hallgren och Sofia Sosso Harryson.
Photo: Marc Davin.
I’M THINKING ABOUT! at the Dance museum February 22 – March 6
Join us from February 22 – March 6 for an exciting meeting with dance and music in the exhibition “If you don’t like it, you can go to hell” about the iconic Swedish Ballet, where anything can happen! We will travel near and far, in time or space – in a place where things swing, where a couple of loose mustaches will dance with shawls.
Performances for the public:
Saturday 26 Feb 11.30 and 13.00
Thursday 3 March 13.00
Friday 4 March 13.00
Saturday 5 March 11.30 and 13.00
Buy a ticket at the entrance of the Dance Museum or pre-book here.
I’M THINKING ABOUT! is a performance, a walking exhibit, and a dance, all in one. It is also a tribute to the Swedish Ballet, which this year would have turned 102 years old. The Dance Museum will be open for school performances and public dance performances. We welcome presenters and other interested parties to see a show, even if they are not public. Please contact our producer Lena Yngvesson, +46 (0)73-665 55 05.
Read more and see photos and a trailer here.
2022-02-20
Nea Landin, Petter Wadsten and Linnéa Sundling. Photo Christian Farcher.
LITTLE SWAN LAKE – the tour continues
Claire Parsons’ performance LITTLE SWAN LAKE continues its triumphant journey throughout Sweden. In collaboration with Dramaten/The Swedish National Theatre, we will this spring be touring and performing in venues and schools across Sweden. 25-28 of january we perform at Stenkrossen in Lund, 1-4 of february at Turteatern in Stockholm, 18-19 of february at Kulturhuset tio14 in Falun, 12-17 of march at schools and venues in Helsinki, 26-27 of april in Västervik and finally 16-18 of may at Joar Blå in Enköping.
”-Do not miss this unique opportunity because they rarely perform in Stockholm. They are the Ingmar Bergman of dance. By that, I mean that as soon as they put on a new show, they get invitations from all over the world to perform.” /Kulan, Stockholm City
We welcome presenters and other interested parties to see a show, even if they are not public. Please contact our producer Lena Yngvesson, +46 (0)73-665 55 05.
Read more and see photos and a trailer here.
2022-01-25
Mira Björkman and Viktor Gyllenberg. Photo Mats Åsman.
MARMALADE performs in Eskilstuna
It is close to ten years since we premiered MARMALADE. Since then, this show, aimed at everyone from the age of 2, has played over 700 shows and has visited about fifteen countries, including the USA, Cuba and South Korea, receiving awards for innovations in performing arts for young audiences. We are looking forward to performing at Loppan in Eskilstuna on February 20 with the original cast and co-creators Mira Björkman and Viktor Gyllenberg.
”An exquisite dance and circus act embedded in delicious red tones that are echoed in red balls and puffy skirts. Marmalade is a well-stirred, charming performance with many flavours – exquisite for small and big spectators.” /Svenska Dagbladet (SE)
“So good I almost fainted.” /Imre 4 years, Sandviken, Gefle Dagblad (SE)
Read more and see photos and a trailer here.
2022-01-25
Elin Hallgren and Sofia Sosso Harryson. Photo Marc Davin
I’M THINKING ABOUT! at the Dance Museum
Join us from February 22 – March 6 for an exciting meeting with dance and music in the exhibition “If you don’t like it, you can go to hell” about the iconic Swedish Ballet, where anything can happen! We will travel near and far, in time or space – in a place where things swing, where a couple of loose mustaches will dance with shawls.
I’M THINKING ABOUT! is a performance, a walking exhibit and a dance, all in one. It is also a tribute to the Swedish Ballet, which this year would have turned 102 years old. The Dance Museum will be open for school performances and public dance performances. More information coming soon!
Read more and see photos and a trailer here.
2022-01-25
Elin Hallgren and Sofia Sosso Harryson. Photo Sören Vilks.
LITTLE SWAN LAKE to Festival Hurraa!
On March 12-17, LITTLE SWAN LAKE is invited to Festival Hurraa! – formerly the Bravo! festival – which takes place in Helsinki, Finland. We are looking forward to performing and meeting audiences and hope the pandemic will not stop us. Festival Hurraa! is a collaboration with Finnish Assitej and offers physical theater, circus, dance and puppet theater for children, young people and families.
2022-01-25
Sofia Sosso Harryson, Jasmine Attié and David Nondorf. Photo Usha Fath/YOUNG DANCE.
YELLOW is touring again
On March 30, we will kick-off our spring touring with YELLOW in Järna close to Stockholm, followed by Frölunda Culture house on the west coast of Sweden, with performances April 3-6, and finally outdoor performances in Malmö and Lund on April 23 to celebrate International Dance Day a few days later.
In YELLOW, dance, delightful music, juggling and a yellow companion meet. Three dancers show up at a place close to you. A yellow ball rolls across your space. A cone stands next door, red clubs fly by and a yellow companion appears. Who are we and what are the yellow things doing?
YELLOW is an outdoor performance suitable for open spaces and public spaces, a park or a museum.
”Is it over now?”
“No not yet”
“Good. I want to sit here for a thousand years.”
/Audience conversation during a performance in Haninge (SE)
Read more and see photos and a trailer here.
2022-01-25
Photo by Petra Hellberg.
Creating a digital experience of GRASS
December 15-17 Claire Parsons Co. is creating a digital experience of a favorite performance for the young audiences: GRASS. The stage is covered with grass and a car is about to enter the stage! Two red-headed figures show up and meet a neighbor who really wants to have coffee. GRASS is dance and music, puppetry, and soft circus. An inventive tale of friendship, dreams, and visual magic. An almost original cast will re-open the magic box and meet up in this grassy part of our dreams.
2021-12-15
Claire Parsons in the middle of the front row with the other colleagues when the group from Denmark came to visit in November.
Claire Parsons is participating in Performing Green
Claire Parsons is participating in Performing Green, preparing to initiate a practice of sustainable touring and networking in the coming year. Performing Green is organized by Svenska Assitej part of the International Association of Theatre for Children and Youth. Performing Green will be part of the Assitej International Gathering in May in Helsingborg in southern Sweden. Together with the Swedish performing arts for youth biennal Bibu and international touring organization Swedstage.
2021-12-15
Claire Parsons. Photo Young Dance Festival in Zug 2021.
Interview with Claire Parsons for Young Dance Festival in Switzerland
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Your secret skill?
-I’d like it if my secret skill was juggling or twiggling my ears or raising one eyebrow (it used to be). I’m really fast at typing actually – does that count?
Read the festival interview with Claire Parsons here.
Oct 2021
Sofia Sosso Harryson, Jasmine Attié and David Nondorf. Photo Usha Fath/YOUNG DANCE.
YELLOW at Young Dance Festival in Switzerland
Fall season is here and our new outdoor performance YELLOW will spend this week at the Young Dance Festival in Zug, Switzerland. We will be dancing in the beautiful city of Zug with final shows at Theaterplatz in Luzern. We are so much looking forward to meeting audiences again!
This is the second time we are at the Young Dance Festival and this will be our first live performances outside of the Nordic countries since the pandemic and are looking forward to this celebration of dance and artistic expression.
Oct 2021
Elin Hallgren, Sofia Sosso Harryson och Petter Wadsten. Photo Sören Vilks/Dramaten.
LITTLE SWAN LAKE
Created for the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theater, this delightfully different take on a ballet classic is finally on tour. We have a completely fully booked fall season, touring in collaboration with the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theater, taking us to southern Sweden as well as the northern lights and ending in Kalmar in the western part of Sweden.
Check here for more detailed dates!
Read more here.
”Tender and sweet mischief with a Tjajkovskij classic” Svenska Dagbladet
”…45 minutes of pure joy of movement” Expressen
”We leave the theatre uplifted and ready to fly off together” Dagens Nyheter
Sep 2021
Claire Parsons at The Dance Museum
The iconic Swedish Ballet celebrates 101 years 2021 and we are invited!
October 23 and 24 The Dance Museum in Stockholm will be celebrating the legendary Swedish Ballet active on the Paris dance scene 1920 – 1925. It will be a weekend of activities at the museum and where the dancers Elin Hallgren and Nea Landing will perform material from I’M THINKING ABOUT; a celebration of the 1920s and The Swedish Ballet of that time. The Swedish Ballet presented an astounding amount of provocative performances collaborating with Picasso, Satie, Delaunay, and more in the 5 years they lit a bright artistic fire.
I AM THINKING ABOUT at The Dance Museum in Stockholm (SE) is a tribute to the iconic Svenska Baletten/The Swedish Ballet that provoked and delighted the Paris cultural scene of the 1920s. Canceled by Corona in 2020, it will premiere in spring 2022. A sneak peek will appear in the 101-year celebration at the museum.
Read more about the performance here.
Sep 2021
Jasmine Attié, David Nondorf och Sofia Sosso Harryson. Photo Christian Farcher.
Kicking off fall with YELLOW
Claire Parsons Co. kicks off fall with 10 performances of YELLOW at the festival Scensommar/Summer Stage in Örebro (SE) 23–27 Aug 2021. The company will be performing in a classic theater setting at the historical Wadköping Summer Stage. YELLOW can also be seen in Haninge, Stockholm (SE) 30 Aug 2021 and in Upplands-Bro, Stockholm (SE) in September! Claire Parsons Co. is preparing and looking forward to traveling with YELLOW to the festival Young Dance in Zug, Switzerland – if possible due to the pandemic. It’s the second time that the company visits the festival.
Right now Claire Parsons Co. is re-freshing and rehearsing new performers for a completely sold-out fall of touring with the classic LITTLE SWAN LAKE, a collaboration with Dramaten/The Royal Dramatic Theater. LITTLE SWAN LAKE will be shown once again at The Royal Dramatic Theater/Dramaten fall 2022.
2021-06-14
Photo: Christian Farcher
On a summer festival tour with YELLOW
YELLOW is a luscious piece performed outdoors. Claire Parsons Co. premiered YELLOW at the Spring Festival in Copenhagen (DK) on 29 May 2021 and will perform at the festival Malmö Summer Stage (SE) 15-19June 2021, at the Festival Scensommar in Växjö (SE) 29 June 2021 and outside Dieselverkstaden in Nacka, Stockholm (SE) 3 July 2021.
At the Summer Stage Festival in Malmö (SE) 15-19 June 2021, Yellow will be performed in the following places:
Tuesday 15 juni, 10:00 in Kroksbäcksparken
Tuesday 15 juni, 14:00 in Kroksbäcksparken
Wednesday 16 juni, 10:00 in Grevens park, Bunkeflostrand
Wednesday 16 June, 14:00 in Grevens park, Bunkeflostrand
Thursday 17 June, 10:00 in Augustenborgsparken
Thursday 17 June; 14:00 in Augustenborgsparken
Friday 18 June, 10:00 in Risebergaparken
Friday 18 June, 14:00 in Risebergaparken
Saturday 19 June; 10:00 at Rosengårdsfältet
Saturday 19 June, 14:00 at Rosengårdsfältet
2021-06-14
Photo: Lars Lanehed
Performing at the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Join us to celebrate the 2020 and 2021 laureates Baek Heena and Jean-Claude Mourlevat! The online award ceremony takes place on May 31 at 19:00 CET.
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award was created in 2002 by the Swedish government to promote every child’s right to great stories. With a prize of five million Swedish kronor, it is the largest award of its kind
The award is presented by the Swedish Minister for Culture and Democracy and H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden. Journalist Amie Bramme Sey will guide you through the program, flanked by Claire Parsons Co.
– A sense of anticipation runs like a common thread throughout the ceremony. We celebrate the laureates in a place where rain is juggling under clouds, a dog flies by and we dance on a mirror-polished carpet, says choreographer Claire Parsons.
Dancers: Elin Hallgren, Viktor Gyllenberg, Linn Ragnarsson, David Nondorf.
Watch a video from the ceremony here.
2021-05-26
Photo Thomas Hultgren
Reviving and preparing
Claire Parsons Co. is reviving cultural engines and visions preparing touring, filming and streaming company works. The new outdoor production YELLOW, is a delightful mix of movement and delicious music where 3 performers meet some yellow companions. The company is reviving a take on the classic with LITTLE SWAN LAKE at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm (SE), and premiering I AM THINKING ABOUT at The Dance Museum in Stockholm (SE), a personal tribute to the iconic Svenska Baletten/The Swedish Ballet that provoked and delighted the Paris cultural scene of the 1920’s.
Claire Parsons Co. is eagerly awaiting culture, performances and the arts to once again be part of our lives.
2020-11-15
Photo Sören Vilks
Restaging LITTLE SWAN LAKE
Claire Parsons Co. is premiering a digital performance of their take on the classic in LITTLE SWAN LAKE, a unique collaboration with the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theatre. LITTLE SWAN LAKE will be available at www.dramaten.se. LITTLE SWAN LAKE is a highly wilful take for young audiences. A dance and circus performance about performing in Swan Lake in a new version. Join Claire Parsons Co. for A Royal Dramatic Theater streaming of this poetic and enticing take on the classic which will take place from April 1 2021 and the coming month. Watch it here.
LITTLE SWAN LAKE is a vailable for touring fall 2021 and onwards.
”A tender and wilful take on Tchaikovsky’s classic tale” Svenska Dagbladet
”..45 minutes of pure movement joy” Expressen
”We leave performance elevated. Ready to fly off together.” Dagens Nyheter
2020-11-15
Photo Mats Åsman
Premiering YELLOW
Join us outdoors for a moment of delicious dancing and music, with circus, dance, juggling and a yellow companion. Claire Parsons Co’s new production YELLOW premieres September 19 in Huddinge at 1, 2 and 3 pm, as well as a sneak, peek for pre-schoolers September 18th at 11 and 12 am. September 22 and 25 YELLOW will perform at Haninge Pop-up festival, a corona-safe celebration of the performing arts in an outdoor setting.
YELLOW is an outdoor performance suitable for open spaces and public spaces, a park or a museum. YELLOW suits audiences from 3 and up. We will be touring and performing this yellow delight also in 2021. The piece is 15 minutes.
Three figures show up at place close to you. A yellow ball rolls past us. A cone shows up. Red clubs fly by up above us and a yellow companion shows up. Who are we and where do the yellow things come from?
Performers: Mira Björkman, Viktor Gyllenberg och Elin Hallgren
Choreography and concept: Claire Parsons Music: Mikael Svanevik Costume: Bitte Palm Masque: Angelika Ekeberg Technique: Fredrik Myr
2020-09-12
Photo Petra Hellberg
GRASS is touring in northern Sweden
Our poetic performance GRASS for audiences from 4 and up, is presently on tour in Norrbotten, northern Sweden, in a collaboration with Dans i Nord. We will be meeting young audiences in Arvidsjaur, Piteå, Kiruna, Pajala, Kalix and Haparanda! September 19 we will present our latest production SOON SWOON at Acusticum in Piteå. More information here→.
Performers on this tour are Viktoria Andersson, Linn Christine Ragnarsson, Petter Wadsten, Onni Toivonen and our technical director Christian Farcher.
2020-09-12
Photo Martin Skoog
SOON SWOON from Scengalej to Sundsvall
We will be performing at Scengalej, a Performing Arts Fair for young audiences in Norrköping close to Stockholm, presenting a corona-safe extract of SOON SWOON. More information here→.
October 5 we will set off on a month-long tour with SOON SWOON. Our touring dates are as follows: October 5–8 Kristianstad, October 13–14 Malmö, October 20–22 Kristianstad, October 24 The Childrens’ Stage/Barnens Scen Malmö, November 3–6 Nacka, November 12–14 Täby and November 25–26 Sundsvall.
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November 5–6 SOON SWOON also performs for school audiences in the Stockholm region. December 9–10 we will be at Dansens Hus. School performances are in collaboration with Dansistan, a regional network for dance and circus for young audiences. More information here→.
2020-09-12
© Dansmuseet/Museum of Dance, Stockholm (SE)
Claire Parsons celebrates a 100 year anniversary of Le Ballet Suédois
In October the Dance Museum in Stockholm will inaugurate a new exhibit. in celebration of the iconic Le Ballet Suédois. with the defining title If you don’t like it you can go to hell – Ballet Suédois 1920–1925. A celebration and inspiration. We can reveal that Claire Parsons will contribute with an event in the exhibit. More information soon!
2020-09-10