HORSENS UNGDOMSSKOLE & FREESTYLE PHANATIX er stolte over, at vi for 5. år i streg kan præsentere: Det Officielle Danmarks Mesterskab i Breakdance – DM I BREAK!!
Det hele går løs, lørdag den 23. november, kl.19.00-22.00 på Horsens Ny Teater.
Danmarks BEDSTE Breakere er klar til at indtage Horsens Ny Teater og vende den hyggelige stemming til en rå battle stemming, de kæmper om æren, 10.000 kr. og ikke mindst titlen som Danmarks bedste Breaker.
Sidste års arrangement, gik over al forventning – der var TOTALT UDSOLGT!! Salen var fyldt til bristepunktet, publikum var ellevilde og breakerne kunne virkelig mærke stemningen og gav den alt hvad de kunne trække!
I år er der skruet op for underholdning. Vi er derfor stolte over at kunne præsentere ‘Robot Boys’ også kendt som ‘Robot Drengene’, vinder af Talent på DR1.
‘Robot Boys’ laver et par eksklusive shows for JER.
Jeg laver DM i Break, fordi jeg synes, at det er utrolig vigtigt for Breakdance- og Hip-Hop kulturen
i Danmark. Der skal være så meget prestige i arrangementet at man som gæst eller deltager, ikke er i tvivl om, at det er den ubestridt mest betydningsfulde en-mod-en konkurrence i DK.
Hvad er det værste der kunne ske for dig, den 23. november?
Det værste ville være, at der ikke kommer nogen gæster – men det gør der!
Vi har allerede (i skrivende stund) solgt 300 billetter i forsalg.
Det betyder alt for mig, at folk gerne vil se vores show, da det er et show, der fortjener al den opmærksomhed, det kan få.
Maria Sten-Knudsen is 23, born and raised in Copenhagen but took a great leap a couple of years ago and decided to move to the great US of A. I
In 2011 I attended a beauty pageant with her in South Korea and this summer i had an opportunity to interview the great Actress, Performer(Dancer/Singer/Songwriter) and Model, not to mention former Miss Universe Denmark.
(see gallery at the end of interview)
LS: Where did you grow up? Any siblings?
MS : I was born and raised Copenhagen, Denmark. Counting all of them, I have a total of 8 siblings, one brother, four sisters, plus two step-sisters, plus one unrelated sister. I only grew up with one sister though. She’s my big sister and my mother’s only other child. But family relations are what we make them, I believe . My mother is Danish, with a Swedish heritage (my grandmother is Originally from Sweden) and my father is Congolese.
LS; How did you get in to modeling?
MS: My mother is an acclaimed painter, and she’s been making me pose for her paintings or photography pretty much since I was able to walk hehe. As I grew older, and was always tall and slender, and everyone thought I could be a model, I started having my photographer friends take pictures of me. When I got to the States, is when I started looking at it in a more professional aspect. Plus I needed to work! I needed an income. And modeling is fun, demanding and challenging. That’s why I like it.
LS: What are your thoughts of the modeling industry in the US vs. Europe?
MS: I have actually never really modeled in Europe so I can’t say. In the US – this probably goes for anywhere though – you just have to know your strengths and play to those. I am technically too curvy to be a high fashion New York runway model (shhh don’t tell anyone) but I do well with commercial modeling. And of course I still do runway whenever possible. Know your look, and what people see when they see you.
LS: You’re a dancer too. How long have you been dancing?
MS: On and off, my whole life. I started doing gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics as a kid, along with ballet and flamenco. Then later on, I moved to funk, then to hip hop, house, dancehall, contemporary jazz and burlesque.
LS: How did you get into dancing?
MS: It was always a part of me. I am an insanely active person, I need to do and move and explore and create all the time, and dancing was just something that seemed very natural to me. Most kinetically related things come very natural to me.
LS: You’ve lived in NY, Las Vegas and now Los Angeles. How did you end up in the US?
MS: I always knew I wanted to leave Denmark and live somewhere else. At least for a while. Denmark has a great education system, but for an artist, the training , education and arena for The Arts in Denmark is very limited – compared to the US or England, I should add! A lot of schools we do have a great (Danish Theater School, Conservatories of Music, Royal Academy of Art, the Film School, etc) but it was too needle-eyed for me.
Plus I wanted to see what else was out there, potentially a place where there would be a wider market for me. So, I graduated high school (Gymnasiet) at 17, worked all summer to save up money and moved to New York City the day I turned 18 to pursue a career in Performing Arts.
LS: Describe a typical work day for you.
MS: Ummmm…. There is no typical work day. Because I do so many different things, every day is different, which I love, even though it gets extremely stressful. However, my days consist of this: I go to a commercial audition, I go to an acting audition. I have a meeting or I have a ton of business emails to write, I need to edit my resume or set up a shoot. I may have a dance rehearsal or a fitting. I have acting class, and after acting class I have a dance performance. Or I’m in rehearsal for a play. I’m currently in a play called “Women on Fire”, so I will do that and then still try to fit in another dance gig after, if the schedule permits. If I don’t have any of these things to do, I spend my time reading acting books, watching movies, reading a new script or play or studying for another audition. And then eventually, there are all the mundane things we cannot do without; I do groceries (often happens at 2am cause that’s when there is time), laundry, clean, eat, and sleep of course.
MS: I work with different ones, depending on where I am in the US. LA, Vegas or NY.
LS: Best and worst modeling experience?
MS: hmmm. The worst ones you usually put out of your mind. At least I do. And keep it pushing. But I a few years ago, I had gained some weight at the time, and went to a casting for a designer; the skirt I tried on ripped, and they sent me home so quick you wouldn’t believe. Then my agent told me they were looking for European sizes, not US sizes (European sizes run a size smaller than US sizes) but it still made me feel very low.
The best one. Hmmm. I don’t think one stands out, but there’s a few different ones: I loved getting my first magazine cover. I loved shooting with Vanity Fair because, well, it’s Vanity Fair! I love doing runway, especially when I love the clothes too. I remember doing a special Academy Awards runway edition for Macy’s in Vegas. I walked in beautiful gowns down a red carpet that was rolled out over the runway. Fabulous! I did a commercial for HP once, and the makeup artist who did my makeup had worked on Lord of the Rings, and as I am a huge Lord of the Rings fan, I was in heaven!
The one that stands out the most is probably winning Miss Denmark and competing for Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam! That was truly a great experience and an amazing step in my career, although not exclusively modeling-related. I learned so much from that experience, in regards to modeling and the business, made great friends around the world, and those memories last a lifetime.
LS: You’re also pursuing acting. Tell us about that.
MS: Acting and I have had a long on and off relationship. I did my first play in 1st grade as D’Artagnan in The Three Musketeers (yes, that’s right, I played a boy), and found that I had a knack for remembering lines. And since, I’ve also trained and worked in music and dance a lot, so I didn’t stick with acting at first. I’ve always kept coming back to it over the years, as a teenager, and even when I lived in New York, studying dance. Eventually, I came to a point in my career, where I realized that I subconsciously had always been thinking about acting and filmmaking as the ultimate goal, and that’s when I started focusing exclusively on acting, moved to LA and started going to acting school. And it’s the best decision I ever made.
LS: What are some of your goals regarding you’re ac
ting career?
MS: I love the craft. So before anything, being a great actor is my biggest goal. I would like to do movies. I’ve always loved the movies and I think the process of filmmaking is so astounding; the creative process is unlike no other! In that media, my goal is to have the versatility of a career like Angelina Jolie’s. She is an action hero, which I am totally into, but she also does meatier, deeper, more conscious work, politically and controversially aware, and I love that. It’s the best of both worlds.
My first passion was musical theater, so that is something that’s always been on my wish list. Regular theatre too. Theatre is the actor’s medium, it’s the place where you as an actor, can really get creative and keep exploring your character and live chronologically as your character for weeks and weeks, because in a play, it’s really all about the acting, and that is an incentive in itself.
Lastly, I don’t think there’s an actor in the world who DOESN’T want to win an Oscar. And yes, that is on my list too!
LS: Does your family and support your adventures?
MS: Absolutely. I have a lot of artists in my family, and the support of my family means everything to me. We know what it’s like, we relate to each other’s work essence. And they know it’s not just adventures, it’s my life. It’s what I do AND who I am.
LS: What keeps you from not quitting acting, in other words: what inspires you to keep on acting/modeling/dancing?
MS: This is what Michael Caine says about acting:
“If you really want to become an actor, but only providing that acting doesn’t interfere with your golf game, your political ambitions, and your sex life, you don’t really want to become an actor. Not only is acting more than a part-time job, it’s more than a full-time job. It’s a full-time obsession.”
This is what countless of famous and not-so-famous actors and actresses all have said about acting:
“If you have something to fall back on, you will fall back on it. If you can see yourself doing anything else – do it!”
That pretty much summarizes how I feel about it. I don’t see myself doing anything else. Sure, dance and music will overlap, but those medias are also a part of the craft.
“Appreciate the struggle”, I always say, and then I find great acting inspiration quotes or read an acting book, or hang out with my acting friends who all know the feeling. So, when I’m down in the dumps, I know I have to get back up ‘cause what on earth else would I being doing with my life than what I already am?
LS: Do you take acting or modeling classes, go to castings?
MS: Yes I do. Technique, Scene study, and improv. And then I read many teacher’s books on acting, I watch a lot of movies and most importantly, I people-watch!
I don’t go to modeling classes no. Either I got it or I don’t, is kind of how I feel about that.
I go to castings, auditions, interviews, etc etc etc. Countless . That’s how you make your living.
LS: Whom do you see as an inspiration, female or male actors, living or dead?
MA: As previously stated, Angeline Jolie is a big role model for me: Her acting is superb, her career is versatile, but also because of what she does off-screen and how she uses her power and influence to do good in the world. But in regard to the craft specifically, the people that really blow me away, are people that are very versatile in their role choices, or people whose subtlety on screen is mind-blowingly powerful. People like Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet, Maggie Smith, Renee Zellweger, Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Tom Hanks, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Liam Neeson, Robert de Niro, Al Pacino, Leonardo Dicaprio, Alan Rickman. I forgot quite a few, but those are some of the people I watch, and I think “that’s why I’m doing this. I wanna do what THEY’RE doing. I wanna wake those emotions in other people like they do in me.” Great actors. Great inspirations.
LS: If you could work with any director, who would it be and why?
MS: James Cameron – because he is a freaking genius! His brain is out of this world. He is not just a director, he is a creator. He creates a world for you to live in, or watch as an audience. He draws you in completely, in a way that’s very rare, even for many brilliant directors of our time. Steven Spielberg – well because he’s Steven Spielberg. He’s amazing! And Nancy Meyers. Because I watch her movies over and over and over again, like 37 times each. She makes movies people can relate to. You feel a brightness inside you and you want to be in there with the characters when you watch her movies. She is another creator, but one that encircles you as a confidante, rather than impress you with grandeur.
MS: It’s difficult to say, because that character has probably not been written yet. Or I haven’t read that script yet. I would have loved to do Zoe Saldana’s role in Columbiana, or Halle Berry’s “Storm” in X-Men. I’m currently playing a NY ad-exec who is having second thoughts about the morals of her job in the play Women on Fire, and I really like that role too. There is not one recipe for the perfect role. It’s all about what you make it I think.
LS: Tell us about the competition; is it hard to land a job?
MS: YES. Very hard. Los Angeles is a city of 10 million people.. And probably 8 million of them are aspiring actors, looking to find acting jobs. The other million is people who just happen to live here, and the last million is a mix of the stars who get all the jobs thrown at them, but only takes them when the money or script or director is worth it; agents, producers and casting directors, sitting on all the jobs, until a star comes along to take it; and the leftovers who had their dreams crushed and now live on the dark side of “TInseltown” with drugs, alcohol and diseases.
Ok, I’m dramatizing. But it’s not that far from the truth. They say if you go on 100 auditions and book 1 job, you’re doing well. But you learn from every audition.
At the end of the day, you can’t let any of that bother you or distract you. I focus on my craft, the audition at hand, the job at hand, keep it moving, and enjoy learning from every single experience.
LS: The biggest differences between living in the US vs Denmark; work load? People? More/less money?
MS: Health care. Health care is honestly the biggest difference. We don’t think about how fortunate we are growing up in Denmark with free health care and free education. Millions of Americans are living in the streets in the US, and even more Americans are sick, but can’t do anything about it because they cant afford health care. For me, personally, it’s just a hassle going through the motions of filing health care reports when you go to the doctor.
As far as people go, there is way more versatility of course, Denmark is a tiny country compared to the US. Here, there are people of all religions, all races, colors, countries, speaking a hundred different languages. That’s what I fell in love with, first living in New York. The melting pot aspect. You’re used to seeing a person of a different ethnic background or religion than your own every where you go, and even though there are still problems with racism overall in America, the diversity is part of what makes America so fascinating. And that embrace of diversity is severely lacking in Denmark, and one of the main reasons, I believe, why the Danish immigration system has officially and absolutely tanked, why there are so many immigration issues, why there is growing violence in Denmark, and why our Danish immigration system is viewed as one of the most contemptible in the western world.
Other than the people aspect, the biggest and most important difference is that I make a living doing what I love, when I want to do it. It’s not as “Hollywood” as it sounds, but it’s a matter of hard work, perseverance and immense stubbornness to prevail and succeed. I believe that life is what you make it, so I made it so. It’s an extremely liberating feeling, and it makes me so grateful for always choosing to follow my heart and my dream. It makes all the struggles worth it and as I keep struggling on and striving to be better, it inspires me as a constant reminder that hard work pays off and dreams don’t come served, you have to make them happen.
LS: Do you think you will spend the rest of your life in the States, or will you come home to Denmark to grow old?
MS: I don’t know. I love New York. New York is where I feel most at home. I’m not opposed to London either. And given that my family and all my childhood friends are still in Denmark, it will always be priority for me to keep coming back, and Denmark will always be my true home. But living there permanently, I don’t know. Wherever my career takes me is where I’ll be.
LS: What would your advice be for upcoming actors who are unsure of what to do and where to start?
MS: First: Be 100% sure that this is what you want to do. Or you’re wasting your time. Second: Study!! Study as much as you can, read as much as you can, learn about the world, politics, history, religion, culture, art. Because you never know what kind of character you’ll come across, or how fast you’ll have to get ready for it. Third: Act!! Act as much as you can, work for free if you have to (which you probably do to begin with). Just get out there and ACT! Do a stage reading, join an acting school, find friends who want to shoot a little short film, write it yourself, and have someone film you, just stay acting. Every moment of acting is useful experience, ‘cause if the day comes when they offer you your big break part, and you’re not ready for it, it won’t be your big break part.
LS: 3 things you would bring if we had to leave planet earth?
MS: Tea, my Lord of the Rings Extended DVDs pack and a pepperoni pizza.
I wish the best for this star on the rize and if you want to know more about Maria, feel free to check out her website; http://www.mariasten.com/home.html
HEP, så ruller festugen snart igen og vi skulle mene der er noget for enhver smag – og til priser fra 60 kr. Kabaret, Teater, musik, comedy, magi…OG bingo!
Ses vi? 🙂
fredag d. 30. Aug.
16.00 Jazz Jam // 0kr (Musik)
19.00 Niels Peter Henriksen // 80kr (Comedy)
Lørdag d. 31. Aug.
15.30 Comedy Bingo – nu til fods // 60kr (Comedy)
20.00 Sanne Søndergaard // 80kr (Comedy)
21.30 Jan Hellesøe // 80kr (Magi)
Mandag d. 2. Sep.
19.00 Paul Myrehaug (CAN) SOLD OUT
21.00 Paul Myrehaug (CAN) // 105kr (Comedy)
tirsdag d. 3. Sep.
19.00 Wes Zaharuk SOLD OUT
21.00 Wes Zaharuk // 105kr (Comedy)
onsdag d. 4. Sep.
18.30 Comedy Bingo – nu til fods // 60kr (Comedy)
19.00 Kim Andersen – Kunstnerisk Krise // 80kr (teater/magi/comedy)
torsdag d. 5. Sep.
19.00 Carsten Knudsen // 80kr (Comedy/Musik)
22.45 Natkabaret // 80kr (Burlesque, magi, dans osv.)
fredag d. 6. Sep.
16.00 Jazz Jam // 0kr (Musik)
19.00 Specialklassen // 100kr (Comedy)
21.00 Specialklassen // 100kr (Comedy)
22.45 Natkabaret // 80kr (Burlesque, magi, dans osv.)
lørdag d. 7. Sep.
15.30 Comedy Bingo – nu til fods // 60kr (Comedy)
19.00 Carsten Eskelund // 80kr (Comedy)
22.45 Natkabaret // 80kr (Burlesque, magi, dans osv.)
INFO OM ALLE SHOWS:
NIELS PETER HENRIKSEN d. 30. Aug. kl. 19.00 80 kr.
Hvis du er til unge smarte komikere, der snakker om unge smarte nye, indholdsløse emner om at handle ind i de rigtige dagligvare forretninger, om hvad de gjorde på deres sidste date, om hvad de ville gøre hvis de var en anden, dem der bruger ord som swag, hipster, props, fixiebikes, urban living, eco-nice, low-carb diet, get together, simple living & total random…. ja – så er jeg nok ikke lige noget for dig.
Men hvis du gerne vil høre på en “vred” glad mand. Der siger sin mening. Som taler om emner – der har nået mellem ørerne. En der har noget på hjerte, så har du ramt helt rigtig. Så skal du være velkommen til Kaffe, Smøger & Stand-up. Hvis du synes jeg lyder som en nar – så skal du også være velkommen, det kan jeg godt rumme.
Om mit sidste show faldt der disse ord ”Det er det sjoveste jeg har hørt om den lorte krig!” Afghanistan veteran, Anonym. (red. kender hans identitet)
SANNE SØNDERGAARD Mandehader? d. 31. Aug. kl. 20.00 80 kr.
– et stand-up-show om at være alt for glad for pik
Sanne Søndergaard elsker mænd, men hun hader dem også. For hvorfor skal de have det nemmere, fordi de tilfældigvis er født med en pik? De tror tilmed, at pikken er en gud og brokker sig, hvis kvinder ikke synes det. Men det gør kvinder jo. Pikken er gud; men derfor vil vi sgu stadig have det samme i løn!
De modstridende følelser har Sanne Søndergaard lavet et show om. Et show hvor mænd og kvinder kan grine sammen i stedet for at hade hinanden.
JAN HELLESØE Løgn og Undskyldninger d. 31. Aug. kl. 21.30 80 kr
Manipulationseksperten og showmanden Jan Hellesøe rammer Ambassaden med showet “Løgn & Undskyldninger”
Det er ikke nogen helt almindelig oplevelse, der venter dig, fordi du får underholdning fra hele 6 dimensioner! De første 3 kender du i forvejen, men Jan benytter sig af et snedigt spind af 3 yderligere dimensioner, nemlig manipulation, hypnotiske teknikker og mentalmagi!
Fra det øjeblik Jan går på scenen, er det umuligt at afgøre om du ser et tryllenummer, bliver hypnotiseret eller manipuleret…
Du får ikke kun mesterlig og enestående underholdning, men du får også håndgribelige teknikker med dig hjem, så du selv bliver meget bedre til at spotte en løgn, når du hører den næste gang.
I showbranchen ved alle hvem han er, og hans mesterlige ekspertise og indsigt bliver også flittigt brugt. Jan er anerkendt af fagfolk for sin perfektionisme og sans for detaljer, og er blandt andet fast konsulent for Rune Klan.
PAUL MYREHAUG (CAN) d. 2. Sep. kl. 19.00 (SOLD OUT) & 21.00 105 kr.
Paul Myrehaugs Award winning comedy is a unique blend of small town party and hip urban style, a combination that has launched him into the national spotlight. His laid back brand of comedy is a hit from the Yukon to the Dominican Republic.
“Carries the comedy off with a natural flair, in a manner so effortless one might think it was ingrained in his DNA” – The Hindu, India
“Dry, dark but with an irrepressible youthful charm.” – The Toronto Star
$25,000 dollar winner of The Yuk Yuk’s Great Canadian Laugh Off on The Comedy Network
WES ZAHARUK (CAN) d. 3. Sep. Kl. 19.00 (SOLD OUT) & 21.00 105 kr
’Twin Peaks meets Cirque Du Soleil’ (The Toronto Sun)
If you like to laugh you won’t want to miss this comic in action. The only thing you can expect from Wes is the unexpected. From the comical to the hilarious.
’Simply Amazing’ (The Toronto Sun)
KIM ANDERSEN – KUNSTNERISK KRISE d. 4. Sep. Kl. 19.00 80 kr.
Kunstnerisk krise er et humoristisk og overraskende kig ind bag scenen, hvor en komiker og magiker skal forberede aftenens show.
Ønsket om at være genial, enestående og helt perfekt omdanner skrivebordet til en krigszone. Forunderlige ting sker da overspringshandlingerne overtager.
Kunstnerisk krise er en sandfærdig historie om de kampe
kunstnere oplever i deres arbejde og om hvordan frustration og tvivl truer med at tage magten.
2012 bød på ”Kaptajn Andersens kropsåbninger og andre sjove sprækker”. Showet spillede for fulde huse i Danmark, Sverige, Østrig, Tjekkiet og Tyskland, samt for to ægtepar i Bruxelles. Med ’Kunstnerisk Krise’ bryder Kim Andersen med en gammel følgesvend og tramper på tynd is.
CARSTEN KNUDSEN d. 5. Sep. kl. 19.00 80 kr
Carsten Knudsen er, udover at være en af de tre fra De Nattergale, den royal ukulele leverandør, og det kan han tillade at kalde sig, da han har spillet på sit lille instrument for dronningen flere gange, han vil fortælle historier om onkel Erling og hans forhold til stenalderkost og besøget hos psykologen med midtvejskrise.
Hans hovedinstrument er guitaren, men der er også risiko for at han spiller fløjter, didgeridoo, eller kom og hør ham presse musik ud af et 32 mm. wavin rør, med studs vel og mærke.
Carsten sætter sin optræden sammen med en bred vifte af monologer, musikalske indslag, sange og klovnerier.
SPECIALKLASSEN d. 6. Sep. kl. 19.00 & 21.00 100 kr.
Danmarks mest toptunede impro comedy gruppe. Specialklassen består af 4 sindssygt talentfulde komikere der alle er fantastiske til at improvisere vanvittige scener, karakterer og one-liners. Rammerne er sat på forhånd, men hvad der sker inden for de rammer er nyt hver aften. Det er nemlig publikum der bestemmer og det gør hver show til en ny og unik oplevelse.
Det er live Impro Comedy, uforudsigeligt og vildt, og uden skæg og blå briller..
Specialklassen havde deres egen nyskabende Impro comedy serie på DR2 ved navn Hotel Zimmerfrei, hvor de sammen med en ny gæst hver uge improviserede handlingen frem. Nogle af gæsterne har bl.a. Været: Nicolas Bro, Lærke Winther, Troels Malling og Bodil Jørgensen.
Specialklassen optrådte i Zulu Comedy Galla 2011 og var nomineret til Läkerol Talentprisen 2011 og optræder I “Casper & Lars præsenterer” på TV2 I foråret 2013 sammen med Casper Christensen og Lars Hjortshøj.
CARSTEN ESKELUND d. 7. Sep. kl. 19.00 80 kr.
Igen i år, er vi stolte over at kunne byde velkommen til en aften i selskab med en af Danmarks mest originale og nysgerrige komikere. Små 60 minutters tanker og betragtninger om tiden. Den vi lever i, den vi har til rådighed og den vi gang på gang, insisterer på at spilde. For aldrig har det teknologiske fremskridt, gjort det lettere at være menneske. Det skal handle om at være allergisk overfor ansvar og pludselig finde sig selv som bestyrelsesformand i ejerforeningen. Om at finde overskuddet til at opdatere sit parforhold i et virvar af dagligdag, internet og breaking news. Og alle de andre ting, der gør livet værd at leve. Det bliver dejligt, intimt og fyldt med håb og latter.
NATKABARET 5.-7. Sep. kl. 22.45 80 kr
Natkabareten præsenterer alt det som ikke tør vises om i dagslys og er ikke for sarte sjæle.
Hver aften har et nyt cast. Magigøgler Kim Andersen og nycirkus artist Miriam Swartz præsenterer de forskellige acts som spænder i alt fra makabre tryllekunstnere, til skæggede damer, slangemennesker, burlesque intimiteter og hvad der ellers bliver hevet op ad hatten på aftenen.
It’s a sideshow, freak show, crazy wild and super slow. Cabaret and burlesque, quiet and grotesque!
Steve Bolton
International koreograf og danser fra Canada.
• America’s Best Dance Crew Season 5 (Blueprint Cru)
• So You Think You Can Dance Canada som dommer
• So You Think You Can Dance Poland som dommer
• Michael Jackson The Experience (Ubisoft)
• Mush Music Video Awards (Dev, Snoop Dogg)
• America’s Best Dance Crew Season 7 (Irratik)
Dumbo “Poreotics”
International Koreograf og danser fra LA – USA
I used to be a B-girl (who would have thought) but then, for some reason, (motherhood) I left Neverland. But some boys just never grow up, and like Peter Pan in Neverland I hope they never do. These men are training hard everyday so they can hit the floor and b(e)- boys. By the awesome power and will of these dancers and athletes, breakdance still has a voice in Denmark and it is on the rise once again. Emilio Sanchez (FLC) was the man behind Saturdays breakdance event, PROTECT YA REP, at Brobjerg school in Aarhus. It’s a new concept that brings people together on and of the floor. No judges, no prices —just dance. It’s a performance show, where each B-boy or crew brings what they have and earn the respect of the opponents and audience. And this is hardcore stuff. The cream of the cream of Denmark breakdancers met eachother in an exhibition consisting of 5 rounds each. And it went down* Castro(Natural Effects) VS Egil(Familia Loca/Vicious Villainz)
Bravo(Familia Loca) VS Jeffx(Natural Effects)
Benjamin(Natural Effects) VS Bobby(Kinetic Soul)
Tunde (Fox Footwork/Vicious Villainz) VS J-Sticks(Familia Loca/Flgz)
ÅRHUS/HORSENS VS KØBENHAVN
(Familia Loca, Vicious Villainz, Floor Gangz, Specifik Kidz and etc.) VS (Fox Footwork, Natural Effects, Kinetic Soul, Born Floor Controllers and etc.)
Hosted by the delightfull Mr Chara – Fox Footwork
Several of the “seniors” where there to show support and love for this sport, and also the future generation of breakdancers were there to get some tips and inspiration.
This is only the first of many events that will be held during this year. I heard a bird whispering about a major breakdance event in Aarhus during the fall with celebrity hosting and the works. I can’t wait. During the event you could buy water or a coke to support these artist. No alcohol which is a great way to encourage young people to dance more and drink less.
If you want to learn more or are you interesting in dancing with a crew check out these studios for more info. Both b-boys and b-girls are more than welcome http://www.stylez-academy.dk/ (Aarhus ) http://freestylephanatix.dk ( Copenhagen)
Get your updates on whats happening in the wild world of breakdancing in Denmark here ; http://www.breakdance.dk/
Thomas Porup er en danser på 21 år som har studeret på den verdens anerkendte danseskole for HipHop ’Juste Debout École’ i Paris. Han måtte afbryde sin drøm pga. manglende økonomi, men hans ven Martin studerer der stadig…
Thomas Porup studerede på skolen i 2012 og har mærket på egen krop hvor svært det er at få hverdagen til at hænge sammen, pga. de lange dage på skolen som gør det umuligt at arbejde i fritiden. Han har nu besluttet at hjælpe sin ven Martin, så han kan opfylde sin drøm.
’Vi fik første gang øje på Thomas i 2012, hvor han crowd-fundede for at få penge nok til at forsætte sine studier på Juste Debout École. Han gav bl.a. dem som støttede ham gratis billetter til den forestilling han skulle lave som afslutning på sin uddannelse. Vi var ret vilde med hans drive og holdt øje med hans udvikling og arbejde via hans blog. Han beskrev hvordan han boede på et værelse i et tvivlsomt kvarter i Paris, hvor han delte 9 kvm med sin klassekammerat Martin fra Tyskland. De spiste når de havde råd til det og i det hele taget var det udelukkende kærligheden til dansen som holdt dem gående. Da vi så læste, at han måtte opgive sin uddannelse pga. manglende økonomi, og hvor utrolig ked af det han var, fordi han ikke kunne give dem, som havde støttet ham økonomisk, det han havde lovet, besluttede vi at kontakte ham og tilbyde ham at hjælpe med at få lavet hans første soloforestilling’ siger Mette Rønne, teaterleder på Ambassaden.
Thomas Porup tog imod tilbudet og forestillingen har premiere d. 21. Maj på Ambassaden.
Martin får overskuddet Thomas Porup har besluttet at donere al overskud fra forestillingen til Martin, så han kan opfylde sin drøm.
’Det gør ondt at måtte afbryde sin drøm fordi der ikke er penge til mad. Det vil jeg gerne hjælpe til med ikke sker for Martin. Da jeg stoppede på skolen føltes det som en afslutning, men ved hjælp fra gode venner og tilbudet fra Ambassaden, fik jeg den følelse vendt til en ny begyndelse’ siger Thomas Porup
FLOW
Forestillingen har fået titlen FLOW og fortæller historien om en ung mands søgen efter sin egen identitet og sit eget flow. Thomas Porup gør brug af både dans og fysisk teater i forestillingen som Hartvig Hansen, skuespiller fra den Russiske Stats teaterskole, GITIS, instruerer.
FLOW 21. – 23. Maj kl. 19.30
Spiller på
Ambassaden, Rosensgade 11, 8000 Aarhus C.
Billetter 80kr for voksne og 65 kr for studerende og unge under 26 år.
Billetter købes på http://www.ambassaden.dk
THE FLOW By Thomas Porup: Ambassaden 21.-23. maj kl. 19.30. Fotograf Paw Friis
Ambassaden 21.-23. maj kl. 19.30. Fotograf Paw Friis
KVINDER PÅ TVÆRS would like to meet you outside facebook’s settings. Therefore we have organized an event together with Fidel’s Aarhus.
Fidel’s in Aarhus is every thursday night hosting a Cuban evening. From 8 to 9 pm there will be an introduction to some of the basic salsa moves and thereafter the dance floor will be available to everyone who would like to dance. If you don’t like to dance you can sit in the bar or on the coaches and enjoy a delicious drink.
Please come and join this event together with KVINDER PÅ TVÆRS!
If you press “like” on our site and at the same time sign up for the event here you are guaranteed free entrance for the night and discount on various drinks in the bar.
The Event will begin at 7 pm and end around midnight.
We really hope that you will like to come and dance with us, or simply enjoy a cocktail, beer or a soft drink at the bar. If the event is a success, we can repeat it in the future.
NOTE: Do not worry about coming to the event on your own! The idea is about meeting new people. And don’t be concerned about having to dance – it’s totally voluntarily! 🙂
“Human Doing is body,muscle and head banging in the musical garden of Eden. A truly magnificent piece about the birth, death and rise of an icon, illustrated in creative dance and Hiphop” -AarhusCulture-
Poetic Review By Tendai Tagarira
Naked, the day he was born
from the musical womb of creation
in the musical garden of Eden
Man possessed the beat
and so is possessed by the beat
Armed with the knowledge of the street
setting out to make a hit
with his dancing feet
moving body,muscle, head banging
So he is coroneted to the street
Dressed in suave raiment from the sky-ceiling
Spotting fine skating shoes for dancing
bouncing, hipin and hopin
and hip and hop becomes Rhythm and HipHop
So like the pleasant sun on a lovely spring day
Man rises
but so darkness must come
Conflict ensues, in body and mind
like East and West
Adam and Eve
Pac and Biggie
Cain and Able
And like Kurt Cobain
shot gut to the head
and silence instead
Wailing like the Wailers
behold, he Arises
A dark shadow towering against the ghastly walls!
A legend reborn
An Icon.
Dancer Jon Stage in HUMAN DOING. Photo: Paw Friis.
Performance duration: 35 min.
To book the performance please email your request to mail@jonstage.com
The whole performance can be viewed via Vimeo upon request
Produced by AMBASSADEN
Created, choreographed and performed by Jon Stage
Visual effects by Jens Willads Ullerup
Lightdesign by Johan Kvartborg & Stefan Christiansen
Music by Hvadkant
Sound mixed by Andrius Jagelavicius
Photography by Paw Friis
Filmed by Frederik Foltved & Thomas Porup
Edited by Frederik Foltved & Jon Stage
It is not uncommon to be plagued with new requests to join Networking Groups everyday.
Being an International in Aarhus I am no exception. I have joined many of these groups and promised myself that I would attend and meet others in the area. As the days went by, events have come and gone. Half- hearted attempts to attend with last minute excuses for cancelling meant I was missing out a lot if what was going on around Aarhus.
My 4th Year teacher told us –“You only get out of something what you put in.” So I decided I would commit to an event and see it through.
So I Signed up for a Salsa Class and sent out requests for people to attend with me. I was positive I would have to attend alone but this wasn’t going to deter me.
I found a partner in crime and off we went to the Salsa Night in Café Paradis. Now, the best part of this night was that the Class was for free and it was full to the brim with other Internationals.
I met people of all Nationalities and got into the rhythm of the night. I love Salsa-I love the music, dancing and the social aspect of it. It didn’t matter what our Nationalities were as we could communicate through the language of dance.
When the class was over we had the option to remain and dance the night away. The Class was being run by a local Salsa group—Aarhus Mambo Klub– so some of their members came to perform a show after the class.
Then it was an open dance floor to Salsa the night away. Ready to hit the dance floor, I looked around to find that all the others who had been with me in the class an hour earlier had scurried off to the back of the bar or had totally disappeared.
The female members from the Salsa Group were being whisked out on the dance floor by the males. I wasn’t going to put up with this. I came to dance. Not to watch everyone else having fun.
So the music slowed and changed tempo. Now I wasn’t dressed in the fine attire of the other females- To be honest, I barely dressed myself and made it to class because of an over-zealous night the night before. So I can understand I wasn’t going to be any male’s first choice to ask out to dance.
With a feck this attitude I saw that the dance floor was emptying. So I seized the moment and asked a guy to take me out to dance. It couldn’t be that bad.
So trying to use my newfound Salsa knowledge the guy looked at me with a bemused face and said, “You do know how to Cha-Cha”…
WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT?????? I haven’t a clue how to Cha –Cha.. I was on the dance floor with him now—–It was too late to leave..
I had to go for it. 1, 2, Cha cha cha etc… So hungover to the high hills thinking I was going to Salsa, here I was strutting my stuff to the Cha-Cha, and Luckily for me my dance partner was well able to lead me and I survived the dance.
Now I was the swing of things and wanted to stay out dancing. The trouble with Salsa or many dancing events is that the ratio of Women to Men is never equal so again I had to sit out dances while the Seasoned, Well Dressed, Pretty females got picked over and over again to dance.
So back to my Cha-Cha partner for a dance- This time it was Salsa–Cuban Style— The best thing about a great dance partner is that they make you feel like you know what your doing and forget about the pro dancers you are sharing the dance floor with.
Tiredness kicked in and I had to make an early exit leaving my Partner in Crime there to dance the night away.
I had met lots of other Internationals, had a great night and look forward to doing it again. Filled with a new optimism for Networking sites I continued my search to see what else I could use them for. I have since located an Irish Babysitter living in Aarhus, Mother Groups, Coffee Days, Movie nights, Brunch/Dinner days/nights. All these great opportunities right here on my doorstep with the focus on many of them being FREE AND CHILD FRIENDLY.
I can’t believe I have not availed of all these services or tried to meet others for the past year. It makes my life more exciting knowing that I can have my pick of events and meetings I can attend. Life in Aarhus is not so lonely now. I know there are lots of other International Moms who are as eager as I am to try and meet up and help each other Whether you are living in Aarhus, Australia or Athlone, I would really suggest you check out what’s going in your area. Join the groups that interest you, get involved, get active, get a new lease on life!!!!
AARHUS EXPERIENCE SAMLING 