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 PS - all there ever will be, is now

- a meeting between dancer Silje Michaela Kvalheim and musician Peter Lodwick


Silje Michaela Kvalheim and Peter Lodwick. Photo Marit KrogeideSilje Michaela Kvalheim and Peter Lodwick. Photo Marit Krogeide

If you are awake, you will see how each moment is a new beginning. "PS, all there ever will be, is now" is a story about life and how we fill every day. All the opportunities that are open up to us, and what opportunities we choose to jump on that take us into a new journey. The audience meets Silje and Peter, the dancer and pianist who will get to know each other's languages. See each other, join, but still go their own way. It is a current story that points out the importance of understanding, empathy and similarities rather than differences. The artists aim to arouse curiosity and reflection in the audience.

"PS - all there ever will be, is now" is suitable for young people and adults. The audience is activated in the performance by contributing tones, which both musicians and dancers improvise around. Young people can be integrated directly into the performance, if there is room for rehearsals in advance. Duration approximately 30 minutes. Piano / Electric piano and good floor space required. Target group: suitable for everyone from 13 years and up. Premiere 17/12/2011. Supported by Fund for Performing Artists.

"What a wonderful and different concept! The meeting between these two artists was captivating!"
Helen Lewis 

Silje Michaela Kvalheim, a dance artist, is educated at the Oslo Academy of the Arts and The Alvin Ailey School in New York. After graduating, Silje has worked freelance with her own projects and collaborative projects with other artists. She has had assignments for festivals, exhibitions, and the cultural walking stick. Silje works a lot with improvisation and studies taichi / qigong which she uses in dance. She is interested in creating positive ripple effects with art.


Peter Lodwick
Composer, performing artist, artistic director of the Norwegian dance company Dans & Toner. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, London, Peter has composed music for over 50 ballets, numerous theatre plays, musicals and films, both in Great Britain and in Norway. He has also composed both for the BBC and the Norwegian Broadcasting company NRK, and his work has been presented at many festivals.
Because of his unique understanding of movement, he is a much sought after composer and accompanist for both modern and classical dance.

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Silje Michaela Kvalheim. Photo Marit KrogeideSilje Michaela Kvalheim and Peter Lodwick. Photo Marit KrogeideSilje Michaela Kvalheim and Peter Lodwick. Photo Marit Krogeide


Photo: Marit Krogeide