Ellen Kilsgaard CV
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Ellen Kilsgaard (1975 Denmark) has since graduating from School for New Dance Development in Amsterdam in 1999, worked in the field of dance and performance as freelance maker, performer and teacher.
Her last performance, a duet with violin, is a dance piece, a tightly structured improvisation, which focuses on presence and the act of listening. It was shown at Vendsyssel Artmuseum in the North of Denmark and in Copenhagen.
She has regularly worked as performer for other choreographers/directors. The last project was the completely text based performance "According to Plan" directed by Adelaide Bentzon, which premiered on "Den Anden Opera" in Copenhagen, April 2006 and toured in Aahus and Randers, DK, March 2007.
Since 2003 she worked for longer and shorter periods as teacher and leader of the New Dance and Performance line at Vrå Højskole, where she had taught, choreographed for and made performances with students, as well as conducted larger multidisciplinary projects.
She is founder and co-organiser of rcdp, Research Centre for Dance and Performance, which at the moment offers residencies, lectures related to the groups in residency, performances of their work and occasionally workshops. The initiative is currently housed at Vraa Hojskole. The founding group are continuously re-thinking the form of which the rcdps will function as a forum for artistic exchange.
Choreographic work:
2005 "Backwards Opera"
Duet with violin. Played at: Vraa Hojskole and Vendsyssel Art Museum in Northern Denmark and Prøvehallen in Copenhagen.
2003 "You can always come home"
Soloperformance. Played at: Bommuldsspinderiet in Copenhagen and Pick Up Club in Amsterdam.
2002 Choreographic assistant and advisor for Donovan J. Flynn´s "The All Over Show"
played at Glasgay festival in Glasgow.
2001-2002 "Partyfauna"
Made in collaboration with Marianne Langenegger and Donovan. J. Flynn, Side Hotel. Played in: Gasthuis and Frascati in Amsterdam. Comedievognen in Copenhagen. Lantaren/Venster in Rotterdam. Diskurfestival in Giessen and Opkomst-festival in Utrecht.
2000 "Mavis and Fleur playing: BELAMONKY"
Made in collaboration with Marianne Langenegger, Side Hotel. Live music composed and played by the trio "So Horse". Played in: Muiderpoort Teater and Gasthuis in Amsterdam, Teateret ved Sorte Hest in Copenhagen, Maltafestival in Poznan in Poland, Arenafestival in Erlangen in Germany.
2000 "Helle's Place"
Site-specific dance performance part of a multidisciplinary collaboration with IQ0 in Amsterdam.
1999 "Circus, Sex and the Inner Elk, a two woman show with Mavis and Fleur"
Made in collaboration with Marianne Langenegger, Side Hotel. Played in: Muiderpoort Theatre Amsterdam and Kasernescenen in Århus in Denmark.
1999 "Stuart, Mavis Fleur, Gladis and Roger"
A sitespecifc theatre event in Amsterdam. Made in collaboration with Marianne Langenegger and Donovan J. Flynn, Side Hotel.
Work as teacher:
2003 Work with amateur groups during Images of Asia, taking place in the whole of Denmark.
2003- 2006 Employed in long and short periods as teacher and leader of the New Dance and Performance line, as well as conducting large multidisciplinary projects, at Vrå Højskole in Denmark.
Work as performer, among others:
2006 "Acording to Plan"
By: Adelaide Bentzon. Played at: "Den Anden Opera" in Copenhagen. Toured in March 2007 in Århus and Randers in Denmark.
2004 "Onzichtbare Steden"
By: Sarah van Lamsweerde. Played at: Melkweg Theater, Plaza Futura, Theater de Vest, Schoubueg De Lawei and Korzo Theater in Holland.
2002 "Incubator"
Short film by: Donovan J. Flynn.
2001 "Spellbound"
A dance film made in collaboration with Marianne Langenegger and film director and visual artist Mandra Warbaek.
1999 "Immanent"
By Barbara Gene. Played at: International Experimental Theatrefestival in Cairo, Diskurs festival in Giessen, Plantage Dok Laan in Amsterdam.
Other:
2001 Received a 2-year working grant from Denmark.
Workshops:
2005 Arranged and participated in workshop with Deborah Hay, Vraa Hojskole, DK.
2003 Research for H.C. Andersen project with Enrique Vargas in Copenhagen.
2002 Workshop with Finn Hesselager in Denmark.
2001 Improvisation workshop with Gonnie Heggen and Frans Posltra in Amsterdam.
2000-2001 Travel to South India for intensive work with the martial art "Kalaripayattu".
'98 "Solo Commissioning Project" with Deborah Hay in Seattle.
Education:2000
Studies of singing at "The Djam". School for Jazz music in Amsterdam.
1995-1999 School for New Dance Development in Amsterdam.
1993-1994 Single-subject-teacher in sports and movement at Poul Petersens Idrætsinstitut in Denmark.