Henriette Slorer

Henriette Slorer is a Norwegian dancer, who worked for Carte Blanche from the autumn of 1996 until 2008.

She performed in choreographies by Jo Strømgren, Ina Christel Johannessen, Ingun Bjørnsgaard, Sharon Eyal and Ohad Naharin among others. In 2003-2004 Henriette Slorer led rehearsals for Carte Blanche.

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(Objekt ID 2010)
Object type Person
Born June 21, 1972
Functions Dancer
Nationality Norwegian
Gender Female
Adresse Bergen, Norway
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Henriette Slorer has produced projects of her own in cooperation with artists including Håkon Austbø and she has worked as an actress.

Henriette Slorer won The Norwegian Critics' Award (dance) 2002/2003 for her contribution to Flimmer/Pretty Ugly.

Marit Strømmen said the following, among other things, in her award ceremony speech on behalf of Norwegian Critics' Association:

"This year the award winner is a female dancer who is in possession of enough stage charisma and technical abilities. Enough to carry the main focus of the audience through a full performance.

[...]

The American choreographer Amanda Miller's work Pretty Ugly will never be the same again after this particular dancer's involvement. As the only woman among four boys she delivered a harmonic and searching, but also bone tough, self-confident and demanding role interpretation.

I quote from the dance critic Fredrik Rütter's review in Aftenposten May 24: 'She moves very challenging in the same overdone style as the boys with long steps and forward-looking eyes. With a long, red skirt, a black, see-through top, pitch black hair and a dramatic expression in her movements, plus an expressive face, she is very visible in the landscape. If that shouldn't be enough, she dances almost divine.' End of quote.

Her memorable efforts in the abovementioned performance decided the allocation of this year's award. But it is with great gratitude for many performances, in which this dancer has taken part, that I stand her today."

The complete speech can be read at the webpage of Norwegian Critics' Association (link in Norwegian only).

In May 2007 Slorer was awarded the prize of Carte Blanche Venneforening (Friends of Carte Blanche).

Sources:

Norwegian Critics' Association, kritikerlaget.no, 29.09.2011, http://www.kritikerlaget.no/pages/nor/27-dansekritikerprisen_til_henriette_slorer

Carte Blanche -arkiv. 30.08.2010: http://www.carteblanche.no/

Education

The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet’s ballet school

The National Academy of Ballet (Oslo National Academy of the Arts)

Studies in New York