Kjersti Engebrigtsen
Also known as: Kjersti Kramm EngebrigtsenKjersti Kramm Engebrigtsen (born 1947) is a Norwegian choreographer.
She made her debut as a dancer and choreographer with Høvik Ballet Company in 1969.
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(Objekt ID 2616)| Object type | Person |
| Also known as | Kjersti Kramm Engebrigtsen |
| Born | 1947 |
| Functions | Choreographer |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Gender | Female |
| Website | ked |
Kjersti Kramm Engebrigtsen won The Norwegian Critics' Award (dance) 2012/2013 for her contribution to the dance project Fragile.
"Fragile is a project and a performance in which the blind and the visually impaired dance with the non-impaired. Kjersti Kramm Engebrigtsen initiated the project and made Touched, the first of three choreographies making up the full-length performance Fragile. With the choreographers Ana Rita Barata from Portugal, Ajjar Ausma from Estonia and Isabel Jones from England she got support from The European Union's cultural program to create a project for education in and development of dance methods for the blind and visually impaired. The collaboration, which started in 2011, resulted in a performance with works by the three formerly mentioned choreographers, opening in Lisbon this April.
Fragile has become a performance involving the spectator at different levels and through different expressions. Kjersti Kramm Engebrigtsen's Touched is characterised by a flowing process in which one can long be uncertain who of the six dancers have trouble seeing. It soon becomes clear that the visual impairment is a resource, opening for proximity and touch. With Touched she sets the tune for hushed performance. The project title refers to the vulnerability of the visually impaired («Fragile»), but the paradox is that being led and supported provides security and confidence. Through the touch intimacy and confidence find a beautiful expression. Also it ends with the visually impaired dancer conquering the room."
The complete speech (in Norwegian only) can be read at the webpage of Norwegian Critics' Association.
Sources:
Fragile, www.fragiledance.com, 14.11.2013, http://www.fragiledance.com/eng/page/about2/
Norwegian Critics' Association, www.kritikerlaget.no, 13.11.2013: http://www.kritikerlaget.no/nor/pages/854-dansekritikerprisen_20122013
- Høvik Ballett AKA Hovik Ballet - Dancer (from 1969 to 1970)
- Kjersti Engebrigtsen - Artistic director
- Danseloftets gruppe - Artistic director (from 1976 to 1995)