Pia Holden

Pia Holden is a Norwegian dancer and choreographer. Pia Holden is the daily manager of the dance company Panta Rei Dance Theatre and works as a freelance dance artist based in Oslo. Formerly Pia Holden has worked with choreographers including Lise Nordal, Lise Eger and Jo Strømgren.

Pia Holden was educated at Balettakademien in Gothenburg, 1989-92 and Joffrey Ballet School in New York, 1992-94. She also has taken a number of classes in release techniques, improvisation, contact improvisation, capoeira and tissue (the latter is a circus technique using fabrics).

Information

(Objekt ID 2739)
Object type Person
Born 1972
Functions Choreographer, Dancer, Manager
Nationality Norwegian
Gender Female
Member of The Union of Norwegian Dance Artists/NoDa
Email piaholden@hotmail.com
Adresse Oslo, Norway
Website Panta Rei Danseteater
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Pia Holden has danced with New York Dance Ensemble, and from 1995 she worked as a freelance dancer in Oslo, with Jo Strømgren, Lise Eger, Lise Nordal, Vivild Bergersen and Panta Rei Dance Theatre, among others. 2002-2003 she worked with different choreographers in Brazil. She has also worked as a project coordinator in Brazil for The Norwegian Solidarity Committee for Latin America, and has held elected positions in The Union of Norwegian Dance Artists (NoDa).

From the spring of 2005 Pia Holden has worked with Panta Rei Dance Theatre as a dancer, pedagogue and choreographers. From the start of the project Frie Fraspark in Akershus she has taken part, and for the time being she is the daily manager of Panta Rei Dance Theatre.

Education

1989-1992: Balettakademien in Gothenburg (part of the Adult Education Association in Sweden).

1992-1994: Joffrey Ballet School in New York.

Affiliations (1)
Involved in productions (13)
Title Premiere Role
Bare rør (Unge Viken Teater) September 5, 2022 Choreography
SOLOS - TILT Grow 2020 (Panta Rei Dance Theatre) December 4, 2020 Choreography, Project manager
Born to Live (Panta Rei Dance Theatre) June 12, 2020 Choreography
Born to Live (Panta Rei Dance Theatre) September 14, 2019 Choreography
Make Me Dance (BrageteatretPanta Rei Dance Theatre) September 1, 2017 Choreography
Promisse of Departure (Panta Rei Dance Theatre) Navember 10, 2016 Choreography, Production manager
Huset GranNabo () February 12, 2014 Concept/Idea, Concept/Idea, Choreography, Choreography, Production manager, Production manager, Editor, Editor
I Wish Her Well (Panta Rei Dance Theatre) October 20, 2012 Choreography
WeFiction & Private Rite (Panta Rei Dance Theatre) October 22, 2009 Choreography
TO (Panta Rei Dance Theatre) 2007 Concept/Idea, Choreography, Dancer
Peter og Ulven (Teater Vestland) January 24, 1998 Dancer
Peer Pressure (The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret)) August 22, 1997 Dancer (alternerte med Kristianne Moe)
Erta, Berta () April 13, 1996 Actor (Suzanne)