International performances available for touring
Ingrid Olterman Dans (Ingrid Olterman Dance Company) was founded in 1999 by choreographer and artistic director Ingrid Olterman.
The ensemble creates dance performances where the audience plays an integral role, with a focus on multi-sensory stage works. Central to the artistic approach is a balance between humour, warmth, musicality and creativity. Each piece is developed with original music, inviting the audience into the experience.
The company performs in Sweden and internationally, with more than 100 performances each year on average. Since 2006, productions by Ingrid Olterman Dans have toured nationally and internationally and have been translated into numerous languages.
The work of Ingrid Olterman Dans is supported by the Swedish Arts Council, Region Stockholm, the City of Stockholm, the Swedish Arts Grants Committee and the Neighborhood Initiative.
International performances available for touring
Ingrid Olterman Dans (Ingrid Olterman Dance Company) was founded in 1999 by choreographer and artistic director Ingrid Olterman.
The ensemble creates dance performances where the audience plays an integral role, with a focus on multi-sensory stage works. Central to the artistic approach is a balance between humour, warmth, musicality and creativity. Each piece is developed with original music, inviting the audience into the experience.
Supported by Leading Arts Organizations
The company performs in Sweden and internationally, with more than 100 performances each year on average. Since 2006, productions by Ingrid Olterman Dans have toured nationally and internationally and have been translated into numerous languages.
The work of Ingrid Olterman Dans is supported by the Swedish Arts Council, Region Stockholm, the City of Stockholm, the Swedish Arts Grants Committee and the Neighborhood Initiative.
BABBLELEAVES
For children aged 3–7 and families
Babbleleaves is a dance and music performance for young children that explores how we perceive the world around us through dance, music, and inspiration from objects found in the forest. A whimsical text by children’s book author Eva Lindström sparks the imagination.
In the performance, children encounter an array of sticks—Bludderblad. Who are they, and where are they going? Percussionist Magdalena creates music with stones, blending their sounds with acoustic instruments. Dancer Oskar keeps track of all the Bludderblad and guides the children into the world of dance. An invitation to creativity.
Intenational Tours
2018, 2025 Visioni di futuro, visioni di teatro Bologna, Italy
BABBLELEAVES
For children aged 3–7 and families
Babbleleaves is a dance and music performance for young children that explores how we perceive the world around us through dance, music, and inspiration from objects found in the forest. A whimsical text by children’s book author Eva Lindström sparks the imagination.
In the performance, children encounter an array of sticks—Bludderblad. Who are they, and where are they going? Percussionist Magdalena creates music with stones, blending their sounds with acoustic instruments. Dancer Oskar keeps track of all the Bludderblad and guides the children into the world of dance. An invitation to creativity.
Intenational Tours
2018, 2025 Visioni di futuro, visioni di teatro Bologna, Italy
WE JUST DO
For children ages 4-8, families, and audiences with complex learning difficulties and disabilities
”We don’t say it like this, like this, or like this. We do. We just do.”
Join dancers Anna and Oskar on a thrilling adventure where we meet Whirls and imaginative instruments. Together we create movements, music, and special happenings, some of which are interactive. Christian creates magical images with the light. But, tangled yarns are not so easy to unravel. We become a sculpture. We leave traces, in secret. We do. We just do.
We Just Do is a performance for children from 4 years old where children are invited to participate in parts of the dance. The performance is adaptable to different settings and can be enjoyed by a wide audience, from small to large.
With support from the City of Stockholm, Region Stockholm, the Swedish Arts Council and Sigtuna Municipality.
WE JUST DO
For children ages 4-8, families, and audiences with complex learning difficulties and disabilities
”We don’t say it like this, like this, or like this. We do. We just do.”
Join dancers Anna and Oskar on a thrilling adventure where we meet Whirls and imaginative instruments. Together we create movements, music, and special happenings, some of which are interactive. Christian creates magical images with the light. But, tangled yarns are not so easy to unravel. We become a sculpture. We leave traces, in secret. We do. We just do.
We Just Do is a performance for children from 4 years old where children are invited to participate in parts of the dance. The performance is adaptable to different settings and can be enjoyed by a wide audience, from small to large.
With support from the City of Stockholm, Region Stockholm, the Swedish Arts Council and Sigtuna Municipality.
BRIDGES
For children +4 years, and audiences with complex learning difficulties and disabilities
An exciting room is created with challenges and play.
Balance, sway, move between and below. Sounds from the harp and large rhythmical gongs build bridges between music and dance, between you and me. The technician moves amongst us making the space glow at the same time the two dancers move with each other and the audience. The percussionist creates sound that rolls like waves across the space. Underneath the silk ceiling we embrace the space, movement and each other.
After the performance the audience is welcome to play the instruments and move amongst the scenography in their own pace together with the performers.
Bridges
For children +4 years, and audiences with complex learning difficulties and disabilities
An exciting room is created with challenges and play.
Balance, sway, move between and below. Sounds from the harp and large rhythmical gongs build bridges between music and dance, between you and me. The technician moves amongst us making the space glow at the same time the two dancers move with each other and the audience. The percussionist creates sound that rolls like waves across the space. Underneath the silk ceiling we embrace the space, movement and each other.
After the performance the audience is welcome to play the instruments and move amongst the scenography in their own pace together with the performers.
SHELTER TREES
For children +3 years
We are building a cabin, a cabin of branches
Shelter trees is a philosophical dance performance where we experience the joy of sharing moments with a friend and the somewhat prickly feeling that can occur when collaborating and building something together.
The sighing are in the trees, in the leaves, on the ground, in the pine needles, in our woollen hats, in our hair and in the pockets of our jackets.
International tours:
2015 Visioni di futuro, visioni di teatro Bologna, Italy
2016 Semanas internacionales de teatro para niñas y niños Madrid, Spain
2018 EJU MEKLET Riga, Latvia
Shelter trees
For children +3 years
We are building a cabin, a cabin of branches.
Shelter trees is a philosophical dance performance where we experience the joy of sharing moments with a friend and the somewhat prickly feeling that can occur when collaborating and building something together.
The sighing is in the trees, in the leaves, on the ground, in the pine needles, in our woolen hats, in our hair, and in the pockets of our jackets.
INTERNATIONAL TOURS:
2015 Visioni di futuro, visioni di teatro Bologna, Italy
2016 Semanas internacionales de teatro para niñas y niños Madrid, Spain
2018 EJU MEKLET Riga, Latvia
ISLANDS
For children +3 years, and audiences with complex learning difficulties and disabilities
Events in sculpture, dance and music
The performance could be described as an experimental installation, consisting of islands in dialog with each other, where the audience are invited to take part. Together we create units in space. There is always time to explore and store information. Together with a percussionist, pianist and dancers the audience can touch, move, see and feel. A performance and an installation in one.
International tours:
2023 China
2019 Bologna, Italy
2019 Copenhagen, Denmark
Islands
For children +3 years, and audiences with complex learning difficulties and disabilities
Events in sculpture, dance and music
The performance could be described as an experimental installation, consisting of islands in dialog with each other, where the audience are invited to take part. Together we create units in space. There is always time to explore and store information. Together with a percussionist, pianist and dancers the audience can touch, move, see and feel. A performance and an installation in one.
For children +3 years, and an audience with complex and learning disabilities.
INTERNATIONAL TOURS:
2023 China
2019 Bologna, Italy
2019 Copenhagen, Denmark
