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"Dance  has a unique ability to reflect on the human condition and show us the things we have in common, that’s why dance needs to be accessible by presenting it with clarity to our audiences"

About Jens Bjerregaard and Aurora Borealis

Jens, who trained at the Laban Centre in London, has worked as a dancer since 1992 and as a choreographer 2 years later. As an award-winning choreographer, he has, throughout his career, been active internationally, touring with groups as well as solo works. He has created works for companies around the world as well as teaching workshops and dance classes for companies, universities, and professional dancers.

As a dance-maker, he has consistently explored dance as an abstract expression, persistently following his choreographic direction. His style is spellbinding and displays a distinct ‘Scandinavian feel’, based on a consciousness of form and visual design.


Working in Denmark from 1992 to 2010, he has been a central figure in the Danish dance scene as a choreographer, teacher, and director. He has established spaces and opportunities for creation, residencies, and youth programs. From 2010 he has been working out of Beirut. Alongside teaching, coaching, and creating internationally, he has here been perfecting his teaching and coaching work – resulting in eye-opening and refined contemporary, partnering, and ballet classes. During his time in Beirut, he co-founded Beirut Contemporary Ballet and worked with the company until 2024.


Since 2019 Jens has been based in Paris where he is a regular teacher at Menagerie de Verre. 

Jens is from 2023 also an associate artist with Ballet Contemporaneo de Camaquey, a solidifying of a collaboration that started in 2014.


Jens is always on the lookout to work with artists and creators that have an understanding of physical expression and that are not afraid of the pleasure, desire, and power of movement.

      

"My age makes me selective and I'm always on the outlook to work with artists that have an understanding of the physical expression;

 Artists that are not afraid of the pleasure, desire and power of movement"

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History

WORK EXPERIENCE

SELECTED CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS

TEACHING & WORKSHOPS

JENS BJERREGAARD /AURORA BOREALIS

Artistic director, Choreographer & dancer since 2015

- Structure for independent and solo project.


Menagerie de Verre, Paris

 Teaching professional Contemporary  classes since 2020


Micadanses, Paris

Teaching professional Contemporary  classes since 2020


PSND, Rosella Hightower, Cannes

Teaching apprentice dancers of Ballet national de Marseille, Ballet Preljocaj, Ballet Avignon since 2022


BEIRUT CONTEMPORARY BALLET 2018-2024

Founder and Artistic Co-director

- Responsibilities include; training, choreography & company development.


DANCING WITH THE STARS – Middle East, Choreographer 2015 & 2016


SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE – Middle East, Choreographer 2014


MANCOPY DANCE COMPANY

Artistic director, Choreographer & dancer 2005-2014

- Regional company with full-time dancers.


CHOREOGRAPHIC CENTER 

ARCHAUZ

Founder and Artistic Director 2007-2010

- Regional center for dance and choreography, Aarhus, Denmark.


DANCE ENSEMBLE URBAN ELVES

Artistic director, Choreographer & dancer 1998-2005


DANISH NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS

Contemporary Technique and Repertoire teacher 1999-2006 

TEACHING & WORKSHOPS

SELECTED CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS

TEACHING & WORKSHOPS

Co-directing and developing:

Project Bedrock, a training and performance program for young professionals started in 2022.


Youth dance companies under the umbrella of Mancopy dance company and Archauz in Odense and Aarhus, 2015-2010


Professional Companies:

The Company Berlin, Beijing Dance/LDTX, Skanes Danseteater (Sweden), Danish Dance Theater, T.H.E. Dance Company (Singapore), Ballet Manila, Ballet Contemporaneo de Camaquey (Cuba), Enigma Dance Collective (China), Guangdong Modern Dance Company (China), Frontier Danceland (Singapore), Caracalla Dance Company (Lebanon), Daloy and Air Dance (Philippines). LDTX, China


Open training professional dancers:

Dansens Hus (Denmark), Proda (Norway), Danscentrum Vast & Syd (Sweden), Henny Jurgens Foundation (Holland), ARCPasadena (USA), The Dance Center (Canada). Menagerie De Verre, Micadanses, Le Centre des Arts Vivants, Studio Harmonic, Paris.


Universities and professional training programs for dancers: 

Ballet Preljocaj Junior, Ballet de l'Opéra Grand Avignon and Ballet de Marseilles with PSND,  ACTS, Paris, Choreia, Paris, California State University, Pomona Arts College, Danish National School of performing Arts, Guangxi Arts institute & Nanchang University (China) Lasalle College (Singapore), CobosMika SEADs (Spain), ACTS, Paris.


Festivals:

Beijing Dance Camp and Festival, Guangdong Modern Dance Festival (China), Zawirowania Festival & Bytom Dance festival  (Poland), Nairobi Solo&Duets Dance Festival, Corp et Gestes (Cameroun), Visa for Dance (Tanzania), Contact Dance Festival (Singapore), Bipod (Lebanon). 

SELECTED CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS

SELECTED CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS

EARLY CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS <2014

2022, Beirut Contemporary Ballet: co-creator and performer of full evening performance Bodies of Water. Choreographies for Project Bedrock

Miramé in collaboration with Ballet Contemporaneo de Camaquey


2021, Beirut Contemporary Ballet: Full evening performance Trespass


2019, Beirut Contemporary Ballet; “fendi casa anniversary Beirut”, “in the woods” “portraits” (co-produced with Violet Dance Macau), Opening and Closing ceremony WYF Egypt


2018, Beirut Contemporary Ballet;   Dance movie “Ghazal”, Duet performance “Skirmish – vers2”, “Counterpoint and other duets” (co-produced with Colorful dance festival, China), “Spectacular Spectator” (Co-production with Enigma Dance Collective, China)


2017; Beirut Contemporary Ballet;   Rand Music video “Vivre”. Jens Bjerregaard/Aurora Borealis; “Wanderlust”   (Created in on dancers from Ballet Contemporaneo de Camaquey, Cuba), “Encounters”   (Created on dance students at Guangxi Arts Institute, China) “Bath” (Site   specific performance with Enigma Dance Collective, China).


2016; Jens Bjerregaard/Aurora Borealis;   The Dancing Human”, “Whispers” ((Created on dance students at Nanchang University China, China). DANCING WITH THE STARS – MIDDLE EAST; Group dance “Tabki el Touyour” for pro-dancers.


2015; Dance movie “And so do I” (Produced and directed by Jana Younes) Jens Bjerregaard/Aurora Borealis; “Skirmish – vers1” and Juxta” (co-produced with MU Terminal, Hungary), “School of Fish”   (Created on dance students at Guangxi Arts Institute, China), “By Friction”   (Created in on dancers from Ballet Contemporaneo de Camaquey, Cuba). DANCING WITH THE STARS – MIDDLE EAST; Group dance “Elastic Heart” for pro-dancers.


2014; “In the light” (for MuTerminal, Hungary), SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE - MIDDLE EAST; 13 duet choreographies and 2 group dances

EARLY CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS <2014

EARLY CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS <2014

EARLY CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS <2014

“Absolutes”, “Every last Breath”, “Megaphonic Combat” (Site-Specific commission for Danish-Arab Urban Arts Festival in Beirut), “Touch” (co-production with Good Dance Center and Beijing Modern Dance Festival), “Adam Without” (Co-production with MuTerminal, Hungary), “NOW” (Created in Denmark & restaged with dancers from China, co-production Guangdong Modern Dance Festival), “Cake & Consequences” (co-production with Visa2Dance festival,   Tanzania), “Falling and Love” (co-production with MuTerminal, Hungary), “Simple Moves”, “INKZ”, “Rite”, “Iconic/Ironic”, “Raum”, “Stringens”,   “Territories” (Danish Dance Theatre), “Parallel” (Danish Dance Theatre), “Vanishing Points” (Danish Dance Theatre), “Feeding the Dragon” (Takween, Beirut), “No Apollon” (Reutlingen, Germany), “Frimærkeballet” (Theatre production for children, Bådteatret,   Copenhagen), “Motion/Notion”, “Shaved, Plucked & Moisturized”, “Mimic”, “Beautiful Breakdown”, “Silent Tales”, “Urban Elves danser Urban Elves”, “Spiri- og andre teknikaliteter”, “Linear Tales”, “Tomrum”, “Voice Works”, “Tweed”, “Verklaerte Nacht”, “Faldt fra himlen”.

AWARD & PRIZES

EARLY CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS <2014

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Included in KRAKS BLÅ BOG (Danish version of Who is Who), 2010

 

The Theatre journalist initiative award for Aarhus international Choreography Competition, 2008 


The Albert Gaubiers grant for innovative work with Mancopy and the creation of Archauz, 2008

 

First Danish Choreographer to be selected by the DanceWebEurope network, 2005

 

The Danish TEATER ET award for an original contribution to dance in Denmark, 2000

 

Second price at the choreography competition Jeune Choreographe en Normandie in France, 2000

 

First prizes at choreography   competitions Jeune Choregraphe en Normandie and EURODANS 1999.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

EARLY CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS <2014

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1989-1992 Diploma in contemporary dance and choreography at the Laban Centre in London.


1990-2000 Continuous studies/training with independent ballet teacher Roger Tully. 

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