JONAS ØREN
BIOGRAPHY
Jonas Øren (b. 1988) is a dance artist, choreographer and writer, working with dance
within several contexts and in collaboration with various fields and projects,
both as performer and creator: Operaes and operettas, tv and film, commercial
stage productions and music videoes. Øren has toured nationally and internationally
with his own productions. In 2024, He did a commissioned work for The National Museum, and in 2022, he choreographed the operetta The Czardas Princess for The Norwegian
Opera.
In his work, Øren investigates how the self, subjectivity and identity are linked to communication, production and strategic performance through dance and choreography. By looking at self-performativity, both on and off the stage, he reflects over the present and the ways in which we communicate in today’s society
Øren has a bachelor's degree in classical ballet (2009-2012) and a master's degree in dance (2017-2019) from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts.
Øren also works as a communications consultant specializing in dissemination and contextualization at Dansens Hus in Oslo. He has also worked as writer and critic for the Norwegian Shakespeare Journal, the editor for the publication SKEIV BEVEGELSE (Queer Movement) by (Norwegian Dance Information) Danseinformasjonen, and for the lifestyle magazine PS: Magasin.
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In his work, Øren investigates how the self, subjectivity and identity are linked to communication, production and strategic performance through dance and choreography. By looking at self-performativity, both on and off the stage, he reflects over the present and the ways in which we communicate in today’s society
Øren has a bachelor's degree in classical ballet (2009-2012) and a master's degree in dance (2017-2019) from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts.
Øren also works as a communications consultant specializing in dissemination and contextualization at Dansens Hus in Oslo. He has also worked as writer and critic for the Norwegian Shakespeare Journal, the editor for the publication SKEIV BEVEGELSE (Queer Movement) by (Norwegian Dance Information) Danseinformasjonen, and for the lifestyle magazine PS: Magasin.
Jonas Pedersen Øren 2019 — Oslo