NORDIC PULSE 2026 - Pitch session!

Join us for Nordic Pulse on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, from 3:15 PM to 5:15 PM at Hotel Bonaventure, Salon Bonaventure (Lobby Level). This unique event showcases leading artists and companies from the Nordic region as they pitch their creative work.

Nordic Pulse – Performing Arts from the Northern Latitudes is a joint initiative developed by the partner countries of the Nordics Combined network. The network comprises PAHN – Performing Arts Hub Norway, Circus & Dance Info Finland, the Swedish Arts Council, the Swedish Arts Grants Committee, the Danish Arts Foundation, and Performing Arts Centre Iceland.

Nordic Pulse provides a unique opportunity for presenters attending CINARS to discover a diverse range of Nordic artists working across contemporary dance, dance theatre, circus, opera, music theatre, documentary theatre, immersive and participatory experiences, interdisciplinary performance, sound-based works, installation formats, and cutting-edge technology-driven stage productions, showcasing the breadth and innovation of today’s Nordic performing arts landscape.

18 artists and their producers from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark will each give a five-minute pitch introducing work that is either under development or ready to tour.

Participating Artists

·       Uppercut Dance Theatre (Denmark) – Dance Theatre

·       Teater Leikhus (Norway) – Performance, Sound Experience, Immersive

·       Sort/Hvid (Denmark) – Opera

·       The Vessel (Sweden) – Contemporary Circus

·       winter guests (Norway) – Theatre/Dance

·       Arctic Ensemble (Finland) – Contemporary Circus

·       Rósa Ómarsdóttir (Iceland) – Interdisciplinary Dance Performance

·       71Bodies (Norway) – Dance

·       Tero Saarinen Company (Finland) – Dance, Multidisciplinary

·       Sudesh Adhana (Norway) – Dance/Theatre

·       Teaterforeningen OperaNord (Denmark) – Contemporary Opera

·       Lisen Ellard (Sweden) – Participatory Performance, Immersive Dance/Theatre

·       Ingrid Berger Myhre (Norway) – Dance

·       Svalbard Company (Sweden) – Circus & Immersive Performance Installation

·       Andrea Spreafico (Norway) – Music Theatre

·       Wauhaus (Finland) – Contemporary Dance

·       CGFC (Iceland) – Documentary Theatre

·       Mikael Fock Productions (Denmark) – 3D Live Theatre in a Groundbreaking AI-Driven Format

Guests will enjoy complimentary coffee, tea, water, and canapés throughout the event. Following the presentations, a shuttle service will be provided from Hotel Bonaventure to the official CINARS opening performance shortly after the pitch session.

We look forward to showcasing some of the most exciting voices and vibrant highlights from across the Nordic performing arts scene!

Link to registration TBA.