La MaMa presents: Norway Now 2026
by PAHN – Performing Arts Hub Norway in collaboration with The Royal Norwegian Consulate General New York
For the 14th time, PAHN – Performing Arts Hub Norway, with support from The Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York, is proud to present Norway Now 2026 in collaboration with La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club.
For almost one and a half decades, Norway Now has been a vital platform for North American presenters to discover a diverse array of independent Norwegian artists creating innovative works in dance, theater, puppetry, multidisciplinary and performance art. The program has achieved remarkable success, fostering connections by bringing North American presenters to Norway to experience work firsthand and facilitating tours of Norwegian companies across North America.
This year, we present 12 companies and artists during our pitch session for tour-ready projects, chosen by the international jury: Iris Nemani and Ron Berry. We are thrilled to share this year’s program and introduce the highlights from the Norwegian performing arts scene, in collaboration with La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club.
WHEN: January 12th, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST
WHERE: The Club at La MaMa, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, 74A East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003
LOGOER INN HER
11:00–12:30 Pitch session
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Yaniv Cohen is a dancer, choreographer, and professor of contemporary dance at Oslo National Academy of the Arts, where he has taught since 2014. He holds an MA in Choreography from the Art Academy in Oslo. Cohen explores the fundamental human desire to communicate and the interplay between personal responsibility and societal norms. His recent choreographic work revolves around ADHD, hypersensitivity, and performativity, including the solo I Work with the Potential that I Might Be a DOG and A(ttention) Deficit Delight. He also works as a photographer and cinematographer, with exhibitions and films shown in festivals and galleries.
I work with the potential that I might be a DOG
Based on his personal experience of being diagnosed with ADHD, Yaniv Cohen merges an addiction to training and his love for dance into an intimate, intense and informative performance.
The work addresses themes such as self-image, shame and cultural constructs of psychiatric disorders. On stage, Yaniv performs an intentional practice of impossible multitasking where muscular exercises and bodily sensitivity are woven together with a constant flow of text. Yaniv plays with neurotypical rhythms, exploring the emotional spaces that open up through exhaustion of the body and mind.Genre Dance
Entourage 4
Duration 65 minsDirector/Choreographer Yaniv Cohen
Producer Madeleine Fairminer
Set Design Carl Nilssen-Love
Light Design Martin Myrvold
Music Arvid Ingvarsson
Costume Design Eyrun MüllerProduced by Y to C – Yaniv Cohen
Co-produced by Dansens Hus, DansiT, Kloden teater and Rosendal teater
Funded by Arts Council Norway, FFUK, The Fritt Ord Foundation
Contact
Yaniv Cohen | yanncohen@gmail.com
Madeleine Fairminer | producer@y-to-c.com
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I work with the potential that I might be a DOG. Photo: Antero Hein
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Yaniv Cohen is a dancer, choreographer, and professor of contemporary dance at Oslo National Academy of the Arts, where he has taught since 2014. He holds an MA in Choreography from the Art Academy in Oslo. Cohen explores the fundamental human desire to communicate and the interplay between personal responsibility and societal norms. His recent choreographic work revolves around ADHD, hypersensitivity, and performativity, including the solo I Work with the Potential that I Might Be a DOG and A(ttention) Deficit Delight. He also works as a photographer and cinematographer, with exhibitions and films shown in festivals and galleries.
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Based on his personal experience of being diagnosed with ADHD, Yaniv Cohen merges an addiction to training and his love for dance into an intimate, intense and informative performance.
The work addresses themes such as self-image, shame and cultural constructs of psychiatric disorders. On stage, Yaniv performs an intentional practice of impossible multitasking where muscular exercises and bodily sensitivity are woven together with a constant flow of text. Yaniv plays with neurotypical rhythms, exploring the emotional spaces that open up through exhaustion of the body and mind. -
Item description
Genre Dance
Entourage 4
Duration 65 mins
Director/Choreographer Yaniv Cohen
Producer Madeleine Fairminer
Set Design Carl Nilssen-Love
Light Design Martin Myrvold
Music Arvid Ingvarsson
Costume Design Eyrun Müller
Produced by Y to C – Yaniv Cohen
Co-produced by Dansens Hus, DansiT, Kloden teater and Rosendal teater
Funded by Arts Council Norway, FFUK, The Fritt Ord Foundation
Contact
Yaniv Cohen | yanncohen@gmail.comMadeleine Fairminer | producer@y-to-c.com
Object and Desire. Photo: Tale Hendnes
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Ingun Bjørnsgaard Prosjekt is one of Norway's leading dance companies, whose work continues to influence the Nordic dance scene.
Ingun Bjørnsgaard's strong visual approach and unique combination of formal precision and everyday pathos has been awarded several prestigious awards over three decades.
She has also done several commissions for renowned companies such as the Norwegian National Ballet, Carte Blanche, Ballet de Lorraine, Tanztheater Bremen, Komische Oper Berlin, and GöteborgsOperan.
The company has toured extensively since 1992, to a number of countries in Europe as well as South America, Asia and the US. See complete tour list: http://ingunbp.no/#tour
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A poetic and ambiguous exploration of everyday catastrophes
Together with dancers Catharina Vehre Gresslien, Ludvig Daae, and Edith Strand Askeland, choreographer Ingun Bjørnsgaard investigates human fallibility, relational misunderstandings, and the desire to do what is right. Inspired by a Norwegian etiquette manual from the 1960s, the work offers a playful approach to social behavior and shame, subtly and elegantly exploring how we try to navigate the many social codes that shape our daily lives.
Visually, the piece is characterized by sculptural movement, shifting tempos, and ever-transforming tableaux. Composer Jan Martin Smørdal’s music interacts with the choreography in a precise yet fragile world. The result is a quietly layered performance experience, rich in humor, control, and chaos – where imperfection becomes a quality in its own right.
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Genre Contemporary Dance
Entourage 7
Duration 60 mins Director/Choreographer Ingun Bjørnsgaard
Performers Catharina Vehre Gresslien, Ludvig Daae, Edith Strand Askeland
Set Design Thomas Björk
Light Design Hans Skogen
Music Jan Martin Smørdal
Costume Design Solveig Holthe Bygdnes
Co-produced by Dansens Hus Oslo, DansiT Trondheim
Funded by Arts Council Norway
CONTACT
thomas@ingunbp.no