Arts Club meets Helena Franzén

Meet choreographer Helena Franzén in this artist talk about her new creation ‘Once a Whisper’ premiering in Skånes Dansteater’s double-bill ‘FRANZÉN / NUUTINEN’ in October 2022. 

Arts Club is a series of artist talks delving into artistic practice and creative methodology and process. On this occasion we meet choreographer Helena Franzén currently creating ‘Once a Whisper’ for six dancers.
During this talk she shares her artistic methods and insights into the work with the new creation. Please note: this event will be in spoken Swedish.

Helena Franzén has worked as a dancer and choreographer during the past 25 years, creating more than 70 works, touring Scandinavia, USA, South Africa and the Baltics.
In her work Helena Franzén is dedicated to a highly detailed movement vocabulary full of intricate flows, abundant variations, dynamic range, and poetic presence. Recurring themes in her artistry is physical functions, anatomic structures, and musical events.

Helena Franzén has been commissioned by Skånes Dansteater, Norrdans, Göteborgsoperans Danskompani, Danish Dance Theatre, Mobita Dansco in Tammerfors, Finland, and The EDge Company in London.

2007 she was awarded a ten-year artistic scholarship from The Swedish Arts Grants Committee. 2011 she received Stockholm's Arts Scholarship and The Swedish Theatre Critics' Dance Award. 2014 she was awarded The Gannevik Scholarship from The Swedish Arts Grants Committee.