ULF is a dance company led by Ulf Nilseng, that emerged from the former TOYBOYS. With «Performance on Falling» (2015) and «Be-longing» (2016), at Dansens Hus Oslo, ULF started off a work to broaden the concept of queer, bringing forth a personal, imaginative and physical dance that investigates power, language, prejudice and the experience of being an outsider. The work underlines certain experiences connected to such things as the concept of falling, as in «Performance on Falling», and to be a part of, or not be a part of, a community, a language, a common space. «Be-longing» shows the complications in this very word. To be and to belong is turned around and looked at, also in the view of the audience, which will enter into an intimate relation to the dance on stage.
In the years 2018 – 2020 the company will present the trilogy «Goes Religious», funded by Arts Council Norway.
AVAILABLE PRODUCTIONS 2018 – 2019
Ulf goes Religious part 2 (2019)
Production period fall 2018, premiere spring 2019.
Ulf goes Religious part 1 (2018). Choreographer and dancer Ulf Nilseng and his crew explores religion and sexual identity in this trilogy. On stage is the male dancers Stian Danielsen and Sudesh Adhana and musician and composer Sjur Miljeteig, together with Ulf Nilseng. The production had its world premier at Bærum Kulturhus in Oslo the 26th of January 2018. Duration 60 mins.
Forestilling om Fall – Performance on Falling (2015) is a production with one male dancer and one female actor. On stage is Ulf Nilseng and Ulla Broch. Involves musician and composer Sjur Miljeteig. The production had its world premier at Dansens Hus in Oslo in February 2015 and has performed in Mexico and Cuba.
Duration 60 mins.
Be-longing (2016) is a production with one male dancer and one male actor, music by Sjur Miljeteig, which is performed live by the composer, and video work by artist Kai Rennes. Be-longing had its world première at Dansens Hus in November 2016 and will go on tour in Sweden, Mexico and Cuba in January 2017.
Duration 55 mins.