h2dance

 h2dance (formed in 1999) presents the joint choreography and direction of Artistic Directors Hanna Gillgren (Sweden) and Heidi Rustgaard (Norway). Their work addresses political and gender issues with humour and irony to create dynamic and thought-provoking performance work. h2dance borrows its aesthetic from popular culture and combines movement with text, song and video, which directly communicates with an audience.

Together they have created a body of touring work which includes the acclaimed "To Die For" (2007) which is currently touring, "På Gränsen" (2005) a new work for the Opera in Karlstad, Sweden, “Silent Movie” (2004) “Faked” (2003),“Butterfly Belly” (2002) and “Ostrich" (2000).

h2dance recently delivered a commission for the BIGdance Festival with performances at the Victoria&Albert Museum and the Natural History Museum in London. In 2004 they collaborated with Donald Hutera on “Choreographus Interruptus”, commissioned by Guardians of Doubt. In 2003 they collaborated with film maker Rachel Davies on “Gold”, an Arts Council Capture film which won the prestigious IMZ Dance on Screen Award 2005. In 2003, Hanna and Heidi created a site-specific piece for the Six White Chairs strand of the Wapping Project. Their work for other companies include "Untitled" for Cie Gaara, Nairobi, "Storstark Cowboys" for Norrdans, Sweden and “Zygote” for Ludus Dance Company, UK.

h2dance was the summer of 2007 resident artist at Taipei Artist Village in Taiwan. In 2004 the company was selected as British representatives on the Junge Hunde network with performances in Leeds, Antwerp, Copenhagen, Meiningen and Paris. h2dance were Associate Artists at The Place in 2001/2002.