KATERINA ANDREOU / CARTE BLANCHE - NACIONAL DANCE COMPANY OF NORWAY

HOW ROMANTIC is a deeply ironic commentary on how we experience struggles of life as a spectacle – both in their grand gestures and smallest details. We witness an intense marathon, echoing the dance marathons during the Great Depression in the US. There are no winners or losers – only 14 seasoned dancers, in couples, alone, or as a herd of horses, negotiating their way through movement and sound in a relentless choreography. How romantic  creates space for reflection – on power and relations, intimacy, forced entertaining and maybe the role of love as the ultimate finishing line for any race, even when it feels unattainable.

Katerina Andreou was born in Athens and is based in France. She is known for works such as A Kind of Fierce (2016), which won the ImPulsTanz Festival Prize, BSTRD (2018), Rave to Lament (2021), and Bless This Mess (2024). She develops unique physical practices for each project and creates soundscapes that form the core of her performances. Katerina is affiliated with the National Choreographic Center in Caen (2022–2024) and the EXERCE Master’s program at CCN de Montpellier.

Carte Blanche is the Norwegian National Dance Company, based in Bergen under the artistic direction of Annabelle Bonnéry. The ensemble consists of 14 Norwegian and international dancers, and is recognized for its artistic innovation, diversity, and strong national and international presence.

Concept & Choreography Katerina Andreou / Artistic assistant Costas Kekis / Sound Design Cristián Sotomayor & Katerina Androu / Light design Yannick Fouassier / Costume design Indrani Balgobin / Dancers Adrian Bartczak, Anton Skaaning Thomsen, Aslak Aune Nygård, Brecht Bovijn, Dawid Lorenc, Gaspard Schmitt, Ihsaan de Banya, Iris Auguste, Iris Engeness, Mai Lisa Guinoo, Nadege Kubwayo, Noam Eidelman Shatil, Ola Korniejenko, Olha Mykolayivna Stetsyuk / Daceners  Original Cast Adrian Bartczak, Aslak Aune Nygård, Brecht Bovijn, Dawid Lorenc, Gaspard Schmitt, Ihsaan de Banya, Irene Vesterhus Theisen, Iris Auguste, Mai Lisa Guinoo, Nadege Kubwayo, Noam Eidelman Shatil, Ola Korniejenko, Ole Martin Meland, Olha Mykolayivna Stetsyuk / PR-Photo Stian Servoss / Process Photos Øystein Haara / Video David Alræk
Production Carte Blanche – Norwegian National Dance Company
Carte Blanche AS is owned and funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Culture, Vestland County Council and the City of Bergen.