Program: TECTONIC by Mirko Guido

About the performance

TECTONIC is a choreographic work on the visible and invisible forces that shape and reshape our landscapes.

Set in a kinetic scenography of metal plates, with original music that blends field recordings and electronic textures, and refractive lights that alter perception, the work situates the dancer’s body as part of a larger ecology of forces in motion.

In tune with the deep vibrations and pulsation of the earth, the body morphs through states of compression, release, friction and gliding.

In an alternation of transient and enduring patterns that blur the boundaries between human, nature and technology, TECTONIC invites us to perceive and move with the deep rhythms of the world.”

Concept, Choreography

and Performance

Scenography and

Costume Design

Costume Assistant

Metal Plates Kinetic

Choreography

Lighting design

Composer

Rehearsal Director

Curatorial and

Artistic Advisor

Dramaturgical Sparring

Excutive Producer and

Company Manager

Credits

Mirko Guido

Olga Regitze Dyrløv Høegh

Laura Viltoft Overgaard

Mirko Guido with Olga Regitze Dyrløv Høegh

Thomas Zamolo

Fredrik Arsæus Nauckhoff

Arika Yamada

Linus Gratte

Karen Lambæk

Csongor Szabo

PR and Communications Fabienne Pauly-Tanski

Co-production Dansehallerne (Copenhagen, Denmark), Bora Bora (Aarhus, Denmark)

Residency partners

Åbne Scene/Godsbanen (Aarhus, Denmark), Milvus Artistic Research Center (Knislinge, Sweden), Dello Scompiglio (Lucca, Italy)

Supported by Statens Kunstfond, Aarhus Kommune, Augustinus Fonden, William Demant Fonden, Beckett-Fonden, Aage og

Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond, Wilhelm Hansen Fonden

Motion design equipment

supported by Wahlberg Motion Design

Production Mirko Guido – Shifting Thoughts

Photo Katrine Johansen

The Artistic Team

Mirko Guido Choreographer

and dancer

Working across theatres, museums, and public spaces, Mirko Guido situates dance within a physical and conceptual inquiry on the body and its dialogue with space and materiality, becoming a site where multiple processes converge and shape one another. Rooted in an interdisciplinary approach, his projects unfold

as ongoing negotiations of boundaries, where the co-agency of materials and the seen and unseen forces circulating between them create shifting temporal and architectural structures. Through this embodied-material interplay, audiences encounter a space where body, matter, movement, and environment operate as mutually shaping forces.

As dancer, he worked in several dance companies, including the Cullberg Ballet, and with a great variety of choreographers, whom have provided him with a wide range of embodied perspectives on dance; from Mats Ek, Crystal Pite, Johan Inger to Deborah Hay, Benoît Lachambre, Cristina Caprioli and Tilman O’Donnel, passing by Paul Lighgoot & Sol Leon, Itzik Galili, Alexander Ekman, Rafael Bonachela, Jo Strømgren, Stephan Thoss, Marguerite Donlon, among many others.

Mirko holds a master’s degree in New Performative Practices from DOCH / Stockholm University of the Arts. He’s currently based in Aarhus, Denmark, and is an associated artist at Bora Bora – Dance and Visual Theater.

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See an interview with Mirko about the performance here

Olga Regitze Dyrløv Høegh Scenographer

& costume designer

Olga Regitze Dyrløv Høegh’s artistic practice is based on a spatial and conceptual investigation of the relationship between body, space, and material things. She works across scales and formats—from galleries and stages to public spaces—creating scenography and costumes that shape sensory and relational experiences. Her practice centers on the agency of things and systems of meaning. Through scenography, she explores how materials, objects, and spaces can act as active co-creators in performative situations.

Olga is an internationally active scenographer whose work spans opera, theatre, dance, and sound-based performance. She holds a Master’s degree in Scenography from the Norwegian Theatre Academy and has presented her work at significant international exhibitions, including the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space and the Lviv Scenography Quadrennial.

Fredrik Arsæus Nauckhoff Composer

Fredrik Arsæus Nauckhoff is a swedish composer, sound and video designer working across contemporary dance, theatre and art installations. Educated in electroacoustic music at Elektronmusikstudion (EMS) in Stockholm. His practice combines electroacoustic composition, live sound and audiovisual elements to create immersive sonic environments aiming to deepen narrative and spatial experience on stage.

Active across northern European stages such as Dramaten (SE), Den Nationale Scene (NO), and Aarhus Teater (DK) as well as independent theatres (Galeasen, suddenART, Cornerstone etc), his work is characterized by textural depth, emotional precision and a strong integration of sound with visual and performative forms.

Arsæus Nauckhoff has worked with Mirko Guido since 2022, a collaboration that started with *All That Remains* – presented at venues including the PuSh Festival in Vancouver, Copenhagen Stage and Bora Bora in Denmark, and Dello Scompiglio in Italy – where his compositions interact with movement and installation.

Next up with music for TECTONIC at Dansehallerne (DK) and music/video design for the theatre piece *Han den andre* at Gothenburg City Theatre (SE).

Thomas Zamolo Lightdesigner

Thomas Zamolo is a french eclectic artist working at the crossroads of photography, dance, and lighting design. With a background as a dancer and rehearsal director, his practice has evolved around the dramaturgical possibilities of light.

Since 2010, Thomas has created lighting designs for choreographers including Frédéric Gies, Cristina Caprioli, and Tilman O’Donnell, with works presented at venues and festivals such as Tanz im August, ImpulsTanz, Venice Biennale, and Tanz Quartier Wien.

Beyond performance, Thomas extends his practice into film and photography, where movement, bodies, and space converge into a singular visual language.

He currently resides in Stockholm.

Linus Gratte Curatorial

and

Artistic Advisor

Linus Gratte is a dramaturg, researcher and curator of performance, time-based art and public programs at the Centre Pompidou, Paris. He studied at Panthéon-Sorbonne, the École du Louvre and Stockholm University of the Arts and has previously worked as a curator and cultural producer at the Grand Palais and at the Swedish Institute.

In his work, Linus Gratte elaborates propositions at the intersection of dance, performance, visual arts and discourse, and develops a program of contemporary approaches to activating archives. This work is notably conducted within the Centre Pompidou’s Laboratoire d’histoire permanente through research workshops and public events, and aims to unearth new narratives, uncovering blind spots, with a particular focus on diversifying and problematizing the dominant discourses of institutions, exploring performative methodologies that allow for sensitive, non-invasive archaeology, intensifying the links between the past and the present, and between history and politics. This has been realized through curated performances, installations, seminars and screenings in theatres, galleries and public or unconventional spaces.

Linus has published articles and held lectures and workshops in art and education institutions internationally, provided dramaturgical accompaniment, supervised students and participated in expert committees and panels.

Arika Yamada Rehearsal Director

In 2009 Arika received her BFA from The Juilliard School under the directorship of Lawrence Rhodes. Upon graduation she joined Gallim Dance in NY and originated roles in multiple works with Andrea Miller such as ‘Wonderland’ receiving recognition from The New York Times.

As a member of GöteborgsOperan Danskompani between 2013-2024 Arika originated roles in works choreographers such as Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (NOETIC), Damien Jalet (SKID), Alan Lucien Oyen, Marina Mascarell, Marcos Morau, Michael Keegan Dolan, Tom Weinberger, and Imre and Marne Van Opstal and repertoires of Ohad Naharin, Sharon Eyal, and Crystal Pite. Arika has performed over 100 shows of NOETIC by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and SKID by Damien Jalet throughout prestigious theaters internationally.

While pursuing her Master’s degree in Dance Education, Arika has continued her international performance career in films (ARTE w Emilie Leriche) and performing as a guest artist. This year she has worked with Cullberg (Sweden) and Ballet du Genève (Switzerland), and will join Opera Ballet Vlaanderen (Belgium) in May 2025.

Alongside her work as a performer Arika has been commissioned as a creator by GöteborgsOperan and Chalmers University, and movement directing music videos and commercial projects for companies including Volvo.In 2020, Arika founded The AHA Room, where she works as an artistic advisor, mentor, and performance coach, supporting high performers, artists, and creatives across disciplines.

Artist talk

Artist Talk - January 29th

How to attune one’s body to the forces of the earth.

We invite you to stay for an artist talk after the performance with choreographer and dancer Mirko Guido in dialogue with Linus Gratte, a Paris-based curator working in the intersection of dance, performance, visual art, and critical discourse.

In this talk, choreographer Mirko Guido in discussion with curator Linus Gratte invites the audience to discover the experimental process that led up to the creation of TECTONIC and how to attune one’s body to the forces of the earth.

Field excursions, including a geological exploration in Iceland, original sound recordings and stories from the work will be shared in the heart of the stage space.

The talk will be in English and take place in Hallen.

Duration: Approx. 30 minutes

Practical info

Dates and times

27.1.2026, 20:00

29.1.2026, 20:00

30.1.2026, 20:00

31.1.2026, 17:00

Duration and stage

approx 1 hour in Hallen

Accessibility

The venue is wheelchair accessible, with an elevator providing access to the stages. All restrooms are genderneutral, and an accessible toilet for wheelchair users is available.

Dansehallerne’s address

Franciska Clausens Plads 27, 1799

Copenhagen V.

About Dansehallerne

Dansehallerne is a national center for dance and choreography. Our focus lies in presenting and co-producing Danish and international productions for all ages. We are a gathering point for passionate dance audiences and professionals. From our center, we communicate professional knowledge of the art of dance, and we drive discussions about all aspects of the art of dance, at an intermediate level and in-depth.

Being a national center, as well as a gathering point for the local and international communities, we continuously work to ensure the best possible settings for artistic production and for the audience’s encounter with the art of dance. Every year, people from all around the country can experience the best that dance has to offer. And for several hundred artists, Dansehallerne is the year-round base and interface for professional activities within the field of dance.

Performance Program