my performing arts collective ︎︎︎        W W W. B R A V O T O G A . C O M        



    WORKS I HAVE DIRECTED & PERFORMED

    NEW NORDIC POLING SYDHAVN TEATER
    THE WINTERWAR  - a skiballet on rollerskis BRAVO TOGA

    VINDLABORATORIET TEATER TRE
    ANONYMA ANDLIGA ATEISTER BRAVO TOGA
    SOMETHING ELSE MATTERS DASPA/GIESSEN
    DON´T FEAR CHANGE BRAVO TOGA
    THE DOGGY-STYLE PROJECT BRAVO TOGA
    ...and more


    IN OTHER PEOPLE’S WORKS

    SIGNA DET ÅBNE HJERTE  - Reumert award
    RIMINI PROTOKOLL THE WALKS
    DEN STORE STILHED MONOLIT FILM
    TV2 SERIE DARK HORSE
    GIRLING TOGETHER POTATO POTATO
    ...and more



CONTACT

︎ lenabondeson (a) gmail.com
︎ bravotoga (a) gmail.com

+ 45 42 95 42 34 // + 46 76 400 19 57

︎   lenabondeson // bravotoga



LENA BRUUN BONDESON DIRECTOR & PERFORMING ARTIST



NEW NORDIC POLING

LENA BONDESON & SYDHAVN TEATER

New Nordic Poling (NNP) is a movement of seven activist pole dancers who are “Poling 4 Change.”

The performance unfolds at NNP’s annual recruitment meeting, where their self-initiated documentary, RADICAL EMBRACE, has its world premiere. The audience follows the movement as they create banners, challenge Extinction Rebellion on May 1st in Sydhavnen, and set off on a journey to Svalbard to “pole at the melting pole” with their new portable pole.

In an immersive setup—blending live action with film screening—the audience follows NNP’s highs and lows as they strive to “practice what they preach” and define their identity as a movement. NNP investigates climate change, capitalism, and colonization, alongside the everyday challenges that come with being an art-activist collective.
New Nordic Poling is about hopelessness, resilience, and the (im)possible pursuit of collective meaning.


︎︎︎New Nordic Poling – begavet aktivisme-satire


2024
SYDHAVN TEATER, ANNEX SCENEN
    18th of december at 20:00
    19th of december at 20:00
    20th of december at 20:00
    Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
    Language: English



CREATED & PERFORMED BY:
Louisa Yaa Aisin (interdisciplinary artist & consultant)
Lena Bruun Bondeson (director & performer)
Eng Kai Er (choreographer & powerpoint maker)
Malik Grosos (performer & multimediedesigner)
Anna Kuusamo (performer)
Lara Vejrup Ostan (choreographer)
Angelica Stathopoulos (philosopher & dictionairy writer).

DIRECTING, CONCEPT & VIDEODIRECTING: Lena Bruun Bondeson
VIDEO EDITING & POSTER: Malik Grosos
PRODUCER & PR: Lena Bruun Bondeson assisted by Lara Ostan Vejrup
ADMINISTRATED BY: KOMMA Performance Productions
RESIDENCIES AT: Sydhavn Teater (DK), Spitsbergen Artist Center Svalbard (NO)
SUPPORTED BY: Danish Arts Foundation, The Finnish Cultural Foundation & The Swedish Arts Grants Committee






︎ MALIK GROSOS, ANNA KUUSAMO, LENA BONDESON