Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

---

"SKAUT" is a dance performance by FRIKAR playing with our associations with covering or uncovering the body. 5 strong female dancers choreographed by Hallgrim Hansegård performs strong images inspired by shepherd calling, traditional Norwegian dance and both historic and contemporary experiences of how it is to be a woman in Norway. The word "skaut" means headscarf.
More info at frikar.com

Idea and choreography: Hallgrim Hansegård
Music by Erlend Apneseth trio
Costume design: Inger Stinnerbom
Dramaturg: Celestine Hennermann
Co-creating dancers: Sara Enger Larsen, Anita Vika Langødegård, Sigyn Åsa Sætereng, Ornilia Percia Ubisse, Nora Svenning. Maren Hjertø touring in 2021.
Light design: Gard Gitlestad
Sound design: Herman Kvelprud
Costume assistant: Marita Solhjell
Co-produced with Beaivvas Sami National Theatre and Bærum kulturhus.
Supported by Stiftelsen Fritt ord, Innlandet fylket, Talent Norge, Sparebankstiftelsen DNB. Research supported by Arts council Norway.

#skaut #hijabarts #headscarfs #contemporarydance #folkedans #folkdancing
Film by Antero Hein