Nordic Dance Spaces

Dance has been connected to the practices and ideologies that have shaped notions of a Nordic region for more than a century and it is ingrained into the culture and society of the region. This book investigates different dance phenomena that have either engaged with or dismantled notions of Nordicness. Looking to the motion of dancers and dance forms between different locations, organizations and networks of individuals, this book opens a rare window into Nordic culture seen through the prism of dance.

Karen Vedel is an Assistant Professor in Theatre and Performance Studies in the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen. Her research interests include regionalism and the production of locality in relation to dance and performance. Petri Hoppu is an Adjunct Professor in Dance Studies and a University Lecturer of Music Studies at the University of Tampere. His areas of expertise include theory and methodology in dance anthropology.