Danish Dance Theatre
Based at the Royal Danish Opera House in Copenhagen, Danish Dance Theatre is Denmark’s national contemporary dance company and one of the most prominent in Europe. Founded in 1981, it has built a strong reputation over the decades for a repertoire that is both demanding and accessible, shaped by influential artistic directors such as Randi Patterson, Tim Rushton, and Pontus Lidberg.
Since April 2023, the company has been led by Spanish choreographer Marina Mascarell, whose experience with Nederlands Dans Theater and major international stages informs her poetic and socially engaged vision of contemporary dance. Under her direction, the company embraces experimentation and a diversity of choreographic voices.
Made up of twelve permanent dancers, Danish Dance Theatre cultivates a pluralistic aesthetic—where movement exploration is intertwined with reflections on social issues. Mascarell fosters a spirit of ongoing inquiry and artistic independence, while also opening the repertoire to contrasting choreographic languages from artists such as Adam Linder, Alessandro Sciarroni, Renan Martin, and Fernando Melo.
Rooted in both local and international contexts, the company offers a wide range of performance formats—from large-scale productions at the Royal Theatre to more intimate creations designed to engage diverse audiences. Danish Dance Theatre is also committed to participatory and educational projects, as well as to sustainable creation practices, actively integrating Theatre Green Book standards into its production and scenographic work.
Press talks about it
« The qualities of the movements are always very fine in the excellent and organic body language. »
Vibeke Wern, Danstidningen
« The company’s dancers are very different in body shape, age and expression, but they appear as a close-knit group. They are all extremely competent and expressive, and it shines out that they have been involved in the creative process… It will be exciting to see future designs from DDT, their dancers and not least Marina Mascarell. »
Pia Stilling, Kulturtid.dk
Drip Tekhne
DRIP TEKHNE explores how the natural and the technological combine through the evolution of the body.
Bloody Moon
BLOODY MOON is inspired by Georges Bataille’s work “Eroticism” and becomes a celebration of the three forms of eroticism: those of the body, the heart and the sacred.
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