Helene Kvint

Performance artist, Actress, costume & stage set design (*27 /12 1972) Born in Roskilde. Essential dates

1993–95 student at School of Stage Art by the Theatre Cantabile 2 (DK).
1996 trainee worker and latter engagement with Comedia Futura, Eisfabrik Hannover (D).
1997–98 student at School on Wheels by Derevo dance & performance from Russia (D).
1998 Member of Antagon Theater by Minako Seki (D).
1998 stay in Tokyo. Workshop with the Butoh dancer Kazo Ohno.
2000 reside in Prague. Member of Grotest Maru (D). Tour and film production in USA.
2000–04 regular guest member in theatre group Stage Code (CZ).
2001–04 founder of Antena Theatre with Petr Kruselnicky based in Prague Czech Rep.(CZ).
2003 founding the theatre group The Secondhand Women (CZ).
2004 The Secondhand Women are official representing for Czech Rep. at a culture festival in New York in occasion of the admission of the twelve new EU-countries.
2004 returns to Copenhagen (DK).
2005 The Secondhand Women gets the special prise at Fiesta del Teatro San Martin in Caracas (Venezuela).
2006 Found CoreAct – forum for multi artiscis cooperation (DK).
2007 Member of the Danish Stage Director Association. Research and filmning trip to China for the production of The Chinese Ghost at PLEX – Copenhagen Music Theatre.

Selected performances

Solo performances:

Blændet af Ord (2006–07) – about my dyslexia

Music dramatic lecture made and performed with the composer Kasper Jarnum. co-production and Premiere at PLEX-music theatre. performed at the Danish children theatre festival 2007, tour on different boarding schools and conferences.

Forårets Sprængethed (2003) – about death

poetry performance made and performed in cooperation with the composer Kaspar Jarnum. Performed at Den Anden Opera, Copenhagen (DK).

Night Train (1999–2001) – about being young and lonely

creator of own solo performance, performed at Derevo Lab. (Dresden Germany ) Junge Hunde in Kanonhallen (Copenhagen), Arena festival( Erlangen Germany), the Theatre Alfred (Prague) etc.

Grün (1999) – about the colour green

Solo performance in cooperation with Christian Dekker in the series pieces of colours Berlin.

Amanda (1998–2001) – about a nerd

Creator of own comedy performed under Roulette at Derevo Lab. (Dresden Germany), was part of an entertaining program on Danish national TV, film in U.S.A etc.

CoreAct (Copenhagen):

// The Chinese Ghost// (2008) – about the consequences of Chinas one child policy

Director and idée of// The Chinese Ghost// a music dramatic song fairytale, composer  Li Ying Wu Taiwan, Libretto writer Gritt Uldall – Jessen, Stage set and costumes Federica Forni Italy, singer/performers Marte Schau and Anika K. Barkan. Percussion Ranran Ni china, and Ying-Hsueh Chen Taiwan, Harp Zhu-Yan Liu China. A PLEX music theatre production, with participation of CoreAct.

Frontier Alert(2006–08) – about equality in EU

A performance lecture made in cooperation with performer Anika K. Barkan and visual artist Astrid Lomholt. Performed at Airplay (Copenhagen), Århus festuge, The women’s museum (Århus). Fall 07 tour supported by the Danish equality ministry, during the EU year for equal possibilities for all 2007. the tour is on different educations among others the art academy, centre for human rights and Copenhagen university.

The theatre group Secondhand Women (Prague):

UZMUZ (2005–07) – about our experience with men
Premiere at 4+4 days in motion (Prague) Alfred Ve Dvore (Prague) International festival theatre

(Plzen Czech), 50. bezrucova (Opava Czech), Divadlo 29 (Padubice Czech) now touring in CZ.
MEZZO (2003–2005) –about our self as female performers

A performance about women created and performed in cooperation with Stefania Tors, Daniela Vora’cokova, Halka Tresna’kova’ and Petra More Lustigova’. Comprehensive touring: Alfred Ve Dvore (Prague), International festival theatre (Plzen, Czech), Mimoria’l festival (Kolin Czech), Zena v Umeni’ (Opava Czech) and Zilina Festival (Slovakia). EUphoria The Volume (New York) etc. Junge Hunde DK 2005 at Entrescenen (Århus) and Fiesta san Martin (Caracas Venezuela).

The theatre group Antena (Prague):

Easy Evening (2003–2004)

creator, dramaturge and conferencie of open stage concept at theatre Alfred Ve Dvore (Prague).

ASH (2002–2003) – the gray colour of a relationship

Writer, director, stage design and performer. performed in: theater Divadlo 29 (Pardubice Czech), No Dimension (Prague) and Alfred Ve Dvore (Prague).

GARDEN (2001–2004) –about the process from life to death

Performer and creator. Tour in Europe, and perform at: Meet factory (Prague), No Dimension (Prague), 4+4 days in motion (Prague), Ostrovy neklidu (Pardubice, Czech), International festival theatre (Plzen, Czech), Mimoria’l festival (Kolin Czech), Theatre European Regions (Hradec Kra’love’ Czech), Welttheater der Strasse (Schwerte Germany), Mimefestival (Aarschot Belgium) and Urban Lab Bauhaus (Dessau Germany).

Night under Antena (2001)

weekly performance and improvisations at the theatre Suplik (Prague).

Skin, cat night & Cat (2001–2004)

shorter performances at: Alfred Ve Dvore (Prague), Next Wave festival in the streets of Prague, No Dimension (Prague), Kino Aero festival ( Prague) and Manic d’art 2 (Quebec Canada) etc.

The theatre group Grotest Maru (based in Berlin, comprehensive touring in Europe and USA):

//Anna Domini // (2008)

Teaching and co- directing with the grotest Maru the opening show of the Puf festival in Pula Croatia.

Institut für uberlebnesstradigien (2004)

Mobil performance about bureaucratize and line up culture.

Mura (2002–2005) – about pilgrims travels

Site-specific performance at Sloss Bröllin in Germany.

Fallans bamboo (2000–2003)

Poetic performance on stilts.

Nordic Miles (2002–2003) – about the storm

Night performance on stilts.

Parada Narrnia (2000–2003) – nonverbal family parade

street theater show.

The theatre group Stage Code (Prague):

Angel Files (2002–2004) –about two agents how have meet an angel and perform experiments with the audience
theater Alfred Ve Dvore (Prague), Divadlo 29 (Pardubice Czech), Unidram (Potsdam Germany).
Herzslegr (2000) – contemporary pictures in a swim Hal

Site-specific performance, performed at Mimoria’l festival (Kolin Czech).

Others:

Attending ‚The Bridge Project‘ by Richard Foreman (Oct. 20007)
Teaching at the Royal Art Academy, (2007)
Konsulent for 400ASA from CH. Under Zentropa interaction (DK)
frame!freeze!frame!(2006) – Gest player at Daniel Aschwanden under Liveart2you in Århus(DK)
// Plejaderne// (2005) – 7 female characters from C.H. Andersen’s fairytales

By Hanne friss Trap performed at the women’s museum under the Århus festuge (Århus DK).

57 beds (2004) – 4–12 hours living installation
by Signa Sørensen performed in Kanonhallen, (Copenhagen DK).
The hart of the PQ (2003) – tower of vision, about war

by Rectro Verso from Canada performed at Prague Quadrennial.

Equinox andHuman Form (1998) – about east vest Europe

Choreographed by Minako Seki at Antagon Theater (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), comprehensive tour in Europe.

Odysseus (1997) by the Balteatret Svendborg, performed in few lock camber (Norway).
Parzival and DaHeim Bei Alba (1996) – based on the play // Barnada Albas Hus//
Director Rolf Heim at Comedia Futura, Eisfabrik (Hannover Germany).
Kluft (1995) with the Butoh Company Tatoeba, performed at Tanztage in Hellerau Festspielhaus (Dresden Germany).

Supported By: Have received grants and support from: Musik Dramatisk Pulje, Statens Kunst fond, Nordic culture point, The Theatre Alfred ve Dvore and The Czech Theatre Institute. Blankbåndsmidlerne, Mogens Hildesteds teaterlegat and other private Foundations. The Danish Ministry of Equality, the Danish Ministry of Education, PLEX musikteater, Copenhagen Commune, The City of Prague, The Czech Ministry of Culture, Open Fond Society, The Danish Embassy in New York, Divadlo29, Derevo Laboratorium.