Jo Strømgren, born 1970 in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

, was educated in

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and had some years as a dancer before an injury made him pursue a multi-disciplinary creative career. As the artistic director of Jo Strømgren Kompani, a theatre company specializing in nonsensical languages, he has surprised audiences and critics worldwide with his peculiar style. The company has performed its mix of gibberish, live music, film, and puppet theatre in over 60 countries so far and has achieved numerous prizes. He is also frequently commissioned with companies like

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, Danish Dance Theatre, Carte Blanche Dance Company, Cloud Gate Ensemble, Bern Ballet, Bielefeld Tanztheater, and many others. As a theatre director, he specializes in the plays of

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential pla ...

and as playwright he has had about 10 plays produced at different state theatres in Norway. In 2003, Strømgren he directed his first feature film "Destination Moscow", which was played in cinemas in Norway and on several festivals abroad.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stromgren, Jo 1970 births Living people Norwegian male ballet dancers