Current Role:
Artistic co-director, No Deadline (2023– )
Curating & Producing
Rabbit/Duck Interdisciplinary Art Festival
Scen 46 (annual, since 2023)
Creative Currents
performance series, Scen 46, Gothenburg (since 2025)
Regional curatorial collaboration — Finnekumla Dans & Konstscen
No Deadline International Workshop Series — with Danscentrum Väst
Selected Artistic Works
Crunch Crisis
Making Traces
Silence and Stillness
THIS DUST OF WORDS
Transition
The Missing Parts of a Whole
Works presented at GöteborgsOperan, Göteborgs Dramatiska Teater, Atalante, 3:e Våningen, Nordiska Akvarellmuseet, Valand Art Academy, Scen 46 and international contexts.
Writing & Publication
2026
Writing the Movement
(Self-published through Substack)
Articles, reviews, interviews and artist portraits for Nordic and international publications.
2024– ongoing
Published by:
tanz.dance; Tanz International; Springback Magazine; Norsk Shakespearetidsskrift; Danstidningen; aplavz.net; PARSE Journal; Tidskriften Horisont; Scenkonstguiden; Arbetaren, Danseinformasjonen, Göteborgs-Posten.
Topics include contemporary dance, interdisciplinary art, (culture) politics, art as political strategy.
Teaching & Public Roles
Critical thinking and writing for dancers — Balettakademien / Folkuniversitetet
Moderator, panelist, and speaker
Malmö Dance Week, Atalante, 3:e Våningen, Dansakademien/Regionteater Väst, Company Blu (Florence), ErosAntEros (Ravenna).
Upcoming: Dansekonferansen 2027.
Education
MFA, Contemporary Performative Arts,
HSM/ University of Gothenburg (2024)
Professional Dancer Programme,
Royal Swedish Ballet School, Stockholm
Additional studies in dramaturgy, political strategies in performance, writing, philosophy, and photography (SKH Stockholm; Valand Art Academy; University of Gothenburg; Högskolan Dalarna).
Dancer & Performer
GöteborgsOperans Danskompani (2007–2022); ; Skånes Dansteater (2006-2007);
Norwegian National Ballet (2000–2006).
Freelance work includes collaborations with artists Toby Kassell, Zheng Bo & DACE, Linda Oláh, Johan Jutterström, Arvid Kraft, Melina Bigale among others.
Scholarships and Stipends
Sparebank1 Vest
Statens Kunstnerstipend
Elisabeth Palmers stiftelse
Ulf Gadds stipendiestiftelse
Neubergh och Gurmunds stipendiestiftelse
Bunker (Slovenia) Critic’s Stipend
Västra Götalandsregionens Kulturstipendium
Konstnärsnämnden (international exchange)
Västra Götalandsregionen, international travel stipend.
Funding & Institutional Support
The duo Kassell/Zackariassen, later No Deadline, has received public funding from the City of Gothenburg since 2017.
As of 2026, No Deadline is supported through Verksamhetsstöd from the City of Gothenburg, marking a shift toward sustained public support and long-term development.
Rabbit/Duck Interdisciplinary Art Festival is supported by the City of Gothenburg and the Swedish Arts Council, as well as Konstnärsnämnden and Riksteatern Väst.
The performance series Creative Currents has support from Västra Götalandsregionen and the City of Gothenburg.