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Toby Kassell

(b.1975 in London, United Kingdom)
Based in Gothenburg, Sweden since 2006

Education

1987-1994

Royal Ballet School, London, England

Curatorial work

2024

Rabbit/Duck, Interdisciplinary Art Festival, Scen 46, Gothenburg

2023

Rabbit/Duck, Interdisciplinary Art Festival, Scen 46, Gothenburg

Choreography

2024

Crunch Crisis, Rabbit/Duck Festival, Gothenburg

Oxögon; Improvisation, No Deadline duo, Levande Musik, Upperud

Filming of Silence and Stillness, collaboration between No Deadline and Kepler Trio feat. Linda Oláh, Atalante, Gothenburg 

2023

Silence and Stillness, collaboration between No Deadline and Kepler Trio feat. Linda Oláh, Atalante, Gothenburg 

Faraway Nearby, collaboration with Louisa Palmi, 3:e Våningen, Gothenburg

Duet with Louisa Palmi Danielsson, Bubblan, GIBCA Extended, Scen 46, Gothenburg

2022

The Sad and Spiritual Journey of a Piano, collaboration with Inga Kuznekova, perofrmed in Götaplatsen, Gothenburg, Sweden and Art Printing House, Vilnius, Lithuania as a part of the international exchange programme Dance + 

2019

Transition, a No Deadline production, Stora Teatern, Gothenburg

I/You/We/The Future, choreography by No Deadline, commission by Swedish Ballet School at the Gothenburg Opera

2017

Transition, a No Deadline production, Atalante, GIBCA Extended: GöteborgsOperan, Nordiska Akvarellmuseet, 3:e Våningen, Konstkollektivet i Mölndal.

What happens in the basement where they keep the lights, choreography in the basement of the Gothenburg Opera

What is it? (Owl and Bear), commission by Framtidsveckan, performed at the Gothenburg Opera’s small stage

2016

Sketches, theatre play by Toby Kassell, 3:e Våningen

2015

The Two-Headed Man performance written and choreographed by Toby Kassell at the Gothenburg Opera

Barren, collaboration with Johan Jutterström at 3:e Våningen

2014

(A) Space Revisited, one week durational work made in collaboration with Johan Jutterström, Linda Oláh, Andreas Hiroui Larsson, Ingeborg Zackariassen, Joe Giddings and Shaun Ryder Gurkparken, Söderhamn

Solo for Multiple Self, text and chor. Toby Kassell, performed at 3:e Våningen

2013

Silent Duet with Ingeborg Zackariassen in Göteborgs Konsthall

2011

Washed Up, site specific performance, GIBCA Extended, Älvsnabben

2009

Outside, choreography for NuDans at the Gothenburg Opera’s small stage

2008

I’ve been meaning to tell you something, dance theatre performance at 24 Kvadrat, Gothenburg

2007

Object of… choreography by Toby Kassell at the Gothenburg Opera

Hangups, installation/performance in the foyer at the Gothenburg Opera

 

Dancer career

2024

Dancer in Crunch Crisis, Rabbit/Duck festival, No Deadline, Scen 46

2023

Dancer in Duet with Louisa Palmi Danielsson at 3:e Våningen

2022

Dancer in Klubben by Felix Skalberg at 3:e Våningen

2006-2020

Dancer in GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, dir. Kevin Irving, Johannes Öhman, Adolphe Binder, Katrín Hall.
Featured in original works by among others Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Marina Mascarell, Ina Christel Johannessen, Johan Inger, Örjan Andersson, Jo Strømgren et.al.

2001-2006

Soloist dancer at Staatstheater Saarbrücken, Germany, dir. Marguerite Donlon

1999-2001

Komische Oper Berlin, Germany

1997-1999

Dancer at Deutsche Oper Berlin, Germany

1996-1997

Dancer in Aalto Theater Essen, Germany

1995-1996

Dancer in Ballet de Santiago de Chile

1994-1995

Dancer in Zürich Ballet, SwitzerlandActing

2018 

Stoic by Sidi Larbi Cherkaui at the Gothenburg Opera

2016 

Mongrel by Marina Mascarell at the Gothenburg Opera

2014

Noetic by Sidi Larbi Cherkaui at the Gothenburg Opera

Wasteland by Ina Christel Johannessen at the Gothenburg Opera

2005

Act without words and Words and Music by Samuel Beckett, Beckett Festival Luxembourg. 

Artistic Research collaborations

2019

Artistic Researcher Magda Mayas’ PhD thesis Accretion/Orchestrating Timbre

2018

Artistic Researcher Johan Jutterström’s PhD thesis Ng Revisited 


Film

2021

Dancer in The Fall by Donovan von Martens, with Paperwing feat. Loney Dear

2019

Dancer in Anima by Paul Thomas Anderson, with Thom Yorke

2005

Dancer in Taboo or not by Marcus Behrends, with Marguerite Donlon


Teaching and Mentoring

2024: Mentor/coach for the choreographers Anna-Greta Himmer and Ina Dokmo during their Dansakademin LABB 2024 at Regionteater Väst in Borås, Sweden. 

2022- ongoing:

Teacher of improvisation at Balettakademien, Gothenburg

Guest teacher at Staatstheater Saarbrücken, The International Ballet School, Stockholm, The Royal Swedish Ballet School.

Playwriting

Crunch Crisis, Sketches, The Two-Headed Man, Multiple Self, Mongrel 

 

Publications

Two articles published by Ballet/Tanz Magazine in 2005 and 2007


Awards and Grants

2013

Mary von Sydows stiftelse

2005

“Most Outstanding male dancer” in Dance Europe magazine

Villeroy & Boch award in Saarbrücken, Germany “for outstanding contribution to dance performance”

Board assignments

2023-current

Board member, föreningen No Deadline

2023-current

Board member, föreningen Scen 46


Funding

2024

Göteborgs Stad (Rabbit/Duck Interdisciplinary Art Festival)

Göteborgs Stad (Silence and Stillness)

2023

Göteborgs Stad (GIBCA Extended, Rabbit/Duck Interdisciplinary Art Festival)

2022

Göteborgs Stad (Silence and Stillness)

2019

Göteborgs Stad (Transition, Stora Teatern)

2017

Göteborgs Stad (Transition, GIBCA Extended)