movement artist
choreographer
educator

Christine Nypan works as a creative and performing dance artist and educator. Chriz has collaborated with choreographers and companies such as Leela Petronio, Raphale Delauney, Membros, Elle Sofe Sara, Frikar/Hallgrim Hansegård, Sudesh Adhana, Jens Trinidad, Deep Down Dopeizme, Pantarei Dance Theater, Text Lab, Viktor Frojd, and Mia Habib. She has developed her own performances and collaborative projects that have been showcased at venues including Dansens Hus Oslo, Bærum Culture House, CODA Festival, Soul Sessions Encounters, Dansens Hus Stockholm, Urbfestival Helsinki, and has toured with den kulturelle skolesekken in Viken, Rogaland, Finnmark, and Vestlandet. She has also created works for several dance education programs, such as Kompani Munch, KHiO, Edvard Munch, and Trippel Dans, etc. Chriz is the founder of MUD session Oslo and works as an educator in the street dance program at Edvard Munch High School and Oslo National Academy of the Arts. 

EDUCATION

  • Master’s in Choreography, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, 2021 - 2023

  • Research,New York, 2015, 2019, 2024

  • Practical Pedagogical Education, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, 2015

  • Bachelor in French Language, University of Oslo, 2017

  • L`examen d´Aptitude Technique (EAT), L’Opéra de Paris, 2007

  • Académie Internationale de la Danse (AID), Paris, 2005 - 2007

  • Pluridisciplinary Hip-Hop Dance Education Tony Maskot, Paris 2005 - 2006

  • Off-Jazz, École Supérieure de Danse, Nice, France, 2004 - 2005

PERFORMANCES

2024

  • Loop, choreography by Christine Nypan, co-produced by Bærum kulturhus, supported by Kulturådet, FFUK, and Spenn

  • Mothers and Daughters by Eszter Salamon

  • Jam by Anne Golberg Stavn with Dansenett Norge

2023

  • The Way Out Is The Way In, choreography by Christine Nypan

2022

  • JAM, Oslo, Anne Golberg Stavn

  • She’s a Maniac, choreography by Christine Nypan

  • UTE in collaboration with Bærum kulturhus, Bærum Municipality, choreography and concept by Jens Trinidad and Christine Nypan

2019 - 2021

  • ALL - a Physical Poem of Protest, choreography by Mia Habib, Ali Kaffelager Oslo

  • Labyrint, tour DKS Vestlandet, choreography and concept by Jens Trinidad and Christine Nypan

  • Children's Disco, tour in Viken, concept by Pantarei Dance Theater, choreography by Christine Nypan

  • Hip-Hop Workshop, tour DKS in Viken, choreography by Jens Trinidad and Christine Nypan

  • Sapere Aude, pre-project, concept and choreography by Sudesh Adhana, Jens Trinidad, Christine Nypan, 2018

  • NOD, Urbfestival Helsinki, concept and choreography by Viktor Frojd, Marika Peura, and Christine Nypan

  • Random Pockets of Commotion, Urban Moves Festival, Dansens Hus Oslo, choreography by Emanuelle le Phan, CA

  • Sacrée, Gjøvik Festival, Oslo Philharmonic, choreography by Sudesh Adhana

  • Spleen (Double Bill), RED Eina, choreography and concept by Sudesh Adhana

PREVIOUS WORK 2008-2017

  • Revelation, Tishou Kane, 2011 - 2015

  • Flores, Tais Vieira, 2010 Brazil

  • Hot Dogs, Raphaelle Delauney, 2009 Paris

  • Les gens de, 2008, Paris

CHOREOGRAHPY COMMISIONS

  • Kompani Munch, 2020, 2019

  • Trippeldans, 2018

  • Oslo National Academy of the Arts, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014

EDUCATOR

  •  Edvard Munch High School, 2017-...

  • Oslo National Academy of the Arts, 2011-...

  • Soulsession Community, Subsdans, Jump, Expg NYC

  • Studio Harmonic, Paris


GRANTS & BOARD MEMBER

  • 2023 - 2024: NODA + PRODA (alternate)

  • 2023: Diversity Scholarship for Newly Graduated Artists (Master's in Choreography KHIO)

  • 2022 - 2024: Danseinformasjonen Honorary Award Committee

  • 2022: Project founding -Loop

  • 2021 - 2025: The State Artist Grant

  • 2021: Pre-project -Loop 

  • 2020: The State Artist Grant during Covid-19

  • 2019: Pre-project-Sapere Aude

  • 2017 - 2018: NODA (substitute)