Mette Edvardsen

Mette Edvardsen (1970) has been living and working in Belgium over the last ten years. She started to work as a dancer for Les Ballets C. de la B. in 1996. She has collaborated on several projects by the company, with Hans Van den Broeck (1996-2000) and with Christine de Smedt (2000-2005). In 2005 Les Ballets C. de la B. presented a first version of her piece Opening in a shared evening program. She has performed in pieces by Thomas Hauert/ Zoo (B), Bock/ Vincenzi (UK), Mårten Spångberg (S), Lynda Gaudreau (CAN), and others. She created and produced two pieces in collaboration with Lilia Mestre (P/B), and the project Sauna in Exile in collaboration with Heine R. Avdal, Liv Hanne Haugen og Lawrence Malstaf in 2002/2004. She choreographed and danced a version of Thomas Lehmen's Schreibstuck together with Christine de Smedt and Mårten Spångberg in 2004. Her own work includes Private collection (2002), Stills (video, 2002), Time will show (detail) (2004), Opening (2005/2006), The way / you move (2006), and the group piece or else nobody will know (2007).