about

_{We are Sara Ribbenstedt from Sweden, Lena Bondeson from Denmark, and Anna Kuusamo from Finland, and together we form BRAVO TOGA
- a trans-Nordic performing arts collective.}

_{We create contemporary performances on the borders of dance and theatre. We’re a kind of “working hard not smart” independent scene experts, experienced in moving from idea to production, and in jumping into the conceptually unknown. We enjoy finding the structured in the chaotic, the crooked in the straight, and the political in the abstract.}

_{We work practice-based, through collective processes, devising, and improvisation – often with a theoretical foundation, movement-based or newly written. Always with the concept, the body, and a kind of humorous darkness at the core.}

_{Since 2016, we have produced, performed, and toured with performances at venues, institutions, and festivals in Sweden, Denmark, and Finland – and sometimes work in settings that don’t really lend themselves to definition.}

_{We have collaborated with and performed at:

Konträr, Turteatern, Potato Potato, Inkonst, Institutet, and Teater Tribunalen in Sweden;

Sydhavn Teater, Åbne Scene, Warehouse9, and Dansekapellet in Denmark;
Viirus Teatteri and Teater Universum in Finland.

We have also participated in numerous artist residencies, including – in addition to those mentioned above

– Estrad Norr, HAUT, Bergmangårdarna, DOCH, and Ponderosa in Germany.

We have received support from:

Nordic Culture Contact,

Nordic Culture Fund,

Swedish Arts Council (Kulturrådet),
Swedish Arts Grants Committee (Konstnärsnämnden),
Region Stockholm,

City of Stockholm,

City of Gothenburg,
Längmanska Cultural Foundation (Stiftelsen Längmanska kulturfonden),
Finnish Cultural Foundation (Suomen Kulttuurirahasto),
The Cultural Foundation for Denmark and Finland,

and KONE foundation

We produce all our performances through our
production cooperative

Interim Kultur in Sweden and with KOMMA Performance Productions in Denmark.

BRAVO TOGA was established during Lena and Sara’s BA in (Physical) Acting from Stockholm University of the Arts 2012-2015 where Anna did an exchange from the MA program in Acting from Tampere University (NÄTY) in Finland (2009-2014). Lena also did a MFA in Performing Arts (Directing) from The Danish National School of Performing Arts (2019-2022) with an exchange to the Choreography & Performance program at Justus Liebig Universtität in Giessen, Germany (2022).}