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Hooman Sharifi (NO)
Hooman Sharifi / Impure Company (NOR/IRAN)
Born and raised in Iran, now a Norwegian Citizen. Came to Norway all on his own in 1989 at the age of 15. His experience in dance started with hip-hop and street-jazz. Later, at the age of 21, he had technical training in classical ballet and modern dance. In 1997 he was accepted to the 3-year course in choreography at the National College of Ballet and Dance in Oslo, from which he graduated in Spring 2000. He has always had interest in the “cross-work” of dance and theatre, and after graduating he has worked with dramatic as well as visual art. In 2000 he established Impure Company. The statement “art equals politics” where social awareness and commitment defines the word politics, marks the outset for Impure Company and signifies what art is and should be.
In 1998 he has worked with Liat Dror & Nir Ben Gal Company in Tel Aviv. In 1999 he was Assisting Choreographer in "Blekkhusets natt", directed by Kjetil Skøien, at Black Box Theatre, Oslo.
Among the projects her participated in or organized are "Art as arena for solving of conflicts", an educational project organised by The College of Art in Oslo with participants from visual art, theatre and dance from Kosovo, Serbia and Norway (1999/2000) and in 2000/2201 he worked with Zero Visibility Corp. in Oslo.
His piece As if your death was your longest sneeze ever premiered in 2002 and was produced with Impure Company in co-production with BIT-Teatergarasjen Bergen, Monty Antwerp and springdance/works, Utrecht. His Duo with Kristine N. Slettevold Then such silence since the cries were last heard was created in 2001 (Video Anne Lise Stenseth) in co-production with BIT-Teatergarasjen Bergen and Monty Antwerp. His solo Suddenly, anyway, why all this? While I.... (2002) was commissioned by BIT-Teatergarasjen for Oktoberdans 2000.
Photo: © Hooman Sharifi