The book opens a rare window into Nordic culture seen through the prism of dance. While it grants the reader new insights into the critical role of dance in the formation and imagining of a region, it also raises questions about the interplay between dance practices and politics.
Karen Vedel is an Assistant Professor in Theatre and Performance Studies in the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen. Her research interests include regionalism and the production of locality in relation to dance and performance.
Petri Hoppu is an Adjunct Professor in Dance Studies and a University Lecturer of Music Studies at the University of Tampere. His areas of expertise include theory and methodology in dance anthropology.
Karen Vedel, Petri Hoppu, Inger Damsholt, Mats Nilsson, Lena Hammergren, Egil Bakka, Inka Juslin, Anne Margrete Fiskvik