John R. Johnsen

Born in Copenhagen in 1945.

Exhibitions and projects

1966 Galleri 13, Copenhagen

1969 “Maurice Bejart”, Les Halles, Paris

1970 “Romeo and Juliette”, Stockholm Opera

1971 “Messe pour les Temps Presents”, West Berlin Opera

1972 “Triumph of Death”, Royal Theater, and at I’Institut Français, Copenhagen

1978 “Romeo and Juliette”, Royal Theater, Copenhagen

1980 “Body Movement Dance”, Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen; “New York City Ballet”, Tivoli, Copenhagen

1981 “Corps Mouvement Danse”, La Maison du Danemark, Paris, and at Hotel de Ville de Rennes, France; “The Firebird”, Royal Theater, Copenhagen

1982 “Corps Mouvement Danse”, Museum of Fine Art Andre Malraux, Le Havre, France; “Pictures in Movement – A Danish Touch of Dancing”, part of “Scandinavia Today”, Kennedy Center, Washington DC and at Walker Art Museum, Minneapolis and
Kennedy Library, Los Angeles; “Ballet Bogen”, photo book published by Gyldendal, Copenhagen

1983 “Corps Mouvement Danse”, First international Festival of Dance Films, Sables d’Olonne, France; “Alvin Ailey”, Tivoli, Copenhagen; “Ballet I Tivoli”, photo book published by Borgen, Copenhagen; “New York City Ballet”, Magasin du Nord, Copenhagen; “A la Recherche du Mouvement – Chorégraphes et Danseurs au Travail”, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris

1984 “The Tracing of Movement”, Utrecht Spring Festival and Amsterdam; realization of the project “Dans I Norden”, with scholarship from The Nordic Council

1985 Scholarship from Danmarks Nationalbanks Jubilaeumsfond to study Butoh in Japan for two months

1986 “Coming Soon” (Butoh), Blomsten, Copenhagen; “The Tracing of Movement”, West Berlin Opera

1987 “Faces of Butoh”, Krasnapolsky, Copenhagen

1988 “Skandinavisk Ballet”, photo book published by Bonniers, Copenhagen

1989 One month in Cuba for Cuba ballet

1990 Member of the International Jury of EuroCreation, Paris

1991 “Butoh – Dansens Ansigter”, Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen

1992 Exhibition and performance: “Krop l Erobret Rum”, Gammel Dok, Copenhagen – the exhibition was selected by the Danish Ministry of Culture to participate in a program of cultural exchange between the European countries and shown at Foundation of the Danish Academy in Venezia, Italy

1993 “Corps dans un Espace Conquis”, Centre Borschette, Bruxelles; “Body in Conquered Space”, Baltic Center of Culture, Gdansk and Stettin, Poland

1994 “Body in Conquered Space”, Krakow, Poland; “Body in Conquered Space”, book with photos from the exhibition, text by A. Flindt Christensen and H.S. Møller, published by Per Kofod Forlag

1995 “Body in Conquered Space”, Madrid and Barcelone, Spain; group show: “Dansk Design Aktuelt”, Sophienholm Museum

1996 “Body in Conquered Space” representing Denmark at Mois de la Photo, Paris

1997 “Jazz Veterans” photo book w/ text by Chip Deffaa published in New York

1998 “Body in Conquered Space” has been shown in Riga, Vilnius, Kleipeda, and Tallin as a cultural exchange package with Danish design and architecture; “Swinging Silver” in Gallery Tactus

1999 “Body in Conquered Space”, Reykjavik

2000 “Body in Conquered Space”, Galway Arts Centre; “Jazz Giants Past & Present” Øksnehallen Copenhagen; “Body in Conquered Space”, Nordic House Faroe Islands

2001 “Pasado y Presente de Sonny Rollins” during the International Jazz Festival in Ezcaray, Spain; “Jazz Giants Past & Present”, Tallin Jazzfestival; representing Denmark in Rigas culture month; “Dans – Dans – Dans”, på Munkeruphus, Denmark; “Body in Conquered Space”, Collyer – Bristow gallery, London

2002 “Jazz Giants Past & Present”, Birstonas, Kaunas, Klaipeda, and Vilnius

2003 Butoh Faces of Dance, Copenhagen Butoh Festival; “Body in Conquered Space”, Poznan, Poland