React Public Performances – Sweden
a company that mixes dance, movement, theatre and circus in playful performances in public spaces
React Public Performances is a performance company, based in Sweden, that aims to reach people directly by performing in public spaces, therefore opening art to new audiences. Dance, movement, theatre and circus can be seen as the main artistic tools used to create playful, creative and interactive performances.
React is also an intercultural company with members originally from Sweden, Finland, France and Portugal.
Since 2011 React has created for public spaces such as libraries, squares, subways, elevators, and cultural centers, and has performed in several festivals and events, mostly in Sweden but also in France, Finland, Germany, Denmark, The Netherlands, Austria, Spain and Portugal. Some highlights are Passage Festival 2017, 2018 and 2021 (Dk/Se), Festival ET 20 L’ÉTÉ 2014 and 2016 (Fr), Spoffin Festival 2018 (Nl), Festival La Strada Bremen 2019 (De), Flow Festival 2015 (Fi), Aurillac 2016 (Fr), Festival Mimos 2016 (Fr), Halmstad International Street Theater Festival 2015 and 2021 (Se), Dansens hus (Se) and Kulturhuset Stadsteatern Stockholm (Se).
React is part of Scensverige and supported by Region Stockholm. Its creations have been supported by Kulturrådet, Kulturbryggan, PostkodLotteriets Kulturstiftelse, Skåne Region, and others.
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The main mission of React is to raise questions about the rules shaping behavior in public spaces. The aim is to create situations that give an opportunity for people to question both the limits of these public spaces and how they follow the spoken and unspoken rules.
We want our work to be an entry point into performing arts for new audiences as well as an original experience for expert ones.