He is also known for leading a trio of dancers who danced alongside Alexander Rybak onstage at The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 which his country won.

Described by National Geographic as “wildly inventive” Hallgrim Hansegård has by the age of 30 established his own company and expressive style which has performed in 27 countries.

The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporations dance critic describes Hansegård as a “New-thinking choreographer with a strong will to do his own thing and blessedly uninhibited as far as exceeding boundaries is concerned.

It’s very exciting to see folk dance in dialogue with contemporary dance.” Hallgrim Hansegård was born in 1980 in the mountains of Valdres into a family of miners and shepherds.

In 2008 Hansegård was censored by the Roman Catholic Church in Naples for his non conventional interpretation of Peer Gynt, NRK: Bukkerittet.

[2] In 2008, his dancing was digitalized for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures.

Innovative, playful and experimental.” Dance critic Silje Birgitte Folkedal, Bergens Tidende Hansegård has been the recipient of several awards: