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Offbeat by ESC ungdomskompani for samtidsdans (NO) with Ian Yves Ancheta (SE/PH)  

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When we tell someone to ‘feel the music’, what are we actually asking them to do? Offbeat explores this question as the performers dance in the space between surrendering to music and resisting it.   

The dancers move in and out of rhythm, embracing moments of awkwardness, clumsiness, and off-beat timing. From this playful tension, something contagious begins to take shape – a groove that emerges between discomfort and pleasure.  

Alongside the ESC dancers, a live percussionist and sound-producing scenography draw the audience into a vibrant choreography where the pulse is impossible to ignore, and the urge to nod or stomp along is irresistible.  

ESC ungdomskompani for samtidsdans is a youth company for contemporary dance, run by Bergen Dansesenter. It offers a programme for young people aged 14–19 in Vestland county who show talent and interest in contemporary dance. ESC aims to provide a springboard for aspiring dancers and create professional opportunities for freelance choreographers. BIT has collaborated with ESC on various projects for several years. 

Saturday 11 October 2025

18:00 – 19:00 Doors open
19:00 – 20:00 Offbeat

Sunday 12 October 2025

12:00 – 13:00 Workshop before Offbeat
13:00 – 14:00 Dørene åpner
14:00 – 15:00 Offbeat

Credits

Choreographer: Ian Yves Ancheta 

Dancers / Performers: Emilie Kongsvik Rømo(Sunnfjord), Helene Andrea Haukereid(Høyanger), John-Arve Karlson Holene(Luster), Oda-Eline Andersen (Bergen), Isabelle Haugen Stringer (Bjørnafjorden) and Håp Lofnes (Bergen).

Music / Composition: Arne Skorpe Sjøen 

Costumes: Ayana Ishihara
Scenography: Ayana Ishihara 

Producer / Production: Bergen Dansesenter Co-production: BIT Teatergarasjen and Carte Blanche

Supported by: City of Bergen, Vestland County Council 

Offbeat is presented in collaboration with Bergen Dansesenter.

Bio

Ian Yves Ancheta is a contemporary performer and choreographer based in Oslo. His first encounter with dance was through (the dance style) New School Hip Hop, sparking a deep interest in musicality and fragmented movement qualities.    
   
Ancheta creates from a place of nerd-like curiosity and playfulness, using props and scenography to craft movement experiences that keep audiences leaning forward in anticipation. The unpredictable interaction between performer, performance, and audience is central to his work — always testing the limits of patience and risk as integral parts of live art.

Ian Yves Ancheta © Salih Kilic

In 2019, Ancheta completed a bachelor’s degree in dance at ArtEZ University of the Arts, with a minor in choreography. His works have toured across Europe, including Dansens Hus, Bærum Kulturhus, Korzo Den Haag, Bellevue Theater Amsterdam, GCD Kluize Oosterzele, and Theater Rotterdam. He has also created commissioned works for companies like Panta Rei Danseteater (NO), Conny Janssen Danst (NL), Dance Well (IT), and NoXsense (SE). As a dancer and collaborator, Ancheta has appeared in works by Eivind Seljeseth, Ingri Fiksdal, Ingrid Berger Myhre, Jo Strømgren, Carl Aquilizan, Belinda Braza, Bianca Hisse, and Jules Fischer.

Workshop before Offbeat

Sunday 12 October 2025
12:00 – 13:00
Studio Bergen

 

Welcome to a free workshop with Ian Yves Ancheta who created the performance Offbeat with ESC youth company for contemporary dance. In this workshop you will meet the young performers involved in the piece. Experience how they warm up and work towards the rhythmical fireworks that define the performance.