Night Twitch
Dance. Together. After Dark.
Four dance styles. One crew. One city transformed.
October 17-18 + 24-25, 2026
Sign Up Deadline: October 15
Deadline October 15
What is Night Twitch?
Night Twitch is a Stage Labs project by Oslo City Ballet—a creative development program that brings together dancers from different backgrounds to train, collaborate, and create alongside professional artists.
We believe great dance happens when artists step outside their comfort zones. By breaking down stylistic barriers and bringing dance into public spaces, Night Twitch creates new connections between dancers, audiences, and the city itself.
Over two workshop weekends, in collaboration with BÃ¥rdar danseinstitutt, participants explore multiple dance styles, develop original choreography, and help create a large-scale, outdoor street performance that transforms Oslo for one unforgettable night.
Night Twitch isn't just something you watch—it's something you become a part of.
- At Night Twitch, everyone takes every class.
- A ballet dancer learns alongside a hip hop dancer.
- A jazz dancer explores contemporary.
- A contemporary dancer discovers ballet.
- Everyone steps outside their comfort zone, learning from one another rather than staying within their own style.
- Because artistic growth happens when we challenge ourselves—and when different dance communities come together.
- No separate groups.
- Just dancers learning, creating, and inspiring one another.
Who Can Apply?
Night Twitch is open to dance students aged 14 and up.
Whether you're an ambitious young dancer or an adult who simply loves to move, you're welcome.
Ballet. Breaking. Jazz. Contemporary.
If you're curious, committed, and excited to explore something new, we'd love to have you.
Register Now!
Deadline October 15
Meet the Artists
Train with artists from four different movement backgrounds. Each brings their own artistic voice, creative process, and perspective—creating an environment where styles meet, ideas are exchanged, and everyone learns from one another.
Anette Antal — Ballet
Anette Antal is a professionally trained ballet dancer with a background from the Norwegian National Ballet School and the Oslo National Academy of the Arts. Her professional career includes Ballet Cymru, Theater Koblenz and the Norwegian National Ballet, where she performed a wide range of classical and contemporary repertoire. Anette brings a strong professional foundation in classical technique together with experience across contemporary work.
Leon Feiring — Breaking
Leon Feiring is a Norwegian breaker and hip-hop artist who has been immersed in street dance since the age of six. A long-standing member of the Subsdans community, Leon has developed his practice through battles, performance and freestyle, as well as theatre, television, music videos and street-dance productions. His work is rooted in breaking, musicality and individuality, with a deep connection to Oslo's street-dance community.
Nanette Haugan — Jazz
Nanette Haugan is a professional dancer and performer whose work spans jazz, commercial dance, musical theatre, television and live entertainment. Trained across ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, commercial and tap, she has performed in productions including Moulin Rouge! The Musical, We Will Rock You, The Bodyguard, Grease, Stjernekamp and Wallmans. She is also the founder of ATTENTION, a professional dance company creating and performing original work.
Elias Bäckebjörk — Contemporary
Elias Bäckebjörk is a Swedish dance artist based in Oslo, working across contemporary dance, performance and choreography. Trained at Steps on Broadway in New York and Balettakademien Stockholm, he has performed with Ballet Theatre Pforzheim in Germany and worked internationally across Europe, Asia and the United States. Alongside his performance career, Elias develops his own choreographic and collaborative projects, bringing a strong physical and contemporary perspective to his work.
The Performance
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 · 18:30
OSLO BECOMES THE STAGE.
After two weekends of intensive training and rehearsal, Night Twitch leaves the studio and enters the city. Dancers participating in the performance must attend both weekends of workshops.
Dance and music move through public space before coming together for one final shared experience.
Free. Open to everyone. No tickets.
Deadline October 15
For Audiences
You might hear the music before you see us.
Follow the sound. Follow the crowd. See where the night takes you.
Night Twitch brings dance into the city—free, unexpected, and open to everyone.
Whether you're a lifelong dance lover or discovering dance for the first time, you're invited to experience the city a little differently.
And if you're lucky...
You might find yourself becoming part of the story.
Check the website for updates!
Join us!
Help Bring Night Twitch to Life!
Every production is shaped by more than the performers on stage. If you'd like to be part of Night Twitch, we'd love to hear from you.
Dance
Join the workshops and perform in the final immersive event.
Register Now! (Deadline October 15)
Costume team
Help sort, alter, and prepare costumes as we build the visual world of Night Twitch behind the scenes.
Hair, Makeup & Character Design
Help create the unique visual world of Night Twitch. Whether you're a professional, student, or simply passionate about creative design, we'd love to hear from you.
Have Another Way to Contribute?
Have a skill, creative idea, or resource you'd like to share?
We'd love to hear from you.
NIGHT TWITCH
Created by
Oslo City Ballet
Melissa Hough — Artistic Director & Choreographer
Studio Partner
BÃ¥rdar Danseinstitutt
Music by
Peter Baden
Technical Support — Lighting
Diode AS
Supported by
DNB Savings Bank Foundation
Limbra Storo
Have Another Way to Contribute?
Have a skill, creative idea, or resource you'd like to share?
We'd love to hear from you.
NIGHT TWITCH
Created by
Oslo City Ballet
Melissa Hough — Artistic Director & Choreographer
Studio Partner
BÃ¥rdar Danseinstitutt
Music by
Peter Baden
Technical Support — Lighting
Diode AS
Supported by
DNB Savings Bank Foundation
Limbra Storo