Kitt Johnson is a loner. Through her wide-ranging work with the language of choreography, a unique sense for space and stage effects plus her sublime body control, she has created a personal expression and sureness of style. This has placed her as one of the most respected Danish choreographers. Both in Denmark and internationally there is great interest for her distinctive artistic universe.

Kitt Johnson is known as a major solo performer, although her work covers a wider spectrum. She has worked extensively with site-specific projects throughout Europe and, in recent years, has created a series of ensemble works, which have challenged her artistic vision.

Kitt Johnson is artistic director of the company X-act. Since 1992 she has, with X-act, worked with the Swedish composer and musician Sture Ericson. Since 1997 other artists have been connected to the group, among these the light designer Mogens Kjempff and costume designer Charlotte Østergaard - both Danes - and the Greek born visual artist, performer and writer, Theofanis K. Melàs.

Background

Kitt Johnson was born in 1959. After 12 years of practicing elite sports, and a bachelor's degree in Sports from the University of Odense, she started dancing as a 24 year old. She took part in numerous workshops in Denmark as well as abroad within the fields of modern, new dance, contact improvisation, martial arts, German expressionistic theatre and butoh.

As a dancer, performer and choreographer Kitt Johnson has worked with Mark Tompkins (F), Nobert Stockheim (D), Sacha Waltz (D), Anita Saij (DK) and Yumiko Yoshioka (D) among others.