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Founded in 1999 Mute Comp. Physical Theatre hit the ground running. The company has wowed audiences with their subtle and figurative performances through a fresh and accessible movement style that embraces all genres and moods – from slapstick comedy to dark melancholy. Mute Comp. Physical Theatre has won a number of prizes and awards and is at the forefront of the Danish dance theatre scene.

Mute Comp. Physical Theatre tackles urban themes and tendencies in performances that embrace theatre, contemporary dance, live music, slam poetry, martial arts and crash dance; often combined with a sense of playfulness, creating a unique but highly accessible stage language. Mute Comp. Physical Theatre constantly challenges the body and works on the edge of the possible, often putting performers at physical risk.

Facts: Mute Comp. Physical Theatre is founded in 1999 by choreographers, dancers and actors Kasper Ravnhøj and Jacob Stage. The company creates a number of ensemble works and is granted several Danish and international awards. The company tours nationally and internationally in countries including Sweden, Norway, France, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Ireland, Syria, Macau, the US, Russia and Egypt among others. In addition, the company engages in other activities such as teaching, workshops and master classes, network meetings, dance film productions, part-taking in other artistic projects, choreographic consultation etc.

From 2008 Kasper Ravnhøj is as the the artistic director of the company. In 2014/15 the collaboration between the two founders ceases, and Mute Comp. Physical Theatre continues under the direction of Kasper Ravnhøj in collaboration with producer and manager Annette Max Hansen.