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OUR ARTISTS
Vittra Dance Collective consists of Emma Östlund, Lovisa Larsson, Felicia Landström, and Sofia Saxlund—four professional dancers and dance educators who work across artistic disciplines at the intersection of dance and theater. With a foundation in contemporary dance and physical theater, the performing arts collective plays with conventions surrounding dance and performativity through the production of stage performances, site-specific works, and workshops that explore themes such as absurdity, queerness, and Nordic folklore.
Meet our artists:
LOVISA LARSSON
FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Lovisa Larsson (she/her) is a contemporary dance-artist and pedagogue from Stockholm, Sweden.
She studied at Kävesta Danslinje in Örebro, Sweden and Stockholm University of the Arts in Stockholm, Sweden. Currently she works with ShareMusic & Performing Arts dance ensemble Work, with which she got to work with NCA in Armenia. In 2024 she worked with Dansplats Skog in the performance Svängrum by Rytm bá. Lovisa’s dance and movement history is influenced by tales and creatures from Nordic folklore such as “tomtar” and “trolls”, horror and gore as well as the work of artists such as David Shrigley and Tove Jansson. She actively works with an inclusive mindset by challenging the perceptions of what dance is and can be. Besides dance she also is an avid painter and likes to combine that part of her artistry with the performing arts.
SOFIA SAXLUND / DANCE ARTIST
Sofia Saxlund (she/her) is a dance-artist and dance pedagogue from Sala, Sweden.
She studied at Lunnevads danslinje in Linköping, Kävesta danslinje in Örebro and Stockholm University of the Arts in Stockholm, Sweden, and lately she has been diving into the topic of somatic principles in the context of art. During the summer she has been co-choreographer and dancer in a piece exploring queer art, performed at Dyke March and Reclaim Pride in Stockholm. Sofia is mainly focused on contemporary but not excluding other genres, movement practices and artistic expressions. As a dance pedagogue Sofia has co-created summer camps in Sorsele, Sweden the last three summers to spread the joy of dance, creation and performance.
FELICIA LANDSTRÖM/ DANCE ARTIST
Felicia Landström (she/her) is a dancer and dance pedagogue from Umeå, Sweden.
In June 2025, she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Dance Pedagogy from Stockholm University of the Arts. Prior to that, she studied at Kävesta folkhögskola and Lunnevad folkhögskola. She is now working as a freelance dancer and pedagogue, with exciting new projects happening in Umeå this fall. Together with colleague Sofia Saxlund, Felicia has for the past three summers organized a dance camp in Sorsele, Sweden. The camp offers young people a space to move, perform, and explore their creativity. Artistically, Felicia is interested in the ugly, the humorous and aesthetics that challenge the norm - and the never ending journey of discovering what that may be.
Emma Östlund (she/her) is a contemporary dance-artist and actress from Stockholm, Sweden.
She studied at Kävesta Danslinje in Örebro, Sweden and SOZO – Visions In Motion in Kassel, Germany. Emma has worked with companies such as Malmö Opera, Vitlycke Art Center, Compass Dance in Sweden and MuteComp Physical Theater and MeerKat Dance Theater in Denmark. As an artist, she enjoys playing with musicality, playfulness and the potential of the moment. She likes to dive into different ideas and mindsets through embodiment, exploring various psychological and physiological states. Her current artistic interests are to explore the border between delusion, reality and fantasy, often with a hint of irony and comedic touch. Besides dance she also works as an actress, and enjoys the play between theater, dance and comedy.
EMMA ÖSTLUND
FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Emma Östlund (she/her) is a contemporary dance-artist and actress from Stockholm, Sweden.
She studied at Kävesta Danslinje in Örebro, Sweden and SOZO – Visions In Motion in Kassel, Germany. Emma has worked with companies such as Malmö Opera, Vitlycke Art Center, Compass Dance in Sweden and MuteComp Physical Theater and MeerKat Dance Theater in Denmark. As an artist, she enjoys playing with musicality, playfulness and the potential of the moment. She likes to dive into different ideas and mindsets through embodiment, exploring various psychological and physiological states. Her current artistic interests are to explore the border between delusion, reality and fantasy, often with a hint of irony and comedic touch. Besides dance she also works as an actress, and enjoys the play between theater, dance and comedy.
ABOUT:
Vittra Dance Collective is a Swedish contemporary dance-theater company consisting of the dancers Emma Östlund, Lovisa Larsson, Felicia Landström and Sofia Saxlund. Vittra Dance Collective work interdisciplinary with dance and theater, and has contemporary dance and physical theater as a base. The artists in Vittra Dance Collective are inspired by themes such as absurdity, queerness, escapism and Nordic folklore, and strive to challenge the conventions in dance and performativity. The company is an active part of Örebro Läns professional dance scene and are collaborating with musicians from the USA. Vittra Dance collective have among other things, produced and performed works such as ´The Tale of Two/Four Idiots´ and ´Borderland´, and have performed at places such as Destination Atalante, Humanography 2024, Contemporary Dance Festival 2024 and Malmö Pride 2025.
" Dance is a powerful medium that deals with the actuality of the now. Our job as artists is to capture tiny moments of life, cultivate them and shape them into something more. Being a dance-artist is to constantly live in the inbetween state of reality and fiction."
- Emma Östlund
"As a dance-artist I want to capture the unknown and unexplainable, and create a context where it makes total sense. Dance is a way to cope, control and change the world we live in; it's an experience where the body, mind and soul can create new possibilities and realities beyond the rules of our world."
- Lovisa Larsson
It seems like the trees
have eyes; they are creeping
An indistinguishable movement seen in the distance
A muffled hissing sound heard throughout the forrest
'Vittra'