English version
The Power of Attention in Light and Darkness
«Oppmerksomhetens kraft i lys og mørke» – a preview (2026). The book is written in Norwegian; the English title is a working translation.
It did not begin with dance. It began with attention. In 1984, at a fashion show at Park Hotell, a small boy stands completely still: a man from the USA glides backwards while it looks as if he is walking forwards. How is that possible? The question never let go – not as a trick, but as a riddle.
This is not an autobiography, but a book about attention, dance and movement, built on more than four decades of dance – from the living-room carpet to the town square, from breakdance to classical ballet, graphic design and back to dance as a dancer, training leader and dance teacher. It is written for Norwegian cultural life, about how instinct can become conscious work.
Contents (preview)
1 The power and the rhythm · 2 Why I started dancing · 3 The carpet that became cardboard · 4 Break time as rehearsal room · 5 The town square on market day · 6 From street to classical · 7 Statens balletthøgskole – ballet as a major · 8 Graphic design, Mac and back · 9 Instructor and choreographer for my students · 10 The right to dance
About the author
Fredrik Otterbech
Dancer and dance teacher based in Skien, Norway, with more than four decades of dance. Winner of the Norwegian breakdance championship (NM) 1984 and Vestfold county champion 1985. Trained at Balettakademien in Gothenburg (1990–91) and Statens balletthøgskole (State Ballet College) in Oslo (1991–94). Dance teacher in Telemark since 2010, today at Skien kulturskole and for Porsgrunn municipality.
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Contact
Questions about the book, dance or a possible collaboration? Feel free to email me.
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