71BODIES is a transgender inclusive dance and performance company based in Bergen, Norway. The company was created by Daniel Mariblanca at the beginning of his gender transition out of an urgency to both understand and document the complexities that lie within the transgender identity.
Born in Barcelona, Daniel Mariblanca began his dance career after graduating from the L’Institut del Teatre in Barcelona. After 17+ years dancing professionally around Europe, Daniel moved to Norway to join Carte Blanche, The Norwegian National Company of Contemporary Dance. After seven years, has taken on the full time responsibility of Artistic Director of 71BODIES.
These are all productions we're perforrming around the world.
71BODIES 1DANCE premiered in 2018 and was the first production created by the company. The photography exhibition, video installation and solo dance performance has been performed in over 25 cities and 8 countries. The production is still on tour both nationally and internationally.
A trans life project inspired and performed by transgender people from Norway and abroad. Three singular productions: The House [ Digital ], The Festival and The Dance were all created during the height of the pandemic and premiered in 2020. In First Person: The Dance received the first HEDDA Prisen awarded in the category of dance, in 2020.
NORMAL is a multidisciplinary art project that merges dance, workshops & film. It is about people, bodies and stories that do not belong to mainstream society.
A stage production that focuses on transgender childhood, transgender parenthood and family relationships. The project is inspired, based and performed by transgender kids, teenagers and adults along with their chosen family members.
ICP: Bergen is curated by 71BODIES with the mission to practice and utilize extreme performances as physical and mental expressions. The program is co-produced by Kunsthall 3,14 and hosted by Østre.
Made In Self is a curated concept consisting of three independent solos and one duo, showcased through six performances over three days at MUNCH during CODA Festival 2024. It is a collaboration between Daniel Mariblanca and four performers within contemporary dance and extreme performance.
My Body My Home is a unique collaboration between Danselaboratoriet, Danseteateret, DansiT and 71BODIES. The project is an invitation to the audience to become our allies, to experience deep ways of expressing tenderness, courage, love, friendship, affection and beauty. This is our revolution! A gentle revolution that speaks to the heart.
The Basement is a fictional space based on true events where the audience is invited into a journey full of feelings and emotions difficult to describe in words.
71BODIES 1DANCE premiered in 2018. It was the first production created by the company. The photography exhibition, video installation and solo dance performance has been performed in over 25 cities and 8 countries. The production is still on tour both nationally and internationally.
A trans life project by Daniel Mariblanca and filmmaker Ursula Kaufmann, inspired and performed by transgender people. Three singular pieces that function apart while creating one coherent work: The House [Digital], The Festival and The Dance.
NORMAL is a multidisciplinary art project that merges dance, workshops & film. It is about people, bodies and stories that do not belong to mainstream society.
A True Story is a stage production that focuses on transgender childhood, transgender parenthood and family relationships. The project is inspired, based and performed by transgender kids, teenagers and adults along with their chosen family members.
ICP: Bergen is curated by 71BODIES with the mission to practice and utilize extreme performances as physical and mental expressions. The program is co-produced by Kunsthall 3,14 and hosted by Østre.
Made In Self is a curated concept consisting of three independent solos and one duo, showcased through six performances over three days at MUNCH during CODA Festival 2024. It is a collaboration between Mariblanca and four performers within contemporary dance and extreme performance.
My Body My Home is a unique collaboration between Danselaboratoriet, Danseteateret, DansiT and 71BODIES. The project is an invitation to the audience to become our allies, to experience deep ways of expressing tenderness, courage, love, friendship, affection and beauty. This is our revolution! A gentle revolution that speaks to the heart.
The Basement is a fictional space based on true events where the audience is invited into a journey full of feelings and emotions difficult to describe in words.