Jan Ferslev is a musician, composer,
actor and teacher. He was born in 1949 in Copenhagen, Denmark. His
background includes rock, jazz, latin and classical music. As a
guitar player he has participated in various recordings and
composed music for different forms of theatre. He has worked as an
actor in both traditional and group theatre before joining Odin
Teatret in 1987, where he is also a member of the ISTA (International
School of Theatre Anthropology) ensemble. In his workshops, Jan
Ferslev concentrates on the stage presence of musicians and actors.
For Holstebro Festuge, Jan Ferslev organises a Cabaret which
involves local and international musicians. He is one of the
instigators of Odins Husorkester (Odin's
House Orchestra) which presents concerts of tango, and Danish and
Latin American compositions, in Holstebro and the
region.
Performances
Talabot
Rooms in the Emperor's
Palace
Fathers and
Sons
Itsi
Bitsi
Ode to
Progress
Kaosmos
Mythos
Inside the Skeleton of the
Whale
Salt
The Great Cities under the Moon
Andersen's Dream
Don Giovanni
all'Inferno
The Chronic Life
Theatrum Mundi
performances
Ur-Hamlet
Four Poems for Sanjukta
Ego Faust
The Island of Labyrinths
The Jungle Book
Performance
Demonstrations
The Whispering
Winds
Letter to the Wind
Quasi-Orpheus: the Actor-Musician