a selection of Costume

Designing costumes for contemporary dance is one of my big passions. Exploring body, shape, movement, composition in space is mentioning a few of the aspects of the creative process that I appreciate.

I have designed costume for more than 65 performances for numerous companies and independent choreographers; for among others for Danish Dance Company, Black Box Dance Company, Åben Dans, Odsherred Theater, dadadans.dk, X-Act/Kitt Johnson, Pantomimeteateret, Rambert Dance Company, Det Unge Dansekompagni, Skånes Dansteater, Den Royal Swedish Opera, Den Norwegian Royal Ballet and the Danish National School of Performing Arts and for choreographers as Kitt Johnson, Tim Rushton, Fotis Nicolau, Roberto Olivan, Edhem Jesenkovic, Selene Munoz, Camilla Stage, Marie Brolin-Tani, Kim Brandstrup, André Masquita, Wang Yuanyuan, Hyerim Jang, Helle Bach, Alessandro Sousa Pereira, Tina Tarpgaard og Martin Tulinius.

Below is a selection;




Burnt Offerings, Skånes Dance Teater, S, 2019 – costumes Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Hyerim Jang




Traces of Tissues,  The Site Specific Performance Festival at the 14th Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, 2019 – created and produced by BETWIXT, read more about the performance HERE




Et Glimt af i Går i Dag, The Pantomime Theater in Tivoli, DK, 2019 – costume and set Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Paul James Rooney




Tre Vise Mænd, Åben Dans, DK, 2019 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, director Catherine Poher




Stafet, X-Act/Kitt Johnson, DK, 2017. – Costume and knitted set Charlotte Østergaard, choreographer Kitt Johnson





Butterfly Lovers, The Pantomime Theater in Tivoli, DK, 2017 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Paul James Rooney




Tre Ben, Åben Dance, DK, 2016 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Thomas Eisenhardt, director Catherine Poher. The performance was nominated at the Danish Reumert award in the category as youth performance of the year.





7EVEN, Black Box Dance Company, DK, 2016 -costumes Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Fotis Nicolaou, mask Martha Foka.

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Photo: Michael With


POST NO BILLS, X-Act/Kitt Johnson, DK, 2015 – choreography and dance Kitt Johnson

Photo: Per Morten Abrahamsen


Accordion stories, The Pantomime Theater in Tivoli, DK, 2015 – costumes Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Tim Rushton



Libertad, Bora Bora, DK, 2014 – costume and pleated set objects Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Selene Munoz

foto: Flemming Gernyx


Black Diamond, Danish Dance Theater, DK, 2014 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Tim Rushton, setdesign Johan Kølkjær




Forum Humanum, X-Act/Kitt Johnson, DK, 2013 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Kitt Johnson




Dilemma of Obidience, part of the program ‘Walking in the Nigh’, Danish Dance Theater, DK, 2012 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Edhem Jesenkovic. The performance was nominated at the Danish Reumert award in the category as dance performance of the year.




 Monolith, Danish Dance Theater, DK, 2012 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, the performance consisted of two individual performance by the choreographers Tim Rushton and Wang Yuanyun. The performance ‘Monolith’ was developed (between Tim and myself) the year before at Rambert Dance Company, UK.





Rhapsody, Danish Dance Theater, DK, 2012 – Costume Charlotte Østergaard, the performance consisted of two individual performance by the choreographers Tim Rushton and Kim Brandstrup. The phots below is from the performance choreographed by Tim Rushton.

Foto: Bjarke Ørsted
Foto: Bjarke Ørsted



Seasons, The Pantomime Theater in Tivoli, DK, 2012 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Marie Brolin-Tani

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Love Songs, Danish Dance Theater, DK, 2011 – Costume Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Tim Rushton. The performance was nominated at the Danish Reumert award in the category as dance performance of the year.

foto: Bjarke Ørsted
foto: Bjarke Ørsted
foto: Bjarke Ørsted



Pandoras Gave, Bora Boar /Aros, DU, 2011 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Marie Brolin-Tani

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Drift, X-Act/Kitt Johnson, 2011 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, choreography and dance Kitt Johnson. The performance was nominated at the Danish Reumert award in the category as dance performance of the year.

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Folding Lights, Danish Designmuseum, DK, 2010 – concept and costume Charlotte Østergaard, light-elements Le Klint, dance Danish Dance Theater. Here is a short video of the cultural night at Design Museum where ‘Folding Lights’ appear.

pleated dresses
Photo: Dorte Krogh



Copenhagen Summedance, Dansk Danseteater, DK, 2010 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Tim Rushton



Frost, Danish Dance Theater, DK, 2009 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, choreography koreograferet af Tina Tarpgaard. The performance won at the Danish Reumert award in the category as dance performance of the year.



Kærlighedens Triumf, The Danish National Gallery and Unge Dance Company, DK. 2009 – interpretation of costume sketches of the surrealist artist Wilhelm Freddie by Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Marie Brolin-Tani.



Lunchdance, Skånes Dance Theater, S, 2007 – costume and one set for 4 individual performance Charlotte Østergaard, choreogray for among other Lidia Foss



Rankefod, X-Act/Kitt Johnson, DK, 2005 – costume and stage curtain Charlotte Østergaard, choreography and dance Kitt Jonson. I produced the three-dimensional textile stage curtain (6×10 meter) at a residency at The Danish Art Workshops.



Searching, Skånes Dance Theater, S, 2005 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Marie Brolin-Tani

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Kridt, Danish Dance Theater, DK, 2005 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Tim Rushton. The performance won at the Danish Reumert award in the category as dance performance of the year.

Photo: Henrik Stenberg


Aortas Partitur, X-Act/Kitt Johnson, DK, 2003 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Kitt Johnson



Spejlet – eller det som ånder i skyggen, X-Act/Kitt Johnson, DK, 2002 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, choreography and dance Kitt Johnson. The performance won at the Danish Reumert award in the category as dance performance of the year.

Foto: Per Morten Abrahamsen
Foto: Per Morten Abrahamsen



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