About Us
Loco World has produced more than 400 performances and projects of various sizes, since the start. We plan and book tours and engage in fairs and markets. And has one of the biggest networks especially in contemporary dance in the Nordic region. We also provide services in Equal Relations, Accounting and Education. We are a coorperation and get funding from Swedish Art Counsil for the work we do through MADEIN.
A little bit of history
Loco World started of as the NGO Loco Motion in 2004 and turned into the coorporation Loco World in 2011. It was born through discussions between Åsa Edgren and Peder Bjurman on how to promote international work better. The discussions resulted in the asumption that a production management focusing on the international market and arena was needed in Sweden. Many independent artists had a potential to perform in the World but few at the time was working internationally outside the big institutions. Inspiration came from colleagues in Norway, DK Arts Management in Oslo (Danielsen and Kroepelin) and the UK, Arts Admin in London ( Judith Knight, Seonaid Stewart). Since its establishment, Loco World has been a vehement supporter of artists working across all disciplines. It has played an indispensable role in developing cutting-edge and interdisciplinary artworks mainly in Sweden. Among the diverse activities that they realize are: the production of arts projects; the development of young talents through various projects by emerging artists; the realization of the Fair Project programme, funded by Swedish Arts Counsil, Konstnärsnämnden, the Swedish Institute, The City of Stockholm and the artists themselves, which is a project that celebrates the works of independent artists and institutions ready for the international stage ; the founding of the SITE Studios in Telefonplan, Stockholm, and work within the Nordic network Nordics Combined.
