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
Photo: Per Morten Abrahamsen 
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.
POST NO BILLS, X-Act/Kitt Johnson, DK, 2015 – choreography and dance Kitt Johnson
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
Black Diamond, Danish Dance Theater, DK, 2014 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Tim Rushton, setdesign Johan Kølkjær
Photo: Henrik Stenberg
Forum Humanum, X-Act/Kitt Johnson, DK, 2013 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Kitt Johnson
Photo: Per Morten Abrahamsen
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.
Seasons, The Pantomime Theater in Tivoli, DK, 2012 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Marie Brolin-Tani
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.
Pandoras Gave, Bora Boar /Aros, DU, 2011 – costume Charlotte Østergaard, choreography Marie Brolin-Tani
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
