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Alan Lucien Øyen was born 1978 in Bergen, Norway.
He studied ballet from the age of 17 and graduated as a dancer from the State School for Dance in Oslo, Norway in 2001. The same year Alan was granted one-year apprenticeship with Carte Blanche - the Norwegian National Company for Contemporary dance. He was soon contracted as a full time dancer with Carte Blanche and worked there until 2005 when he left to join Pretty Ugly Dance Company in Cologne, Germany. Whilst being in company engagements Alan simultaneously worked as a freelance artist with a broad variety of choreographers doing work ranging from performance related audience interactive pieces to theatre work, and strictly dance performances. In addition to working as a performer he has been doing concept development, dramaturgy, and writing for, or in collaboration with the following choreographers: Robin Orlin, Henriette Pedersen, Amanda Miller, Karen Foss, Hooman Sharifi and James Anthony Rizzi.
Øyen left Amanda Millers Company in August 2006 to establish his own company Winter Guest, which is part of the Lucien Foundation, (founded by Oeyen in 2004). Winter guests receive funding from the city of Bergen. Since 2004 the Norwegian Arts Council has supported Øyen as a choreographer, enabling him to create his own work. He has completed nine pieces including two commissions for Carte Blanche.
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