Next:  August 9: Øy at Øyanatt, Goldie, Oslo // October 15: Øy at CODA, Bærum // October 27: Salong at Riksscenen, Oslo
Soft Ice (2026)

A choreography for three tap dancers and a guitarist, based on all things slide. 

Premiering at Rosendal teater in January 2026.
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Photo: Helge Brekke
​Øy (est. 2019)

What happens when you plug a tap dancer into the computer?​

​Øy is an electronic duo where Kristoffer Lislegaard in charge of electronics and Janne Eraker provides the beat and rhythms. Together they improvise sets up to 60 minutes long.  

They recently released their first album Live. 
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Cover art: Daan Botlek
​Movements for Listening (2023)

A tap dance album, made in collaboration with some of the best musicians in Norway, released on the Dutch label Esc.rec in 2023. 10 tracks were recorded in 10 different locations, with a total of 11 musicians. The project culminated in a European release tour and a concert at Gamle Munch. 

Some collaborations include the trio One Small Step, the electronic duo Øy, the noise duo Lamborghini / Naaktgeboren and the newly formed Janne Eraker Ensemble. 
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Photo: Tale Hendnes
Tap Noir (premiere 2022)

​A solo piece for one tap dancer and three stroboscope lamps, where the dancer triggers both light and sound, and it results in a horror-inspired performance where you don't know what is real anymore.
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Photo: Camilla Jensen
Rhythm is a Dancer (premiere 2019)
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​A solo which explores the similarities and contrasts between tap dance and contemporary dance, including a very very slow metronome, chance games and a take on Shchedrin's Basso Ostinato. 
​Salongen (est. 2018​)

​​A concert series curated and hosted by Janne Eraker, with some of the world's best tap dancers together with fantastic improvisation musicians from Norway, including Max Pollak, Michelle Dorrance, Michaela Antalová, Tanja Orning and Rolf-Erik Nystrøm.
Sebastian Weber Dance Company (est. 2017)

As a performer, Janne Eraker has been part of the Leipzig-based tap dance company SWDC since its beginning. She dances in the evening-length productions Caboom, Cowboys, Folk Fiction, Bats and 100 Passions.
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Photo: Thor Hauknes
One Small Step (est. 2016)

Improvised music with elements of minimalism, jazz, contemporary music and Norwegian folk.