Iris Agata Engeness (b. 2003) studied at London Contemporary Dance School, the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp and the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in contemporary dance. During her studies, she worked with choreographers including Sung Im Her, Richard Alston, Agostina D’Alessandro, Ingeleiv Berstad and Renan Martins.

Iris is interested in choreography’s ability to imagine collective and sustainable ways of being in the world. She has choreographed works in collaboration with the environmental organisation Natur og Ungdom.

As a Kven, she is interested in how marginalised identities and cultural heritage can be expressed and preserved through dance. She has toured with the Kven performance Karhutanssi, choreographed by Astrid Serine Hoel. She has also worked as a Finnish-language teacher.

Iris has been part of Carte Blanche since August 2026.