International network
for contemporary
performing arts

Réseau international
pour les arts du spectacle
contemporains

Rete internazionale
per le arti performative
contemporanee

コンテンポラリー
パフォーミングアーツ
国際ネットワーク

Internationales Netzwerk
für zeitgenössische
darstellende Künste

Международная сеть современного 
исполнительского 
искусства

Red internacional
para las artes escénicas
contemporáneas

Internationaal netwerk
voor hedendaagse
podiumkunsten

თანამედროვე საშემსრულებლო
ხელოვნების
საერთაშორისო ქსელი

Rede internacional
para as artes performativas
contemporâneas

الشبكة الدولية
لفنون الأداء
المعاصرة

Alþjóðlegt
tengslanet
í sviðslistum

Xarxa internacional
d'arts escèniques
contemporànies

Rhwydwaith rhyngwladol
ar gyfer celfyddydau
perfformio cyfoes

Rrjeti ndërkombëtar
për artet skenike
kontemporane

Διεθνές δίκτυο
για σύγχρονες
παραστατικές τέχνες

Međunarodna mreža 
za savremene 
scenske umjetnosti

Mezinárodní síť 
pro současné 
divadelní umění

International netværk
for kontemporær
scenekunst

Internasionale netwerk
vir kontemporêre
uitvoerende kunste

თანამედროვე საშემსრულებლო
ხელოვნების
საერთაშორისო ქსელი

Nemzetközi hálózat
a kortárs
előadóművészetért

國際當代表演藝術網絡

líonra idirnáisiúnta
na taibhealaíona
comhaimseartha

Starptautiskais tīkls
laikmetīgai
skatuves mākslai

Netwerk internazzjonali
għall-arti performattivi
kontemporanji

Międzynarodowa sieć
na rzecz współczesnych sztuk
performatywnych

Internationellt nätverk
för samtida
scenkonst

Međunarodna mreža
savremenih izvođačkih
umetnosti

Международна мрежа
за съвременни
сценични изкуства

Rrjet ndërkombëtar
për arte skenike
bashkëkohore

Міжнародная сетка
сучасных
перфарматыўных мастацтваў

Međunarodna mreža
za suvremene
izvedbene umjetnosti

国际当代表演艺术网络

Rahvusvaheline
kaasaegsete etenduskunstide
võrgustik

현대 공연 예술을 위한 국제 네트워크

Tarptautinis tinklas
šiuolaikinis
scenos menai

Интернационална мрежа
за современа
изведувачка уметност

شبکۀ بین المللی
برای هنرهای نمایشی معاصر

Rețeaua internațională
pentru artele spectacolului
contemporan

Medzinárodná sieť
pre súčasné
scénické umenie

Çağdaş
gösteri sanatları için
uluslararası iletişim ağı

Sun 11.06
13:00-00:00
22

Pre-meeting overnight stay at Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium

Location: Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium - Participants list

Location: Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium

Address: Særkærparken 144, 7500 Holstebro | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Please note that this pre-meeting overnight stay will last until Monday 12th June, 13:00.

What can be considered a theatre these days? Join this pre meeting trip to see how an old farm transformed into a living theatre laboratory environment. Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium invites IETM participants to their farm in Holstebro one day prior to the big opening in Aarhus.

You will have time to investigate both the inside and outside of the ‘old farm’ - which is what they call their theatre - and meet other participants, share stories and be a part of a one on one experience of cultural bartering in a small village. 

During the 24 hours, you will have opportunities to meet one of the international partnerships they have with The National Theatre of Greenland (NUIS), watch performances and enjoy time on the farm before heading in a bus back to Aarhus.

Programme

It is possible to arrive at Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium on Saturday the 10th. Please write to us directly at sofie@theplatform.dk to get an individual plan.

Sunday 11 June 
08:56 - 12:32 Group travel to Holstebro from Copenhagen train station (optional) Book your ticket here.
10:26 - 12:32 Group travel to Holstebro from Aarhus (optional). Book your ticket here.
12:32 Participants will be picked up at Holstebro Station.
08:00 - 13:00 Check in
13:00 - 14:00 Official small opening, greetings and fouring the theatre in smaller groups
14:00 - 15:00 Who are you? - Round of introductions
15:00 – 15:30 Break with coffee and tea and travel to Idom.
15:30 – 16:00 Transport to Idom - a small village 10 km outside the city centre
16:00 – 18:00 Minestrone: Sing for a carrot - one on one experience of a cultural barter
18:00 – 19:30 Banquet a la minestrone - Communal gathering and dining with the locals
20:00 – 21:00 Performance in the barn
21:00 – 22:00 Small gathering and drinks after the performance
22:00 – 22:30 Transport to the theatre
Monday 12 June
07:00 – 08:00 Morning training with one of the actors from NTL
08:00 – 09:00 Luggage packing, room cleaning and breakfast
09:00 – 10:00 Introduction to the National Theatre of Greenland (NUIS)
10:00 – 11:00 Artistic presentation from the National Theatre of Greenland
11:00 – 12:30 Closing session
13:00 – 15:00 Travel back to Aarhus packed lunch
Important practicalities

The accommodation will be on site at the theatre in shared rooms. We invite you to pack for an overnight stay. Don't forget to bring comfortable shoes and wind/waterproofs. You will also need a rucksack to carry a water bottle and a reusable coffee mug, if you have one.

Price: €50 - includes accommodation, dinner and breakfast.
Support workers for participants with disabilities are welcome to register for free. In this case, please indicate it in your registration form and write to ietm@ietm.org.

This activity is subject to a minimum number of registrations. If there are not enough participants and the pre-meeting ends up being cancelled, you will receive a full refund of your registration fee.

Attendance by pre-registration only. 

Maximum number of participants: 20

Register here 

14:00-00:00
22

Pre-meeting overnight stay at Sisters Hope Home

Location: Sisters Hope Home - Participants list

Location: Sisters Hope Home

Address: Charlottegårdsvej 1a, 2640 Hedehusene | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Please note that this pre-meeting overnight stay will last until Monday 12 June, 13:00

This IETM pre-meeting stay will take place one day prior to the meeting, and offers the unique opportunity to live inside a piece of poetic artwork for one day.

Known as a very special experience, Sisters Hope Home is an extraordinary five-year-durational performance and platform for artistic research, created by the award-winning performance group and movement Sisters Hope.

Sisters Hope Home is a durational artwork and platform for artistic research. The highly immersive performance is manifested non-stop for five years and is dedicated to the poetic and sensuous modes of being and being together. 

In their home, Sisters Hope conduct artistic research on how inhabitation of the sensuous and poetic relates to the understanding of the ecological connectedness of everything and thus enables a transition into a more sustainable future.

Programme

Upon your arrival at Sisters Hope Home you will be greeted by a Sisters Staff. During your stay, you are invited to take part in an immersive journey which explores the poetic layers of our being and being together while inhabiting the artwork. Each visitor will be granted a bed in the Sisters Hope Home dormitory.

For one day you will cook, eat, sleep and live in proximity with Sisters Hope in a potential future world - Sensuous Society - where everything is based on the principles of the sensuous and poetic.

Through rituals, performative exercises and domestic life in Sisters Hope Home, the participants will investigate new ways of inhabiting the sensuous and poetic together with the Sisters Staff.

Important practicalities

The accommodation will be on site at the home in a dormitory. We invite you to pack for the overnight stay. Don't forget to bring comfortable shoes and wind/waterproofs. You will also need a rucksack to carry a water bottle and a reusable coffee mug, if you have one.

How to get there?

Take the direct train to Hedehusene Train Station from Københavns Hovedbanegård (Copenhagen Central Train Station) for a duration of 18 minutes. There is a train every hour; we recommend you to take the train at 13:07. The ticket costs 76 kr (approx. 11€). Plan your journey here. Participants will be contacted before the pre-meeting to arrange a meeting point with a guide and the rest of the group.

How do I check-in at the Sister Hope Home?

Your individual check-in time will be on Sunday 11 June, between 14:00 and 15:00.

Once registered, you will receive a welcome letter with additional information and a personal check-in time. This will be sent to your email two weeks before the pre-meeting stay. Please read this letter carefully.

How to get to Aarhus on Monday 12 June after the pre-meeting?

A bus will take all pre-meeting participants to Aarhus before lunchtime.

Before you register

​​Please note that it is not possible to use digital devices during your stay at Sisters Hope Home and that all meals served during your stay will be vegetarian.

Price: €50 - includes all meals, a bed in a dormitory and the travel to Aarhus Monday before lunch. Support workers for participants with disabilities are welcome to register for free. In this case, please indicate it in your registration form and write to ietm@ietm.org.

This activity is subject to a minimum number of registrations. If there are not enough participants and the pre-meeting ends up being cancelled, you will receive a full refund of your registration fee. No other refunds will be possible for this pre-meeting.

Attendance by pre-registration only. 

Maximum number of participants:8

Register here

16:00-00:00
22

Pre-meeting overnight stay to Earthwise

Location : Earthwise Residency - Participants list

Location : Earthwise Residency

AddressProvstskovvej 9, Bogens, 8400 Ebeltoft | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

Please note that this pre-meeting overnight stay will last until Monday 12 June, 12:00.

During this pre-meeting stay we will go to Earthwise Residency, located in Mols Bjerge National Park and organised in collaboration with Secret Hotel. This is not a usual sightseeing tour, but rather a 22 hour trip which includes an indoor sleepover in the beautiful landscape of Mols, outside Aarhus.

You will have the chance to dive into the holistic and sustainable practices of Earthwise as well as those of Secret Hotel. Artistic Director and IETM member Christine Fentz, alongside the community around Earthwise, will be your hosts for the evening, night and morning, and invite you to join various experiences with the land and each other.

Programme
Sunday 11 June

16:00 - 17:00

Departure from Aarhus and bus drive around the bay to Mols 

17:00 - 18:00

Arrival at Earthwise – everybody will be shown to their accomodation. Some will stay at Earthwise’s residency house Kirkesletten, some will stay in the neighbourhood Bogensholm Hovedgaard. Both locations are 800m from the Earthwise farm

18:00 - 19:30

Presentation about Earthwise and a guided walk on the land

19:30 - 21:00

Evening programme with dinner, bonfire and sauna 

Monday 12 June

08:00 - 09:00

Breakfast

09:00 - 12:00

Program TBA (Talking and working on topics around sustainable and holistic art work. A thematic warm up to the IETM meeting which includes a light outdoor lunch)

12:00 - 13:00

Travel back to Aarhus

Important practicalities

Taking part in the pre-meeting trip requires you to arrive in Aarhus for a bus departing at 16:00 from a meeting point still to be confirmed. The accommodation will be on site in shared rooms. We invite you to pack for the overnight stay. Don't forget to bring comfortable shoes and wind/waterproofs. You will also need a rucksack to carry a water bottle and a reusable coffee mug, if you have one. Some of the time at Earthwise will be spent outdoors, and we will also invite you for a sauna.

Price: €50 - includes transportation from and back to Aarhus, full catering and shared accommodation.
Support workers for participants with disabilities are welcome to register for free. In this case, please indicate it in your registration form and write to ietm@ietm.org.

Attendance by pre-registration only. 

Maximum number of participants:  20

Register here

17:30-00:00
22

Pre-meeting overnight stay at White Hole Theater (WHT) in Viborg

Location: White Hole Theater - Participants list

Location: White Hole Theater

Address: Ammunitionsvej 6, 8800 Viborg, Denmark | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Please note that this pre-meeting overnight stay will last until Monday 12 June, 13:00

Join us on this pre-meeting stay, organised in collaboration with White Hole Theater, one day prior to the IETM Aarhus Plenary Meeting. You will see the newest WHT production The Battle 2, get a tour in the historical and creative hot-spots in the city and participate in a dialogue with local experts about digital theatre seen through the lens of sustainability.

At the IETM pre-meeting at White Hole Theater, you will be introduced to and interact with creators from the UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts: Viborg. White Hole Theater is an experimental platform in Viborg that merges real-world theatrical experiences with reality-enhancing technologies to tell stories in an unprecedented way. Founded in 2020, White Hole Theater explores new ways of merging in-person performance, virtual reality, and interactive online experiences to create radically new ways of telling stories. By questioning the paradigms of theatre and digital reality, we aim to not just change how experiences are accessed, but change the fundamental types of experiences that can be created and shared.

Programme
Sunday 11 June

17:30 

Arrival at the Black Box - introduction to the performance and to White Hole Theater (WHT)

18:00 - 18:30

Performance: The Battle 2, with Kasper Ravnhøj, Peter Flyvholm, Janus Elsig and Nils Peter Munk. Directed by Jakob Tekla Jørgensen. Music by Den Sorte Skole. Learn more about the performance here.

18:30 - 19:00

Break

19:00 - 20:00

Evening walk around Viborg with Henriette Svenstrup, Project manager Animation, Viborg municipality, Henrik Holmskov, International Project Manager Viborg Municipalities (Viborg UNESCO Creative City) and Rikke Johansen Smidt, Communication at Viborg Museum.

We will be visiting Viborg Cathedral, Viborg Museum, Plastic Collective and Phenomenal Viborg.

20:00 - 22:00

PolySoup at White Hole Theater 

PolySoup is a monthly concept where White Hole Theater, Phenomenal Viborg and PLASTIC Collective invite the public to join them for a bowl of warm soup and a chat in a chill atmosphere. An open place for anybody interested in XR, theatre, art and technology. 

Monday 12 June

09:00 - 09:30

Tour of The Animation Workshop/VIA University College

10:00 - 12:30

Talk with White Hole Theater at the Black Box

We will facilitate a dialogue between WHT, IETM participants and local Danish artists and experts within the field of digital theatre and reality-enhancing technologies. Together we will disseminate and discuss the potentials and challenges with digital theatre seen through the lens of sustainability, and in that way create an international knowledge sharing. 

Questions for the day:

  • Digital solutions and green sustainability 
    • Which problems and solutions are there in digital theatre, and the theatre business in general?
  • What is the dream for digital theatre in the future?
    • What is the potential in digital theatre as an art form?
    • What are the challenges?

12:30 - 13:00

Lunch (included in price)

13:00 - 14:30

Travel back to Aarhus (included in price)

Important practicalities

The accommodation will be in a hotel in single rooms. We invite you to pack for the overnight stay. Don't forget to bring comfortable shoes and wind/waterproofs. You will also need a rucksack to carry a water bottle and a reusable coffee mug, if you have one.

How to get there?

From Copenhagen, we suggest you take the Kombardo Expressen or the Flixbus to Viborg for around 4 hours ride.

Price: €50 - includes performances, light catering and a meal, accommodation and transportation back to Aarhus on Monday.
Support workers for participants with disabilities are welcome to register for free. In this case, please indicate it in your registration form and write to ietm@ietm.org

This activity is subject to a minimum number of registrations. If there are not enough participants and the pre-meeting ends up being cancelled, you will receive a full refund of your registration fee.

Attendance by pre-registration only. 

Maximum number of participants: 20

Register here

Mon 12.06
10:00-12:00
20

Advisory Committee meeting

Location: Vogn 2, Godsbanen - Participants list

Location: Vogn 2, Godsbanen

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

For IETM’s Advisory Committee members only.

Please note that these times are subject to change.

10:00-13:00
20

Global Connectors Morning

Location: Remisen, Godsbanen - Participants list

Location: Remisen, Godsbanen

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

For participants of the IETM Global Connectors programme only.

Please note that these times are subject to change.

11:00-15:45
18

Accreditation and information desk

Location: Foyer, Musikhuset - Participants list

Location: Foyer, Musikhuset

Address: Store Sal. thomas Jensens Allé 2 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

You are welcome to collect your badge as soon as possible. The first session will begin on Monday at 13:00

The accreditation and information desk will reopen at 16:00 in the hall of Musikhuset, where the welcome word and keynote speech will be taking place.

11:00-15:45
18

Daytime meeting space

Location: Foyer, Musikhuset - Participants list

Location: Foyer, Musikhuset

Address: Store Sal. thomas Jensens Allé 2 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

The foyer at Musikhuset will act as a creative space for you to take a break between or during sessions. You may want to grab a coffee or explore possible collaborations with international peers. It’s your space!

14:00-14:45
18

Who’s there?

Location: Rå Hal 2, Godsbanen - Participants list

Location: Rå Hal 2, Godsbanen

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

A speed-meeting session for those who want dedicated time to make new connections. This is the most joyful and fun way to start your meeting experience.

Moderator

Bek Berger, New Theatre Institute of Latvia, Latvia

Please note that these times are subject to change.

14:00-16:00
20

Associate Members meeting

Location: Studio 2 , Brobjergskolen - Participants list

Location: Studio 2 , Brobjergskolen

Address: Brobjergskolen, Valdemarsgade 1, 8000 Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

For Associate members only.

Please note that these times are subject to change.

14:30-16:30
19

Artists working group — Can Artists Sustain Sustainable Art?

Location: Vogn 2, Godsbanen - Participants list

Location: Vogn 2, Godsbanen

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

The Artists working group invites you to a session - Can Artists Sustain Sustainable Art?

Initiated at the Belgrade Plenary in 2022, the Artists working group is a network of IETM members who identify primarily as artists. The group addresses topics connected to the performing arts sector from an artists’ point of view. It aims to create positive dialogue with other professionals in the field, and - in this meeting - questions what kind of “sustainability” they want to pursue.

Environmental sustainability only exists in tandem with social and economic sustainability. Living on the Edge describes the precarity artists face. There is a gap between what the system asks and what the system affords artists.

Therefore - is the performing arts’ ecosystem in good health? Can we find ways of “re-greening” our working biosphere in order for it to flourish? We invite you to investigate these questions from a local, intercultural and transcontinental perspective through a creative game based on the World Cafe method.

Moderators

Dalia Kiaupaite, Freelance artist, Lithuania

Meagan O’Shea, Freelance artist, Canada/Germany

Silvia Ribero, BILOURA Intercultural Arts Collective, Italy

Please note that these times are subject to change.

15:00-16:30
19

Sound and Music Theatre Group

Location: Kedlen, Godsbanen - Participants list

Location: Kedlen, Godsbanen

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

A regular fixture since 2010, this session gives delegates an insight into what’s happening in the world of music theatre and sonic arts around Europe.

A space for all participants who are presenting and producing sound and music theatre, to share information regarding resources, new works, venues and festivals, opportunities and more.

An open discussion forum prompted by a series of short presentations, the session will also give you an opportunity to learn more about local artists’ practices and approaches to the creation of their work.

Moderator

Josh Armstrong, Cryptic, United Kingdom

Please note that these times are subject to change.

16:00-18:00
18

Accreditation and information desk

Location: Foyer, Musikhuset - Participants list

Location: Foyer, Musikhuset

Address: Store Sal. Musikhuset, thomas Jensens Allé 2 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

You are welcome to collect your badge as soon as possible.

16:00-18:00
18

Daytime meeting space

Location: Foyer, Musikhuset - Participants list

Location: Foyer, Musikhuset

Address: Store Sal. Musikhuset, thomas Jensens Allé 2 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

The foyer at Musikhuset will act as a creative space for you to take a break between or during sessions. You may want to grab a coffee or explore possible collaborations with international peers. It’s your space!

 

16:30-17:30
19

‘Living on the edge’ - Welcome word & Monday keynote speech

Location: Rytmisk sal, Musikhuset - Participants list

Location: Rytmisk sal, Musikhuset

01:30 - 02:30 (+1) AEDT | 23:30 - 00:30 JST/KST | 22:30 - 23:30 SGT | 16:30 - 17:30 EET | 16:30 - 17:30 CEST | 15:30 - 16:30 BST | 10:30 - 11:30 EST | 07:30 - 08:30 PST

Address: Musikhuset Thomas Jensens Allé 2 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

Speaker

Nikolaj Schultz, Writer and Researcher, Denmark

Hosts

Charlotte Mors, Performing Arts Platform, Denmark

Ása Richardsdóttir, IETM, Belgium
 

This session will be captioned and broadcasted online.

Please note that these times are subject to change.

18:30-19:30
18

Welcome reception

Location: Foyer, Musikhuset - Participants list

Location: Foyer, Musikhuset

Address: Store Sal. thomas Jensens Allé 2 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Come and say hello to old friends and meet new ones as we gather to celebrate the start of IETM Aarhus with a drink.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Please note that these times are subject to change.

19:30-20:20
21

Recoil Performance Group — Høst, a performance about the working body in agriculture and dance

Location: Bora Bora, Store Sal - Participants list

Location: Bora Bora, Store Sal

Address: Valdemarsgade 1, 8000 Aarhus C | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

HØST (HARVEST) is a dance performance articulated around the meeting of two trades: farming and dancing. It is an exploration of the working body as a living archive of a specific tradition. How is a body shaped by a profession? What does it mean to cultivate a body? How does it relate to cultivating a land and its soil?

In HØST, all senses are activated. The smell of grass will hang in the air, and the stage will send music into the feet of the dancers and out to the audience as one giant speaker.

Duration: 50 min
Genre: Dance
Price: 110 DKK (15€)

Credits

Choreographer: Tina Tarpgaard
Co-creating dance artists: Hilde I. Sandvold and Jossette Reilly
Composer, sound design and production: Lars Greve
Sound production: Jakob Høyer
Light designer: Andreas Buhl
Sound design: Mikkel Larsen
Costume designer: Inbal Lieblich
Operating technician: Thorbjørn Bach Larsen
Art photographer: Fryd Frydendahl
Production Manager: Karl Sørensen
Producer (international): Carlos Calvo
Producer (national): Gry Raaby
Icon Photographer: Søren Meisner
Produced by: recoil performance group
Sound design: Resonerende Rum
Supported by: the Danish Arts Foundation, Bikubenfonden, William Demant Foundation, Wilhelm Hansen Foundation, Augustinus Foundation and the Municipality of Copenhagen


Get in touch

Production contacts: 

Carlos Calvo (International touring)
Gry Raaby (National touring)

Status: Ready for touring


How to book?

Tickets are available for purchase through Bora Bora with an IETM discount code.

Click here

19:30-21:00
21

FIX&FOXY - We the 1%

Location: Musikhuset, Store Sal - Participants list

Location: Musikhuset, Store Sal

Address: Store Sal. Thomas Jensens Allé 2 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Language: Danish with English subtitles

FIX&FOXY is diving into social classes and communities. The company writes:

“They live in ghettos. Predominantly spending time with those who already share their cultural values. Their children are enrolled into special schools and they don’t wish to contribute to the greater community. 

FIX&FOXY invite the rich on stage and away from our often fictionalised image of who they are and how they live. We get to know them intimately and experience what it is like to be able to pick from the top shelf and enjoy first-class life. And it feels great. 

Then, there is a knock at the door - it’s the lower class.”

Duration: 1 hour 30 min
Genre: Theatre
Price: 170 DKK (23€)

Credits

Participants: Homeless, indebted people, the upper class, people on social benefits and those who attend theatre performances to gaze at the others
Performer: Maria Rich
Director: Tue Biering
Set and costume designer: Karin Gille and Marie Rosendahl Chemnitz
Light designer: Karl Sørensen
Sound designer: Janus Jensen
Dramaturge: Aljoscha Begrich


Get in touch

Production contact: Annette Max Hansen
Status: Available for local versions and ready for touring


How to book?

Tickets are available for purchase through Musikhuset Aarhus with an IETM discount code.

Click here

21:00-21:55
21

Between Music - AquaSonic

Location: Åbne Scene, Godsbanen - Participants list

Location: Åbne Scene, Godsbanen

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

Five performers submerge themselves in glass water tanks to play custom-made instruments and sing entirely underwater. Transformed inside these darkly glittering, aquatic chambers, they produce compositions that are both eerily melodic and powerfully resonant.

AquaSonic is the culmination of years of research into the exciting possibilities of submerged musical performance, breaking barriers and challenging existing paradigms.

The result is a concert experience completely out of the ordinary; a deep dive into a magical new universe of images and sounds.

Duration:  55 min
Genre: Underwater concert performance
Price: 150 DKK (20€)

Credits

Company: Between Music
Artistic director, composer, vocals, hydraulophone: Laila Skovmand
Innovative director, violin, crystallophone: Robert Karlsson
Vocals, rotacorda: Nanna Bech
Percussion: Moran Le Bars
Drums: Ludvig Bøjle Kastberg
Sound designer and sound engineer: Roman Komar
Light engineer: Andrew Tristram
Technical director and stage manager: John Nyby
First sound design: Anders Boll
Light design: Adalsteinn Stefansson & Rune Halken Tønnes

Originally co-produced by: FuturePerfect Productions and Aarhus 2017 European Capital of Culture

Supported by: Danish Arts Foundation / Statens Kunstfond, Aarhus Kommune, Aarhus 2017 European Capital of Culture and DJBFA


Get in touch

Production contact: Robert Karlsson

Status: Ready for touring


How to book?

Tickets are available for purchase through Bora Bora with an IETM discount code. 

Click here

22:00-00:00
18

Late Night meeting point

Location: Remisen, restaurant and courtyard, Godsbanen - Participants list

Location: Remisen, restaurant and courtyard, Godsbanen

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

An informal moment to come back together, network, relax with colleagues and friends and meet new faces.

22:06-00:00
21

Linh Le - So the city is as citizen, so the city is as species

Location: TBD - Participants list

Location: TBD

“So the city is as citizen, so the city is as species” is a one-day durational performative ritual which takes place from sunset to sunset, paying tribute to the diversity of life.

Rebelling against the dominance of the human species, performance artist and climate activist Linh Le creates a nature zone in the middle of the city, transporting a 10-ton pile of soil by bike with the help of the community. In the soil, Linh Le connects with and brings to life the very rare plant species pentanema squarrosum, investigating habitability, interspecies meetings and communities.

Pentanema squarrosum is Aarhus’ responsible species. At least 20% of the species’ total population lives in Denmark and therefore Denmark and Aarhus as the ambassador of the species has a special national responsibility to protect the species as it is globally considered rare.

IETM participants and citizens of Aarhus are invited to help this project succeed by transporting the soil from Godsbanen to the city centre by bikes - and by joining one of the performance rituals conducted over the course of the day. 

See full schedule below. 

Duration: 24 hours, 1 min 
Genre: Site-specific and durational performance
Price:  Free

Credits

Performance Artist and Climate activist: Linh Le


Get in touch

Production contact: Linh Le

Status: Ready for touring


All running times:

Overview of the durational performance from sunset to sunset:

  • Monday 12 June, 22:06 - 00:00: Biking ritual
  • Tuesday 13 June, 00:00 - 12:00: Biking ritual
    IETM participants are encouraged to join between 07:00-09:00.
  • Tuesday 13 June at 12:00 - 16:00: Performance Ritual by Linh Le
  • Tuesday 13 June at 16:00 - 16:15: Speech by Linh Le
  • Tuesday 13 June at 16:00 - 19:00: The soil rests
  • Tuesday 13 June at 19:00 - 22:07: Common Ritual
Tue 13.06
00:00-22:07
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(Continued) Linh Le - So the city is as citizen, so the city is as species

Location: TBD - Participants list

Location: TBD

“So the city is as citizen, so the city is as species” is a one-day durational performative ritual which takes place from sunset to sunset, paying tribute to the diversity of life.

Rebelling against the dominance of the human species, performance artist and climate activist Linh Le creates a nature zone in the middle of the city, transporting a 10-ton pile of soil by bike with the help of the community. In the soil, Linh Le connects with and brings to life the very rare plant species pentanema squarrosum, investigating habitability, interspecies meetings and communities.

Pentanema squarrosum is Aarhus’ responsible species. At least 20% of the species’ total population lives in Denmark and therefore Denmark and Aarhus as the ambassador of the species has a special national responsibility to protect the species as it is globally considered rare.

IETM participants and citizens of Aarhus are invited to help this project succeed by transporting the soil from Godsbanen to the city centre by bikes - and by joining one of the performance rituals conducted over the course of the day. 

See full schedule below. 

Duration: 24 hours, 1 min 
Genre: Site-specific and durational performance
Price:  Free

Credits

Performance Artist and Climate activist: Linh Le


Get in touch

Production contact: Linh Le

Status: Ready for touring


All running times:

Overview of the durational performance from sunset to sunset:

  • Monday 12 June, 22:06 - 00:00: Biking ritual
  • Tuesday 13 June, 00:00 - 12:00: Biking ritual
    IETM participants are encouraged to join between 07:00-09:00.
  • Tuesday 13 June at 12:00 - 16:00: Performance Ritual by Linh Le
  • Tuesday 13 June at 16:00 - 16:15: Speech by Linh Le
  • Tuesday 13 June at 16:00 - 19:00: The soil rests
  • Tuesday 13 June at 19:00 - 22:07: Common Ritual
09:00-18:00
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Daytime meeting space

Location: Foyer, Godsbanen - Participants list

Location: Foyer, Godsbanen

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

The foyer at Musikhuset will act as a creative space for you to take a break between or during sessions. You may want to grab a coffee or explore possible collaborations with international peers. It’s your space!

09:00-09:45
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Who’s there?

Location: Rå Hal 2, Godsbanen - Participants list

Location: Rå Hal 2, Godsbanen

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

A speed-meeting session for those who want dedicated time to make new connections. This is the most joyful and fun way to start your meeting experience.

Moderator

Bek Berger, New Theatre Institute of Latvia, Latvia

Please note that these times are subject to change.

09:00-18:00
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Accreditation and information desk

Location: Foyer, Godsbanen - Participants list

Location: Foyer, Godsbanen

Address:  Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

Collect your badges and ask any questions about the programme or how to get around Aarhus. Please note that the first session on Tuesday starts at 10:00.

10:00-11:00
18

Pitchorama

Location: Rytmisk sal, Musikhuset - Participants list

Location: Rytmisk sal, Musikhuset

Address: Musikhuset Thomas Jensens Allé 2 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

The IETM Pitchorama is a session that creates an opportunity to present a project and look for partners by taking part in a live pitching session and Q&A during the IETM Aarhus Plenary Meeting.

Applications to participate in the IETM Pitchorama are now open.

Moderator

Caspar Nieuwenhuis, HKU - University of The Arts Utrecht, Netherlands

Please note that these times are subject to change.

11:00-12:30
21

Secret Hotel — Banquet for Bees

Location: Outdoors (meeting point: Bora Bora) - Participants list

Location: Outdoors (meeting point: Bora Bora)

Address: Valdemarsgade 1, 8000 Aarhus C | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

The audience gathers around a specially prepared banquet table. The performers invite you to enter the secret world of bees: and whilst you are their guest, you learn a bee dance, hear wondrous and compelling facts about bees and much more.

The performers investigate humanity’s fascination with the magical substance of honey and hive life, and the vital role that bees play as pollinators.

Banquet for Bees is about honeybees and the lesser known wild bees, and their different approaches to communal life. These two tribes from the bee world are still considered opponents. 

Duration: 1 hour 30 min 
Genre: Walking Performance
Price: 75 DKK (10€)

Credits

Director, concept and performer: Christine Fentz
Co-creator and performer: Charlotta Grimfjord Cederblad
Co-creators: Katerina Kokkinos-Kennedy, Gergö Lukacs, Viktória Makra, Bodil Buonaventzen
Voice of researcher: Horticulturist Lise Hansted
Composer: Birgit Løkke
Dramaturg and technician: John Tinning
Scenography consultant: Sigrid C. Moses-Jacobsen
Costumes: Bodil Buonaventzen, Marianne Henez, Helene Jensen/Textilkokken
Coordinator: Maja Ravn Christiansen


Get in touch

Production contact: Christine Fentz

Status: Ready for touring


How to book?

Tickets are available for purchase through Bora Bora with an IETM discount code.  

Click here

14:00-16:30
19

Get to know the Global Connectors

Location: Kedlen, Godsbanen - Participants list

Location: Kedlen, Godsbanen

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

If you are looking for a wide range of perspectives on major topics prevalent in the performing arts sector, then this session is for you. It will take you through a series of pressing issues that have been the centre of discussion within the IETM Global Connectors group. This is an opportunity to enjoy working with a stimulating group of colleagues from different continents who have similar experiences and interests. 

This will be a participatory session hosted by the 15 IETM Global Connectors 2023.

14:00-15:30
21

Secret Hotel — Banquet for Bees

Location: Outdoors (meeting point: Bora Bora) - Participants list

Location: Outdoors (meeting point: Bora Bora)

Address: Valdemarsgade 1, 8000 Aarhus C | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

The audience gathers around a specially prepared banquet table. The performers invite you to enter the secret world of bees: and whilst you are their guest, you learn a bee dance, hear wondrous and compelling facts about bees and much more.

The performers investigate humanity’s fascination with the magical substance of honey and hive life, and the vital role that bees play as pollinators.

Banquet for Bees is about honeybees and the lesser known wild bees, and their different approaches to communal life. These two tribes from the bee world are still considered opponents. 

Duration: 1 hour 30 min 
Genre: Walking Performance
Price: 75 DKK (10€)

Credits

Director, concept and performer: Christine Fentz
Co-creator and performer: Charlotta Grimfjord Cederblad
Co-creators: Katerina Kokkinos-Kennedy, Gergö Lukacs, Viktória Makra, Bodil Buonaventzen
Voice of researcher: Horticulturist Lise Hansted
Composer: Birgit Løkke
Dramaturg and technician: John Tinning
Scenography consultant: Sigrid C. Moses-Jacobsen
Costumes: Bodil Buonaventzen, Marianne Henez, Helene Jensen/Textilkokken
Coordinator: Maja Ravn Christiansen


Get in touch

Production contact: Christine Fentz

Status: Ready for touring


How to book?

Tickets are available for purchase through Bora Bora with an IETM discount code.  

Click here

14:00-16:00
19

Mentor Room

Location: Vogn 2, Godsbanen then division into several rooms - Participants list

Location: Vogn 2, Godsbanen then division into several rooms

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Are you facing a professional challenge and seeking advice from more experienced peers? The Mentor Room is making its comeback at IETM Aarhus, and offers an intensive two-hour session for IETM members to learn from each other's knowledge and experience. Up to five pre-selected mentees will each be teamed up with two experienced IETM members who will help them find new approaches and solutions. A limited number of observers will also be present. 

Who can apply?

We particularly encourage participants based in Denmark and anyone who identifies as underrepresented within the IETM network or in the performing arts sector to apply.

Participants who are eligible to apply for the IETM Mentor Room are:

  • IETM members, delegates selected by an IETM Associate Member or performing arts professionals based in Denmark.

Apply now

Application deadline: 17 April 2023 at 17:00 CEST

Moderator

Annika B. Lewis, Independent producer, curator and performance artist, Denmark

17:00-17:30
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The National Theatre of Greenland - The Traveller

Location: Teater Refleksion - Participants list

Location: Teater Refleksion

Address: Frederiksgade 72, 8000 Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

Language: English

The Traveller is not a theatre performance as we know it. It is an experience room for the audience. The inspiration comes from the theatre of the senses. The audience gets to use their senses and imagination in a journey through life.

Testimonials from the performances:

“This is the atmosphere of Greenland.”

"Thank you for making me realise how important it is to be with yourself before passing that love on."

”A very intimate and sensorial experience with room for reflection and to be present in the moment.”

Duration: 30 min
Genre: Theatre/Performance
Price: 75 DKK (€10)

Credits

Concept, dramaturge and artistic consultant: Susanne Andreasen
Set design consultant: Camilla Nielsen
Actors / singers (residents): Kimmernaq Kjeldsen, Hans-Henrik Poulsen, Kristian Mølgaard, Ujarneq Fleischer, Dina Sandgren, Nukakkuluk Kreutzmann
Text (poem): Salik Lennert
Choreography: Hans-Henrik Poulsen
Set design: Kimmernaq Kjeldsen, Hans-Henrik Poulsen, Kristian Mølgaard, Ujarneq Fleischer, Dina Sandgren, Nukakkuluk Kreutzmann, Camilla Nielsen and Susanne Andreasen
Props: Kimmernaq Kjeldsen, Hans-Henrik Poulsen, Kristian Mølgaard, Ujarneq Fleischer, Dina Sandgren, Nukakkuluk Kreutzmann and Susanne Andreasen.
Costumes: Kimmernaq Kjeldsen, Hans-Henrik Poulsen, Kristian Mølgaard, Ujarneq Fleischer, Dina Sandgren, Nukakkuluk Kreutzmann and Susanne Andreasen
Light: Kimmernaq Kjeldsen
Seamstress: Hans-Henrik Suersaq Poulsen, Kimmernaq Kjeldsen.

Music:

1. ‘Lonesome’
Composer: Hans-Henrik Suersaq Poulsen

2. ‘The wind’, feat Helle Chirholm
Artist: Ganga

3. ’Angalasoq’
Composer: Hans-Henrik Suersaq Poulsen

Production manager: Susanne Andreasen
Photos: Gerth Lyberth
Technician: Kimmernaq Kjeldsen
Stage design, build: Nuunu Martinsen and Pilutaq Lundblad
Administration: Edvard Lyberth and Susanne Andreasen
Production: Nunatta Isiginnaartitsisarfia

Thanks to: Karina Møller, Salik G. Lennert, Milla M. Petersen and our test audience who helped shaping this performance

This performance has potential accessibility obstacles. For more information about the accessibility and potential trigger warnings for this performance, please see Practical Info > Accessibility > Artistic programme venues > Teater Refleksion.


Get in touch

Production contact: Pilutaq Lundblad

Status: Ready for touring


How to book?

Tickets are available for purchase through Bora Bora with an IETM discount code.

Click here


All running times

This performance will be presented on:

  • Tuesday 13 June, 17:00
  • Tuesday 13 June, 17:35
  • Tuesday 13 June, 18:10
  • Tuesday 13 June, 18:45
  • Wednesday 14 June, 19:00
  • Wednesday 14 June, 19:35
  • Wednesday 14 June, 20:10
  • Wednesday 14 June, 20:45
17:00-17:45
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Wired Studio - Boxed

Location: Outdoors (meeting point: Bora Bora) - Participants list

Location: Outdoors (meeting point: Bora Bora)

AddressValdemarsgade 1, 8000 Aarhus C | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

LanguageEnglish, no captions available 

A living sculpture in an urban space. 

A sculpture that is created by you, the participating audience. With instructions given through headphones, you will be a part of a larger choreographic system, moving objects, creating formations,and shaping the space between you.

Together you will perform choreographic actions and create a mobile physical structure while exploring group dynamics, creativity and individuality.

BOXED reflects upon what kind of systems we take part in, in society – practically, socially, politically, and personally – and what kind of rules and dynamics that requires. 

Duration: 45 min
Genre: Choreography / outdoor participatory performance
Price: 75 DKK (10€)

Credits

Artist: Wired Studio
Choreographer: Simone Wierød
Dramaturge: Betina Rex
Music: M€RCY
Scenographic consultation: Stumper og Stykker
Manufacturer: Munchs Snedkeri
Video: Tim Panduro
Photos: Karsten Piper
Supported by: The Danish Art Foundation, Center of Art and Technology, Helsinore Theatre
Recommended age: From 15 years

No performance experience is needed to participate in BOXED. Good shoes are recommended. Please note that you will be required to move with others while carrying wooden boxes.


Get in touch

Status: Ready for touring

Production contactsSimone Wierød


How to book?

Tickets are available for purchase through Bora Bora with an IETM discount code.

CLICK HERE


All running times

This performance will be presented on:

  • Tuesday 13 June, 17:00
  • Tuesday 13 June, 19:00
  • Wednesday 14 June, 17:00
  • Wednesday 14 June, 19:00
19:00-19:45
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Wired Studio - Boxed

Location: Outdoors (meeting point: Bora Bora) - Participants list

Location: Outdoors (meeting point: Bora Bora)

AddressValdemarsgade 1, 8000 Aarhus C | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

LanguageEnglish, no captions available 

A living sculpture in an urban space. 

A sculpture that is created by you, the participating audience. With instructions given through headphones, you will be a part of a larger choreographic system, moving objects, creating formations,and shaping the space between you.

Together you will perform choreographic actions and create a mobile physical structure while exploring group dynamics, creativity and individuality.

BOXED reflects upon what kind of systems we take part in, in society – practically, socially, politically, and personally – and what kind of rules and dynamics that requires. 

Duration: 45 min
Genre: Choreography / outdoor participatory performance
Price: 75 DKK (10€)

Credits

Artist: Wired Studio
Choreographer: Simone Wierød
Dramaturge: Betina Rex
Music: M€RCY
Scenographic consultation: Stumper og Stykker
Manufacturer: Munchs Snedkeri
Video: Tim Panduro
Photos: Karsten Piper
Supported by: The Danish Art Foundation, Center of Art and Technology, Helsinore Theatre
Recommended age: From 15 years

No performance experience is needed to participate in BOXED. Good shoes are recommended. Please note that you will be required to move with others while carrying wooden boxes.


Get in touch

Production contactsSimone Wierød

Status: Ready for touring


How to book?

Tickets are available for purchase through Bora Bora with an IETM discount code.

CLICK HERE


All running times

This performance will be presented on:

  • Tuesday 13 June, 17:00
  • Tuesday 13 June, 19:00
  • Wednesday 14 June, 17:00
  • Wednesday 14 June, 19:00
19:30-20:20
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Recoil Performance Group — Høst, a performance about the working body in agriculture and dance

Location: Bora Bora, Store Sal - Participants list

Location: Bora Bora, Store Sal

Address: Valdemarsgade 1, 8000 Aarhus C | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

HØST (HARVEST) is a dance performance articulated around the meeting of two trades: farming and dancing. It is an exploration of the working body as a living archive of a specific tradition. How is a body shaped by a profession? What does it mean to cultivate a body? How does it relate to cultivating a land and its soil?

In HØST, all senses are activated. The smell of grass will hang in the air, and the stage will send music into the feet of the dancers and out to the audience as one giant speaker.

Duration: 50 min
Genre: Dance
Price: 110 DKK (15€)

Credits

Choreographer: Tina Tarpgaard
Co-creating dance artists: Hilde I. Sandvold and Jossette Reilly
Composer, sound design and production: Lars Greve
Sound production: Jakob Høyer
Light designer: Andreas Buhl
Sound design: Mikkel Larsen
Costume designer: Inbal Lieblich
Operating technician: Thorbjørn Bach Larsen
Art photographer: Fryd Frydendahl
Production Manager: Karl Sørensen
Producer (international): Carlos Calvo
Producer (national): Gry Raaby
Icon Photographer: Søren Meisner
Produced by: recoil performance group
Sound design: Resonerende Rum
Supported by: the Danish Arts Foundation, Bikubenfonden, William Demant Foundation, Wilhelm Hansen Foundation, Augustinus Foundation and the Municipality of Copenhagen


Get in touch

Production contacts: 

Carlos Calvo (International touring)
Gry Raaby (National touring)

Status: Ready for touring


How to book?

Tickets are available for purchase through Bora Bora with an IETM discount code.

Click here

19:30-20:25
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Teater freezeProductions — The View

Location: Teaterhuset Filuren - Participants list

Location: Teaterhuset Filuren

Address: Thomas Jensens Allé 2, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark  | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Language: English

How do you fit twelve sled dogs into a three room apartment?

In the 1960s and 70s, the Danish government decided to close down settlements in Greenland and relocate people as part of their efforts to urbanise the native population.

“The View” is a strong and touching performance about a woman and her husband being forced to leave their home. It is a story about love, grief and hope; about the new daily life, the sled dogs they had to put down, the joy of getting running water…

The monologue is written and performed by Makka Kleist, one of Greenland’s leading actresses and dramatists. “The View” premiered in Nuuk, Greenland in one of the buildings used in the urbanisation process.

Duration: 55 min
Genre: Theatre
Price: 110 DKK (15€)

Credits

Playwright: Makka Kleist
Director : Hanne Trap Friis
Actress: Makka Kleist
Soundscape: Hans-Ole Amossen
Videographer: Michael Lindskov Jacobsen
Film credits: Ànorâk Film
Produced by: Teater freezeProductions


Get in touch

Production contact: Hanne Trap Friis 

Status: Ready for touring


How to book?

Enter the promo code: IETM23 to get direct access to the discounted IETM rate. 

Click here

19:30-20:25
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Between Music - AquaSonic

Location: Åbne Scene, Godsbanen - Participants list

Location: Åbne Scene, Godsbanen

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

Five performers submerge themselves in glass water tanks to play custom-made instruments and sing entirely underwater. Transformed inside these darkly glittering, aquatic chambers, they produce compositions that are both eerily melodic and powerfully resonant.

AquaSonic is the culmination of years of research into the exciting possibilities of submerged musical performance, breaking barriers and challenging existing paradigms.

The result is a concert experience completely out of the ordinary; a deep dive into a magical new universe of images and sounds.

Duration:  55 min
Genre: Underwater concert performance
Price: 150 DKK (20€)

Credits

Company: Between Music
Artistic director, composer, vocals, hydraulophone: Laila Skovmand
Innovative director, violin, crystallophone: Robert Karlsson
Vocals, rotacorda: Nanna Bech
Percussion: Moran Le Bars
Drums: Ludvig Bøjle Kastberg
Sound designer and sound engineer: Roman Komar
Light engineer: Andrew Tristram
Technical director and stage manager: John Nyby
First sound design: Anders Boll
Light design: Adalsteinn Stefansson & Rune Halken Tønnes

Originally co-produced by: FuturePerfect Productions and Aarhus 2017 European Capital of Culture

Supported by: Danish Arts Foundation / Statens Kunstfond, Aarhus Kommune, Aarhus 2017 European Capital of Culture and DJBFA


Get in touch

Production contact: Robert Karlsson

Status: Ready for touring


How to book?

Tickets are available for purchase through Bora Bora with an IETM discount code. 

Click here

21:00-23:00
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Det Ferösche Compagnie - Castle of Joy

Location: Teater Katapult - Participants list

Location: Teater Katapult

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, 5, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Performance in English

Castle of Joy is based on the true story about the life and work of outsider artist Pól Jóhannus Poulsen; also called Joy. 

Pól Jóhannus was born in 1925, the youngest of 13 siblings, in a small village in the Faroe Islands. He was different and was treated as a village idiot. However, this did not stop him from pursuing his dream which was to build a world of his own.

Duration: 2 hours (incl 20 min break)
Genre: Theatre
Price: 110 DKK (15€)

Credits

Director: Búi Dam 
With: Kristina Sørensen Ougaard
Composer: Dánjal á Neystabø
Light Design: Súni Joensen
Set and Costume Design: Smal Blak
Assistant Director and Choreographer: Búi Rouch
Staging and Costume: Anna Kristin Bæk
Research Advisor: Bergtóra Patursson
Production: Urd Johannesen
Tour Manager: Durita Sumberg


Get in touch

Production contact: Durita Sumberg

Status: Ready for touring 


How to book?

Tickets are available for purchase through Bora Bora with an IETM discount code.

Click here

22:00-00:00
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Late Night meeting point

Location: Remisen, restaurant and courtyard, Godsbanen - Participants list

Location: Remisen, restaurant and courtyard, Godsbanen

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

An informal moment to come back together, network, relax with colleagues and friends and meet new faces.

Wed 14.06
09:00-16:00
18

Daytime meeting space

Location: Foyer, Godsbanen - Participants list

Location: Foyer, Godsbanen

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

The foyer at Musikhuset will act as a creative space for you to take a break between or during sessions. You may want to grab a coffee or explore possible collaborations with international peers. It’s your space!

09:00-16:00
18

Accreditation and information desk

Location: Foyer, Godsbanen - Participants list

Location: Foyer, Godsbanen

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

Collect your badges and ask any questions about the programme or how to get around Aarhus. Please note that the first session on Wednesday starts at 09:00.

11:15-13:15
19

Creative Europe Workshop: Insight and In-depth

Location: Råhal 2 & 3 , Godsbanen - Participants list

Location: Råhal 2 & 3 , Godsbanen

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

This session offers a general overview of Creative Europe’s objectives and priorities, the requirements to apply and how to increase your chances of success.

  • The first part will begin with an overall introduction to the programme, its priorities, the application process, useful tips, common pitfalls and case examples. 
  • The second hour will be a hands-on opportunity to develop your own project idea and to answer the question: “Is this a Creative Europe project?” 

The session is meant for organisations and professionals who have a project in the making and are considering applying for a Creative Europe grant. Those interested in just hearing general information can attend the first part only.

Moderators

Nicoline Joy Haas, Creative Europe Desk, Denmark

Zuzana Duchová, Creative Europe Desk, Slovakia

12:00-12:45
21

MYKA — OCEAN

Location: Teater Katapult Stage: Kabinettet - Participants list

Location: Teater Katapult Stage: Kabinettet

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, 5, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark | Event MapVenue Accessibility

In an ocean filled with plastic, we dive into an underwater journey in a magical and poetic sea universe. Below the surface we meet waves, sea plants, sea animals…and plastic.

Tons of plastic bags, bottles and micro plastics are floating in Earth’s oceans, damaging the fish, plants and human beings. How can we use less plastic and how can we do it in a more efficient way than we do now?

OCEAN sparks reflections about plastic pollution, embracing a hope for the future. The performance is based on installations in a cross disciplinary field. 

Duration: 40 min
Genre: Dance performance and installation
Price: 75 DKK (10€)

Credits

Concept: MYKA
Choreography: My Grönholdt
Scenography and costume design: Baum & Leahy x Emilie Alstrup
Scenography assistant: Fie von Veer
Music and sound design: Erik Christoffersen
Dancers: Julie Rasmussen and Vincent Jonsson
Light design: Sonja Lea
Consultants: Jon R. Skulberg and Dalija Acin Thelander
Photo and video: Morten Arnfred, Rune Svenningsen
Graphic design: Nete Banke/Imperiet
Producer: Sofia Wickman
Administration: Jens Christian Jensen

Supported by: The Danish Arts Foundation, Augustinus Foundation, Beckett Foundation, Island Connect residency program, Copenhagen Municipality and William Demant Foundation. 


Get in touch

Production contact: Sofia Wickman

Status: Ready for touring


How to book?

Tickets are available for purchase through Bora Bora with an IETM discount code. 

Click here

14:00-16:00
20

General Assembly

Location: Rytmisk sal, Musikhuset - Participants list

Location: Rytmisk sal, Musikhuset

Address: Musikhuset Thomas Jensens Allé 2 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

The General Assembly is an opportunity to discuss and influence IETM's achievements, challenges, strategies, projects and future developments. IETM members will also have the opportunity to vote on new members for the Board of Directors and Advisory Committee.

This is an exciting opportunity to take an active part in the life of your network! 

Non-members are welcome to participate, but only members can vote.

Hosted by the members of the IETM Board.

This session will have live captions in English.

16:15-17:45
20

Talks & Listens

Location: Rytmisk sal, Musikhuset - Participants list

Location: Rytmisk sal, Musikhuset

Address: Musikhuset Thomas Jensens Allé 2 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

An interactive discussion where IETM members get to express their views on the role of art in society and the strategies that will help our sector survive and thrive.

Moderated by the members of the IETM Advisory Committee.

17:00-17:45
21

Wired Studio - Boxed

Location: Outdoors (meeting point: Bora Bora) - Participants list

Location: Outdoors (meeting point: Bora Bora)

AddressValdemarsgade 1, 8000 Aarhus C | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

LanguageEnglish, no captions available 

A living sculpture in an urban space. 

A sculpture that is created by you, the participating audience. With instructions given through headphones, you will be a part of a larger choreographic system, moving objects, creating formations,and shaping the space between you.

Together you will perform choreographic actions and create a mobile physical structure while exploring group dynamics, creativity and individuality.

BOXED reflects upon what kind of systems we take part in, in society – practically, socially, politically, and personally – and what kind of rules and dynamics that requires. 

Duration: 45 min
Genre: Choreography / outdoor participatory performance
Price: 75 DKK (10€)

Credits

Artist: Wired Studio
Choreographer: Simone Wierød
Dramaturge: Betina Rex
Music: M€RCY
Scenographic consultation: Stumper og Stykker
Manufacturer: Munchs Snedkeri
Video: Tim Panduro
Photos: Karsten Piper
Supported by: The Danish Art Foundation, Center of Art and Technology, Helsinore Theatre
Recommended age: From 15 years

No performance experience is needed to participate in BOXED. Good shoes are recommended. Please note that you will be required to move with others while carrying wooden boxes.


Get in touch

Production contactsSimone Wierød

Status: Ready for touring


How to book?

Tickets are available for purchase through Bora Bora with an IETM discount code.

CLICK HERE


All running times

This performance will be presented on:

  • Tuesday 13 June, 17:00
  • Tuesday 13 June, 19:00
  • Wednesday 14 June, 17:00
  • Wednesday 14 June, 19:00
19:00-19:30
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The National Theatre of Greenland - The Traveller

Location: Teater Refleksion - Participants list

Location: Teater Refleksion

Address: Frederiksgade 72, 8000 Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

Language: English

The Traveller is not a theatre performance as we know it. It is an experience room for the audience. The inspiration comes from the theatre of the senses. The audience gets to use their senses and imagination in a journey through life.

Testimonials from the performances:

“This is the atmosphere of Greenland.”

"Thank you for making me realise how important it is to be with yourself before passing that love on."

”A very intimate and sensorial experience with room for reflection and to be present in the moment.”

Duration: 30 min
Genre: Theatre/Performance
Price: 75 DKK (€10)

Credits

Concept, dramaturge and artistic consultant: Susanne Andreasen
Set design consultant: Camilla Nielsen
Actors / singers (residents): Kimmernaq Kjeldsen, Hans-Henrik Poulsen, Kristian Mølgaard, Ujarneq Fleischer, Dina Sandgren, Nukakkuluk Kreutzmann
Text (poem): Salik Lennert
Choreography: Hans-Henrik Poulsen
Set design: Kimmernaq Kjeldsen, Hans-Henrik Poulsen, Kristian Mølgaard, Ujarneq Fleischer, Dina Sandgren, Nukakkuluk Kreutzmann, Camilla Nielsen and Susanne Andreasen
Props: Kimmernaq Kjeldsen, Hans-Henrik Poulsen, Kristian Mølgaard, Ujarneq Fleischer, Dina Sandgren, Nukakkuluk Kreutzmann and Susanne Andreasen.
Costumes: Kimmernaq Kjeldsen, Hans-Henrik Poulsen, Kristian Mølgaard, Ujarneq Fleischer, Dina Sandgren, Nukakkuluk Kreutzmann and Susanne Andreasen
Light: Kimmernaq Kjeldsen
Seamstress: Hans-Henrik Suersaq Poulsen, Kimmernaq Kjeldsen.

Music:

1. ‘Lonesome’
Composer: Hans-Henrik Suersaq Poulsen

2. ‘The wind’, feat Helle Chirholm
Artist: Ganga

3. ’Angalasoq’
Composer: Hans-Henrik Suersaq Poulsen

Production manager: Susanne Andreasen
Photos: Gerth Lyberth
Technician: Kimmernaq Kjeldsen
Stage design, build: Nuunu Martinsen and Pilutaq Lundblad
Administration: Edvard Lyberth and Susanne Andreasen
Production: Nunatta Isiginnaartitsisarfia

Thanks to: Karina Møller, Salik G. Lennert, Milla M. Petersen and our test audience who helped shaping this performance

This performance has potential accessibility obstacles. For more information about the accessibility and potential trigger warnings for this performance, please see Practical Info > Accessibility > Artistic programme venues > Teater Refleksion.


Get in touch

Production contact: Pilutaq Lundblad

Status: Ready for touring


How to book?

Tickets are available for purchase through Bora Bora with an IETM discount code.

Click here


All running times

This performance will be presented on:

  • Tuesday 13 June, 17:00
  • Tuesday 13 June, 17:35
  • Tuesday 13 June, 18:10
  • Tuesday 13 June, 18:45
  • Wednesday 14 June, 19:00
  • Wednesday 14 June, 19:35
  • Wednesday 14 June, 20:10
  • Wednesday 14 June, 20:45
19:00-19:45
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Wired Studio - Boxed

Location: Outdoors (meeting point: Bora Bora) - Participants list

Location: Outdoors (meeting point: Bora Bora)

Address: Valdemarsgade 1, 8000 Aarhus C | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Language: English, no captions available 

A living sculpture in an urban space. 

A sculpture that is created by you, the participating audience. With instructions given through headphones, you will be a part of a larger choreographic system, moving objects, creating formations,and shaping the space between you.

Together you will perform choreographic actions and create a mobile physical structure while exploring group dynamics, creativity and individuality.

BOXED reflects upon what kind of systems we take part in, in society – practically, socially, politically, and personally – and what kind of rules and dynamics that requires. 

Duration: 45 min
Genre: Choreography / outdoor participatory performance
Price: 75 DKK (10€)

Credits

Artist: Wired Studio
Choreographer: Simone Wierød
Dramaturge: Betina Rex
Music: M€RCY
Scenographic consultation: Stumper og Stykker
Manufacturer: Munchs Snedkeri
Video: Tim Panduro
Photos: Karsten Piper
Supported by: The Danish Art Foundation, Center of Art and Technology, Helsinore Theatre
Recommended age: From 15 years

No performance experience is needed to participate in BOXED. Good shoes are recommended. Please note that you will be required to move with others while carrying wooden boxes.


Get in touch

Production contacts: Simone Wierød

Status: Ready for touring


How to book?

Tickets are available for purchase through Bora Bora with an IETM discount code.

Click here


All running times

This performance will be presented on:

  • Tuesday 13 June, 17:00
  • Tuesday 13 June, 19:00
  • Wednesday 14 June, 17:00
  • Wednesday 14 June, 19:00
19:30-21:30
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Det Ferösche Compagnie - Castle of Joy

Location: Teater Katapult - Participants list

Location: Teater Katapult

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, 5, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Performance in English

Castle of Joy is based on the true story about the life and work of outsider artist Pól Jóhannus Poulsen; also called Joy. 

Pól Jóhannus was born in 1925, the youngest of 13 siblings, in a small village in the Faroe Islands. He was different and was treated as a village idiot. However, this did not stop him from pursuing his dream which was to build a world of his own.

Duration: 2 hours (incl 20 min break)
Genre: Theatre
Price: 110 DKK (15€)

Credits

Director: Búi Dam 
With: Kristina Sørensen Ougaard
Composer: Dánjal á Neystabø
Light Design: Súni Joensen
Set and Costume Design: Smal Blak
Assistant Director and Choreographer: Búi Rouch
Staging and Costume: Anna Kristin Bæk
Research Advisor: Bergtóra Patursson
Production: Urd Johannesen
Tour Manager: Durita Sumberg


Get in touch

Production contact: Durita Sumberg

Status: Ready for touring 


How to book?

Tickets are available for purchase through Bora Bora with an IETM discount code.

Click here

19:30-20:25
21

Teater freezeProductions — The View

Location: Teaterhuset Filuren - Participants list

Location: Teaterhuset Filuren

Address: Thomas Jensens Allé 2, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark  | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Language: English

How do you fit twelve sled dogs into a three room apartment?

In the 1960s and 70s, the Danish government decided to close down settlements in Greenland and relocate people as part of their efforts to urbanise the native population.

“The View” is a strong and touching performance about a woman and her husband being forced to leave their home. It is a story about love, grief and hope; about the new daily life, the sled dogs they had to put down, the joy of getting running water…

The monologue is written and performed by Makka Kleist, one of Greenland’s leading actresses and dramatists. “The View” premiered in Nuuk, Greenland in one of the buildings used in the urbanisation process.

Duration: 55 min
Genre: Theatre
Price: 110 DKK (15€)

Credits

Playwright: Makka Kleist
Director : Hanne Trap Friis
Actress: Makka Kleist
Soundscape: Hans-Ole Amossen
Videographer: Michael Lindskov Jacobsen
Film credits: Ànorâk Film
Produced by: Teater freezeProductions


Get in touch

Production contact: Hanne Trap Friis 

Status: Ready for touring


How to book?

Enter the promo code: IETM23 to get direct access to the discounted IETM rate. Further information about the performance can be found here.

CLick here

Thu 15.06
11:00-14:00
18

Farewell brunch

Location: Rå Hal 1, Godsbanen - Participants list

Location: Rå Hal 1, Godsbanen

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Before we part ways and you begin your journey home, join us for one final moment as we come together over brunch. Don’t forget to save the date for the next IETM meetings in your schedule.

13:00-23:00
22

Post-meeting trip with the AREA network: How can young artists create work in rural areas?

Meeting point: in front of Godsbanen - Participants list

Meeting point: in front of Godsbanen

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

We are excited to announce the post-meeting trip to Holstebro organised by AREA, the network for the Arts in Rural European Areas. This post-meeting trip will take form in a rural lab, conducted in partnership with KRAS, the Creative Regional Academy Slaughterhouse, which is developing a programme designed to offer ambitious young creatives an opportunity to explore and develop their artistic potential within a rural context.

During this post-meeting trip, you will have the chance to meet with artists and learn more about the innovative projects they are developing. You will also be able to participate in a workshop and learn about advocacy practices and engage in discussions with local policymakers and politicians.

Join us for an enriching and inspiring rural lab in Holstebro!

Programme

A more detailed programme will be published soon.

Important practicalities

Don't forget to bring comfortable shoes and wind/waterproofs. You will also need a rucksack to carry a water bottle and a reusable coffee mug, if you have one.

Price: €25 - includes round trip by shuttle, lunch and dinner.

This activity is subject to a minimum number of registrations. If there are not enough participants and the post-meeting ends up being cancelled, you will receive a full refund of your registration fee.

Attendance by pre-registration only. 

Register here

19:30-23:00
21

ILT - International Living Theatre Festival

Locations: Multiple venues in Aarhus - Participants list

Locations: Multiple venues in Aarhus

ILT Festival is held every other year in Aarhus, with a vision to present some of the world's most acclaimed international artists. The festival is organised by Theatre Svalegangen, Theater Group 38 and Aarhus Theatre in close collaboration with the rest of the city's theatres.

ILT Festival 2023 will be the 8th edition of the festival and will present carefully selected performances in a wide range of genres, spanning everything from classical drama to dance, physical theatre, installations, puppetry and animation theatre, music and theatre concerts. The festival also features workshops, artist-talks and other exciting events for both the industry and the people of Aarhus.

Learn more about the ILT Festival here.

ILT Festival is offering free festival passes to IETM participants. The festival pass will allow you to book tickets with a 25% discount.

Get your free festival pass here and book your tickets from Thursday 2 March. Please note that you can select your language in the upper corner of the webpage.


How to book?

Festival pass and tickets are available for purchase here.