HOME From September 1-13, 2015 , Boaz Barkan and Seimi Nørregaard were responsible for the experiment “HOME – building and rebuilding from the known to the unknown”. It was an experiment around audience involvement and ownership of a work, and through that, opportunities for a co-poetic presence. It was in preparation for their project of…
“SECOND SKIN EXPERIMENT” In November ’15, Anette Asp Christensen is leading an experiment at The Experimental Station. It’s called the “Second Skin Experiment”. The experiment is based on the idea of the doll as a second skin. She writes about the experiment: ‘Using body fragments based on casts of our own and each other’s bodies,…
“THE ACTOR AND THE ÜBER-PUPPET” For the 15/16 season, Øyvind Kirchhoff of the Research Station is in charge of the main experiment “Open exploration of the actor and the über-puppet”. It is a study of the theatrical expression of the actor and the puppet theatre and the fusion of both forms into a new theatrical…
STORY PLAY ’15 Jesper La Cour from Det Fortællende Teater is in charge of the November ’15 experiment “Story Play”, which is about developing oral narratives as a performing arts expression in a non-competitive context. It draws on the experience of audiences in different age groups. Jesper La Cour writes about his attempt: “An audience…
TRY “BACCHANTER XO” In 1996, three actors and physical performers played together in Anne-Lise Gabold’s production of “The Bacchantes” by Euripides. In August 2015, Angelina Watson, along with the other two actors, led the “Bacchanter XO” trial. The experiment investigates whether years of work with the Suzuki Method and Nadine-George voice training are stored in…
DAILY DANCE Ellen Kilsgaard, Anu Rajala-Erkut, Birgitte Lundtoft and Rosa Isaldur DAILY DANCE – a weekly exercise group and physical think tank. Development of sensual dance practice. Read the trial’s statement of intent here
EARTH YEAR Playwright and stage director Kristian Husted and Burkinabe actor, playwright and director Kiswindsida Thierry Hervé Oueda have teamed up for the experiment, EARTH YEAR. The experiment addresses the following question: “Is there a certain perception of time in the European drama, a chronological perception of time that underpins and reflects the economic notions…
QUARTERLIFT Based on the urban renewal of Vesterbro, the concept of renewal is examined in relation to city, home and identity. The experiment is made by Theater 1760. It is led by Ida Kenskov.
LIVINGSTONE’S CABINET “RANDOM PERFORMANCE GAME” Livingstone’s Kabinet was responsible for the experimental work entitled R.P.G (Random Performance Game) from November 16 – December 4, 2015. Livingstones Kabinet worked with the following question: Is it possible to develop a hands-on board/card game that can be used as a structuring and inspirational tool in a performing arts…
QUIET A study of a performing introvert form of expression. Experiments by director Nina Kareis, composer/theater maker Pete Livingstone and set designer Julie Forchhammer, Livingstone’s Cabinet. Read the trial’s statement of intent here
V FIGURES V Figurines – What do women share and in what ways can we empower and understand ourselves and each other? What exercises in empathy are there through breathing, contact, sound and movement? Experiment by choreographer Julie Schmidt Andreasen together with dancers Marie Andersson, Birgitte Lundtoft, Hilde Ingeborg Sandvold, Meleat Aster Helena Fredrikson, Sandra…
