THE RACE TO ZERO In December 2014, Kristian Husted was responsible for the experiment, “The Race to Zero”, about the financial sector’s use of stock robots. He writes about the experiment: “It is an investigation into the possibility of acquiring a stage language about the financial markets with a focus on speed and composition. How…
THE MOON ILLUSION In the period March 2-13, 2015, the experiment “The Moon Illusion” was held by Rapid Eye. Samuel Gustavsson from the group talks briefly about the experiment here. Experiment station: What did your experiment consist of? We started from the question of how an illusion is experienced. What it consists of and how…
SPLASTIC Daily Fiction by Tora Balslev started the “SPLASTIC” experiment in September 2014. It is a study of consciousness and movement based on spasticity. Here’s a short excerpt from their statement of intent: “Cath is spastic. If she wants to walk, she has to accept that she will get tired and hurt herself. Cath walks.…
AUDIENCE AND SINGERS Instructor Nils. P. Munk and “The Human Theater” are in November 2014 for the experiment “Audience and singers – interaction and fusion”. Here’s a short excerpt from his statement of intent: “Four singers and I explore all the different elements that could be hiding in the ‘ensemble’. Audience and singers are in…
“I WOKE UP TO THE SOUND OF DRIPPING WATER” Performer, Naja Lee Jensen, performer, Emelie Trossö, and scenographer, Hanna Reidmar, are responsible for an experiment “I woke up to the sound of dripping water” in March 2015 at Forsøgsstationen. Gerd Schottländer, a member of the Experimental Station’s board of directors, is involved as dramaturge for…
PHYSICAL TRAINING The artistic directors of The Experimental Station, Lotte Faarup and Øyvind Kirchhoff are responsible for a main experiment in the current season 14/15 “Physical Training”, where they ask the question: What does it take to give the performer’s physical training an artistic dimension? This question was the starting point for three weeks of…
ALBERT UPSIDE DOWN In January 2015, Kine Marie Hansen and Johannes Starke lead the experiment, “Albert upside down”. Here they use Albert Einstein’s thoughts and ideas as artistic material. The experiment is part of an upcoming contemporary circus project.
