Text Link text THE TEAM BEHIND Nadja Mattioli (LU), director, researcher & co-artistic director of Beyond Darkness. Nadja studied Creative Writing in London, did a BA in Theatre Arts in Athens (2018) and an MFA in Performing Arts at The Danish National School of Performing Arts (2021). Nanna Hanfgarn Jensen (DK), choreographer & co-artistic director…

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Text Link text THE TEAM BEHIND Nadja Mattioli (LU), director, researcher & co-artistic director of Beyond Darkness. Nadja studied Creative Writing in London, did a BA in Theatre Arts in Athens (2018) and an MFA in Performing Arts at The Danish National School of Performing Arts (2021). Nanna Hanfgarn Jensen (DK), choreographer & co-artistic director…

Voting workshop with Angelina Kirchhoff 7-8 May 2022

Voting workshop 7-8 May 2022 10-16 at the Experimental Station We are once again offering a voice workshop with Angelina Kirchhoff for anyone who wants to work in depth with their voice. The workshop is about finding your voice by working with your breath, body, voice and words. About the workshop Nadine George’s voice work…

Voice training with Angelina Kirchhoff starts up again in March

Voice training with Angelina Kirchhoff starts up again in March From 23/3-15/6 there is again voice training with Angelina every Wednesday at 9-10.45. Angelina draws on Nadine George’s voice work, which is about finding your voice’s potential. All members are welcome, but registration by SMS is required no later than the evening before 21:00 on…

Teach Each Other Mondays Continue

Dorte and Jörn Burmester Wium from B&W Art and Support are excited to let you know that the second part of the 2021/22 season of their open knowledge sharing platform Teach Each Other Mondays is about to begin! All mebers and other interested people are welcome to catch a quick glimpse of the practice of…

Platform on 10 December 2021

  On 10 December, we held the last Platform at the Experimental Station in 2021. Platform is an artistic exchange of experience in word and practice between experimental projects, where we both exchange in small groups to get to the core of the individual experimental work, but subsequently in a common plenary also seek to…

Industry Council for Stage Dance on 2 December 2021

The professional council for stage dance had on Thursday 2.12. invited to a salon at the Experimental Station. 15 people from very different backgrounds gathered to discuss what the Industry Council could do for the environment and the issues they saw.     Lotte Faarup and Charlotte Rindom from the Experimental Station welcomed the participants…

King Kung Fu at TEOM

We are excited to invite you to yet another very special Teach Each Other Monday. Our guest next Monday is Henrik Vestergaard, who you know as one of the masterminds of Live Art Danmark. But did you know that Henrik has also studied Kung Fu for the last 20 years or so? With King Kung…

New names on Dance platform

Dear dancer/choreographer/physical performer at Forsøgsstationen. The Dance Platform is an initiative for members at Forsøgsstationen, with the aim to give dancers, choreographers and physical performers a weekly platform dedicated for training, artistic exchange and networking. Every Wednesday between 7 and 10 pm the hole year through, a studio is set aside for this purpose. Dancers…

Dance Platform

    Dear dancer/choreographer/physical performer at Forsøgsstationen. The Dance Platform is an initiative for members at Forsøgsstationen, with the aim to give dancers, choreographers and physical performers a weekly platform dedicated for training, artistic exchange and networking. Every Wednesday between 7 and 10 pm the hole year through, a studio is set aside for this…

Teach Each Other Monday: Draw Your Family Tree with B&W

Stammbaum is the German word for family tree and the title of a fairly complex and confusing bundle of issues Dorte and Jörn Burmester Wium, hosts of Teach Each Other Mondays, are presently interested in. Thinking about family trees touches concerns of class, gender, visibility, appreciation and performance as art and in everyday life. The…

Teach Each Other Mondays Return!

A new season in the performing arts begins without any Corona restrictions! B&W Art and Support are as excited as you are, and busy planning and preparing the second season of Teach Each Other Mondays. Regular Monday morning knowledge sharing will start up again in October. At 9 a.m. on Monday mornings, we will meet…

Teach Each Other Mondays every Monday in May!

Finally! Corona restrictions were lifted (a little) and B&W Art and Support are able again to offer their knowledge sharing series Teach Each Other Mondays for you to participate in. Yes, there will be live and in person meetings at Forsøgsstationen on every Monday this May. B&W are proud and happy to present an exciting…

Voice training starts on 12 May

Then we open again for voice training. 12 and the. 26 May before the summer holidays. Remember to sign up by texting 20150949 the day before. Remember coronapas. more info about voice training

Shutdown to 6 May 2021

The experimental station follows the guidelines and instructions of the authorities to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The experimental station will therefore be closed until 6 May 2021.  

Fully booked

We have closed the registration for new members at the Experimental Station for the 2020/21 season.It is great that there is so much interest in our halls, activities and experimental opportunities and therefore we must unfortunately say no to more members.

Fully booked

We have now closed the registration for new members at the Experimental Station for the 2020/21 season.It is great that there is so much interest in our halls, activities and experimental opportunities and therefore we must unfortunately say no to more members.

Voice training starts on 2 September

The voice training with Angelina Kirchhoff will start on 2 September from 9-10.45. Remember to sign up.

Here we go again

First choir rehearsal 14 August 2020. Next time is on Friday 21 August.    

Then it is true! We open on 2 June.

We are pleased to announce the reopening of the Experimental Station to members on Tuesday 2 June. We comply with the guidelines issued, which we have summarised and translated for our house. Members will be notified by email with the rules shortly. We recommend that members limit their stay in the house so that they…

Thanks for last

Thank you to everyone for contributions, greetings, gifts and good mood at the party last Saturday where we celebrated that it is now 10 years since we first put the key in the door at Sdr. Boulevard 81. Here’s a photo-potpourri of the day and the evening’s various presentations and speeches. Photographer is Poul Storm.…

Happy Easter

The office will be on Easter break next week. We will be back on Tuesday 23 April. The usual training does not run during holidays, but GAGA is an exception during Easter, when there is both GAGA Tuesday evening from 20-21 and Thursday morning from 8:30-9:30. Greetings. Members train for free.

March newsletter on the air!

There’s news from the old cinema. Read more here – and if you don’t yet subscribe to our newsletter, you can do so via this link. Among other things, there is news about the programme for CPH STAGE here at Forsøgsstationen… Enjoy your reading!

CPH STAGE 2019

The programme for CPH STAGE 2019 rolls out today and we’re there like last year! See more by clicking on the titles: OPEN HOUSE THE ACTOR AND THE ÜBERMARIONETTE the sound of the audience in the cinema Or go to our overall programme page here.

Newsletter November 2018

The newsletter for November is out… – read here or sign up to receive the monthly newsletter in your inbox(link to register on mailing list). You can read about the recently held seminar on quality in theatre.

Platform on 14 December

The next platform will take place on Friday 14 December 2018 from 17-21 at the Experimental Station. Platform is an artistic exchange of experience in word and practice between experimental projects, where we both exchange in small groups to get to the core of the individual experimental work, but subsequently in a common plenary also…

Who should pay?

As a prelude to the quality seminar here at Forsøgsstationen on 24 November (which will not be about economic models), Lotte Faarup has written a sharp little article in Teateravisen entitled “Who should pay for quality?” – read here.

The deadline is approaching

The registration deadline is approaching for the quality seminar on 24 November: How do you talk about quality in theatre? Seminar on experiences and new visions for quality work in theatre Saturday d. 24 November 10 – 17 at the Experimental Station The experimental station holds a seminar on the concept of quality in theatre.…

Autumn holidays

As usual, the office will be closed during the autumn holidays in week 42. We will be back on Monday 22 October. However, we haven’t closed the house – and there will be plenty of people in the house in the coming week. Please note that there will be no voice training or dancing with…

Newsletter September 2018

With a little delay – due to the preparations for the LYDEN AF PUBLIKUM’s trip to Turin – here is the newsletter of the Experimental Station for the month of September. Here is the link to the mailchimp version.  

Newsletter August 2018

The first newsletter for the 18/19 season has been sent out. Here you can read about the Patras anniversary party, new exciting experiments and the season’s trainings! Lin to newsletter here. If you do not yet subscribe to the Experimental Station newsletter, you can sign up via this link.  

Patrasket celebrates its anniversary today!

Today, Friday 31 August, Theatre Patrasket is holding an anniversary reception here at Forsøgsstationen from 4-6pm, followed by a party. We congratulate them on 33.3 years of service and thank them for their tireless dedication to children’s theatre at its best! Read more here (Teateravisens review)

Quality seminar

Saturday d. On November 24, 18, Forsøgsstationen in Copenhagen will hold a seminar on the concept of quality in theatre. Inspired by the work of the quality committees in the children’s and youth environment in the 80s and 90s, and sensing a growing need in the theatre community to (re)find a qualified language around criticism,…

Training gets off to a flying start – GAGA in August

THIEVING START TO THE SEASON’S TRAINING GAGA/people by Siri Wolthoorn is back in season 18/19 as a regular training in the old cinema and we are super happy about that! In August there is GAGA on Wednesdays at 18:30 – 19:30 Come early – it starts SHARP! All are welcome – regardless of one’s movement…

The 18/19 season is about to start…

The office has reopened after a much-needed summer break – and we look forward to seeing new and old faces in the coming season. There are already several trials in the pipeline and GAGA has started (although in August only on Wednesday evenings 18:30-19:30). Find out more about the training offers we have for you…

The report of the SOUND OF PUBLIC is out

On Friday 8 June, Forsøgsstationen held a small event to round off a fantastic CPH Stage festival, where we had an Open House for the first time. We had invited to a Friday bar where the choir from LYDEN AF PUBLIKUM had the opportunity to meet and where we also had the release of the…

Newsletter May-June 2018

There is news from the Experimental Station. Read the full version here. If you are not yet a subscriber, you can sign up here: http://eepurl.com/dxtN0f  

Have a great summer! We will be back on 1 August 2018

The experimental station will be closed from 1 July to 31 July 2018. We wish everyone a happy holiday and look forward to opening our doors again on 1 August for a new season of exciting experiments. Among other things, we can announce that the SOUND OF THE PUBLIC will be the first of the…

Platform Friday 15 June with Artist Talk

There will be a “Platform” on Friday 15 June from 17-21, followed by dinner. Platform is an artistic exchange of experience in word and practice between experimental projects, where we both exchange in small groups to get to the core of the individual experimental work, but subsequently in a common plenary also seek to talk…

Release of report and Friday bar

On Friday 8 June at 17-19, the Experimental Station is holding a Friday bar to round off a great week of Open Days. We’ve had many GAGA morning dancers and curious locals and theatre people in for a look at our lovely house. In connection with the Friday bar, we will make an official release…

Our programme at CPH Stage!

CPH Stage is officially underway and we are working hard to get ready for our part of the party, the Open House from Monday 4 June. We hope to see a lot of happy and curious people at GAGA, coffee and good talks, reunions with LYDEN AF PUBLIKUM and relaxing breaks in the installation “I…

Story play at Sagnlandet and in Singapore

Jesper la Cour from the Storytelling Theatre is organising a storytelling seminar next Friday 25 May together with Sagnlandet. Invitation is available here. It takes place in Sagnlandet ahead of a weekend of “Storytelling Days” where storytellers from all over the country perform. Read more about the programme here. Jesper has developed the Story Play…

Deadline for voting workshop registration is approaching!

Deadline for registration for 2-day workshop on voice training for professional performers is approaching. There are still a few places for the fast ones. Please write to rikke@forsoegsstationen.dk to secure your place by Wednesday 23 May. Workshop takes place on Monday 4 June and Tuesday June 5. Angelina Watson offers an intensive workshop in Nadine…

Trial participants sought

During our Open House at CPH Stage, Nordic Performance Art works with young people in the project “Young Nature Wild”. There is still room for school classes 5th and up. The project is supported by the Danish Arts Council’s House Artist Scheme and the City of Copenhagen’s Åbenskole. Therefore, it is free for students to…

March-April Newsletter is out

Newsletter for March and April is out. Link to full version is here. Read about the exchange seminar “Artistic Research” where dramaturgy and theatre studies students got to try out what an experimental project could consist of. More about the seminar here.

Blog post by H.C. Gimbel

Read the latest blog post written by H.C. Gimbel – about one of Mette Bock’s key issues. H.C. gets to the heart of the talent-elite issue and calls for answers from the Minister of Culture clarifying the concepts. He provides a sharp and highly relevant analysis of how the concept of education has changed over…

The April Festival is approaching…

Then it’s not long until the annual showcase for Danish children’s theatre at its best! We can feel it here in the house, not least because several of our residents do theatre for children – and many ‘ordinary’ members as well. We have had and have rehearsal rooms full of theatre groups rehearsing for the…

Shakespeare Lab at the museum

Rikke Liljenberg and the team from the Shakespeare experiment will perform at the Gammelgaard Museum this weekend in connection with the exhibition “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by the sculptor Pontus Kjerrman. The team will perform excerpts from the play on Saturday 24 March at 15.00 and on Sunday 25 March at 15.00. It’s free to…

GAGA on Saturday 10-12

We have GAGA on the programme again with the lovely Siri. Come as you are and be danced through… It is free for members and costs 100 DKK for guests. Read more about the GAGA training here.

Vesterbro Theatre Festival 2018

On Friday and Saturday there are performances and workshops in connection with the Vesterbro Theatre Festival 2018. Friday d. 9 March at 10 a.m. plays the performance“Bjowulf” with Jesper la Cour Andersen and Troels Kirk Ejsing (Det Fortællende Teater) followed by a workshop and on Saturday at 3 pm the theatre Patrasket plays their brand…

Member number 100!

We have now reached member number 100 and that calls for cake! We look forward to continued artistic explorations with new and old faces… NB: the office is closed in week 7 but the house is still open for all the artistic training you may need…    

“Sleep-over” attempt

Vera Maeder / Hello!earth is back with an experiment The Night (2) – and in this context they would like to invite interested parties to participate in the experiment: “From the 5. to 6 February we’ll do an open sharing/overnight: we’ll gather at 8pm on the 5th of February and it’ll end at 9am the…

Mask work – guest teacher!

We’re back after a much-needed holiday. The house is in full swing and already tomorrow Friday 5.1. there will be mask work on the programme in Boulevarden from 9-10:30. Guests can participate for a fee of 50 DKK at the office. It is free for members to attend. Since Øyvind Kirchhoff in production will be…

Mention of main experiment in Teateravisen

Then there is again mention of the experimental work and what it brings to current performing arts work. Øyvind Kirchhoff is interviewed in Teateravisen about the experimental work that gave new insights into the possibilities of the puppet and actor – exemplified in the work on the development of the performance Fox. Read the article…

Christmas greetings

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the old cinema! Dear members, colleagues, friends of the Experimental Station! We will not go on Christmas holiday without wishing that Christmas may bring you all good moments and closeness with those close to you. We look forward to next year – and hope that you will continue…

Platform tomorrow at 17-21

It’s time for the second and final Platform of the year. Artists who have made experiments here at the Experimental Station over the past six months share their experiences and discoveries with each other and others who are interested in taking a look at the ‘working workshops’. It is tomorrow Friday 15 December at 17-21…

Christmas in the old cinema – come to Platform

Christmas is approaching and we are preparing for the Christmas party on Saturday 9 December where we will celebrate Christmas with the ‘residents’ of the house and members of the Experimental Station. Platform In addition to this festive event, we also have the Platform before Christmas peace descends. It’s Friday 15 December from 5-9pm –…

Come to open ShakespeareLab on Sunday!

Here is the invitation from Rikke Liljenberg who has done ShakespeareLab experiments this autumn: Help us with the last part of our Shakespeare attempt. Come to the open Shakespeare Sunday Lab. We need guests! This autumn, Shakespeare Sunday Lab has been running as an experiment, where the focus has been to see if there is…

The main trial is just around the corner!

The third part of the main experiment “THE ACTOR AND THE OVER-MARION” – entitled ‘The Scenographic Actor‘ – takes place just after the autumn holidays from 23 to 27 October 2017. It is a collaborative project between the Danish School of Performing Arts and Forsøgsstationen and is an investigation of external technique as a pathway…

Happy autumn holidays

It’s about to be the autumn school holidays – and ours! The Experimental Station office will be closed during week 42 for a much-needed holiday in the autumn rain and drizzle. Members can still work in the coming week – but it is extra important to leave the premises as you would like to find…

New administrator as of 1 October

We are very pleased – from a strong field of applicants – to present Dorte Wium as our new administrator as of 1 October. Dorte is both production manager and administrator with experience from among others. TeaterKunst, Republique, Spring festival and many other theatres large and small. Dorte has training in both project management, engineering…

Artist talk with George Mungai

Come to the four-way artist talk with Kenyan director George Mungai who is currently in residency with us It takes place on Friday 6 October at 17:30 in the Wittmaack hall. Registration not required. Mungai will unveil an exciting project ACT is doing in collaboration with the Karen Blixen Museum in 2018; Blixen from a…

Mention of main experiment in Teateravisen

The other day Teateravisen reported on our main experiment, which is up and running again – the third part of the experiment ‘The Scenographic Actor’ will take place in October and is a collaborative project between the Danish School of Performing Arts and Forsøgsstationen. Read the article in Teateravisen here: http://www.teateravisen.dk/doedens-aestetik.html Wanted: professional actors and…

Change of shift in the office

We regret to say goodbye to long-time administrator Pil Rix Rossel, who has taken up a full-time position and will therefore be leaving the Experimental Station on 1 Oct. We wish her every success in her new job and look forward to welcoming a new administrator as soon as possible… Farewell reception On the occasion…

Lecture with Hans-Thies Lehmann is approaching!

The Research Station has the great pleasure to invite you to a lecture by the author of the book “Postdramatic Theatre”, Professor Hans-Thies Lehmann. The lecture will take place Friday d. 8 September 2017 at 19.00- 21.30 in Boulevarden at the Experimental Station. The lecture with Hans-Thies Lehmann deals with his current views on performing…

So we are back in a freshly painted “Boulevard” for the new season!!!

Now it’s August 1st and we’re slowly reopening in the old Boulevard Cinema. Over the summer, the facade has been almost completely finished – only the exterior lighting is missing now. It turned out SO nice! New and old members are welcome to a brand new season which already offers gems such as a lecture…

We’ll be back on August 1!

The Experimental Station will be closed for the summer holidays throughout July 2017. We will reopen on 1 August 2017. If you would like to become a member of Forsøgsstationen, please fill in this form and send it and a short CV to mail(at)forsoegsstationen.dk. If you have been a member this season and wish to…

The June newsletter is out!

We’re getting ready for a well-deserved break from work – the Experimental Station will be closed both in the office and in the halls for the month of July. The June newsletter has just been sent out – it is possible to read it here on the website or receive it by email – click…

Invitation to the screening of “The Winter of Our Discouragement”

Dear theatre people,   All those interested are invited to the screening of the development project “Winter of our Discouragement”. The screening takes place in Boulevarden at the Experimental Station on 22/6 at 17:00 and on 23/6 at 14:00.   Registration is not necessary, and the screening will last about 80 minutes – afterwards there…

Membership attempt SLAG

Right now there is again experimental activity in the form of a membership trial. Helene Kvint is leading an experiment entitled SLAG – body manipulation via video. The theme is how the changes that follow a brain injury can change relationships with the world and the immediate. The team includes Helene Kvint, Rolf Heim, Jacob…

This year’s Reumert nominations

We have several colleagues who have been nominated for a Reumert this year – and we congratulate them all! We are of course very proud and happy that more members and close partners are among them: Anette Asp Christensen for the nomination for the special award of the year for ‘Views from my grandmother’s kitchen’;…

Newsletter for April is out

The April issue of the Experimental Station newsletter is out. Read it here.

New brochure

A brand new brochure about the Experimental Station has been published – and the English version is just around the corner. We want to make our work even more visible in the world, and that’s why the new version is bigger – and with lots of great photos taken by Øyvind Kirchhoff. It is possible…

The annual workshop with Nadine George is approaching…

It’s almost time for the Forsøgsstation’s annual workshop with internationally renowned voice teacher Nadine George. The workshop will take place monday d. 3. – Saturday d. 8 April 2017 at the Experimental Station and is aimed at all performing artists, regardless of previous experience with this work. The course is currently fully booked. The texts…

Open choir rehearsal during Vesterbro Theatre Festival

In the coming months, Forsøgsstationen will be buzzing with audience sounds every Friday, as composer Peter Bruun and choir conductor Erik Jakobsson swing the baton and create new music with a group of performing artists and local residents. Lotte Faarup is responsible for the staging of the work, which will be presented during CPH Stage…

UPDATE on the release reception for “Chinese Drama” on 28 February, 4-5pm

On Tuesday 28 February 2017 at 16.00 – 17.00, Forsøgsstationen has the great pleasure to invite you to a reception in connection with the publication of the anthology ‘Chinese Drama’, edited by Gritt Uldall-Jessen. Ph. d. and translator of Chinese literature, Peter Damgaard will read the anthology. Fermented Chinese tea and Chinese brandy will be…

Lyden af publikum / the voice of the audience

We are approaching a real beginning of the main attempt: the sound of the audience The sound of the audience is an experimental project focusing on the sound identity of the audience in the theatre, inspired by Vsevolod Meyerhold’s sound studies of the audience and developed by professional theatre practitioners and musicians in collaboration with…

Views week 7 – Birth/Breath

Open research by othernessproject that the Experimental Station The time: week 7 Feb. 15th Wednesday, Feb. 17th Friday, Feb. 18th Saturday between 1:00 – 2:30 pm in Boulevarden The question: What would you do if you could build the world again? The research: We are researching an interactive installation-action. During these open research dates we…

Viewing Saturday d. 11 February – Mørke

After three weeks of dark experiments, we open the doors for a final working show. A screening where you will be invited – in a safe environment – to explore your own relationship with darkness. The event is free, but as places are limited, please register at julie_kunz@hotmail.com and only two places per person can…

New blog post

The new blog post is written by musician and theatre instructor Nynne Roberta Pedersen from Teater TUGT who has a residency here at Forsøgsstationen in connection with their theatre event “News at Betty”. Read here.

Information meeting on choral works on Saturday 14-16

We would like to invite you to an information meeting about “The sound of the audience” – a project of the international-local project “Caravanext” led by Odin Teatret, Holstebro. Would you like to join a completely different choir? where you don’t have to sing beautifully, but helps create a soundscape of audience sounds and actions…

Membership trial VISUAL WILDNESS

A study of style shifts and live projections of objects on stage. The experiment is a collaboration between scenographer/video artist Sissel Romme Christensen and idea maker/performer Tea Rønne. They want to develop a stylistic cacophony for the scenic expression in a possible future children’s performance Slut Starut. The style of the performance will be a…

Membership attempt Birth/Breathe

In January and February 2017, The Otherness Project will go into experimental mode and work with the BIRTH/BREATH experiment. BIRTH/BREATHE is a performative experiment in which breathing as a conscious reflex will provide the basis for exploring the potential of a community on stage. A sensory space where performance, sound, smoke and light become the…

DATABASE IN THE AIR!

The long-awaited search tool DATABASEN is now ready for its first flight and to be used by interested researchers, artists, students, etc. – and only by being used and tested in the real world can the DATABASE be further developed and optimised. So here it is. Use it. If you would like to delve into…

New blog post out!

Andreas Dawe has written a blog post entitled “When you can’t help yourself…” “Sometimes art hits the heart of the person experiencing the work. That’s how I felt when I first read English playwright Anders Lustgarten’s play “Lampedusa”, which tackles the whole refugee/migration theme and how we in Europe relate to it. I set myself…

November newsletter out in the world

The newsletter is out – it came a bit later than usual – but better late than never- Link to full version here. The newsletter contains: New main experiment “The Voice of the Audience” (trainee and participants for experimental choir wanted!) Since last time (Knowledge sharing Aesthetics of Death, anniversary) New face – our new…

Trainee for main experiment

FORSØGSSTATIONEN is looking for an intern to coordinate choir participants in Vesterbro for the project “The Voice of the Audience” Period 4/1 – 4/3 2017 Application deadline 21 November 2016 As an intern, you will be part of the experimental station’s team on our international project “The Voice of the Audience”, which is part of…

New face

We have a student employee for the administration. Her name is Conny Rod and she is studying at KEA – Bachelor in Design and Business. Conny is a trained tailor and has many years of experience from the private sector, so she is familiar with administration in various areas. She will be in the house…

Anniversary Reception The Narrative Theatre

The Experimental Station is delighted that Jesper la Cour has chosen to celebrate 20 years with the Narrative Theatre here in the old cinema. The Narrative Theatre invites colleagues, collaborators, supporters and friends to a reception here at Forsøgsstationen, Sdr. Boulevard 81, Friday d. 4 November from 16-18. The programme for the afternoon is: At…

Screening “Cigar Bums Nose” Friday 4.11. 11 a.m.

WunderVerk is in full swing with “Cigar bum nose”. This is the working title of a musical paper theatre experiment based on an adaptation of the Dadaist play Le Cœur à gaz / The Heart of Gas, written by Tristan Tzara, one of the leading figures of Dada. Inspired by Dada, they work with the…

HATHA YOGA

Good news for members: Thursday at 9-10:30 we offer delicious yoga in Boulevarden. It is Stinne Bødker Høj, who is in charge of a Thursday yoga practice. Stinne is trained in Jivamukti and Yin yoga. Thursday’s yoga will be predominantly Hatha yoga. There is no need to sign up and it is of course free…

THE COLLECTION at the Experimental Station

In connection with the international performance festival Works at Work: Group works, Samlingen (SE/CA/IS) will have a residency at Forsøgsstationen from 24 to 30 October 2016. We have enticed them to give an artist talk on Tuesday 25 October from 5-6pm, where members and other interested people can hear more about what this exciting group…

New blog post ‘Get started’

Today we have published the first post of the season on our blog with the title “Get started”, written by Boaz Barkan. Here is an excerpt from the post: The neo-liberal trends today would like performance to practice and develop new modes of ‘domination-speech’. […] We have to be suspicious about our dominating desires towards…

The Race to Zero

Kristian Husted has been working with the project “The Race to Zero” since 2014. The third trial period at the Experimental Station will run from 1 to 5 October 2016. Overall, the project is an attempt to acquire a stage language about the financial markets. Read more about the trial here.

DREAMING IS SOMETHING WE DO WHILE WE SLEEP

Subtitle:“research towards the creation of a participatory artwork: the night-visioning a post capitalist society while we sleep” The hello!earth group launched this project in 2015 and had its first trial round at the Experimental Station in April 2016. The project now back at the Experimental Station with a final sharing of the sleep/dream research the…

Attempt “Cigar bum nose”

WunderVerk v/Anette Asp Christensen leads this experimental project, which works with musical paper theatre. The trial will run for 4 weeks between 26 September and 4 November 2016. The work is based on an adaptation of the Dadaist play par excellence Le Cœur à gaz / The Heart of Gas, written by one of the…

Facade renovation

Our fine old facade will be renovated over the next few months. So we ask you to bear with the craftsmen if it sometimes becomes difficult to find the front door…

Audio slideshow 26.8.

NB: screening moved from 24/8 at 13:00 to 26/8 at 10:00. Shh. Listen to this. Vild Kammerat and AbstraX investigate SOUND PICTURES at the Experimental Station. We explore aural storytelling on stage. We turn up the volume on sound. We explore how the sensory apparatus can be turned on with sound. In light and in…

ÜBER-MARIONETTEN in Paris

  Øyvind Kirchhoff is in Paris for the whole month of August in residency, where he continues working on last season’s main experiment “The Actor and the Übermarionette“, an investigation of the stage expression of the actor and the puppet theatre and the fusion of both into a new stage expression. In Paris, he has…

Welcome back to a new season

The administration is now back after a wonderful summer holiday and is ready to welcome you to an excellent season. First of all, we would like to welcome Rikke Jeppesen Rod to the administration. She will be in charge of our social media profile, newsletters, website and be the other leg of the administration together…

Residency – director George Mungai

We have the pleasure to host the Kenyan director George Mungai who is in Denmark to direct “The Merchant of Copenhagen”. During his residency here, he has worked through the script, edited it to fit the contemporary context, and had the first rehearsals on the floor. The cast consists of a group of actors, all…

New blog post “Back to the past”

Today we have published the last post of the season on our blog with the title “Back to the Past”, written by performer and director, Naja Lee Jensen. Here is an excerpt from the post: “Why do I feel like I’ve gone back to the past? Is the return to Denmark a journey back to…

Summer holidays closed at the Experimental Station

The Experimental Station will be closed for the summer holidays throughout July 2016. We will reopen in August 2016, when you must remember to re-register for the 16/17 season. Photo: Rikke Jeppesen RodIf you would like to become a member of Forsøgsstationen, please send a short, motivated application and your CV to: mail(at)forsoegsstationen.dk You must…

Last time with voice lessons

Angelina Watson will finish her voice lessons on Wednesday 15 June 2016. This will be the last time this season. Training will resume as usual on a weekly basis in September 2016.

Work in Progress “She But Not Herself”

The Performing Arts Ensemble, Out of Balanz is unfortunately forced to cancel the screening of “She But Not Herself”. The performance was to have been shown on Saturday 4 June 2016 at 19.00 at the Experimental Station. It was part of the CPH Stage programme. The cancellation is due to illness.

MB training after the summer holidays

Unfortunately, it is no longer possible to participate in MB training with Mireia Serra this season. Training will resume in August 2016. Participation in the training is free for members of the Experimental Station.

New blog post “Drama with roles for ethnic minorities sought!”

Today we published a new post on our blog, written by actress Marie-Lydie Nokouda. Here is an excerpt from the post: “Actors of ethnic diversity are, in my analysis, simply too absent and outright underrepresented in the performing arts in this country. Take a look for yourself at the theatre catalogue for the 16/17 season,…

New blog post

Today we have published a new post on our blog entitled “Welcome home” written by artist and director, Joachim Hamou. Here is an excerpt from the post: “It’s time to break the structural hegemony of the theatre world, which unimaginatively copies power-oriented political institutions. It is with solidarity that we can stop the disturbing neoliberal…

Workshop with Robert Steijn and hello earth!

On the nights of 12-13 and 13-14 April 2016, the group hello earth! will be holding a participatory workshop, “The Night”, which includes an overnight stay at the Experiment Station. The workshop aims to “explore dreaming and visioning in collective situations and liminal states of mind, including imagining a post-capitalist society in a sleeping state.”…

New blog post

Today we published a new post on our blog entitled “Experimental … what is it?” written by actor and playwright, Andreas Dawe. That’s him in the photo. Here is an excerpt from the post: “When I apply for funding from the Danish Arts Council’s Project Support Committee for the Performing Arts (PSU), I can see…

The Feldenkrais Method at the Experimental Station

Tuesday 5 April 2016 from 09.00-10.30 will be the last time this season that there will be an opportunity to practice the Feldenkrais Method at the Experimental Station. Training will resume in the autumn, starting on 1 September 2016. The Feldenkrais Method explores body, mind and consciousness. Through concrete movement, participants are given the opportunity…

Workshop and display of experiments

On Saturday 19 March, 10.00-16.00, Burkinabe actor, playwright and director Thierry Oueda will lead a workshop on West African storytelling. At 16.00-17.00 there will be a screening of the EARTH YEAR experiment. Playwright and director Kristian Husted is in charge of the EARTH YEAR experiment in collaboration with Thierry Oueda. Both the workshop and the…

Seminar “The Playwright’s Workshop”

The seminar “The Playwright’s Workshop” is a look into the playwright’s workroom. It will take place on Monday 14 March 2016 from 12.00-17.00 in the Boulevarden at the Experimental Station. Here, playwrights Astrid Saalbach, Tomas Lagermand Lundme, Joan Rang and Thomas Markmann explain their working methods, illustrated by examples from their own works. The following…

Screening of the performance “Absalon”

The Narrative Theatre presents the performance “Absalon” at the Experimental Station as part of the Vesterbro Festival. The group writes the following about the performance: “This is a terrific narrative journey through the tumult of major events in the 12th century. It’s a story about a boy who gets caught up in a power play.…

Two new posts posted on the blog

Today we have published two new blog posts on the Experimental Station website. One post is entitled: “I get an acute and uncontrollable urge to go to the bathroom when I hear the word growth”. It is written by theatre worker and critic, Kristian Husted. Here is a short excerpt from his speech: “I get…

Opportunity to attend the last day of the voice training workshop

On Saturday 27 February 2016 from 12.00-14.00 it is possible to follow some hours of the final day of a workshop in voice training with Nadine George. It is as a spectator that you have the opportunity to follow the participants’ final day at the workshop. The event takes place at the Experimental Station. Registration…

Daily programme for the seminar

Here is the programme for the seminar “Drama without drama” on Friday 12 February 2016 from 13.00 – 17.00. 13.00 – 13.05 Welcome by Gritt Uldall-Jessen from the Research Station 13.05 – 13:35 Presentation “History of drama with emphasis on cabaret dramaturgy and neo-mimesis” by Professor Knut Ove Arntzen (Bergen, Norway) 13:35- 13:45 Questions, comments…

Live streaming of seminar

There are no more tickets available for the seminar “Drama without drama” on Friday 12 February 2016 at 13.00-17.00 at the Experimental Station. All places are taken, but a live streaming of the seminar has been arranged so that those who will not be able to attend in person can follow it online. There will…

Members’ meeting at the Experimental Station

The Experimental Station will hold a membership meeting on Monday, February 8, 2016 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. To register for the members’ meeting, please send an e-mail to: mail(at)forsoegsstationen.dk The deadline for registering for the meeting is 5 February 2016. Soup will be served after the meeting. The meeting will take place in the foyer of…

Theory workshop “Formation – action – experience”

Knut Ove Arntzen gives, in connection with his residency at Forsøgsstationen in February 2016, which is supported by the Danish Arts Foundation, an open theory workshop for all interested with the title: FORMASJON-HANDLING-OPPLEVELSE The workshop will take place on Monday 15 February 2016 from 16.00-18.00. Knut Ove Arntzen is a professor at the University of…

Weekly training starts again

Training on a weekly basis will start again in the first week of January 2016. Voice lessons by Angelina Watson. Every Wednesday at 09.15-10.45 in Boulevarden. The first class of the new year is on 6 January 2016 from 09.15-10.45. The Feldenkrais Method by Birgitte Hinz and Katharina Kamber. Every Tuesday at 09.00-10.30 in Boulevarden.…

Members’ meeting in January 2016

The Experimental Station will hold its second membership meeting of the season on Monday 11 January 2016 from 16.00 – 18.00. How do you use the Experimental Station? What do you as members think we can do even better at the Experimental Station? Is there interest among our members for the Experimental Station to become…

Random Performance Game

Livingstone’s Cabinet invites you on Thursday 17 December 2015 at 19.00 – ? to an open screening with practical examples on the floor and an artist talk based on the experimental work titled Random Performance Game. Livingstone’s Cabinet has been working at the Experimental Station for the past month and a half developing the Random…

Invitation to the Members’ Meeting and Christmas Lunch

The Experimental Station invites you to its first members’ meeting of the season, followed by a Christmas lunch. On Friday 11 December 2015 there will be a meeting in the foyer for all members from 16.00-18.00. How do you use the Experimental Station? As members, what do you think we can do even better at…

Open display in connection with experimental work at the Experimental Station

Livingstone’s Cabinet invites you on Thursday 17 December 2015 at 7pm to an open screening with practical examples on the floor and an artist talk based on the experimental work entitled RPG (Random Performance Game). Livingstone’s Cabinet has worked with the following question: can a hands-on board game/card game be developed that can be used…

Concert on Monday with Altamira Studio Theatre

The young theatre company Altamira Studio Teater, currently based at Odin Teatret, will give a small concert, “The World Is A Song” on Monday 16.11.’15 at 19.30 in the foyer of Forsøgsstationen. There will be some soup and bread after the concert. The deadline for registration is Sunday 15 November 2015. For registration write to…

New training class in Le Mime Corporel Dramatique and mask work

In the context of the main experiment of the Experimental Station “The actor and the über-marionette” we offer free training for all interested in le mime corporel dramatique and mask work. It will take place every Thursday from 1 October 2015 at 19.00-20.30 in the Boulevarden at the Experimental Station. Technology dramatic body mimedeveloped by…

MB training starts today

Today, Wednesday 23 September 2015 from 17.00-19.30, the weekly MB training starts with trainer Mireia Serra at the Experimental Station. It is every Wednesday from 17.00-19.30 in Boulevarden. The training focuses on relaxation of the body, breathing, pace, coordination, mobility, strength and balance with an overall focus on increasing fitness, body awareness and presence. Participants…

The Feldenkrais Method at the Experimental Station

From today, Tuesday 15 September 2015, 09.00-10.30, training according to the Feldenkrais Method will be offered at the Experimental Station. In the training we explore body, mind and consciousness. Through concrete movement sessions, participants get the opportunity to feel themselves from the inside. The Feldenkrais Method is described as a form of study that can…

Voice training starts up again

The regular weekly voice lessons by Angelina Watson start up again on Wednesday 2 September 2015 at 09.15-10.45 in the Boulevarden. Send an SMS to 20150949 at the latest the night before – before 9pm if you are coming. Working with the voice is an exploration of the actor’s potential. Each voice is unique, as…

New office hours

From 3 August, the Experimental Station is open again, after being closed for the whole month of July. Contortider: New for the 15/16 season, the office will be open every weekday. The office hours look like this: Monday 09-13 Tuesday 09-13 Wednesday 09-12 Thursday 09-13 Friday 09-13 Feel free to drop by during office hours…

Membership renewal offer for season 15/16

Right now, there are offers to renew your membership for the 15/16 season. The season start price for individual members is 850 kr for a full season if you join in August and September 2015. Otherwise, membership costs 115 DKK per month (1265 DKK for the season). Group membership costs 2700 kr for the season.

Mini-festival for Hungarian performing arts at CPH Stage ’15

Get an insight into what’s happening in the performing arts in Hungary right now. Friday the 19. and Saturday 20 June 2015 you can experience Forsøgsstation’s own mini-festival for Hungarian performing arts at Det Frie Felts festival, which is part of CPH Stage ’15. Here you can experience current drama, performance texts and performing arts…

The experimental station hosts Platform

On Friday 19 June 2015 from 17.00-21.00 the Experimental Station will host Platform. Platform is an artistic exchange in word and display between experimental projects held at Forsøgsstationen the last six months, led by Lotte Faarup and Øyvind Kirchhoff from the artistic direction. Work is done both in small groups and in a larger plenary,…

Voice training workshop with Nadine George

There are held at Saturday d. 23 May ’15 at 10-14 a voice training workshop for beginners with internationally renowned voice teacher Nadine George. The workshop is open to all interested during 12.00- 14.00. There is free access. Registration is not necessary. Location: the experimental station, Sønder Boulevard 81, 1720 Copenhagen V. The workshop is…

Upcoming artistic salon

Come to an artistic salon with physical performer, performance artist Anika Barkan Thursday d. 28 May ’15, 19.30 – 22.00 in Boulevarden at Forsøgsstationen with physical performer, performance artist Anika Barkan from the performance group Core Act. www.coreact.dk Anika Barkan will present her method in performing arts, which is based on the Suzuki method in…

Artistic salon with Bo Madvig

Come to an artistic salon with actor and physical performer Bo Madvig. D. 30 April ’15, 19.30-22.00 in the Boulevarden at the Experimental Station. Bo Madvig will present his method, which is contact improvisation, within the performing arts and thereby contribute to Forsøgsstation’s current focus on forms of training in an artistic context. It is…

Newly published report for free pick-up

The newly published experimental report “A Special Condition … What it takes to give the performing artist’s physical training an artistic dimension” is available for free pick-up at the Experimental Station. It was written by the two artistic directors of Forsøgsstationen, Lotte Faarup and Øyvind Kirchhoff. The report can also be downloaded here

New password for the front door of the Experimental Station

From today, the research station has a new password for the front door. The previous code therefore no longer works. It is the new code that must be used. The new code has been sent out by email to all members of the Experiment Station. If you are a theatre/have group memberships, please pass this…

The experimental station is closed for Easter

The experimental station will be closed for Easter holidays from Tues. 30 March – 6 April ’15. The administration will reopen on Monday. 7 April ’15, 10-13.

A written inventory of all trials at the Experimental Station

Dramaturg Jette Lund has in the period d. 1-14 February ’15 had her own desk at the Experimental Station, where she worked on a written inventory – in list form – of the available material from the experiments that have been held at the Experimental Station over the past five years. More information on the…

THE SEMINAR “PHYSICAL TRAINING IN AN ARTISTIC CONTEXT” HAS ITS OWN WEBSITE

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Physical training in an artistic context

The Experimental Station invites you to a seminar, “ Physical training in an artistic context “. It is in the period Wednesday d. 25 February – Saturday d. 28 February 2015. Here the following questions are asked: What place does physical training have in the Danish performing arts environment? The seminar includes several workshops. Programme…

Artistic salon with Kasper Ravnhøj

Come to the first artistic salon of the year with dancer, physical performer, choreographer and teacher, Kasper Ravnhøj. Wednesday d. 28 January 2015 at 19.30 – 22.00 in Boulevarden at the Experimental Station. It is free to attend and open to members and non-members alike. Registration is not necessary. Kasper Ravnhøj will present his method…

The experimental station’s fifth birthday

Come to the 5th birthday party at the Experimental Station Friday 12 December ’14 at 17.00 – ? There will be an open house, speeches, cake, bubbles, a performance by neocircus artist and performance artist Michiel Tange van Leeuwen, a concert by the band “No Man’s Land” playing soul, pop and dance music, and a…

Open rehearsals with The Human Theatre

The Human Theatre invites you to another open rehearsal Wednesday d. 10 December ’14 at 14.30 – 15.30 in Boulevarden. “Men Nu Har Jeg En Hjærne” is a musical study of grief – based on Gustaf Munch-Petersen’s poems and life. Starring: Signe Marie Schmidt-Jacobsen, Kirstine Stubbe Tejlbjærg and Hanne Raffnsøe Instructor: Nils P. Munk Dates…

Come to the first artistic salon of the season with Anne-Lise Gabold

Come to the first artistic salon of the 14/15 season with master teacher of the Suzuki Method of Actors Training and teacher of Bloch’s AlbaEmoting Method (CL5), actor and director ANNE-LISE GABOLD. On 28 November 2014 at 19.30 – 22.00 in Boulevarden at the Experimental Station. It is free to attend and open to members…

The Experimental Station invites you to its fifth birthday party!

We celebrate the 5th birthday of the Experimental Station on Friday 12 December ’14 at 17.00 – ? All members and friends of the Experimental Station are invited! There will be an open house and speeches, a concert by the band “No Man’s Land” playing soul, pop and dance music, and a big party in…

New local TRUFFAUT

It is now possible to book the TRUFFAUT room at the Experimental Station. The room is suitable for meeting activity.

The main experiment of the Experimental Station “The whole performer” in season 14/15 has started.

Under the heading “What is artistic training?” the artistic direction of the Experimental Station is in full swing with the main experiment of the season, which is about the training of the performing artist. Here is a quote from the statement of intent: “It is about the space where the performing artist defines his artistic…

The experimental station is back after the summer holidays!

Remember to renew your membership here!