Dansehallerne invites everyone to join the grand celebration as we Saturday, August 31st open our new house of dance in the impressive historic building with tall chimneys in the middle of the Carlsberg City District. On this special day, we welcome all to enjoy a cornucopia of international, rhythmic, diverse dance performances, workshops, dance films as well as the atmosphere of the historic building.
The event is free, we love to see everyone, young and old, families and friends, all are welcome.
2:00-5:30 the doors are open for all to enter the new house of dance, the impressive building with the tall chimneys in the middle of the Carlsberg City District. The entire house with two stages, studios and the building´s facade will be brought to life by dancing bodies and moving choreography.
The program with many diverse dance experiences; performances, workshops, dance films and the opportunity to dance yourself will be repeated during the day, so stop by and let yourself be seduced by the dance.
This is a unique chance to experience one of the world’s greatest choreographers, Belgian Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker dancing the solo Pioverà.
Perhaps the audience will hold their breath when the building is brought to life from the outside, by two dancers from Sparrow Dance, Esther Wrobel and Mette Overgaard will be moving out from the roof and dancing a vertical duet Breathing from the ground up, on the building’s facade.
Let yourself be carried away by a jaw-dropping journey from ritual darkness, through the happy hardcore to the calm collective in a performance by the sensational British-American artist, Malik Nashad Sharpe.
Denmark’s House queen, Marie Kaae kicks off with bringing the audience into excerpts from a modern dance gospel.
Dancers from the Danish Dance Theatre are on stage in an excerpt from BLOODY MOON created for Copenhagen Summer Dance by Marina Mascarell.
Henrik Vibskov’s dancing costumes will swirl you into the performance Rainbow by MYKA and Ray Roa Alonso for the whole family. Children and their parents can also dance along in three interactive dance workshops facilitated by Amalie Bergstein and Kalliopi Siganou.
There will also be a dance cinema, where you throughout the day can let yourself be absorbed by magical dance on screen as we present a handful of selected short Danish and international dance films.
Dance, explore and have a ride around the Carlsberg City District
On this day of celebration, the audience can move freely between the performances, which take place simultaneously in different spaces. You can also move your body yourself to the Silent Disco, where we offer a dancing space all day long.
There is plenty of opportunity to explore the impressive historic building, and on this special occasion, the audiences can also try a horse-drawn carriage ride around the Carlsberg City District with “Carlsberg Bryggerheste” (shire horses).
Outside the building there will also be an outdoor lounge area where Carl Hansen and Søn have set up beautiful wooden furniture for a rest between everyone the dance experiences. Next to this there will also be happening two dance workshops during the day for children +4 and there parents.
There are balloons for the children, organic juice from Antons and a special dance flavour icecream from Aurora. The adults can enjoy a Carlsberg beer and Taffel Chips and other delicacies and not least, you can win tickets to upcoming performances, there will be surprises during the day – and you get to learn more about what dance is and can do.
The program is repeated throughout the afternoon, so there is plenty of opportunity to stop by, dance along and discover the dance. We look forward to celebrating the day; the dance and the new house for dance with you.
THE ARTISTIC PROGRAM 2:00-5:30 PM
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Rosas (BE) / Pioverà
Malik Nashad Sharpe alias Marikiscrycrycry (UK/US) / DARK, HAPPY, to the CORE
Dansk Danseteater (DK) / an excerpt of a new performance BLOODY MOON created for Copenhagen Summer Dance 2024 by Marina Mascarell (ES)
Marie Kaae (DK) / a taste of the coming performance WIRED
MYKA/My Grönholdt (DK) & Ray Roa Alonso (PI/UK) The Rainbow – created in close collaboration with Henrik Vibskov (DK) & Cristian Vogel (DK)
Se Byen Vertikalt (DK) / an excerpt of BREATHING FROM THE GROUND UP
Kalliopi Siganou (GR/DK) & Amalie Bergstein (DK) / SOMA PLAY STOP a three-part workshop for families with kids +4 years old.
Maia Elisabeth Sørensen (DK), at dansefilm.dk, has curated a program for the dance cinema for this day.
You will find a detailed schedule for the celebration on August 31st below.
Watch the trailer at the bottom of the page. A detailed schedule for the celebration on August 31st will be announced soon.
Many thanks to the Augustinus Fonden and Jorck´s Fond for supporting the artistic program for August 31st – and thanks to the sponsors who contribute to the celebration: Carlsberg Beer and Carlsberg Bryggerheste, Carl Hansen & Søn, Antons Saft, Silent Event, Aurora Ice Cream, and Taffel Chips.
MUCH MORE DANCE DURING OPENINGS
Continuing the celebration, we offer much more dance and choreography during the festival OPENINGS September 3rd-8th.
OPENINGS is Dansehallerne’s new, expansive festival for dance. With the festival, we open the stages for top-class international performances and strong national talents. For a wide spectrum of dancing bodies: older bodies, smaller bodies, bodies of different shapes and colors. For the iconic and the surprising. For other perspectives. OPENINGS is a celebration of dance and an opening for new experiences.
