Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here? -is a performance that makes room for the bodies that stand out from the body we normally see on stage and in society, and gives the audience an experience of what it is really like to live with a limited body.

About the show:
Where do we go from here? led the audience on a physical walk in an audience costume where the audience was tied together. The audience started at Bispebjerg Cemetery and wandered through Dansekapellet, where studios and corners of the house take the form of personal stories from performers, many of whom live with a disability.

Where do we go from here? gives those we don’t normally see and hear on stage space, room and narrative time, and the audience is put in a limiting situation while touching on topics that for many people can be uncomfortable.

Where do we go from here? -is a socially critical dance performance from those who are not normally welcome on stage.

Throughout the traveling performance, the audience got insight into the personal stories of the dancers; Bettina who fell off a horse in her mid-20s and was revived, Sandie who is plus-size and takes up more than one seat on the bus, Lisa who has lived with rheumatoid arthritis for 25 years, which has suddenly been put on hold. What they all have in common is that being able to express and develop themselves through dance has had a huge impact. Lisa attributes her recovery to dancing and persistent training.

These are just some of the stories we will tell through the dance performance Where do we go from here – and which will help open up the bodies and stories you can see and experience in Danish performing arts.

The performance took place in and around Dansekapellet in week 15 2024, with around 150 paying audience members. We welcomed everyone, including people in wheelchairs, visually impaired, blind and caregivers. If you are hearing impaired, you can request to have the text transcribed.

Testimonials:

“This is one of the most powerful things I’ve seen in a long time. Thank you.”

“It is such a loss not knowing how wide the variety is of ‘what is a body’, how a body can look and function. It is only ‘abled-bodies’ loss. Thank you for this beautyful performance”

“Highly captivating show that deeply captures you as an audience. I´m in awe of the cast and what i have withnessed”

“I am moved. Thank you for inspiring me. Thank you for your courage. My body takes care of me. My body is a good body. I take that with me. Thank you”

“Beauty has many aesthetics”

“Intense and beautyful and full of love”

“A tribute to humanity, in all its places and times. Feeling very greatful. Feeling generosity in a shared space”

“Moving, touching, powerful, beauty in emotion, hurt in limitation, gently and with sharpness pointing to my privillige….. it was such a touching experience, and it is so powerful”

“Thank you for taking us through this beautiful and touching performance, with all its unique parts. It was heartfelt, playful, fragile and brave. I am cheering on all you artists, and please create more integrated and accessible art pieces”

Movie from the show: