HIMMELBÅREN by WunschMachine

TIME & PLACE May 23: 5:00 PM & 8:00 PM, May 24: 3:00 PM & 5:00 PM, May 25: 3:00 PM & 5:00 PM. Meeting place in front of CC, Refshalevej 173A. See location.
WHAT Performance

From Human to Bird
HIMMELBÅREN is an outdoor performance—a living ritual, a transformation from human to bird under the open sky
A woman loses her sister. She sees her in a dream, with a giant, scaly primordial bird. She wants to bring her sister back. The audience embarks on a journey through a mythical landscape. Throughout the performance, the audience is invited into installations, storytelling, transformative soundscapes, and live choral performance.

HIMMELBÅREN is the culmination of two years of research and exploration into birds. Here, we encounter birds: as fascinating fauna and fragile species, but also as awe-inspiring beings. Despite their small size, birds possess incredible resilience and an ability to adapt to changes in nature. They can shift habitats, migrate in search of food and temperature, and some can even remain airborne for months—soaring above, looking down on a burning planet, leaving us to the world we have created.

Birds embody the transformation, adaptation, and resilience that humans increasingly need. In HIMMELBÅREN, the strangely heavy, earthbound human is lifted—rising toward the floating creature to gaze in awe into its depths.

ABOUT WUNSCHMACHINE
WunschMachine bridges physical theatre, performance, and anthropology. We explore reality through the body, senses, disciplines, poetry, and personal stories, weaving them together into form. Our expression lives outside the walls of the theatre—folk avant-garde with a glint of humor.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Duration: 70 min
Participants: 36
Language: Danish
During the performance, the participants will walk around and lie down in a tent. 

CREDITS
Staging & Concept: Helga Rosenfeldt-Olsen
Co-Staging: Alaya Riefensthal & Sonja Winckelmann Thomsen
The Myth: Alexandra Moltke Johansen
Composition of Choir & Electronic Sound Work: Niels Bjerg
Soloist & Choir Leader: Nini Julia Bang
Narrative Text and Guidance: Sonja Winckelmann Thomsen & Helga Rosenfeldt-Olsen
Performance: Alaya Riefensthal & Helga Rosenfeldt-Olsen
The Choir: Vocal Ensemble NOOR: Aviaja Roland, Kathrine Skriver Knudsen, Ane Drewsen, Kristian Bach, Rasmus Baltser, Adam Leckius
Installations: Sigrid Astrup
Costumes: Alaya Riefensthal
Sound Montage: Helga Rosenfeldt-Olsen
Producer: PRFRM, Mikkel Kryger
Technical Consultant & Sound Mix: Sune Hede
Sound Engineer: Peter Barnow
Mentor: Sara Topsøe
Administrator: Astrid Gravsholt
Poster: Nanna Rosenfeldt-Olsen
Photography: Asbjørn Sand
Film: Adda Elling
Graphic Designer: Nina Krogh