{"id":32487,"date":"2026-06-17T11:57:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metropolis.dk\/ruinerne\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:48:07","slug":"the-ruins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metropolis.dk\/en\/the-ruins\/","title":{"rendered":"THE RUINS by Filip Vest & Kai Merke"},"content":{"rendered":"
DATE
\n4 Aug. 19h30
\n5 Aug. 19h30
\n6 Aug. 17h00 & 19h30
\n7 Aug. 17h00 & 19h30<\/h6>\n
MEETING PLACE in front of Refshalevej 173A (Copenhagen Contemporary), Refshale\u00f8en, Cph. K – SEE MAP<\/a>
\nWHAT Performance musical
\nFREE \u2013 reservation recommended<\/h6>\nReserve ticket<\/a>\n

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A musical adventure among ruins, dreams, and new beginnings<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Let’s see if we can build something
from the broken pieces we’ve been given<\/em><\/p>\n

Amid the ruins of a world that has fallen apart, an unlikely group comes together. They are fleeing from something \u2013 or someone. Now they are trying to imagine what might come next: a new community. Perhaps even a new future.<\/p>\n

Blending musical theatre, performance, and role-playing, the piece introduces Plum the Dragon, Court the Shapeshifter, Kat the Seer, and the caring Donna \u2013 four very different characters, each searching for a place to belong.<\/p>\n

Their songs become a shared language \u2013 and the foundation of the society they are trying to build. Each carries their own melody, dreams, and vision of the future. Together, they search for the song that can bring them together and be passed on to those who come after them.<\/p>\n

A musical, moving, and imaginative performance about hope, community, and new beginnings among the ruins of the old world.<\/p>\n

Duration:<\/strong> 1 hour
Language:<\/strong> Danish \/ you will receive a libretto with the English translation of the texts – or download libretto here<\/a><\/p>\n

\"FilipABOUT THE ARTISTS<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Filip Vest<\/strong> (they\/them) explores themes such as identity, performativity, and labour through their performances, installations, and films. Vest\u2019s works negotiate the social scripts and structures we take for granted, in order to examine whether other possible narratives and ways of being in the world might exist.<\/p>\n

Vest graduated from the Malm\u00f6 Art Academy in 2021 and has previously presented their work at, among others, SMK, Charlottenborg, Den Frie, Arken, Copenhagen Contemporary, Tallinn Art Hall, MMCA Seoul, Museum of Modern Art Zagreb, and in connection with Manifesta 13 and the 15th Gwangju Biennale.<\/p>\n

Kai Merke<\/strong> is a performance artist and dramaturg, a board member of Dance Cooperative, and is trained in Natural & Cultural Heritage Management as well as choreography at the Inter-University Center for Dance Berlin (HZT).<\/p>\n

Among his recent works are Havet i munden, a musical queer cabaret; Thump Thump, a performance exhibition about place and queer voices; and We Are Animated Soil, a performance for plants.<\/p>\n