COLONY OF HOPE
Inhabitable installation about hope in a hopeless time
The children saw the adults tearing their hair: “It’s hopeless!”, they said, while heaven and earth were in flames. Finally, hope wriggled loose. The children reached out for it and started the Colony of Hope.
When you enter, you are assigned a bed. Together with the other residents, the bed is yours for the time you live here. In the dormitory, you are invited to crawl into hopeful caves with laboratories, rituals, stories and communal songs, all of which carry hope within them. In a world that can seem helpless with war, terror and climate change, you are invited into an interactive theater installation with children as hosts and storytellers, who call for wonder, sensuality, imagination and connectedness – in the hope that you too will make a mark.
Ticket booking for larger groups
For groups of more than six, we offer a ticket price of DKK 40 per person. This applies to children and accompanying adults. Contact us on 71 99 88 77 to hear more about ordering group tickets.
From 10-13 years
Duration 75 min.
Guestplay ZeBU and Signe Kærup Dahl
WORKSHOP ADAPTED TO THE CLASSROOM
Let learning reach a new level with a theatre experience that can be integrated into the classroom with a well planned and coordinated workshop course at your school. Contact ZeBU at 71 99 88 77 to learn more about the offers.
CREDITS
| Cast | Augusta Rønsborg-Andersen, Charlie Persson, Kajsa Maria Gros Østergaard, Selina su isabel Özkan, Mattheus Præstegaard, Filippa Gro Storm-Andersen, Adam Bjørn Nylander, Dagmar Øster Fritsch, Ester Lundby Almlund, Elna Marie Bach Larsen, Luna Bredde, Julie Margot Storm, Clara Skønt Bebe, Nanna Bendorff, Kamma Klint Larsen |
| Voice-over | Asger Kærup Dahl |
| Idea | Nanna Bøndergaard Butters and Anne Nymark |
| Concept, civic stage director and theatre educator | Nanna Bøndergaard Butters |
| Concept, dramaturg and theatre educator | Anne Nymark |
| Concept and director | Signe Kærup Dahl |
| Text processing | In close collaboration with the team |
| Music processing (song and text) | Signe Kærup Dahl |
| Scenographer | Dorte Holbek |
| Props designer | Laura Christina Bogstad |
| Scenographer assistant | Julie Linder Hessellund |
| Lighting designer | Jeppe Lawaetz |
| Sound designer | Jonas Jørgensen |
| Production manager | Nicole Johansen |
| Children’s coordinator and performance manager | Henriette Rosenbeck |
| Assistant children’s coordinator and performance manager | Mohamed Ali Osman |
| Technician and operator | Katja Andreassen |
| Technician, operator and builder | Nicolai Micallef |
| Production assistent | Birgitte Boesen |
| Head of communication | Maria Nor Ahrensberg |
| Event og tour manager | Henriette Kudsk |
| Photographer (top banner) | Sonja Lovdal |
| Photographer (press photos and trailer) | Søren Meisner |
★★★★★
»THE PERFORMANCE SEEMS LIKE SUCCESSFUL PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE ART. EVEN THOUGH IT IS PERFORMED BY CHILDREN – OR PRECISELY BECAUSE OF THAT. AT THE SAME TIME, THE COLONY OF HOPE CARRIES THE MOST IMPORTANT THEATRE MESSAGE EVER RIGHT NOW IN THIS GLOBALLY UNEXPECTED SPRING OF 2025. SO HERE COME FIVE SHINING STARS WITH THANKS FOR THE HOPE.«
★★★★★
»THE NEW PRODUCTION IS A WONDERFUL TOURING PERFORMANCE THAT OFFERS REALITY THEATRE IN A SAFE PROFESSIONAL FRAMEWORK. THE EMPATHIC INSTRUCTOR DUO NANNA BØNDERGAARD BUTTERS AND SIGNE KÆRUP DAHL HAVE ALLIED THEMSELVES WITH THE IMAGINATIVE SET DESIGNER DORTE HOLBEK, AND THE RESULT IS THEATRE AT CHILDREN’S LEVEL, BUT WITH PERSPECTIVES THAT ADULTS CAN ALSO BENEFIT FROM.«
★★★★★★
»SIGNE KÆRUP DAHL, NANNA BØNDERGAARD BUTTERS AND ANNE NYMARK ARE THE INGENUITIES BEHIND THE CONCEPT, AND IT IS VERY MOTIVATING AND A REALLY LITTLE STORY OF GENIUS TO LET THE CHILDREN HAVE THEIR SPEAK OUT IN THIS WAY. THE PARTICIPATING CHILDREN DESERVE THE GREATEST PRAISE FOR THEIR COURAGE AND NATURALITY.«
SUPPORTERS
| Amager Øst Lokaludvalg |
| Amager Vest Lokaludvalg |
| Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond |
| Velfærds- og Forskningsfonden for Pædagoger |