Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

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groupDescription More info

Suitable for an

international

audience

International shows

Gare Centrale

Belgium

Ressacs 14 + A poetic examination of the so-called "crisis", which

causes loss of house, belongings, identity. An errant

couple, alone in the ocean, thrown around in despair.

Rather humorous interpretation of our urge to live the

"correct" life

http://garecentrale.be/wp/

?page_id=166

Yes

Arcosm

France

Bounce 7 + Bounce! happily discusses the failure, an universal

experience , an unexpected start for a new way of

living: the beginning of an adventure, gushing ,

questioning how to bounce! The quartet moved in

space, musicians tune, dancers heat up. Gestures are

febrile, uncertain, and especially this monumental cube

in the middle of the stage disrupt body awareness!

http://compagniearcosm.fr

/en/spectacle/bounce/

Yes

China National

Children's Theatre

China

Three Monks There is a famous saying in China: One monk shoulders

two buckets of water. Two monks lift one bucket of

water. Three monks have no water! This a story told

generation after generation. This drama tells a classic

Chinese story with distinct features and connotations of

China traditional culture.

Yes

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Danish shows

Apollo Teater Den lille Pige med

Svovlstikkerne

The Little Match

Girl

6 - 12 - In a mixture of text and movements, dance and theater,

our edition of The Little Match Girl offers both

touching, exiting and comic moments.

http://apolloteater.dk/den-

lille-pige/index.html

Yes

Apollo Teater Sådan cirka Just About 7 - + A clumsy man suddenly finds himself in the middle of a

modern dance performance. Practice doesn't always

make perfect but for a clumsy man who dares to dance

"just about" is more than good enough.

http://www.apolloteater.d

k/cirka

Yes

Arrièregarden El Concierto El Concierto 5 - + An eccentric opera-diva and her unstoppable assistant

prepare to win their audience with a magnificent

concert. But memories from the past puts the concert

to the test and the assistant to work!

http://www.arrieregarden.

dk

Yes

Arthotel 1-2-3-nU 1-2-3-noW 0 - 3 - Clouds that hover over towns…an apple you have to

jump high to reach...That is some of what we

experience, when we open the great pop-up book, with

its pop-ups, vivid images and surprises.

http://www.arthotel.dk/?p

age_id=488

Yes

Asguer

Zapshowteater

Aben Osvald og

Jakelmesteren

The littlel Monkey

and the

puppetmaster

2 - 9 - Oswald is a little curious and sometimes very talkative

monkey. Unlike Jakelmesteren that has plenty to do

with getting picked his puppet.

http://www.zapshowteate

r.dk/forestillinger/aben-

osvald-og-

jakelmesteren.html

Yes

Asguer

Zapshowteater

Mito & Dito Mito and Dito 4 - + Cardboard box show - a piece of modern clowning. http://www.zapshowteate

r.dk/mito-dito/

Yes

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Asterions Hus Min Odyssé My Odyssey 12 - + An Odyssey. Through Europe. Told and danced. The big

tale. The personal interpretation. The meeting. From

Sct. Petersburg to Lampedusa. Dolphins and sirens.

Hope and change. Her story and History.

Yes

BaggårdTeatret H.C. Andersen

Lever!

H.C. Anderson

lives!

5 - + Meet the Ugly Duckling and cocky Clod Hans in a new

show for the whole family.Brand-new technology

combines the best of animation and theatre.

http://www.baggaardteatr

et.dk/forestilling/h-c-

andersen-lever-2/

Yes

Teater Baglandet Juhu det er

regnvejr

Juhu it's raining 3 - 7 - JUHU it's raining is a nonverbal performance for

everyone wanting to be surprised by the unexpected

magic of everyday life. JUHU it's raining is a poetic

comic bubble about everyday life.

http://www.teaterbagland

et.dk

Yes

Teater Baglandet Krop Amok Body Amok 13 - 18 - BODY AMOK iis about surviving the transformation

from child to adult ABOUT being insecure and confused

ABOUT all the exciting and wondrous things which

happen when your body starts to bulge

http://www.teaterbagland

et.dk

Yes

Teater Baglandet Vækst Growth 13 - + Growth is the answer to our prayers, dreams and

longings? A girl's educational journey gives us an insight

into the largest challenge. A potential abyss or a

potential new way of living ?

http://www.teaterbagland

et.dk

Yes

Barkentins Teater Indeni inside 1,5 - 4 - Inside, outside, boots and water. http://www.barkentins-

teater.dk/

Yes

Teatergruppen

Batida

Menneskets

bedste ven

Man's Best Friend 10 - + Once there was a girl so lonely that she ate all the time.

And once there was a man so hungry that he thought

he was a dog. Eight dogs sing their way through this

musical play of love and hunger.

Yes

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Teatergruppen

Batida

Pigespejdernes

dramapatrulje

opfører

Junglebogen

The Girl Scout

Drama Troop

performs the

Jungle Book

8 - 12 - The Girl Scout Drama Troop wants to perform The

Jungle Book at the jamboree using puppets and live

music. But the girls' pecking order and mutual power

struggles threaten to ruin the entire project.

http://www.batida.dk Yes

Teatergruppen

Batida

Solo for to Solo For 2 5 - + The conductor is waiting impatiently. But each member

of the septet calls to cancel the concert. That’s fine.

Now the conductor can finally perform his solo trumpet

concerto. Or so he thinks.

Yes

Teater Blik Sommervækster Summer rings 6 - 10 - Installation and performance. Freely after Tove

Jansson's “The Summer Book". The story about Sofia

and her grandmother on a small archipelago island told

by vocalisation, electronics and images.

http://www.teaterblik.dk Yes

Boing Production

og Media ApS

AlgoRitmo AlgoRitmo 8 - 18 - AlgoRitmo is a pulsating and whimsical

soloperformance by the critically acclaimed multi-artist-

performer Thomas Sandberg. Algorithms, patterns and

human behaviour is mixed up with comedy and rhythm.

http://www.algoritmo.one Yes

Teater Borderline Kys det nu, det

satans liv!

Kiss it! The

goddamn life!

9 - + Kiss it! The goddamn life! is a crazy and loving historical-

musical story about helping each other no matter how

old you are, about dreams and responsibilities and the

right to be yourself!

http://teaterborderline.wix

site.com/info

Yes

Cantabile 2 Spor af Dyr Tracking the

Animal

6- 10 - A performance about inclusion and identity, where

children's voices and perspectives are very influential. It

is a sensual and interactive journey into to the woods,

the kingdom of animals and elves. In the magical forest

one can rely on the wisdom of faeries whose unspoiled

hearts and minds help us find our way on the trail in the

dark.

Yes

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Faster Cool og

Dansk Rakkerpak

Regnbuebillen The Rainbow

Beetle

1,5 - 6 - Billy is not like the other beetles. He does not hold his

place in the line and he forgets to respond to when

there is roll call, The world is so strange, colorful and

exciting...

http://www.fastercool.dk Yes

Teatret Fair Play Et ord er et ord A Word's a Word 4 - 8 - Lotte and Henrik decide to play shop; a shop selling

words. If you are in need of a word, not any old word,

but that word that’s maybe just on the tip of your

tongue, then this is the shop for you.

http://www.fairplay.dk/w

ww/ordtur.asp

Yes

Teatret Fair Play Små døde dyr All the Dear Little

Animals

4 - 8 - One day two children find a dead bumble bee. They

decide to bury it and to make a funeral company, “The

World’s Best Funerals” – for animals.

http://www.fairplay.dk/w

ww/doededyrtur.asp

Yes

Teatret Fair Play Soldaten The Soldier 14 - + Many young men and women join the military seeking

personal development, experience of the world and the

chance to “make a difference". Do they know enough

about what they are entering into?

http://www.fairplay.dk/w

ww/soldattur.asp

Yes

Flyvende Prinsesse Metamorfose Metamorphosis 4 - 8 - Join a groovy musical adventure into the grass between

the small animals under your feet. How does it feel to

be an egg, caterpillar and pupa? And who hides in the

shell of the egg?

http://www.flyvendeprinse

sse.dk

Yes

Det Fortællende

Teater

Bjowulf Beowulf 8 - 99 - “… la Cour has a sense of rhythm and an understanding

of the audience—he takes breaks, draws kids into the

story, laughs both at and with us, challenges us and he

has it all under control."

http://www.detfortaellend

eteater.dk

Yes

Forumteatret

Prisme

Demos & Kratia Demos & Kratia 14 - + An interactive, stand-up, comedia dell’arte

performance, that arm-wrestles the Danish tendency to

take democracy for granted and presents a heavenly

love story between People and Power.

http://www.forumteatretp

risme.dk/turnerende-

forestillinger/demos-

kratia/

Yes

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Freestyle Phanatix R R 6 - + In "R" the cooperation between choreographer Sara

Jordan & Freestyle Phanatix continues. "R" is an

invitation in a time where five breakdancers explore

who they are through dance and moves.

http://www.phanatix.net Yes

Teatret Fyren og

Flammen

Fusskopf Fusskopf 2 - 5 - Fusskopf is a spectacle for the toddlers. Fusskopf is a

man of five feet. Fusskopf love to dance, jump, run and

walk. Yes, he loves everything that one can do on its

feet.

http://www.fyrenogflamm

en.dk/#forestillinger

Yes

Teatret Fyren og

Flammen

Tommelise Thumberlina 3 - + It is the story of the world's smallest girl and her

journey to find what gives life meaning. We see

Thumbelina's poetic trip through nature universes.

http://www.fyrenogflamm

en.dk/#forestillinger

Yes

Gazart Små og store

hemmeligheder

Major and Minor

Secrets

1 - 5 - Two dancers invite you into a quirky world of major and

minor secrets. Is the vacuum cleaner alive? Are

shadows afraid of the dark? And does the giraffe on the

wallpaper know how to fly?

http://gazart.dk Yes

Giraff Graff Ex(s) Ex(s) 14 - + Ex(s) takes it’s starting point in the performer’s former

love stories and is in three parts: an overview of the

stories, several case studies and a conversation with a

guest coming from the audience

Yes

Giraff Graff Min Mor er en Ulv,

min Far…

My Mom is a

Wolf, my Dad…

14 - + What do our inner animals tell us? How can we enter

into a dialogue with them? Former punk-rocker Mona

Motel shares through photos, video clips and a

collection of plastic animals her experiences.

Yes

Teatergrad Krig – i

børnehøjde

War 10 - 14 - The children are presented to a story of war by two

actors. In an honest dialogue with the actors, the

children reveal their feelings, knowledge and ideas

about war – and peace. Coop Danish Red Cross

Yes

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Teatret Gruppe 38 En lille Sonate A Sonatina 6 - + On an Italian pick up truck a live chicken and a newly

laid egg play the main part in a gripping version of an

old story. A grim story of a child, who is burdened with

too much responsibilty.

http://www.gruppe38.dk/

produktion/en-lille-sonate/

Yes

Teatret Gruppe 38 Mørket ligger

under sengen

The Darkness

Rests under The

Bed

5 - + Mum and Dad go on a surprise visit at their son’s.

However, he has no time for natter and fussy cakes, so

straight to bed it is. Goodnight and sleep tight!

http://www.gruppe38.dk/

produktion/moerket-ligger-

under-sengen/

Yes

Teater Lille Hest Månen over

Baobabtræet

The moon over

the baobab tree

2 - 6 - An African inspired story of how a little help can make a

big difference.

http://teaterlillehest.dk/M

aNEN-OVER.html

Yes

Teater Hund & Co. Hvem

Bestemmer?

WHO´S RIGHT? 3 - 8 - Who decides which game is best? Who decides what is

nice and what is ugly? Who decides whether I'm right

or wrong? A playful, physical and humorous

performance about diversity and friendship.

http://www.teaterhund.dk Yes

Teater Hund & Co. OpdagElse Freewheeling

Frida

1 - 3 - Frida loves to sneak up on things and make them move

and change. And not least, she loves to play! Frida goes

exploring into a visual and musical landscape of moving

shapes. Nonverbal performance.

http://www.teaterhund.dk

/forestilling/opdag-else/

Yes

Hvid Støj

Sceneproduktion

Senses Of Cities Senses Of Cities 3 - 7 - 'Senses of Cities' takes children of the city and their

adults on a exploratory journey into our senses. You

and your family examine everyday sensation in a

musical theatre performance.

http://hvid-

stoj.dk/forestillinger/sense

s-of-cities/

Yes

Ishøj Teater Tommelise Thumbelina 3 - 9 - Freely after H. C. Andersens fairytale. A poetic universe.

Created through music, song, masks and physical

effects. The fantasy of the audience is stimulated with

light effects and theatrical elements

www.ishojteater.dk/turne.

html

Yes

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Kompagni Kalas Norden Rundt A Nordic

Expedition

7 - 13 - Magic stories and songs from the Nordic countries hide

in our suitcases. You'll find dancing skeletons and a

waltzing mailman, Finnish tango and wild clogdancing,

colourful sheep and a powerful toe.

https://www.facebook.co

m/kalasteater/

Yes

Teatret Kimbri Pænt Goddag How do you do? 6 - 11 - The meeting between a foreigner hidden in a trunk and

two peculiar costums officers, who are not too bright.

About integration, intrigue and integrity told with

humor and a universel body language.

http://www.teatretkimbri.

dk/forestillinger/paent-

goddag.html

Yes

Det Kommende

Teater

Helt Udenfor Inside outside 10 - + A satirical, political and humorous mime on the

outcasts of society.

http://www.kommendetea

ter.dk/udenfor.htm

Yes

Teatret KrisKat DADA DADA 1,5 - 4 - DADA From a colourful collage the performer finds

inspiration to recite poetry without words, dance a fish

etc. In direct contact with the children she presents

foolery that might make sense.

http://www.kriskat.dk Yes

Teatret KrisKat Memories Memories 11 - + With his ultra-realistic, old man mask, Kristian Dinesen

delivers a touching portrayal of the orchestra

conductor, Jack, who takes us to big events, small

difficulties and decisive moments of his life

http://www.kriskat.dk Yes

Teatret KrisKat Pelzz Fur 0,5 - 3 - There is a pile of fur on the floor. Soft! I’d like to touch

it. What is this? The sun is rising; the world of fur is

awakening. KrisKat invites you on a sensory experience

in a wonderful fur show

http://www.kriskat.dk Yes

Teaterværkstedet

Madam Bach

Hjem Home 1 - 6 - HOME is a performance that awakens curiosity and

opens up to an understanding of ‘home’ as being much

more than a roof over our heads

http://www.madambach.c

om

Yes

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Luna Park

Scenekunst

Hukommelsespala

dset

Palace of

Memories

6 - 10- Step inside a wondrous world of memories. You’ll find

memories from a long life hidden in drawers, cabinets

and boxes. An installation and a performance about

never wanting to forget.

http://lunaparkscenekunst.

dk/?page_id=152

Yes

Black Box Theatre Fear Fear 12 - + With humor, slapstick and at times over-the-top

energy, will some of the fear, that we face through life

be portrayed in this new dance performance. An

experience that will get in under your skin.

http://www.http://www.bl

ack-box-dance-

company.dk/fear/

Yes

Meridiano Teatret Papirmåne Paper Moon 3 - 7 - Elliot is little but has big things to think about. When he

can’t sleep, he travels with his favourite teddy bear to

another world to find out why his mother and father no

longer live together

http://www.meridiano.dk/

papermoon/index.htm

Yes

Meridiano Teatret Vild Wild 4 - 10 - Imaginative and universal show for everyone from 4

years old about a little girl’s mystical soul mate

friendship with an old, worldly wise family tree, hidden

in a secret place in her garden

www.meridiano.dk Yes

Mimeteatret Som man ser det Life as they see it 10 - + A mimic stand-up performance with very humorous

considerations of young people in their puberty:Who

am I, where do I come from and where am I going? We

also look at kisses, hugs and birth control.

http://www.mimeteatret.d

k

Yes

MishMash Romeo & Juliet Romeo & Juliet 11 - + A unique adaptation of William Shakespeares classic

Romeo & Juliet.

http://www.mishmashthea

tre.com

Yes

Teatret Møllen Aldriglandet Neverland 8 - + Neverland interprets the beloved story of Peter Pan in a

new and different way. A story about children who all

refuse to become adults and instead holds steadfastly

to the imagination.

Yes

Teatret Neo Et stenkast herfra The Stones 12 - 18 - The Stones is based on a real event in Australia, Two

teenage boys are throwing rocks from a motorway

bridge at the cars below them. It has fatal

consequences.

http://www.teatret-

neo.dk/stenkast.htm

Yes

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Teater Pandora Sa Tu Sai Sa Tu Sai - A Tale

of Child Labour

5 - 12 - After a Flood Sa Tu Sai gets seperated from her parents,

when she wants to save a little boy from drowning. The

children are taken to a city where they are tricked and

forced to work at a factory.

http://www.teaterpandora

.dk/?page_id=42

Yes

Det Olske Orkester Dengang vi blev

væk

Once we got lost 9 - 18 - It is a story about being a child in a divorce and the

losses it leads to, despite an increased normalization of

this situation and the great consequence on how the

child views love between adults.

http://www.detolskeorkest

er.dk/dengang%20vi%20bl

ev%20v%C3%A6k.html

Yes

Teatret OM Hvalens sang Song of the Whale 6 - 9 - Song of the Whale is a very subtle and curious journey

into the belly of a big humpback whale and a story

about friendship, whales, whalesong - the meeting with

a girl, Pinocchio... and plastic waste.

http://www.teatretom.dk/

dk/Forestillinger/hvalens-

sang

Yes

Opgang2

Turnéteater

4 EVER 4 EVER 14 - + 4 EVER is a musical story about four young men, who's

destinies and friendship is sealed when they as young

kids, challenges death a cold winter day. Reumert

Award-winner: 2014

http://www.opgang2.dk/4

ever

Yes

Paolo Nani Teater Jekyll on Ice Jekyll on Ice 10 - + Paolo Nani’s funny, round, lovable figure, Jekyll, is an

ice cream salesman, with his very own way of doing

business. Real fun, surprises and lots of laugh are

guaranteed!

http://www.paolonani.co

m/Dansk/JEKYLL%20ON%2

0ICE%20%21.html

Yes

Passepartout

Theatre

Production

Men de begyndte! But they started! 5 - + A warm, clever and amusing performance about

xenophobia, conceited adults and preconceptions. Two

little boys defy the adult foolishness and go out into the

world to find the source of the conflict.

http://www.passepartout-

theatre.com

Yes

Passepartout

Theatre

Production

To BE To BE 6 - + To BE is an imaginative and limitless story about the

Human Rights. To BE takes place in a nonverbal, witty

and musical object theater universe, where play and

seriousness goes hand in hand

http://passepartout-

theatre.com/pages/dk/proj

ekter/to-be.php

Yes

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Teater Patrasket Flyv FLY 5 - 11 - All alone in the world Max must endure a hard

childhood, bullied at the orphanage and exploited in

Circus.Until he meets the giraffe woman Lily and the

great love that might give him wings to fly

http://www.patrasket.dk Yes

Teater Patrasket Smash Smash 10 - + Thomas is playing tennis. He has talent and want to be

the best. One day Frederick comes along and he

teaches him to play. But then Frederik begins to show

talent. Do you have to lose to learn to win

http://www.patrasket.dk Yes

Dansk Rakkerpak Psycho - Street Cut Psycho - Street Cut 6 - + A homage to Alfred Hitchcoc'ks undisputed masterwork

"Psycho" - performed in the silent-film style of acting,

full of crazy gags and split-timed pantomime, which

keeps the comedy rolling along.

http://www.danskrakkerpa

k.dk

Yes

Dansk Rakkerpak Rickshaw Rickshaw 6 - + With its lead-in point in a well outfitted rickshaw Dansk

Rakkerpak delivers a sparkling slapstick performance.

The little, nearly wordless narrative is absolutely

recommendable for all ages..

http://www.danskrakkerpa

k.dk

Yes

Randers

Egnsteater

Drømmen Om

Amerika

The Dream of

America

9 - 18 - In Dream of America, we tell with warmth and humor

the story of a small family who took the big decision.

About their hopes and fears for the future. A new

country, a new language, a new culture.

http://www.randersegnste

ater.dk

Yes

Randers

Egnsteater

En lille ny A Little New One 1,5 - 4 - A humorous, poetic tale of the great gift when your

world is changing. Because suddenly there is a new one,

which has its own color, its own sound and that will

have its own place

http://www.randersegnste

ater.dk/forestillinger/famili

e/en-lille-ny/

Yes

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Randers

Egnsteater

Palle Alene I

Verden

Palle alone in the

world

6 - 10 - Sometimes the world is not friendly. So everything is

annoying and stupid and unfair, from early morning.

You could honestly wish that both the harsh mother,

the upstair neighbour mad dog disappeared

http://www.randersegnste

ater.dk/turne/palle-alene-i-

verden/

Yes

Randers

Egnsteater

Væk LOST 1,5 - 3 - "Where is it? ..LOST !? "It's a small disaster when the

best thing I have is gone! LOST is a poetic and

humorous performance for the youngest audience,

where the children can recognize their own play

http://www.randersegnste

ater.dk/forestillinger/en-til-

alle/vaek/

Yes

Teater Refleksion I nattens lys Night Light 3 - 6 - The blackbird sings and everyone knows night is

coming. Soon all are asleep, except one. One who

wants to know who looks after the night. And so begins

a magical journey through the beautiful night.

http://refleksion.dk/foresti

llinger/i-nattens-lys/

Yes

Riddersalen Barnevognen The Pram 1,5 - 4 - Mother makes chamomile tea for her baby. While it's

cooling off, she shows us everything this beautiful old

pram can do. And that's a lot!

Yes

De Røde Heste Den Sandfærdige

Beretning om de 3

små Grise

The True Tale of

the 3 little Pigs

5 - + The unvarnished tale about how the 3 little pigs tried to

trick the kind wolf - and how the 2 pigs unfortunate end

and the 3. pig's cunning ways have put the wolf in a bad

light ever since!

http://www.deroedeheste.

dk/ForstSide/ForstSide-

Grise.html

Yes

De Røde Heste Ja ja nemlig Oh yeah, sure! 4 - 8 - A story about a man and a woman who are slowly

turned into pixies. A story about discovering who you

really are …

http://www.deroedeheste.

dk/

Yes

De Røde Heste Paradis Paradise 8 - + Here is what we know about the undertaker: He does

what undertakers do, he takes care of the dead. And

here is what we don't know about the undertaker: He

talks to the dead. And maybe paradise exists?

http://www.deroedeheste.

dk

Yes

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Seimi Nørregaard Æblestjerne Apple-star 6 - 10 - Apple-star is a treasure-hunt unfolding within the

school. A horse is in search of a mystical apple hidden

by a kind-witch. A sensory stimulating performance-

installation about learning and knowledge.

http://www.aeblestjerne.d

k

Yes

Sofie Krog Teater Circus Funestus Circus Funestus 10 - + During the evening's circus performance, the show’s

microscopic flea-hero declares his love to the adorable

elephant in the circus ... That makes the intrigue to roll

and a hectic hunt begins…

http://www.sofiekrog.com

/Circus_Funestus.html

Yes

Teater Spektaklo Se lige her Look at this 2 - 6 - The girl in the blue dress lives in a little green portable

cabin. Gently she takes us into her puzzling little world

and shows us pictures and events in constant change.

http://www.spektaklo.dk Yes

Teatret st. tv Ørerne i maskinen Music to my ears 4 - 9 - A story about music and mischief, metronomes and

echomachines and not least about a budding friendship.

Perhaps even love The girl is all about tact and skill The

boy doesn’t mind as long as it swings

http://www.teatretsttv.dk/

oererne-i-maskinen/

Yes

Svanen - Dansk-

Tjekkisk

Dukketeater

David og Goliath David and Goliath 5 - + The old story about the little boy David who conquers

the giant Goliath. A musical and humorous handpuppet

performance for the whole family.

http://www.svanen-

dukketeater.dk

Yes

Syddjurs

Egnsteater

Kæmpen som ikke

havde hjerte i livet

The giant without

a heart

4 - + A giant has hidden his heart in a secret place and cursed

the whole country. The animals are starving and people

are being changed into rocks. Prince Askefis, sets off to

fight the giant.

http://www.syddjursegnst

eater.dk

Yes

TeaterTasken Dannerbarn The Danner-child 8 - + The Danner-child http://teatertasken.dk/for

estillinger/dannerbarn.htm

l

Yes

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Teatret Thalias

Tjenere

Den Store Bastian Slovenly Peter 5 - + A quite uncivilized misinterpretation of the classic

picture-book “Struwwelpeter”. A grand, visual,

wordless but yet clamorous experience for both good

and bad children and adults.

http://thaliastjenere.dk/for

estillinger/den-store-

bastian/

Yes

Teatret Thalias

Tjenere

Store Illusioner Grand Illusions 5 - + In the dawn of Cinema, competition between budding

film companies is fierce. Deceipt and sabotage are the

order of the day - who is the hero and who the villain

when the camera is no longer rolling?

http://www.thaliastjenere.

dk

Yes

Teater TT Skyggen The Shadow 4 - 10 - A wordless performance about coming to terms with

your dark sides. Using advanced video technology and

animations.

http://www.teatertt.dk Yes

Uppercut

Danseteater

Body Parts Body Parts 4 - 8 - Body Parts is a humorous horror story that shows

Uppercut Dance Theatre's unique fusion of

contemporary dance and breakdance.

http://www.uppercutdanc

e.dk/#!bodyparts/cvi7

Yes

Uppercut

Danseteater

The Nisse Twins The Nisse Twins 2 - 6 - Spread the Christmas spirit with Uppercut classic Twins,

now in the Christmas version.

http://www.uppercutdanc

e.dk/#!twins/c3b9

Yes

Uppercut

Danseteater

Ugly Douglas Ugly Douglas 9 - + In Ugly Douglas four male dancers are let loose in the

pond pecking order. A story about being ridiculed and

seeing a beautiful swan, even when people are talk

rubbish about you.

http://www.uppercutdanc

e.dk/ugly-douglas

Yes

Det Lille Verdens

Teater

Drengen og træet The giving tree 3 - 6 - Once there was a tree and she loved a boy, and the boy

loved the tree. And so begins the story.

http://detlilleverdensteate

r.dk/drengenogtree.html

Yes

Det Lille Verdens

Teater

Som søstre vi

dele...

A Tea Party 5 - 10 - An engaging and entrancing theatrical experience with

expansive body language, laughter and small gasps of

surprise. Sisters share and share alike – or do they ?

http://www.detlilleverdens

teater.dk/Et%20teselskab.

html

Yes

Det Lille Verdens

Teater

Spor Trace 2 - 5 - I've brought you a story about traces and trails, about a

giant pair of rubber boots and my grandfather who

travelled the world in order to shoot holes in the Moon.

http://www.http://detlillev

erdensteater.dk/nyt.html

Yes

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Teater Vestvolden Chappers

Rumrejse

Chapper in Space 5 - 9 - Chappers adventurous trip into space in the Theatre

bus

http://www.teatervestvold

en.dk

Yes

Teater Vestvolden Taxafortællinger Taxi tales 15 - + A taxi ride from Hvidovre to Østerbro can offer as many

experiences and new discoveries, like a trip to a foreign

country.

Yes

ZeBU Det' Klasse Classy! 7 - + Classy! is a humorous and whimsical play. The world is

turned upside down as children become experts in how

to be a good classmate, and adults become the ones

who have to learn how to behave properly.

Yes

ZeBU Mørkeræd Afraid of the dark 10 - 18 - Sitting in a room three actors and a group of children

tell ghost stories. Suddenly, the stories seem to come

alive and the audience find themselves in the middle of

the ghost story being told.

Yes

ZeBU Zilan B. Min

historie

Zilan B - My story 12 - + Zilan B. used to live with her family. Then came the war,

and Zilan B. fled with her brother to a land far away.

Now she lives in a refugee centre while trying to piece

together her story.

http://www.zebu.nu/forest

illing/zilan-b-min-historie/

Yes

Aaben Dans Tre Ben Three Legs 1,5 - 5 - We need all the support we can get when we enter into

life exactly as we need support when our body´s

abilities fade out by the end of life And through life, we

need each other to keep the balance.

http://abendans.dk/6305-

2/

Yes

Circus By Me

(Sweden)Djeliya Djeliya 5 - 10 - A tale told through music, partner acrobatics and

clowning, exploring the topics of overcoming loss and

obstacles through the power of collaboration and

friendship.

http://www.circusbyme.se

/forestallningar

Yes

Rapid Eye Domino Effekten The Domino Effect 6 - 10 - Two curious explorers examine action and reaction

through movement, juggling, dance and not least

playing. With a poetic and humorous approach, they

cast new light on even the simplest mechanisms.

Yes

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Teater Minsk Himmel Sky 1,5 - 5 - Look at the sky through my toes! Can you see the world

from upside down? Can you hear the stars? Jump onto

a soft cloud and feel the wind as two dancers make the

space around you twist and turn.

Yes

The Peoples

Entertainment

Group

The Other Body The Other Body 14 - + If I can´t dance it´s not my revolution! ”The Other Body”

is a Performance Lecture combining dance, data and

theatre.

Yes

AbstraXteater Pelle Erobreren Pelle the

conqueror

9 - 13 - Pelle's tough upbringing on Bornholm,crystallizes his

sense of solidarity with the bottom of society. An

upbringing that lead him to the position as the head of

the trade unions in Denmark

No

Mærkværk 1 1 13 - + A young girl is fighting against an all-encompassing

loneliness. She decides to find a way to connect with

the group that she feels such an outsider to. How hard

can it be? Attending. Not attending.

http://maerkvaerk.dk/proj

ect/1/

No

Andersens Kuffert

Teater

Den standhaftige

tinsoldat

The Steadfast Tin

Soldier

3 - 9 - Have you lost your heart to someone, are you willing to

go through water and fire to be with the person. The

Steadfast Tin Soldier embarks on such a journey.

http://www.andersens-

kuffert-

teater.com/denstandhaftig

etinsoldat/index.html

No

Andersens Kuffert

Teater

Nattergalen The nightingale 3 - 9 - The nightingale http://www.andersens-

kuffert-

teater.com/nattergalen/in

dex.html

No

André Andersen

SOLO

Den halve

papdreng

One boy, two

families

9 - + The impossible story of a boy's impossible life between

families after the divorce...

http://www.andreanderse

n.dk

No

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

André Andersen

SOLO

Heksejagt The Witch Hunt 13 - + A story of a danish witch hunter and the end of his hunt

when he met a woman who knew how to tell a story...

http://www.andreanderse

n.info/single-

post/2016/11/24/Abejdet-

med-en-

heksefort%C3%A6lling

No

Teatret Aspendos Emil og træmand

nr. 100

Emil and the

wooden man No.

100

4 - + It is the day when Emil's father gets his toe in the

mousetrap. Emil is sitting in the workshop and he

chopper his wooden man No 100, but the anniversary

will be lonely. Based on a story by Lindgren

http://www.aspendos.dk/e

mil/om.html

No

Teatret Aspendos Nattergalen - skal

findes

The Nightingale

must be found

2 - 6 - Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's The Nightingale,

we have created a tale of friendship and the beauty of

life.

http://www.aspendos.dk No

BaggårdTeatret CRASH! Break 6 - 16 - Frikvarter - break http://www.baggaardteatr

et.dk

No

Teatergruppen

Batida

En solskinsdag i

Paradis

A Sunny Day in

Paradise

5 - 11 - Paradise is a wonderful place. But does it have room for

everybody? Both the nice guy who has always lived

there, and the strange gentleman with horns and a tail?

A quite relevant question these days.

No

Teatergruppen

Batida

Lille T og de

forbudte bamser

Little T and the

Forbidden Teddy

Bears

4 - 9 - Little T had ears as big as rhubarb leaves. "Poor me!"

cried his father. But Little T could hear strawberries and

shooting stars - and weeping teddy bears far away! Two

men, puppets and live music.

No

Teatergruppen

Batida

To i et hus - og en

mus

Two in a House -

and a Mouse

2 - 6 - Mabel and Betty are the best of friends. Until they’re

not friends anymore. Fortunately, the mouse is above

these quarrels and finds a solution. A duet for trumpet

and accordion - among other things.

http://www.batida.dk/sho

ws/To_i_et_hus___og_en_

mus

No

Teater Bloom Satellitter på

Himlen

Satellites in the

Night sky

8 - + I have found a black hole in the universe. It is here. In

my tummy.

http://www.teaterbloom.d

k

No

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Teater Borderline Hvis jeg havde

vidst!

If I had known! 13 - 15 - What happens if you fail to say no and set boundaries?

What happens if you are bullied and lose the sense of

what is right and wrong in the longing to fit in and be

loved?

http://teaterborderline.wix

site.com/info

No

Dunkelblå Musikanterne The Musicians 6 - + Four animals: Donkey, Dog, Cat and Rooster are the

main characters in this contemporary take on a classic

tale of dispair, dreams, hardship and hope... and of how

to grow friendships.

http://www.dunkelblaa.dk

/musikanterne.html

No

Teaterhuset

Filuren

Verden - og så mig The World - and

me

4 - + A story about the great beginning told through a

imaginative soundscape and playful puppets. A magic

tale with odd animals, a caveman and a fart from a

dinosaur. Everything told by Godfred.

http://filuren.dk/forestillin

ger/verden-og-sa-mig/

No

Flyvende Prinsesse GræshoppeSalsa Grasshopper Salsa 3 - 9 - The little grasshopper, Grethe loves to jump, and do

not have time to sit still and listen to the adult locusts.

But one day she comes to make a giant leap into the big

wild world....

http://www.flyvendeprinse

sse.dk/graeshoppesalsa.ht

m

No

Fortællekunsten Bedre Helt Næste

Gang

About a hero 9 - 12 - A story about becoming a hero - and how to tell the

proper story about that!

No

Fortællekunsten Guavajagten The Guava Hunt 5 - 11 - A thrilling storyteller-story about the hunt for the evil

Guava-monster...

http://fortaellekunsten.dk/

guavajagten/

No

Fortællekunsten Nu-Kan-Alting-Ske What a spoon! 8 - 11 - A storyteller-story about a boy without friends - but

with lots of bullies around him. And the weird and

powerfull spoon he finds one day...

http://besttellers.dk/fort-

llekunsten/nu-kan-alting-

ske

No

Frøken Fracasos

Kompagni

Tamme tigre

findes ikke

There is no such

thing as a tame

tiger.

7 - 11 - An exploration of the rush of danger and the fantastic

story of tigertamer Mabel Stark (1889-1968).

http://www.frkfracaso.co

m

No

Teatergrad Verdens Historier Stories from the

world

2,5 - 5 - The elf Soleima has never tried to sleep. She jumps into

magical books and visits children who can teach her. In

Korea, she meets Min-Jun and Min-Jae – can they show

her how to fall asleep?

http://www.teatergrad.dk/

turnesalget/verdens-

historier/

No

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Det lille

Turnéteater

Ingen Verdens

Ting

Nothing whatever 5 - 10 - An interactive and intimate show. We snuggle up

together in winter darkness and things emerge that we

thought we had forgotten. The girl Esther loves when

winter darkness descends.

http://www.gronnegadete

ater.dk/forestilling/ingen-

verdens-ting/

No

Teater Lille Hest Af ler er vi

kommet

From clay we are

made

3 - 7 - -A Fun and poetic story from Africa about why children

are born in so many colors.

http://www.teaterlillehest.

dk/aflerflyer.html

No

Hils Din Mor Fucking Åmål Show Me Love 11 - + Discover the Danish theater version of the Swedish cult

movie "Show Me Love" from 1998 by Hils Din Mor and

Teater Vestvolden. Inspired by Lukas Moodyssons

movie script.

No

Hils Din Mor Hate crime Hate Crime 12 - + Joe and Benjamin are 9th graders and best friends.

Right before the summer holidays Joe came out of the

closet and Benjamin don't know how to react. With

subsequent talk of the performance's themes.

http://www.hilsdinmor.dk/

forestillinger/hate-crime

No

Himmerlands

Teater

Sigurt

Skallesmækker

Sigurt

Skallesmækker

8 - 14 - A mad lesson in danish history. About the fight for the

crown between Sven, Knut and Valdemar in the danish

medieval period. Sigurt Skallesmækker is sent to

Denmark to record all the events.

http://www.himmerlandst

eater.dk

No

Hvid Støj

Sceneproduktion

ORd WORDs 6 - 10 - Words make us smile – words make us wonder – words

disgust us … words change us! With 'Words' hvid støj

launches a marvellous, manifold celebration of words

engaging music, humour, dance and play.

http://hvid-

stoj.dk/forestillinger/ord/

No

Ishøj Teater Kan du høre mig? Can you hear me 6 - 12 - A performance based on interviews with children,

telling funny, serious and imaginative stories from their

own lives. In a magical universe we put the children's

own words in the mouths of the actors.

www.ishojteater.dk/turne.

html

No

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Ishøj Teater Livs forunderlige

verden

Livs wondrous

world

3 - 9 - With fantasy and game Liv experiences a new world

right there in her own room. A universe full of music,

song, fun and toys coming alive and giving us an

adventure. It is very early in the morning.

www.ishojteater.dk/turne.

html

No

Levende

Fortællinger

Bjørnekongen The Bear King 8 - 99 - In the far north during wintertime, something is on the

move in the deep dark forest. A wonderful fantasy

fairytale about inner darkness, and what it takes to

overcome it! The Bear King!

No

Levende

Fortællinger

Ellen - velkommen

til helvede

Ellen - a story of

resistance

13 - + The true story of Ellen - a danish woman in the

Resistance and her time in the conzentration camps

during WW2

http://www.levendefortael

linger.dk

No

Limfjordsteatret morfarMORFARm

orfar

My Grandpa 8 - 12 - My Grandpa is the best in the whole world. But how

was his life before he became a grandpa? Three

grandchildren talk about their very different

grandfathers. A dangerous comedy with both

adventure and

http://www.limfjordsteatr

et.dk/aktuelson/2017/4/22

/morfarmorfarmorfar

No

LiminalDK Marsmand Marsman 5 - 10 - A Martian arrives at the theatre. He tries to

communicate with us through movements, sound and

odd things from his spaceship.

www.faar302.dk No

LiminalDK Vi taler ikke om

penge

We don´t talk

about Money

13 - + A mixture of lecture, dance and performance. From

consumer loans and market forces to hipster of the

past St. Frances of Assisi, sugardating, envy and a wheel

of fortune.

www.liminal.dk No

Teatret Møllen Malala Malala 12 - + The story of the Pakistani schoolchild and children's

activist, fighting for Pakistani women and girls' right to

education. For this work won Malala in 20014 Nobel

Peace Prize.

http://www.teatretmoelle

n.dk

No

Teater Nordkraft Ordet på bordet The word on the

table

4 - 8 - A story of a Man, who changes the world. http://teaternordkraft.dk/f

orestilling/2808

No

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Teater Nordkraft Otto Otto 7 - 11 - A fairytale aobut greed based u on the Czech fairy-tale

Otesanek. A crazy, gruesome story full of music and

humour.

http://teaternordkraft.dk/t

urn%C3%A9/otto.aspx

No

Nørregaards

Teater

7 med et slag The Courageous

Tailor

4 - 9 - A story about how far we can go when we have a lot of

self-confidence. In this way the ordinary tailor went out

fighting even ferocious trolls and won the beautiful

princess and half the kingdom.

No

Nørregaards

Teater

Historiehuset The House 4 - + A small wooden house filled with stories from a long life

in theatre. You can see short performances like The

Two Monsters and The Tinderbox, and afterwards

inside the house a real story laboratory.

No

Nørregaards

Teater

Kamelen kom til

sidst

The Camel came

finally

3 - 8 - After working for 6 days creating the whole world God

noticed a small pile of debris in a corner. He wasn' quite

finished - he made no masterpiece. A lovely show is

based on Jesper Wung-Sung's book.

http://www.nrt.dk/forestill

inger.php?forstID=1

No

Nørregaards

Teater

Kongen og

vandkanden

The King and the

Watering Can

5 - 9 - Anne and Carl live in a world where the king decides

everything. But one day he wants to take care of his

garden instead and mingle with the witch. A fairy tail

about finding your king, love and hope.

http://www.nrt.dk No

Teater O Halbal! The Party 13 - + Reumert nominated from 2015. A story that focuses on

a teen´s quest to become the best at his sport. It´s

about doping, narcotics and moral code.

http://www.teatero.dk No

Teater O Kammerater Friends 12 - + A story of two friends. About everything that once was.

About community and the absence of it. Growing up

and trying to be somebody. The battle for respect and

self-respect; who will we become! ?

http://teatero.dk/forestilli

ng/kammerater

No

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Olsens Teater Hane får føl Rooster Fish

Penguin

2 - 5 - About a sculptor and her son, and how they build on

each other’s ideas, all the while breathing life into

wooden blocks that have a will of their own! A

performance about creativity.

http://olsensteater.dk/fore

stillinger/hane.html

No

Olsens Teater Trip trap træsko Baby Steps 1,5 - 4 - Musical puppet theater about a baby chick who heads

out into the world to fetch water, with red wooden

clogs and a bucket that ’s a bit too big.

http://olsensteater.dk/fore

stillinger/trip.html

No

Opgang2

Turnéteater

Habibi Habibi 14 - + One day 16-year-old Sara wakes up and can only speak

Arabic. She thinks in Danish and only understands

Danish, but the words coming out of her mouth, are

Arabic. That is not normal! What is going on?

No

Teater Patrasket For en sikkerheds

skyld

Safety First 7 - 10 - After a thorough check the children are seated by two

safety officers from ”the Council for more safety in

everyday life”. They bring advice and guidance. But can

you safeguard yourself against life

http://www.patrasket.dk No

Teater

Portamento

Skyggen The Shadow 10 - 18 - The Shadow based on H:C Andersens Story "The

Shadow":

http://www.teaterp.dk No

Det Ripensiske

Teaterselskab

To med det hele Hotdog 6 - 12 - Hotdog http://www.drt-ribe.dk/to-

med-det-hele.html

No

Teater Somom Enten/Eller Either/Or 13 - + An interactive play about identity and making choices.

Astrid starts at a new school and wants to fit in. It's up

to the audience to decide what Astrid should choose

and how the performance develops!

No

Teater Spektaklo Merlin Merlin 8 - + Merlin er en underlig dreng - med hans kræfter får han

ting til at ske. Han møder Vivian - et ikke særligt

behageligt møde. Der udvikler sig et venskab på trods af

deres forskelligheder.

http://www.spektaklo.dk No

Sporenstregs Stakkels teenager Poor teenager... 12 - + A teenager really makes a great fool... They are lovely,

and horrible - and a real catastrophy... ;o)

http://www.teatretsporen

stregs.dk

No

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Teatret st. tv 6, P LR K? 6, P or K? 13 - + 6 = SEX P = PORN K = CHICKEN A story about daring to

say yes. Daring to say no. For better or worse. To that

thing they call sex, which is so much more than a game

http://www.teatretsttv.dk/

6-p-lr-k/

No

Teatret st. tv Forældremødet Parent's Meeting 14 - + A musical dramatic portrayal of everyday life in today’s

Denmark with it’s ever growing inequalities. Played in a

simple set with new music, the play focuses on the near

invisible social differences

No

Team Teatret Astronauten The Astronaut 6 - 10 - The Astronaut gets its inspiration from Andreas

Mogensen's flight into Space, the legendary story about

the landing on the Moon, and the future flight to Mars -

a trip from which there is no return.

www.teamteatret.dk No

Teateriet Apropos Ildsjæl What do you burn

for?

14 - + ILDSJÆL takes a closer look at some of the problems

with extremism and asks: What's radicalism? A current

story about being human and take responsibility for

one's actions.

http://www.teaterietaprop

os.dk

No

Teateriet Apropos Welcome to the

Internet

Welcome to the

Internet

13 - + Are we caught online? A play that puts the surveillance

society in which we live, for discussion with the

audience that grew up with the digital reality as an

extended arm.

http://teaterietapropos.dk

/OVERSET

No

Teater uden

Vægge

Fra Big Bang til

Facebook

From Big Bang to

Facebook

12- + Join a young woman's journey in her search for answers

to the big questions in life! FROM BIG BANG TO

FACEBOOK is based on an ordinary physics/chemistry-

lesson and takes its audience by surprise.

http://www.teateruv.dk/tu

v/FBBTF.html

No

Teater V Intet Nothing 14 - + One day Pierre-Anthon climes up in a tree and stays

there. From there he shouts to his classmates –

“nothing means anything – therefore there is no reason

to do anything”. Jane Teller's bestseller.

http://www.teater-v.dk No

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Teater V Karius og Baktus Karius and Baktus 4 - + følger http://www.teater-v.dk No

Teater TT Woopsy Woopsy 6 - 10 - A quirky tale of coming to a new place - all alone and

put your fate in the hands of strangers.

No

Det lille

Turnéteater

...om ikke at blive

ædt

..about not been

eaten

5 - + The sweet and well-behaved little red riding hood

thrown into a surreal adventure where magic unfolds

and tells a story about being angry, and find the

courage to do the things to be done.

No

Det lille

Turnéteater

Juleevangeliet Christmas story 5 - + Based on the story of Jesus's birth, we hear about the

day the world held their breath. How the blind see, the

deaf hear, and hopeless was the hope and the doubtful

faith.

http://detlilleturneteater.d

k/

No

Teater Uden

Vægge

Helbredelsen The Healing 11 - + In a near future where no one has time to mourne, we

follow Emilie, who has just lost her father. Emilie

doesn´t seem to recover as expected and two doctors is

hastily called to cure her grief.

No

Center for Live Art 50 farlige ting 50 Dangerous

Things

4 - 11 - For the English original show, please go to

https://www.unicorntheatre.com/whatson/67/50-

dangerous-things-you-should-let-your-children-do Our

version is in Danish or Scandinavian languages.

No

Teater Play Alle de gode ting Every Brilliant

Thing

15 - + "You’re seven years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says

she’s ‘done something stupid’. She finds it hard to be

happy. So you start to make a list of everything that’s

brilliant about the world.

http://www.teaterplay.dk/

alledegodeting

No

Altamira Studio

Teater

Boudu Tager Til

Danmark

Boudu goes to

Danmark

12 - + Boudu is a sweet and clownish uprooted traveller, who

arrives to Danmark searching for luck and human

warmth, dreaming of a house, a job and a family.

http://www.altamirastudio

teater.dk/performance/bo

udu-tager-til-danmark-for-

schools-refusionsgodkendt-

performanc…

No

Aprilfestival 2017 Performances

Teater OrdBlindt Drømmens faner The Banners of

Dreams

12 - + A poetry theatre concert with the texts from Michael

Strunge.

No

Teater Thespis Floden The River 13 - + A story about living in the war - told by the actor who

lived it

No

Teater Wunderbar Hva' tror du selv? What do you

think?

12 - + A brave and interactive performance that dares not to

give all the answers but instead ask the important

questions. What do you believe in? In God? In

something else? Or do you believe in nothing?

No

Vild kammerat Ingen kære mor How to get rid of

your stepmother

10 - 18 - How do you get rid of your stepmother? Do you offer

her a poisoned apple? Ingen kære mor is an interactive

performance mixing online chat with attempted

murder and magic

http://www.vildkammerat.

com/forestillinger/

No

Kholghi

Production

Kan du sige

rødgrød med

fløde?

Can you say

rødgrød med

fløde?

12 - + The play is the true story about Farshad's escapefrom a

war hit country on to his first meeting with a Danish

Family. A highly entertaining, touching and thought-

provoking story of escape.

No

Odsherred Teater Kom igen, kylling Are You chicken 6 - 9 - ARE YOU CHICKEN? ”Are you chicken” is about always

being the small one. The little one who’s always bullied

and never gets it his way. And it’s not fair. But in the

end defeat is turned to victory.

http://www.odsherredteat

er.dk

No

Fabulas Plattenslager Conman 13 - + Disputes are bound to happen when three men have

been deceived by their landlord who had them all pay a

deposit for the same one bedroom apartment.

http://www.fabulas.dk No