Esther Ferrer

Esther Ferrer

Esther Ferrer Works for Live Art Danmark 2022 “Performance Art Theory and Practice” and artist’s talk at Friisland Live. Performance Art Theory and Practice We felt honored when Esther Ferrer was one of two true legends of European performance art who followed our invitation to perform at our project space Friisland in March 2022 (the other one was Boris Nieslony). In both her performance and a lecture about her work, Esther took us on fascinating journeys through her long and illustruous career as a performer and thinker of performance art. She presented examples of solo performances as well as large scale sound works, like when she conducted a large group […]

Bananskolen

Bananskolen

Bananskolen Works for Live Art Danmark 2023 “Danseskolens sublime Parfumer” at Life Art for Children 2023 Danseskolens sublime Parfumer “Bananskolen” is an open school which appears, sometimes surprisingly, in a wide variety of public contexts and claims to blend politics with art. In the emanation that appeared at our Live Art for Kids festival in Copenhagen in the fall of 2023, Bananskolen was a group of predominantly younger artists who taught the willing parts of the public, all ages included, a folk dance of their own invention. About the Artists Bananskolen is an alternative school. Its members are high school students, musicians, activists, and drop-outs. In this school sound is […]

Athelas Sinfonietta

Work with Live Art Danmark 2023 “Musique de tables” by Thierry de May at Live Art for Children 2023. Musique de Tables The reknowned Copenhagne based ensemble for contemporary chamber music, Athelas Sinfonietta, came to our Live Art for Kids festival in 2023 to perform a new work by composrer Thierry die May: Music for tables. And it was just what the title promised: People drumming on tables. Only in this case, the people were highly skilled musicians, who made the ordinary sound of hammering onto a wooden surface into somehting sublimely musical and magical.   About the Artists As a national ensemble for new compositional music, ATHELAS is committed […]