New Nordic Poling
28.05-01.06.2026
New Nordic Poling (NNP) er en sammenslutning af otte aktivistiske poledansere der “poler for forandring”.
Forestillingen udspiller sig ved NNP’s årlige rekrutteringsmøde, hvor gruppens dokumentarfilm Radikal Omfavnelse har premiere. Publikum følger med når bevægelsen laver bannere, udfordrer Extinction Rebellion til 1. maj i Københavns sydhavn og rejser til Svalbard for at “pole 4 the melting pole” - med deres nye transportable pole-stang.
I et intimt, let interaktivt setup - der kombinerer live action med filmvisning - følger publikum NNP’s op- og nedture. NNP undersøger magtstrukturer og planlægger happenings, men møder overraskende udfordringer i det aktivistiske gruppearbejde. For hvad vil det sige at praktisere det man prædiker? Og hvornår er man en gruppe?
New Nordic Poling handler om håbløshed, kampgejst og søgen efter den (u)mulige kollektive mening.
New Nordic Poling (NNP) is a movement of eight activist pole dancers who “poles 4 change.”
The performance unfolds at NNP’s annual recruitment meeting, where their documentary Radical Embrace has its premiere. The audience follows the movement as they create banners, challenge Extinction Rebellion on May 1st in Copenhagen’s Sydhavn, and travel to Svalbard to “Pole 4 the melting pole” with their new portable pole.
In an intimate, mildly interactive setup - blending live action with film screening - the audience follows NNP’s highs and lows. NNP investigates power structures and plans happenings, but faces unexpected challenges of activist group work. What does it mean to practice what you preach? And when does a group become a group?
New Nordic Poling is about hopelessness, resilience, and the (im)possible pursuit of collective meaning.
Spilletid / When
kl. 16 og kl. 18 / at 16.00 & 18.00
Sted / Where
Varighed / Duration
2 timer / 2 hours
Sprog / Language
Engelsk / English
Idé, koncept og instruktion / Idea, concept and directing
Lena Bruun Bondeson / Lena Bruun Bondeson
Skabt af og med / Created and performed by
Louisa Yaa Aisin (interdisciplinary artist & consultant) Lena Bruun Bondeson (director & performer) Eng Kai Er (choreographer & powerpoint maker) Malik Grosos (performer & multimediedesigner) Anna Kuusamo (performer) Lara Vejrup Ostan (choreographer) Angelica Stathopoulos (philosopher & dictionairy writer) & Adrian Kautsky (performance artist & technician) / Louisa Yaa Aisin (interdisciplinary artist & consultant) Lena Bruun Bondeson (director & performer) Eng Kai Er (choreographer & powerpoint maker) Malik Grosos (performer & multimediedesigner) Anna Kuusamo (performer) Lara Vejrup Ostan (choreographer) Angelica Stathopoulos (philosopher & dictionairy writer) & Adrian Kautsky (performance artist & technician)
Videoredigering og plakatdesign / Video editing and poster
Malik Grosos / Malik Grosos
Producent / producer
Lena Bruun Bondeson assisted by Lara Ostan Vejrup / Lena Bruun Bondeson assisted by Lara Ostan Vejrup
Produceret af / produced by
KOMMA Performance Productions Cooperative / KOMMA Performance Productions Cooperative
Forestillingen er muliggjort med støtte fra / The performance is made possible with support from
Presse / Press
“...guddommeligt komiske, pseudo-videnskabelige oplæg (...) ...herligt akavet klovnekomisk undersøgelse af aktivist begrebet”
ISCENE, Anne Liisberg
“…divinely comic, pseudo-scientific presentations (…) …a delightfully awkward, clown-comic exploration of the concept of activism”
ISCENE, Anne Liisberg
