Klang 2026: Oblivia X KlangLab - Dreaming Turtles
Schedule
Mon Jun 08 2026 at 08:00 pm to 09:30 pm
UTC+02:00Location
Teatret Zeppelin | Copenhagen , SK
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Humankind is gone. The turtles remain.The legendary Finnish performance group Oblivia and Swiss ensemble KlangLab open Klang Festival 2026 at Teatret Zeppelin.
20:00 Oblivia X KlangLab: Dreaming Turtles
Dansk
Forestil dig, at menneskenes tidsalder er forbi, og skildpadder, langsomme, venlige, ældgamle, vandrer rundt på jorden. Ville de drømme om disse mærkelige primater, der fik deres chance, men fejlede så grelt? I musikteater forestillingen Dreaming Turtles bliver de fire performere fra Helsinki-baserede Oblivia netop det: drømmende, svævende, dansende og syngende skildpadder. Skabt i samarbejde med det schweiziske ensemble KlangLab og komponisten Yiran Zhao bygger forestillingen en hel verden af bevægelser, ord, sange og livemusik, vittig, komisk og på kanten af det absurde. Dreaming Turtles er ikke et nedslående stykke, for i skildpaddernes drømmende tilgang til livet gemmer sig et glimt af håb, der stadig skinner for menneskeheden.
Dette kan du forvente i 3 ord:
Musikteater -Postapokalyptisk – Drømmende
Engelsk
Imagine the era of humankind is over and turtles, slow, friendly, ancient, roam the earth. Would they dream of these strange primates who had their chance, but failed so miserably? In the music theatre work Dreaming Turtles, the four performers of Helsinki-based Oblivia become just that: dreaming, floating, dancing and singing turtles. Created with Swiss ensemble KlangLab and composer Yiran Zhao, the piece builds an entire world from movements, words, songs and live music, witty, comical and bordering on the absurd. Yet Dreaming Turtles is not a depressing piece, because within the turtles' dreamlike approach to life lies a speck of hope that still shimmers for humanity.
What you can expect in 3 words:
Post-apocalyptic – Dream-like– Music Theatre
Supported by: Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland, City of Helsinki, Konstsamfundet, Stiftelsen Tre Smeder, Samuel Hubers konststiftelse, Eugène, Elisabeth och Birgit Nygréns stiftelse, Goethe Institut Finnland, Abteilung Kultur Basel-Stadt.
CREDITS
Concept, devising, dramaturgy: Oblivia
On stage: Oblivia / Timo Fredriksson, Anna-Maija Terävä, Annika Tudeer, Juha Valkeapää & KlangLab / Dino Georgeton: electric oud and percussion; Christopher Moy: e-guitar; Zacarias Maia: objects and percussion
Music: Yiran Zhao & KlangLab
Sound design: Mikael Szafirowski
Light design, set: Stine Hertel
Costume design: Tua Helve
Production: Jenny Nordlund
Communication, marketing: Essi Brunberg and RÖD (Jenni Salminen and Katja Tolonen); in Germany Nassrah-Alexia Denif
Photo credit: Santiago Villar
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Where is it happening?
Teatret Zeppelin, Valdemarsgade 15, 1665 København V, Danmark, Copenhagen , DenmarkEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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