Indhyllet – I-IR

INDHYLLET is a performance, an intimate encounter between man and landscape. What happens when the distance between us and our surroundings disappears? 

We are in the middle of an ambiguous landscape; industry, meadow, harbour. On the edge of something. A non-place. Between concrete and rolling grass. From here we see a heap of textile. Is it moving? Imperceptibly, perhaps. At first. The distance collapses. We lose the overview. It's as if the figure grows out of place. Like an extension of the landscape we find ourselves in. 

In the encounter between man and landscape - what emerges when we keep quiet, listen intently and give the landscape space to speak? What happens when we empty ourselves of our preconceived ideas and let the landscape think for itself in us? 

These are some of the questions the Institute of Interconnected Realities (I-IR) is exploring with their new site-responsive work INDHYLLET, which premiered in spring 2025.  

The work invites a small audience to experience urban landscapes in a different and more intimate way through movement by performer Ida-Elisabeth Larsen and live sound composed by Santi Rzr. The landscape is not just a backdrop or stage. It meets us, interacts with us. It seems that the landscape wants something from us. What does it want? How do we respond? 

The choreography stems from the artists' dialogue with two specific landscapes, one in Vordingborg and one on Refshaleøen. Both places are composite urban landscapes, semi-abandoned non-places. The work has been created through the artists' bodily investigations of the landscapes. They have spent time with the sites, working with a technique that involves surrendering to the surroundings and allowing themselves to merge with them while being somewhere between sleep and wakefulness. Out of these intimate encounters, the work has emerged. 

Booking for the performances (which are free) is done by writing an email to helle@egnsteatret.dk stating your name, email, phone number and desired number of tickets. 

ATTENTION!As the performance takes place outdoors, the audience is advised to dress practically. 

Pets are not allowed.

Credits 

Choreography: Ida-Elisabeth Larsen and Marie-Louise Stentebjerg 
Performer: Brittanie Brown 
Sound: Santi Rzr 
Textile artist: Maria Folkmann Ipsen 
Dramaturg: Jonas Schnor 
Graphic design and motion graphics: Sam Moore 
Producer: Carlos Calvo 
Communication and press: Helene Johanne Christensen 
Production assistant: Juli Amala 

Production and support 

INDHYLLET is produced by the Institute of Interconnected Realities and is supported by:Danish Arts Foundation, Vordingborg Municipality, Wilhelm Hansen Foundation and William Demant Foundation. 

Institute of Interconnected Realities (I-IR) is an artistic project led by the two choreographers and artistic directors Ida-Elisabeth Larsen and Marie-Louise Stentebjerg. In collaboration with a larger group of associated artists, they have created choreographic works for theatres, galleries and site-specific contexts in Denmark and internationally. 

I-IR is a member of the performing arts centre Pavillon K, and this is their second project in a long-term artistic investment in Vordingborg Municipality, which began with Forest Stages on Møn (2024).