Photo Søren Meisner
Program SVALHOLM Aftensang 11.–18.10.2026
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About the performance A dance performance for our fellow humans aged 3–6. In a sensory world of visual beauty and delicate sound, the dancers awaken emotions we all carry within us: longing, love, sorrow, and tenderness. For a fleeting moment, the senses, imagination, and presence come alive, weaving a shared experience through dance, choreography, gentle music, and song – like sinking into a warm bath or being enveloped in a soft, embracing blanket. The scenography emerges from a bed-canopy universe – a soft, floating, and enveloping space. It’s like stepping into an inner landscape between wakefulness and sleep, where the fabric almost remembers the light of the day. The lighting design takes on a central, almost breathlike dramaturgical role – guiding the performance through a sunset, into the depths of night, and onward toward the first delicate sunrise. Aftensang is inspired by the Danish bedtime song “The Sun is So Red, Mother” – the quiet melancholy and gentle security that coexists in that universe. That feeling of being held while something slowly slips away. I hope the light can help carry precisely that transition – from the familiar to the dreamlike.
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Photo Søren Meisner
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Credits
Choreography and directing Nønne Mai Svalholm Performers Isabella Khanamidi, Ida Hørlyck, Elias Khanamidi Dramaturgy Maria Cornett Composers Olga Szymula, Erik Christoffersen Libretto and composition of Astrid Engberg’s voice and the dancers’ voices Nønne Mai Svalholm Vocal, arrangement and mix of Astrid Engberg’s vocal Astrid Engberg Scenography (concept and idea) Nønne Mai Svalholm Scenography (development and design) Anne Sofie Vermund, Nønne Mai Svalholm Costumes and scenography (tailoring) Camilla Suleima Janesdatter Light design Frederik Hougs Solar lamp design Jesper Lyng Michelsen Technique and operating Jesper Holm, Brian Cord’homme Technical consultance Mik Manley Andersson Vocal coaching Troels Nordal Mørkenborg Photography Søren Meisner Producers SVALHOLM Helena Høi-Hansen, Mie Meyle
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Photo Søren Meisner
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About the artists Nønne Mai Svalholm Artistic director
Photo Marie Hald
Nønne Mai Svalholm is the artistic director of SVALHOLM, where hyper sensuous, powerful and visually compelling works are made. Works which awaken the imagination of the audience and set them in a universe that is both vulnerable and touching, and at the same time full of power, courage and deep existential reflection.
Photo Max Kuta
Photo Hanna Olsson
Isabella Khanamidi is a freelance dance artist, performer, and maker based in Malmö. This marks her third production with SVALHOLM, following her work in Red Flags and BREATH. For Isabella Khanamidi, movement is a way of reflecting on the world. She draws inspiration from human interactions, relationships, and emotions, weaving these elements into her artistic practice.
Photo Elias Khanamidi
Ida Hørlyck is a versatile freelancer specializing in dance, performance, choreography, and mediation. In her own practice she works most often interdisciplinary – including her work as a curator in the trio ‘Kaellingstenen’.
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Elias Khanamidi is a dancer and choreographer who has toured internationally with companies such as Ildance and Uppercut Dance Theatre. At the core of his artistry is an enthusiasm for movement, with dance emerging as its precious byproduct.
Photo Søren Meisner
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Practical info Dates and times 11.10.2026, 11:00 11.10.2026, 13:00 12.10.2026, 10:00 12.10.2026, 12:00 13.10.2026, 10:00
13.10.2026, 12:00 14.10.2026, 10:00 14.10.2026, 12:00 15.10.2026, 10:00 15.10.2026, 12:00
Duration and stage 45 minutter in Hallen Dansehallerne’s address Franciska Clausens Plads 27, 1799 Copenhagen V.
16.10.2026, 10:00 16.10.2026, 12:00 17.10.2026, 11:00 17.10.2026, 13:00 18.10.2026, 11:00 18.10.2026, 13:00
Accessibility The venue is wheelchair accessible, with an elevator providing access to the stages. All restrooms are gender-
neutral, and an accessible toilet for wheelchair users is available.
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