Photo Helena Fernándes Cavada & Agnes Grelinger. Grafisk design af Raul
About the performance
WIRED is an interdisciplinary dance and music performance focused on rhythm, soul and emancipation. It is developed and performed by an international and intergenerational cast with powerful personalities, masterful skill sets and educated points of view. It’s centered around the relation between music and dance as intelligent languages that carry the wisdom of Black traditions.
The title refers to the drum which connects the global diaspora with various expressions over oceans of time.
The international and intergenerational cast creates the soundtrack live on stage, featuring electronic drums in genres such as Broken Beat, House and Hip Hop music. This is delivered through live beat-making, poetry, and body percussion. Gritty bass lines are balanced with melodies and soulful vocals, celebrating soul and the feminine qualities of Black culture, taking the audience on an uninterrupted journey into the depths of the underground.
We find ourselves in the intimate atmosphere of a good underground club, where the lighting is dim and warm, where the darkness feels safe, and a shared love for music is everything. In the ecstasy, we find ourselves, each other, and the spiritual reality that our human experience is rooted in.
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We don’t just move to the music; we move because of it. Here, we find peace.
Here, we can laugh, cry, grind, and express ourselves freely, however and whenever we feel like it. Here, we witness each other’s experiences and understand the unspoken.
Our joy is our revolution. Our vulnerability is a strength. Essential being is valued over sensational presentations.
“Music is life, that’s why our hearts have beats. Add some percussion, some strings, put bells on your feet.
Rock to this track, Jack into the deep. Vibe to the tune of truth, radical love will set us free.”
Photo Mishael Oladipo Fapohunda
Choregrapher and dancer
Dancers/musicians
Credits
Marie Kaae
Damon Frost, Johan “Shatter Hands” Klinkvort, Josephin Bovien, Claudio “Comics” Fernandes, Raffael “Black Forest” Bender
Costume designer and set design Leïla Belangeon Bouaziz & SUBETĒ agency
Light design Nikolaj Klüver
Artprints on costumes Jupiter Child
Videographer Sara Jordan
Photographer Mishael Oladipo Fapohunda
Producer and administrator Mikael Hegelund Martinsen
Co.producers Dansehallerne and Roskilde Festival
The performance is co-produced by Roskilde Festival, and will be presented in another version on Platformscenen at Roskilde Festival 2nd and 3rd of July 2025
Supported by Augustinus fonden, Statens Kunstfond, William Demant fonden and HAUT
Photo Mishael Oladipo Fapohunda
About the artists
Marie Kaae
Marie Kaae (she/her) is a Danish-KurdishCameroonian choreographer and dancer with a background in Street and Club dance genres, specializing in House dance. She is best known in the authentic and international underground scene of the genre, and works from the belief that dance should be liberating and humanly revolutionary, without compromising on technical effort, precision and talent.
With over 20 years of experience as a performing artist, Marie has been actively facilitating nightclub events specifically for club dancers in Copenhagen and Paris since 2010. In recent years, she has focused on anti-racism and decolonization within the performing arts, addressing questions of representation and the appropriation of Afro-diasporic dance and culture.
House dance pioneer Ejoe Wilson has named Marie Kaae as his successor and a leading figure for the future of the House dance genre.
instagram.com/marie.kaae
Josephin Bovien (DK/GH/UK)
Josephin Bovién (DK/GH/UK) is an energetic explorer based in Århus and the visual front woman for the feminist portrait series “50/50” about gender equality in the Danish music industry, which this year has been declared a Danish cultural heritage.
At the age of 3 Josephin immersed herself in the performing arts through ballet dance. However, when rejected to study at The Royal Academy of Ballet (DK), she turned her poetic passion strictly to music. As an independent vocalist, songwriter, electronic composer, spoken word artist, music producer, and bandleader, she has crafted productions and critically acclaimed concerts of a particularly experimental and ethereal nerve, which has swayed in genres such as minimalistic RnB, Neo-soul, Funk, Afro House, and Free Jazz.
Today, her artistic service centers on ceremonial performance art and improvisation of what she humbly defines as universal folk music. With ambient soundscapes, organic percussive elements, and improvised songs, Josephin lets her passion for embodying the intuitive and vulnerable journey of the present propagate itself into our collective body and invites us to merge with the pulsating soil of Mother Earth, where life expands, time spirals, and spiritual surrender equals collective liberation. Through WIRED she explores her connection to the African diaspora and reawakens her innate passion for dance.
Damon Frost (US/SE)
Damon Frost aka the „Rubberband Man“, a Bay area BMX pioneer born in LA, started dancing in 1981 in the streets of San Francisco. When moving to Stockholm in 1985, he began to be a big influence in the European waving and popping scene.
From the beginning on he was part of many productions, tours, dance and TV shows and worked with numerous celebrities. He is a Swedish Grammy nominee and Swedish P3 Gold National Radio award winner.In Sweden, Damon is on reference group for Kulturrådet(2020-).
Raffael “Black Forest” Bender (DE/DK/US)
Black Forest aka. Raffael Bender is an omnidisciplinary artist who seamlessly bridges music, dance, visual art, spoken word, emceeing, and singing into a fluid, expressive language. Using art as a vessel for cultural, political, and philosophical exploration, he believes in its power to educate, inspire, and uplift People from all walks of live. Constantly pushing boundaries, he plays with the tension between what is possible and what seems impossible, seeking new ways to innovate and redefine artistic expression. Through his work, Black Forest transforms art into a tool for conversation and reflection, opening spaces for dialogue and transformation.
Photo Katharina Ya
Claudio “Comics” Fernandes (CVP / PT)
Claúdio Fernandes aka “COMICS”, always been surrounded by music and dance since very young through his family, but dance found him in 2007. He’s a passionate student of Hip-Hop and Black Culture.
Started battling in 2011 and participated at events like Summer Dance Forever, Battle Bad, Beyond The Moves, Juste Debout and the list goes on. He graduated in Circus, been a part of several stage performances like: “INTO THE DEEP”, “HEAD PEACE”, “LUCY”, ” BOUNCE”.
He’s main goals are: take care of his mom, built a community project in Cape Verde and Portugal and keep on traveling.
Johan “Shatter Hands” Klinkvort (DK)
With a name that points to his background as a hip hop DJ, the Copenhagen-based producer Shatter Hands has firmly established himself as one of the biggest talents on the thriving European beat scene. His distinct sound spans from Hip-Hop to Footwork, touching on Jazz and Ambient soundscapes. As of recent he released his project “Shatter Hands & Friends - A Show Of Hands Vol. 1“ on Berlin based label Ouvo Records. He is one third of the producer group Berlin Zoo and co-runs the label Super Bad Disco out of Copenhagen.
Photo Mishael Oladipo Fapohunda
Dates and times
3.5.2025, 17:00
Practical info
5.5.2025, 20:00 + Artist talk
6.5.2025, 20:00
7.5.2025, 20:00
Duration and stage 1 hour in Blackboxen.
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.
Artisttalk
After the performance Monday 5th of May we invite the audience to stay for a 45 minutes artist talk focused on anti-racism and decolonization within the performing arts. Here some of the cast members will address the questions of representation and appropriation of Afrodiasporic dance and culture, highlighting both problems and potential solutions.
Dansehallerne’s address Franciska Clausens Plads 27, 1799 Copenhagen V
About Dansehallerne
Dansehallerne is a national center for dance and choreo-graphy. Our focus lies in presenting and co-producing Danish and international productions for all ages. We are a gathering point for passionate dance audiences and professionals. From our center, we communicate professional knowledge of the art of dance, and we drive discussions about all aspects of the art of dance, at an intermediate level and in-depth.
Being a national center, as well as a gathering point for the local and international communities, we continuously work to ensure the best possible settings for artistic production and for the audience’s encounter with the art of dance. Every year, people from all around the country can experience the best that dance has to offer. And for several hundred artists, Dansehallerne is the year-round base and interface for professional activities within the field of dance.
Photo Mishael Oladipo Fapohunda
Photo Mishael Oladipo Fapohunda
Photo Mishael Oladipo Fapohunda
Photo Mishael Oladipo Fapohunda
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