DANISH DANCE THEATRE’S Summer Dance
Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense, Mors
World-class contemporary dance under the open sky. Free admission.
Danish Dance Theatre is excited to bring the company’s popular outdoor event, Danish Dance Theatre’s Summer Dance, to Mors, Aarhus, Odense and Aalborg, where audiences can look forward to experiencing Denmark’s National Company for Contemporary Dance under the open sky.
This year’s program features the world premiere of SURVIVE, created by Tehran-born artist and choreographer Roza Moshtaghi, performed by Danish Dance Theatre’s 10 dancers.
Dansk Danseteater’s Summer Dance in Copenhagen will return in 2026 at an exciting new location – more information follows.
SUPPORTED BY Spar Nord Foundation, Augustinus Fonden, Aarhus Kommune (Aarhus Summer Dance).
TOUR PLAN
Aarhus – August 17, Musikhusparken. Free admission.
Mors – August 21 and 22, Kulturmødet Mors, Folkescenen. Free admission.
Odense – August 23, H.C. Andersen Festival. Free admission.
Aalborg – September 6 and 7, The plaza next to Musikkens Hus. Free admission. More info HER
PARTNERS Musikhuset Aarhus, Kulturmødet, H.C. Andersen Festival, Teater Nordkraft, Dansekraft
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
SURVIVE as if for the first time is a choreographic ode to the ongoing faces of resistance
Roza Moshtaghi is a Tehran-born artist and choreographer based in Oslo. She draws inspiration from everyday situations transforming them into surreal humor-infused encounters. In her work fiction is not just a creative choice – it is a tool for discovering what comes after we survive.
A conflict arises at a dinner party when one refuses to taste the persimmon dessert as the guest want to keep the stringent taste of the fruit unknown. The episode escalates into an existential conflict about the pros and cons of therapy.
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,0! Everyone is revisiting their surviving self where they live on the sharp edge of urgency.
In this performance Roza blends the ordinary, the vulgar, and the exaggerated, where cartoonish battle scenes and pulsating rhythms transform into moments of gentle poetry. For Roza, it is urgent to listen deeply and speak up. And yes, we are allowed to scream.
For those of us who were imprinted with fear, for all of us!
Audre Lorde
We can’t wait to invite you in for this wild ride through the different aspects of survival scattered with glimpses of light, blooming flowers and moments of theatrical magic set to the original score by the band Taco Bitch.
CONCEPT AND CHOREOGRAPHY Roza Moshtaghi
DANCERS From Danish Dance Theatre – Jessica Lyall, Lukas Hartvig-Møller, Bradley Waller, Leticia Silva, Yi-Shao Li, Amancio Gonzalez, Wolf Govaerts, Lola Potiron, Kristin Bjerkestrand
SET DESIGN Ronak Moshtaghi
COSTUME Marie Ipsen, Ronak Moshtaghi
DRAMATURGY Roza Moshtaghi, Ronak moshtaghi
MUSIC Tacobitch
THANKS TO Trine Lise Moe
ICON IMAGE Bradley Waller
VIDEO Jubal Battisti
