Pikene på Broen and the German theatre company, Pan.Optikum, are pleased to present the first part of the huge cooperation project ‘The Power of Diversity’ with ten partners from seven European countries. This project is selected by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) of the European Commission and starts here in Kirkenes.
Working with young people from Kirkenes and Murmansk, the project incorporates dance and street theatre into a site specific performance at the Kirkenes School during the Barents Spektakel 2016. Performers have been guided by the teams of RAPUCATION, Berlin and Pan.Optikum.
Driven to create a dialogue between themselves and the audience, the young actors and dancers will present a collage which explores different cultural backgrounds along with questions of self-determination, freedom and future.
The site specific performance connects the school location with shared experiences that young people have with school life – themes such as power, hierarchy, memory, education and secrets are manifested and interpreted through literary fragments, songs, choreographic material and autobiographic elements.