ANDERSEN FOREVER
'just living isn't enough'
An attempt to hold on to the thin thread that tries to comfort us in this shared experience, KOMA presents a new dance piece featuring prominent artists and an original soundtrack.
ABOUT THE PIECE:
A poetic dance piece inspired by the reflections of Hans Christian Andersen on life, memory and the mystery of existence. We move across artistic disciplines, lending movement, music and literary fragments into a quiet tribute: to what endures, to what cannot be lost sight of while we are still here. Inside central themes of Andersen’s work, where he reflects not only on the absolute mystery of death, but on what is essential in being alive: "But just living isn't enough," he said. "To live you must have sunshine and freedom and a little flower to love!"
KOMA BALLET
Direktør: Inge Fjord
Kunstnerisk Leder og Koreograf: Caroline Rodrigues
Music: Emil Mark
Kostume: Michael Nøhr and Caroline Rodrigues
Dansere: Esther Leth Eliassen, Selma Linn, Signe Sun, Caroline Keinicke, Claire Footy, Karline Kotila, Lærke Stehmann and Emily Heisterberg.
Photos: Mijael Peredo
WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
Created specifically to be part of the ANDERSEN FOREVER program, celebrating the legacy and 150th anniversary of the author’s death, who is a great inspiration and recurring theme for the company.
The performance contributes to a multidisciplinary cultural experience that connects dance, storytelling and place. It highlights emerging young artists from Odense, in collaboration with KOMA and H.C. Andersen Hus, with students from SDMK – Southern Danish Academy of Music, with Odense Flower Festival and H.C. Andersen Festivals.
KOMA Season 25/26
Believing that young artists inject vitality and innovation into the Dance Scene, KOMA opens the 2025/2026 season in the heart of Odense, with the performance at H.C. Andersen Hus.
The season advances in the desire to connect. Connect through diversity, generations, cultures and artists.
The new project: BROER.BRIDGES.PONTES marks the first of two chapters in KOMA BALLET's 2025/2026 Season, supported by the Odense Kommune, named: Artistic Development Initiative in Odense.
In this opening chapter, the initiative seeks to offer the municipal community a unique evening that celebrates cultural diversity, talented dancers, and a rich variety of dance repertoire, creating opportunities for dialogue and building connections.