Performance Biennale

In April 2026, Toaster presented Denmark’s first international performance biennale, across Den Frie and Husets Teater.

The biennale offered a current portrait of the performance field within both visual art and performing arts – and the many intersections between them – which are rapidly evolving nationally as well as internationally. The focus was state of the art: taking the temperature of the field.

It featured 27 performances, including 12 entirely new works created specifically for the biennale. The artists ranged from established performance practitioners to emerging talents.

The programme encompassed works rooted in dance, text, costume, sound, light, music, and space. Performance is here and now – it is the time we live in, and the time we choose to spend together.

We can’t wait to be back in 2028.

Aftermovie

Video: Christian Brems
Music: David Engelbrecht