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Ville Vidø
About the performance
High Tide is a dance concert that explores the paradox of desire as a state of suspension - of holding on while simultaneously wanting to let go, lingering at the threshold of what is not yet graspable. The title refers to both the cyclical rise of sea levels and moments of heightened emotional intensity, when forces peak on the verge of transformation.
Situated between the intimate and the grand, the real and the imagined, the work unfolds as a practice of listening within a dreamlike, raw, and tender universe. Through movement and voice, Emilie Gregersen invites the audience into a sensorial trip of affective and physical intensities, where desire emerges as a force holding both pleasure and pain. High Tide is shaped by heartbreaks, yearning songs and new beginnings.
High Tide is a solo created and performed by Emilie Gregersen, developed in collaboration with composer Karis Zidore, lighting designer Veslemøy Rustad Holseter, and dramaturg Lydia Östberg Diakité.
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Credits
Concept, choreography and performance
Emilie Gregersen
Composition and sound design Karis Zidore
Lighting design Veslemøy Rustad Holseter
Dramaturgy and staging Lydia Östberg Diakité
Costume design Alectra Rothschild / MASCULINA
Choreographic consultant louise paolo de venecia gile
Vocal coach Simin Stine Ramezanali
Track in mix “Blood Quantum” by Divide and Dissolve
Photos and trailer Ville Vidø
Producer Carlos Calvo
Dansehallerne producer Sebastian Nervil
Produced by Sweat Productions
Administration Kamma Siegumfeldt, Dance Cooperative
Co-production Dansehallerne
Residency Milvus Artistic Research Center and HAUT
Supported by The Danish Arts Foundation, Knud Højgaards Fond, HAUT, William Demant Fonden, Dansk Skuespillerforbund, Wilhelm Hansen Fonden, Dansk Danseteater, Københavns Kommune: Københavns Scenekunstudvalg and Vesterbro Lokaludvalg.
Thanks to Lili A. Blum, Andreas Haglund, Sophia Mage and Jette Büchsenschütz.
Photo Ville Vidø
Photo Ville Vidø
About the Artist
Emilie Gregersen Artist, choreographer and dancer
Emilie Gregersen (DK) is an artist, choreographer, and dancer based in Copenhagen. Her choreographic work is departing from speculative fiction as a way to depict new worlds, through a curiosity of questioning and transforming meaning. Working from and with desire, affect, erotic ambivalence and queerness, Gregersen engages physical practices to build performances that evoke the senses.
Emilie Gregersen has created performances such as touch (2020), Caresses (2021), and On My Tongue (2024). She’s a co-founding member of Dance Cooperative and Sweat Productions, and educated in dance and choreography from the Danish National School of Performing Arts.
emiliegregersen.com
Practical info
Dates and times
3.3.2026, 20:00
5.3.2026, 20:00
6.3.2026, 20:00
7.3.2026, 17:00
Duration and stage approx 1 hour in Blackboxen
Accessibility
The venue is wheelchair accessible, with an elevator providing access to the stages. All restrooms are genderneutral, and an accessible toilet for wheelchair users is available.
Artist talk Friday 6/3 at 21:15
Audiences are invited to a conversation together with choreographers Emilie Gregersen and Sophia Mage.
We will discuss some of the driving forces behind High Tide, the process, and the greater context around the work.
Sophia Mage (DK/US) is a dancer and choreographer based in Copenhagen.
Dansehallerne’s address Franciska Clausens Plads 27, 1799 Copenhagen V.
About Dansehallerne
Dansehallerne is a national center for dance and choreography. 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.
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