Artists

Esben Weile Kjær, Ed Atkins, Jules Fischer, Eliyah Mesayer, Bob Kil, Jessie Kleemann, Camilla Lind, Karis Zidore, Lilith, Julienne Doko, Paolo De Venecia Gile, Marthe Ramm Fortun, Adam Christensen

Press release

In April 2026, Toaster presents Denmark's first international performance biennale, taking place across Den Frie and Husets Teater. The biennale offers 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 is state of the art: taking the temperature of the field right now. Experience more than 20 performances, including 10 entirely new works created specifically for the biennial. The artists range from established performance practitioners to emerging talents – sometimes within the same work. The programme encompasses 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. Programme for Den Frie Thursday 16.04 Esben Weile Kjær: 20.30 – 01.00 Friday 17.04 Ed Atkins: 18.00 – 18.30 Bob Kil: 19.00 – 19.30 Camilla Lind: 20.30 – 22.00 Saturday 18.04 Bob Kil: 17.00 – 17.30 Karis Zidore: 18.00 – 18.40 Camilla Lind: 19.00 – 20.30 LILITH: 21.00 – 23.00 Sunday 19.04 Julienne Doko: 15.00 – 15.20 Karis Zidore: 15.30 – 16.10 Camilla Lind: 16.30 – 18.00 Wednesday 22.04 Paolo de Venecia Gile: 17.00 – 20.00 Jessie Kleemann: 18.30 – 19.30 Thursday 23.04 Paolo de Venecia Gile: 17.00 – 20.00 Jessie Kleemann: 18.30 – 19.30 Eliyah Mesayer: 19.30 – 20.15 Jules Fischer: 21.00 – 22.00 Friday 24.04 LILITH: 17.30 – 20.30 Jules Fischer: 21.00 – 22.00 Saturday 25.04 Marthe Ramm Fortun: 13.00 – 14.00 Adam Christensen: 14.30 – 15.00 LILITH: 17.30 – 20.30 Sunday 26.04 Julienne Doko: 13.00 – 13.20 Marthe Ramm Fortun: 13.45 – 14.45 Adam Christensen: 15.00 – 15.30 Eliyah Mesayer: 16.00 – 17.00