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NEW NORDIC POLING
LENA BONDESON & SYDHAVN TEATERNew Nordic Poling (NNP) is a movement of seven activist pole dancers who are “Poling 4 Change.”
The performance unfolds at NNP’s annual recruitment meeting, where their self-initiated documentary, RADICAL EMBRACE, has its world premiere. The audience follows the movement as they create banners, challenge Extinction Rebellion on May 1st in Sydhavnen, and set off on a journey to Svalbard to “pole at the melting pole” with their new portable pole.
In an immersive setup—blending live action with film screening—the audience follows NNP’s highs and lows as they strive to “practice what they preach” and define their identity as a movement. NNP investigates climate change, capitalism, and colonization, alongside the everyday challenges that come with being an art-activist collective.
New Nordic Poling is about hopelessness, resilience, and the (im)possible pursuit of collective meaning.
︎︎︎New Nordic Poling – begavet aktivisme-satire
2024
SYDHAVN TEATER, ANNEX SCENEN
18th of december at 20:00
19th of december at 20:00
20th of december at 20:00
Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Language: English
CREATED & PERFORMED BY:
Louisa Yaa Aisin (interdisciplinary artist & consultant)
Lena Bruun Bondeson (director & performer)
Eng Kai Er (choreographer & powerpoint maker)
Malik Grosos (performer & multimediedesigner)
Anna Kuusamo (performer)
Lara Vejrup Ostan (choreographer)
Angelica Stathopoulos (philosopher & dictionairy writer).
DIRECTING, CONCEPT & VIDEODIRECTING: Lena Bruun Bondeson
VIDEO EDITING & POSTER: Malik Grosos
PRODUCER & PR: Lena Bruun Bondeson assisted by Lara Ostan Vejrup
ADMINISTRATED BY: KOMMA Performance Productions
RESIDENCIES AT: Sydhavn Teater (DK), Spitsbergen Artist Center Svalbard (NO)
SUPPORTED BY: Danish Arts Foundation, The Finnish Cultural Foundation & The Swedish Arts Grants Committee











︎ MALIK GROSOS, ANNA KUUSAMO, LENA BONDESON