BA Acting - International

THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS AN AUSTRIAN MOUNTAIN COW

‘This play has grown to be close to my heart. Doing a play about Covid-19 while the pandemic is still going on has been incredibly helpful because of all the restrictions we had to follow anyway. But it has also been a way to reflect over topics like isolation and struggling with mental health that so many people are dealing with during these times.’
— Director, Naima Sjoholm

Six people are stuck in quarantine in an Austrian
Skiing lodge due to exposure of a covid-19 case
at a party. The different views on how strict the
quarantine should be quickly leads to tension
between the characters.

How long can the human body stay sane without
the touch of others? What happens when you
are trapped in an environment with no way of
showing love and affection? How long until our
very humanity crumbles?

What starts off as a simple and harmless
disagreement turns into a series of bizarre
events including a dog, a radio and an
Austrian Mountain Cow.

⏰Approx. 1 hour
13+. This production contains strong language, violence, and adult themes which some may find offensive.

Written by Anemone “Moon” Rasmussen
Directed by Naima Sjoholm

RASPBERRY FIELD

Remember the sweet taste of raspberries when you long for the field.

They are neither of this world nor the other. They know the myths of the spirits of the lands, the gods of the forests, the voices of the ancestors. They are connected to the earth an to the eternal blue sky. They know that to hear, one must go deaf. To see, one must go blind. And to live, one must die.

A devised piece inspired by the shamanic initiation rituals of Siberia.

Approx. 45 min
12+ This production contains strong imagery and sexual themes that may be disturbing to others.

Inspired by Aijamal Nova
Directed by Thekla Raestrup

Performed by Naima Sjoholm, Martha Olufsen, Olivia Andrews, Emma Berenmark, Aijamal Nova, Thekla Raestrup and Anemone “Moon” Rasmussen

MY BROTHER LIVES IN THE CHINA HUTCH

Hannah is in her final year of high school, and
everything should be exciting with graduation coming
up and planning for going off to college.
But before she can begin to plan for the future
ahead of her, she has a list of tasks to complete for
a loved one; a promise that will become the biggest
mission of her life.

How can you look forward for the life ahead of you
when you are in the middle of a family tragedy?
How can you cope with grief and still keep on living?
”My brother lives in the china hutch” is a play about
loss, grief, navigating through life, death and being
stuck somewhere in-between.

11+. This production contains strong language and adult themes of alcohol and mental health.

Written by Olivia Andrews
Directed by Emma Berenmark

Performed by Olivia Andrews, Yalim Danisman, Paul Surel, Jonathan Segev Jørgensen and Stephanie Hougaard Lloyd(Voice)

KINDRED SPIRITS

The Spirits with one job that they’re destined to do. If the
job isn’t done right there will be consequences. The only
way to avoid a punishment is for the current one to be over.

13+. This production contains scenes of violent nature, drug use and flashing lights.

Written by George Ukachukwu
Directed by Yalim Danisman

Performed by Aijamal Nova, Jonathan Segev Jørgensen, George Ukachukwu, Pedro E. Ferreira, Paul David Surel, Olivia Andrews and Yalim Danisman

KIDDO!

Kiddo is living in a normal middle-class home.
SMASH! A carton of milk hits the wall. With a
normal middle-class family. SLAM! Mum
storms out in anger. Enjoying a normal
middle-class childhood. D**G! 10 points
to Dad. 5 points to Mum.

Welcome! Kiddo invites you into her world of
colourful costumes, animals, discussion
games, and family dinners!

KIDDO! is based on real life events with a
twist of comedy and glitter.

Approx. 1 hour
11+. Emotional abuse, animal death and strong language

Directed by Stephanie Hougaard Lloyd
Creatively assisted by Martha Olufsen

Performed by Martha Olufsen, Stephanie Hougaard Lloyd(Voice) and Robert Erik Veng(Voice)

Artwork by

FREED

‘I decided quite early in the process that we would do the play inspired by German Expressionism.
We had to put aside what we have learned about acting in realism and instead create our own language and rules for the stage which has been both a challenge but also a gift. Some rules are taken directly from what we know about expressionism, some were created by the actors in exploration, and some emerged from having to deal with covid-restrictions. It turned out that expressionism works very well in a world where you can’t touch each other or share objects.’
— Director, Anemone “Moon” Rasmussen

Growing up on a farm in the North-West
Germany Frieda has always been afraid of
going into the cellar. Why, however, has been
a mystery to her until she decides to take
step after step into the history of the farm
and her own subconscious. A play based
on real events.

Written by Thekla Raestrup
Directed by Anemone “Moon” Rasmussen

Performed by Thekla Raestrup, Stephanie Hougaard Lloyd, Marie Glud, Naima Sjoholm, Kostas Tekkis, Olivia Andrews, Pedro E. Ferreira and Paul David Surel

FANTÔME ÉCRÍVAÍN

Xavier is a great writer of his generation,
there's no doubt about that. But what
happens when this writer is confronted by
the worst block he has ever experienced?
Fantôme Écrivain is the story of an artist
and his muse in a beach house as they try
to write the next best selling book.

Written by Kostas Tekkis
Directed by George Ukachukwu

Performed by Kostas Tekkis, Jonathan Segev Jørgensen and Naima Sjoholm

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Our long rehearsals for IF fueled heavily by around the corner☕️

The IF International Festival returns 25-28th of November, this time with 7 different new pieces of work!

The 2021 class presents this annual event dedicated to the staging of exciting new work written, directed and performed by our 3rd year graduates.

This year, under the recent COVID restrictions, it has been a new challenge for us to create, cultivate and prepare this original festival as it has been in previous years. Nonetheless, with the relentless creativity it has presented; It has strongly shaped us to become more adapt, resolute and resourceful as artists and performers.

More information about live-streaming this event will be out soon.

Here we go!⚡️