Klankennest (BE)

Woodpecker

Dance for babies

festival

Installation

music

I peck, I feel, I rub, I fly,... gently back and forth. In this life-size sound installation, babies, toddlers and adults can listen, feel, play, rest, hang and crawl. A woodpecker conducts a musical dialogue, a nightingale sings it's evening song and invites us to be part of its story. Sparkling, warm and repetitive sounds and music stimulate and envelop the very youngest in this Klankennest installation and performance.

PLEASE NOTE: Regarding age groups:
The performances at 11:00 are for 2-3 years
The performances at 14:00 and 16:00 are for 4-24 months

Performances

Tuesday May 17 2022 11:00 (2-3 years)
Tuesday May 17 2022 14:00 (4-24 months)
Tuesday May 17 2022 16:00 (4-24 months)
Wednesday May 18 2022 11:00 (2-3 years)
Wednesday May 18 2022 14:00 (4-24 months)
Wednesday May 18 2022 16:00 (4-24 months)

About the performance

In this life-size sound installation, babies, toddlers and adults can listen, feel, play, rest, hang and crawl.
A woodpecker conducts a musical dialogue, a nightingale sings it’s evening song and invites us to be part of its story. Sparkling, warm and repetitive sounds and music stimulate and envelop the very youngest in this Klankennest installation and performance.
Visual artist Jeroen Van Der Fraenen devised a special three-dimensional structure for this installation. It consists of musical forms and elements that are always divisible by three – this ensures balance and serenity within the installation and structure of the performance.

Trailer available here

One performance takes 25 minutes + 20 minutes open space for free exploration.

The performances at 11 am are for 2-3 years.
The performances at 14pm and 16pm are for 4-24 months.

Lounge

Before and after the performances you can use our baby lounge. Here you check in. It is possible to leave outerwear, bags etc. The lounge is always under observation. In the lounge you will also find a diaper changing area and have the opportunity to breastfeed, play and more.

At the start and end of the performance you will be followed to and from the theater stage. From the lounge to the theater there is about 30 m. walk outdoors.

Lounge address: Valdemarsgade 1E, 8000 Aarhus

About Klankennest

Klankennest, meaning “nest of sounds”, is the result of the desire of its founder, Liesbeth Bodyn, to develop high quality artistic work for young audiences, building on her own background as a singer, teacher and specialist in music education.
First Liesbeth develop a real dialogue with the young audience members as part of the creative process. The way young children experience the world inspires and expands Bodyn’s own vision as an artist. She does not see children as a passive audience but as active participants both in the creative process as well as during the performance. Second, Liesbeth has brought together a community of artists to work within Klankennest: artists who all share a passion for experimentation and dialogue, and who push the boundaries of different fields of art while developing new creative work for young audiences.