RDF - EPICLOGUE

EPICLOGUE presents beginnings, tales, histories and forms new myths. Through the idea of invulnerability, Epiclogue carves out space for the queer body to be strong, visible, and dominant. The performance examines what it requires—or perhaps costs—to take up space that is granted to others. EPICLOGUE challenges restrictive mindsets sorrounding the queer body and responds to what it means to exist as queer in a cis-heteronormative society.

The projects ambition is to render queer bodies visible in ways we ourselves haven't seen before. By rejecting the role of the vulnerable, we fantasize about a speculative reality where familiar norms no longer exist. We search for possibilities in the meeting point between what is and what could have been.

In EPICLOGUE, intimate encounters emerge, where bodies find courage and will through love, care, and trust in one another. We navigate through a universe in which we lay claim to uncharted ground, a physical and emotional landscape where bodies unite and envelop one another in boundless invincibility.

Køteren og Terrieren (NO/DK) is an artistic duo composed of Bjørk-Mynte Paulse (she/her) a danish artist based in Copenhagen, Denmark and Jonathan Ibsen (he/him) a danish artist based in Oslo, Norway.

Their artistic interest lies in challenging and questioning societal norms. Through the lens of a trans woman of color and a white homosexual man, they examine the world we live in and aim to contextualize challenges surrounding gender, sexuality, and identity. With curiosity and an untamed approach their ambition is to engage, challenge, and create dialogue. With choreography as a tool, they attempt to re-stage the reality we inhabit, to find alternative spaces where stories, narratives and futures can unfold in new ways.

They are interested in the intersection between what is, and what could have been. Their work explores how intimate experiences and understandings can collapse and reemerge in contexts that do not follow traditional understandings and notions of time. By deconstructing, rebuilding and rewriting the “known” they attempt to create space for speculations that themselves can take on tangible physical forms.

They are committed to creating art that dares to bring urgent contemporary issues to the forefront. Through their work, they strive to break down barriers and foster a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics that shape our identities and society. Their work is an invitation participate in a reflection and dialogue around the structures that define and limit us, in the aim of opening up for new possibilities.

Choreography: Køteren og Terrieren / Jonathan Ibsen og Bjørk-Mynte Paulse

Performers: Jonathan Ibsen & Bjørk-Mynte Paulse

Scenographer, costume-designer & light-designer: Chrisander Brun

Composer: Fredrik Petrov

Dramaturg: Sodja Lotker

Producer: Adam Manthey Steen

International sales: StepTurnMove / Wim Casier

Co-producers: Bærum Kulturhus, DansIT & BIT teatergarasjen

Other collaborators: MARC, Dansens Hus med koreografilaberitoriet, Godsbanen med Åbne Scene, Stamsund Teaterfestival, Illlu-science and Art.

Thanks to: MDT Stockholm

Supported and funded by: The Norwegian Arts Council, The Danish Arts Foundation, Fritt Ord, Oslo kommune, FFUK, Augustinus Fonden, Nordic Culture Fond & PAHN

Contains nudity and is not suitable for children.

The performance is part of the Reykjavík Dance Festival program. The festival program can be found at

https://www.reykjavikdancefestival.com/