Birra
BIRRA is Elle Sofe Company’s dedicated accessibility and outreach concept, providing additional services and experiences alongside our performances.
Audio description
Audio description for The Answer is Land is available for every performance, offering blind and visually impaired audiences a full experience of the work.
A pre-recorded track describes the dance, performativity, yoiks, set design, and atmosphere, providing a poetic and immersive understanding of the piece.
The audio description is available in Norwegian, English, and Northern Sámi.
All you need is a smartphone, a headset or earbuds, and an internet connection. Staff at your venue will guide you through the simple setup before the performance begins.
Touch tour
We offer a touch tour of The Answer is Land before each performance. This tour is designed for audience members with reduced vision who benefit from exploring materials, set elements, and costumes up close. Other audience members who may need a tactile introduction to the performance are also welcome.
The tour provides a guided, sensory-oriented introduction to the work, led by our tour manager together with members of the cast.
«Relaxed» performance
We offer matinee performances during daytime, where we maintain a more “relaxed” atmosphere throughout the show, allowing the audience to enter and exit the venue as needed. These performances are tailored for parents with small children, seniors, or those who require a more relaxed atmosphere to accommodate various needs.
Curated talk
We offer curated talks with someone from Elle Sofe Company. We can suggest themes and topics or adjust to the venues wishes.
Summer Intensive
Summer Intensive is a 5-day program with movement classes, joik and polyphonic voice workshops, and artistic exploration led by Elle Sofe Company. It serves as a meeting place for artists interested in movement, voice and nature, and offers space to develop skills, create work, build connections, and experience the coastal landscapes of North-Sápmi through mountain excursions and fireside gatherings.
Through Birra, we offer various meetings points between the company, the audience and the local community.
We want to make our art available to a diversity of people, needs and interests and leave an impact on the places we visit.
Elle Sofe Sara, Artistic director
Lecture demonstration in Yoik
A traditional yoiker from the company will give an insight to the Sámi yoiking tradition from their area.
The participants will hear examples of different yoiks and learn how the yoiks are connected to different areas and Sámi families.
Workshop in Vocal Techniques
We focus on vocal techniques within a choir setting and exploring various aspects of the voice, including harmony. We will also delve into what yoiking is, its characteristics, and the distinctions between singing and yoiking.
The workshop is led by one of the singers from Elle Sofe Company.
Workshop in contemporary dance
The workshop is led by a dancer from Elle Sofe Company. The workshop focuses on how we develop power and massiveness through conscious use of weight and gravity, both individually and in groups. We also incorporate voice into some of the exercises, inviting participants into the artistic landscape that the company works in in a simple way.
Yoik workshop for Sámi groups
A traditional yoiker from the company will share their knowledge about yoik and yoiking for Sámi groups.
The workshop focuses on finding your own yoiking voice and insights in how to find yoiks from your own Sámi area.
