Jacob´s Pillow USA
Vástádus eana – The answer is land US debut
Photo: Jamie Kraus; courtesy of Jacob´s Pillow
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We have travelled back to Sápmi and Norway after an unforgettable week at Jacob´s Pillow Dance Festival and the US debut of Vástádus eana – The answer is land!
Performing seven shows at the new Doris Duke theatre in it’s opening season has been an honour and we truly felt a sense of belonging. Seeing how the theatre and the surrounding gardens have been built with indigenous knowledge and involvement was heartwarming.
Doris Duke Theatre – July 2025
Wednesday 23th 8:00 PM
Thursday 24th 2:30 PM
Thursday 24th 8:00 PM
Friday 25th 2:30 PM
Saturday 26th 2:30 PM
Saturday 26th 8:00 PM
Sunday 27th 2:30 PM
Photo 1,3,6,7: Jamie Kraus Photo 2,4,5,8: Grace Copeland; courtesy of Jacob´s Pillow
The daily pre- talks and the post show talk by our «verdde» Cathy Leavy, scholar in residence, gave our audience a contextualisation we hope to bring with us on future tours.
Photo 1: Grace Copeland Photo 2,3: Jamie Kraus; courtesy of Jacob´s Pillow
Nora Svenning held a BIRRA workshop with the most wonderful group of participants in the Perles Family Studio.
Photo 1,2: Grace Copeland; courtesy of Jacob´s Pillow
Thank you so much to the team at Jacob´s Pillow for taking care of us and our audience, making this an unforgettable experience! We are forever grateful
In memory of Kat Sirico whom we had the honour of working with during our week at Jacobs Pillow. Kat was killed in a tragic accident at work August 1st 2025.
Our performance was made possible with the support from
- The Norwegian Arts Council / Kulturrådet
- Performing Arts Hub Norway
- Norwegian Consulate General in New York / Det Norske Generalkonsulatet i New York
- American-Scandinavian Foundation