Ambiorn Happy, Kulturnyt.net
22. september 2025.
Palle Granhøj has been a scenographer and dances for more than 35 years. His Dance Company has visited 50 countries, and stood on stage several thousand times. Right now he is current at the theater Svalegangen with the performance "It's not Mårup Church". A story of longing.
Here is Palle Granhøj Backstage.
Compared to the time you started, until here where you are now, what has happened to Palle? - In the beginning, everything was a fight. It's always been a fight. Until I gave up to Aarhus Municipality in 2017, I spent too much effort until then, fighting for my survival - for the dance. - Ever since it has been more relaxing for me to be an artist. Your new performance is a dance performance and you also have music. It's about a really old church in Vendsyssel from the 13th century. How did you create a link between that church on the west coast, and then a performance in the middle of the city? - I think we all have longing in us. In different ways. The best example is actually the first crush you experience. I can still long for it. - The naivety one had, the one who completely devoted to a crush. But you can never get it again because it's not the first time next time. - If I then, along with some dancers and some musicians, manage to try to get the audience to recall some of their longings, then that's fine for me. Then I reach my goal. Your signature as a dancer is to work with obstructions. What is it? - I see that the dancer becomes very comfortable when operating in a fixed frame. Obstruction makes them extremely creative. Like when water runs down and meets obstacles. The water will probably find out how to get by. And such is the dancer's artistic path as well. I have read you are not intellectual in your performances, why not? - I never instruct with emotions. I only instruct with these theories that I have developed. Time, I think, is becoming more and more political. What we eat, how we move, everything is political? - I wouldn't say that a few years ago! - I made a performance called 'An Eve, and An Adam' - where the dancers are naked - which we are going around in Mexico with just in a little while. And I just sat down and given a lot of interviews with magazines in Mexico and they say, "Why are you so political?" - haha hehe. - I've never intended to be politically. I never have a political motive. But in Mexico they think it's very political. - It is my privilege as an artist. We have been in 50 countries for 35 years, so I have experienced many exciting receptions on something that I had thought of my way, but which was perceived in a completely different way. - It's a great privilege. I am very happy about that. What is 'It's Not Mårup Church'? - And they are wonderfully beautiful. It's wonderfully beautiful people. I look forward to seeing the performance. Thanks. Photo: Fotografen.dk- I've become an old man, hehe
It's about longing, the first crush, and so on
Your signature is: obstruction?
Nude in Mexico
My privilege as an artist
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