AN IMAGINATIVE DANCE PERFORMANCE FOR CHILDREN AGED 6 MONTHS TO 6 YEARS.
What if you could smell with your hands, taste with your back, sense things from a distance, or hear sounds from the other side of the globe?
*Sanseporten* is a poetic and playful dance performance in which the audience is invited into a mysterious universe. Here, we encounter two dancers in a sensory, tactile, and vibrant space in constant motion. Nothing is quite as we know it.
The performance is inspired by how animals perceive the world in ways that are completely different from our own.
Together with the children, the dancers explore new ways of hearing, seeing, touching, and understanding—in a setting where dance, sound, light, set design, and costumes blend together.
At a time when nature and biodiversity are under threat, we ask: Can curiosity about the sensory world of animals foster greater empathy for them?
Sanseporten isdesigned for children ages 6 months to 6 years, and it provides space for children’s natural reactions. Laughter, sounds, wonder, movement, and curious hands are all part of the experience. Here, children can discover the world with their whole selves—feeling, listening, exploring, and marveling at what surrounds them. Together, we create a safe and magical space where children can be themselves.
It's perfectly fine to leave the auditorium and come back in if you need to. The staff at Kilden will be happy to assist you. It's also perfectly fine to breastfeed or bottle-feed your baby inside the auditorium.
When the show is over, the children can explore the set on their own.
Shoes must be removed outside the auditorium. The performance lasts 30 minutes.
The performance was created by choreographer Julie Rasmussen, founder of the Ravnedans dance festival and artistic director of SPINE FICTION.
With *Sanseporten*, the artistic team invites the audience to wonder alongside them and awaken their curiosity about their own senses.
Choreographic sounding board and guest dancer: My Marie Nilsson
Artistic Consultant: Thomas Eisenhardt
Target Audience Partner: Lisa Annika Brandt
Producer: Michelle Flagstad
Production: Spine Fiction
Administration: Kamma Siegumfeldt
Co-producers: Kilden Teater, Dansehallerne, Aaben Dans, BORA BORA
Cast: Tone Kittelsen and Maren Sølvi Fidje Bjørneseth
Supported by: The Nordic Cultural Fund, Nordic Cultural Contact, the Municipality of Kristiansand, the Danish Arts Foundation (DK), the Danish State Workshops (DK), the Fund for Performing Artists, the William Demant Foundation, Agder County Council
This performance is not included in the 2026 Theater Pass.
