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screen (mad scenes): an all hallows eve concert of operatic madness in three parts

October 24th at 7:00 PM
October 25th at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM


Tickets:
300 dkk - General Admission
150 dkk - Accessible Admission*

Duration: 75 Minutes

Location: The Lab Cph, Studio 7 
Vermundsgade 40B, 2100 København Ø

*Thanks to the generous support of Københavns Kommune Musikudvalg, we are able to offer 50% reduced-price tickets. If cost  is a barrier, you’re warmly invited to choose an Accessible Admission ticket. There are no strict requirements—we simply ask that you make this choice in good faith, with our community in mind.

Complimentary champagne will be offered at the reception. This is provided free of charge and is not included in the ticket price. 

Program

recursion a new play by Daniel Rosenberg
8 Songs for a Mad King by Peter Maxwell Davies
Lucia’s Mad Scene from Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti


About

Have you ever considered if you're addicted to your phone? When bedrotting becomes your only m.o., or crossing the street almost ends in a trip to the hospital? screen (mad scenes) explores the impact of presence through a ritual digital purge perfect for Halloween.

We start with a service industry reality check—the mind-numbing, repetitive hell that's all too easy to escape through your screen. recursion traps a barista in purgatorial customer service, surrounded by entitled patrons who can't believe you’re out of buns.

Then comes a new staging of Peter Maxwell Davies' 8 Songs for a Mad King—but forget theater etiquette. We want you glued to your screen, commenting/liking/disliking the madness unfolding before you. Watch as your digital engagement torments the very performer you're consuming.

Finally, total digital rejection: Lucia's Mad Scene from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. No screens, no distractions, no lights—just a woman's elaborate destructive coloratura up close and personal.

The whole thing makes you question technology, performance, and what it means to actually be present. 

Join us. Your screen time report will thank you.



Cast

Daniel Rosenberg, Vocalist
Litha Ashforth, Vocalist
Njord Fossnes, Viola/Violin
Hedda Aadland, Cello
Kristopher Nash, Clarinet
Otilia Zielke Johannsen, Flute
Louise Schrøder, Piano
Tomáš Bazo, Percussion

Additional creative team to be announced.