Tonight we went to Visby to see Dancing on the Ringmur. The show is part of a project in cooperation between Länsteatern Gotland and NUKU in Estonia. It’s based on the reality for youth on Gotland and in Estonia, uses the city wall as a symbol and positions Gotland in the world.
When we arrived, there weren’t many people in the audience, but with some magic, there were suddenly a lot when the show started. Fantastic!
In the first scene, they danced dressed in black hoods. They disappeared in this photo – it almost looks like some sheer ghosts dancing on the scene!
The performance asked questions about walls and pointed out that we want to reach 65.000 inhabitants on Gotland, while many refugees need somewhere to live.
They also told the true story about Zack, a muslim boy who is a refugee from Somalia and Marva, a Christian girl from Iraq and how they fell in love with each other.
All together a strong performance with real anchoring in the youth’s reality. Solid.
Congratulations Tallin – the performance comes to you on the 24th May! I hope we will get more cultural projects to build bridges over the water.
