22/06/2026
Váli Theatre Lab have taken on the responsibility of keeping alive the spirit of the Laboratory through the transmission of the knowledge, practices, and values we received during more than ten years of professional collaboration with Odin Teatret.
Our commitment is directed toward the new generations of artists living and working in Holstebro and abroad, creating a bridge between the heritage we have inherited and the artistic possibilities of the future.
We describe ourselves as a LOTUS FLOWER.
Our roots reach deep into the fertile soil of history, drawing nourishment from the experiences, traditions, and knowledge that shaped us. Yet our flower floats on the waters of the present, responding to the challenges, questions, and transformations of contemporary time.
Like the lotus, our petals close in darkness and open to the light. We believe that artistic work is a continuous process of renewal, awakening, and growth.
Our color is blue—the color of spiritual wisdom, rebirth, and creation. It represents the search for depth, clarity, and imagination that guides our work as artists and educators.
Along our journey, many other lotus flowers, each different and unique, will bloom beside us. Together we will float on the transparent waters of art: firmly rooted in the earth, conscious of where we come from, yet always ready to be carried by the currents of the spirit, discovery, and creation.
In this way, Váli Theatre Lab seeks to cultivate a living artistic ecosystem—one that honours its roots while continuously opening itself to new voices, new generations, and new possibilities.
This vision has already begun to take shape through FREMTIDENS PULS ("The Pulse of the Future"), a project that embodied these principles over the course of five months.
FREMTIDENS PULS was conceived as a theatrical laboratory and creative forge, bringing together more than sixty students from Holstebro and around ten professional artists who collaborated closely with us throughout the process.
The project became a living space for encounter, transmission, and creation—a place where experience could be shared across generations and where artistic practice became a common language. Through workshops, performances, research, and collective experimentation, participants were invited to explore the relationship between roots and future, tradition and innovation, individual expression and collective creation.
For us, FREMTIDENS PULS was more than a project; it was a concrete manifestation of the path that Váli Theatre Lab wishes to pursue. It demonstrated how knowledge can be transmitted without becoming static, how heritage can remain alive through practice, and how new artistic communities can emerge when people gather around a shared commitment to creativity and human exchange.
✨Thanks to Færchfonden for believing in our vision, for your support, and for the inspiration you have provided.
✨Our gratitude to Holstebro Kommune for your continuous support and for always being present alongside us.
✨Thanks to Sygehusgrunden for your support and for opening the doors of your beautiful spaces to us, allowing this project to grow and flourish.
✨Thank you to all the institutions that supported us and placed their trust in our vision. Your encouragement and belief in the value of this work gave us the strength to bring it to life Balletskolen Holstebro Dansk Talentakademi Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium MGK Midtvest
✨Thank you to our entire professional team for your dedication, generosity, and unwavering presence throughout this journey. Your talent, commitment, and collaborative spirit shaped every step of the process. Without you, this project would simply not have been possible Tomek Wróblewski (tech. and sound designer) Johannes Søgaard (visual artist) Giovanna Zanchetta (dancer/actress)Mattia Parrella (actor) Dici Fede Dici (actress) Nathalie Jabalé (producer)
✨Thank you to the amazing students of Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium Dansk Talentakademi Balletskolen Holstebro MGK Midtvest for sharing your talent, passion, and dedication with us. Your artistic contributions brought depth, energy, and beauty to this project, enriching every moment of the process and performance
✨Thank you to all the volunteers for your generosity and your enthusiasm and willingness to contribute and help Louise Hørdum Poulsen Helle Freja Hansen Daria Frydrych-Wróblewska@hans Holik Laebel
✨Thank you to the art schools that generously shared their artworks with us and allowed us to exhibit them during our performances Balletskolen Holstebro Kunstskole
✨Thank you Olena for bringing in our project your art and your magic dance
✨Thank you to Follow Concept for sponsoring technical equipment and providing high-level professional technical support throughout the project. This helped us to transform our vision into reality and ensuring the highest quality standards in every stage of the process
✨Thank you to all the institutions that lent us materials, props, costumes, and instruments. Your generosity and support played an essential role in making this project a reality Operaen i Midten Holstebro Teaters Dansekompagni Balletskolen Holstebro Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium Dansk Talentakademi Sygehusgrunden
✨Thank you to Hubert Świerad for this poetic video, which managed to translate and carry the full emotional landscape of the laboratory. Through your sensitive eye and artistic vision, you were able to capture and transmit the atmosphere, the intensity, and the subtle vibrations of the creative process. In this video the beautiful voice and music of Cronhammar Kristensen
