Teater Metamorfose

Teater Metamorfose is a newly founded theatre that creates innovative and thought-provoking puppet theater for children and adults that opens up new perspectives. We combine visuality, puppets and material animation of the highest quality.

The ensemble consists of two puppeteers trained at the prestigious Ernst Busch School of Performing Arts in Berlin.
Our mission is to spread modern puppetry in Denmark and Europe, and expand the audience's perception of the genre, which has much more to offer than most people might think. In the puppets, which have no predetermined personality, the audience can mirror their own emotions. This makes the medium ideal for interpreting complex, abstract and psychological topics, and because we use no or little language, we can address audiences across social and linguistic barriers.

Paperlicious

A sensory tale of rediscovery
and embracing inner creativity.

Non-verbal puppet theatre for adults and children from 12 years

Two workaholics work their lives away in a grotesque, Kafkaesque office universe made of paper. The universe is ruled by an all-powerful boss, personified by a water dispenser filled with ink, which the two women have to drink in order to function. This office world has been the same for hundreds of years - until a small voice appears. The voice comes from the paper, which has come alive and wants change.
The paper turns into a little puppet, opening up another world where creativity and playfulness reign; and the known order of the universe is turned upside down.

TRAILER

Testimonials

Forestillingen er på en gang virtuos, poetisk, mørk og humoristisk. De to dukkeførere, Evi og Bianka, er eminente i deres beherskelse af de til tider enorme papirdukker, der på forunderlig vis vækkes til live i deres hænder. Forestillingen er både traditionel og moderne i sit mix af mimen, nyproduceret musik og en stærk fortælling.

Der var begejstring (stående applaus) hos alle aldersgrupper og snakken gik de efterfølgende dage. Forestillingen anbefales hermed på det kraftigste.

— Jakob Bonderup, Forstander Engelsholm Højskole
Bestyrelsesleder i Den Jyske Kunstfond

Tak for en sanselig og gysende god forestilling. Jeg så den sammen med en masse unge, der sad helt ude på stolekanten. Og det kan jeg godt forstå! Ordløst Objekt teater når det er bedst, med et fantasifuldt scenerum der flot smelter sammen med de to dygtige performere.

— Stephan Pollner, Teaterchef, Teater Vestvolden 

Teater Metamorfoses Evi Arnsbjerg Brygmann og Bianka Drozdik har skabt en lille perle af en dukketeaterforestilling. De behersker genrens teknik og dramaturgi og har sans for at etablere en dragende visualitet. Paperlicious er en flot non-verbal forestilling fuld af scenisk poesi. Publikum får en lille times godt råstof til fantasiens univers. Kan varmt anbefales.

— Ib Jensen, Teaterchef Baltoppen LIVE

Forestillingen var fantastisk. Ide, indhold, performance og scenografi smeltede sammen. Papiret blev vitterligt et levende væsen og skabte dermed en skærende kontrast mellem det magiske og et ligegyldigt forbrug af papir til det nyttesløse Sisyfos-arbejde som de to kontorfolk udførte. Tak 🙏

— Anne Mette Boye, Stadsarkitekt Aarhus

Performance seen at Teater Katapult, Aarhus 2023

Evi Arnsbjerg Brygmann og Bianka Drozdik er eminente dukkeførere i en nyskabende papirdukkeforestilling.
Der er en særlig styrke og en vis forundring i forestillingens papirdukker. Både i de små og de store. De dukker på en måde op ud af ingenting, som det foldede og krøllede papir, de er. Samtidig er de fyldt med et menneskelignende liv, når Evi Arnsbjerg Brygmann og Bianka Drozdik spiller dem.
Det er næppe tilfældigt, at teatret hedder Teater Metamorfose, da metamorfose betyder forandring, forvandling, omdannelse og transmutation.
Vi har at gøre med et teater, der ønsker at forny både form og indhold.

— Kirsten Dahl, Teateravisen
Performance seen at Aprilfestivalen, 2023 

The enormous precision of the players, the expert physicality, often synchronous, leaves little out and is impressive. A grandiose idea with virtuoso play, vividly and disturbingly realized, gilded by excellent sound and light. And – all without a single spoken word.

— Jury at Freisprung Festival 2022, Rostock

(Paperlicious won the 2. place at the festival) 

Paperlicious was a marvellous paper experience! It was impressive that the two artists were able to achieve such incredible intensity with their expressive gestures and simple means such as paper and light.
I was totally taken away by the piece.

— Kristin Schröder, Managing Director Radio LOHRO / Kulturnetzwerk e.V.

GALLERY

THE TEAM

Directors, puppeteers: Evi Arnsbjerg Brygmann, Bianka Drozdik
Set designer: Andrea Lindeneg
Composer: Christoffer Høyer
Sound design: Kristoffer Alm
Light design: Viktor Holm Lauridsen
Director's consultant: Lotte Arnsbjerg,
Rolf Søborg Hansen
Photographer: Beate Nelken and Anders Palm Olesen

The performance is supported by
The Danish Arts Foundation, Valby Lokaludvalg, Dansk Skuespillerforbund, Bispebjerg Bydelspulje, Den kollektive 1/3 af Båndkopimidlerne, FDS Legat and Udviklingsplatformen for Scenekunst.


The performance is part of Garantiordningen, Refusionsordningen and Formidlingsordningen

CALENDER
SEASON 2023/2024

Aprilfestivalen (Ebeltoft)
21.04.23


Baltoppen LIVE
06.09.23, kl. 19.30

Engelsholm Højskole
22.11.23, kl. 20.00


Teater Katapult
25.11.23, kl. 20.00

Teater Vestvolden

18.01.24, kl. 11 og 19.30


Spiellust Festival (Rostock)

25.01.24


Teater OM (Rinkøbing Fjord)  

08.04.24, kl. 19.30


Odsherred Teater

10.04.24, kl. 19.30


TEASER FROM REHEARSAL

THE ASSOCIATION

Teater Metamorfose was founded in 2022 by Evi Arnsbjerg Brygmann and Bianka Drozdik, and is based on visual puppet theatre for adults.

The artistic direction is carried out by puppeteer and actor Evi Arnsbjerg Brygmann.


Artistic director,
Director, puppeteer 

Evi Arnsbjerg Brygmann

Director, puppeteer

Bianka Drozdik