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Through Different Eyes

Migration and mobility are on the rise. This development demands a high level of understanding among different cultures. But this understanding is difficult, since it is next to impossible for anyone to get a sense of how it feels to be on the other side. We all need to stimulate our empathy and our cross-cultural understanding in order to avoid the mindset that creates the imaginary distinction of Us versus the Other. It is a mindset that today is present in large parts of the European community. Many people experience discrimination – based on gender, ethnicity, age or other factors.

Diversity, inclusion, immersion and dialogue are the key words for the Danish exhibition in 2015. The aim is to celebrate the performative environment that serves as a foundation for exchanging ideas, connections, narratives and personal stories. We believe that development and progress happen through real-life encounters between people, and so this is where theatre is capable of change and of promoting new ideas. In line with this approach, the Danish exhibition will host live performative events, daily artist talks, and public dialogues.

Imagine yourself with another skin colour. Imagine your mother with a different gender. Does a change of skin and hair colour make a difference?

In the exhibition the theatre group Global Stories presents their live performative event Through Different Eyes – an event developed to celebrate diversity and fight racism. The event focuses on the immersive live encounter between performer and audience. A meeting in which the audience become performers and the surrounding environment their stage.

It gives individuals an opportunity to try another skin colour and possibly a different gender. The exhibition space will be a negotiation between PQ visitors and the Through Different Eyes performance, using a combination of live makeup sessions, video feed from the event, public dialogues and personal stories from participants.

Exhibiting artists / ateliers

• Sara Irna Hanna Vilslev (Sara Vilslev)

, Assens
Specialization: costume designer, scenographer, curator
Education: Graduate of DAMU, Stage Design. Prague 2009
Additional information: Studied at DAMU, Prague, in 2009. Participated in PQ'11 as part of the Danish Team. Sara is a member of the Association of Danish Scenographers
• Julie Forchhammer

, Copenhagen
Specialization: costume designer, scenographer
Additional information: Participated in PQ2011 as part of the Danish Team. Member of the Association of Danish Scenographers.
• Morten Nielsen


Specialization: actor, teacher
Additional information: He is the project manager of Through Different Eyes. Morten is educated as an actor and has worked freelance at large and small theatres for 20 years. He is co-creator of the play Hostage (2007), which won the Danish Reumert Prize.

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Exhibiting works

• Morten Nielsen: Med andre øjne (Through Different Eyes), Global Stories (Global Stories), 0 makeup: Dorte Pedersen (stálá členka týmu/part of the permanent staff of Through Different Eyes), fotograf/photographer: André Viking (stálý člen týmu/part of the permanent staff of Through Different Eyes), scénická a kostýmní výtvarnice/stage and costume designer: Julie Forchhammer Identification of exhibit: part of the stage , DVD , others, performance
  Comments: Through Different Eyes is produced by the Global Stories theatre company and is based on actor Morten Nielsen’s experiences with his role as the Pakistani Samir, which gave him essential realisations about the concepts of majority, minority, ethnicity and discrimination. Read more: www.globalstories.net
• Dorte Pedersen


Specialization: other
Disciplines: Makeup.
Additional information: Makeup artist and member of the Through Different Eyes team. Works freelance for film, theater, music videos and performance projects.
• André Viking


Disciplines: Photographer
Education: Studied at te International Center of Photography, New York (2013-2014) and the Copenhagen Film and Photo School (2012).
Additional information: André is a photographer and part of the permanent team for Through Different Eyes. During his studies, he received two ICP Director’s Scholarships. He works as a freelance photographer.