THE COURT (2026)

Louis XIV's wet dreams, dystopian desires, a DIY Versailles in decay, and early modern theatre as a toxic political playground. The Court invites you into a parallel universe where past and present collide in disrupted choreographic tableaus — where mythological figures appear, riots go too far, choirs sing out of key, humans mistake themselves for animals, baroque spa sessions go to hell, and much more.

Departing from Avery Gordon's idea that we always live side by side with the unresolved ghosts of our past, The Court brings back to life the early modern spectacles and lavish court parties staged by Louis XIV, wrenching them out of their familiar forms and entangling them with contemporary life.

Over the course of three hours, audiences are free to move in, out, and around the space, choosing how they want to follow the ten performers through a constantly shifting landscape.

The Court won the Norwegian Critics Prize for Performance of the Year 2025/26.

CONCEPT & CHOREOGRAPHY
Louis Schou-Hansen & Ingri Fiksdal

PERFORMERS
Tora Midtbøe, Amie Mbye, Axel Barratt-Due, Ingri Fiksdal, Louis Schou-Hansen, Phillip Isaksen, Bertine Bertelsen (stand-in)

LIGHT DESIGN
Phillip Isaksen

SOUND & COMPOSITION
Axel Barratt-Due

COSTUMES & SCENOGRAPHY
Vilde Brattekås & Louis Schou-Hansen

LIVE VIDEO
Ingri Fiksdal & Phillip Isaksen

LOCAL EXTRAS
Yamile Calderon, Heidi Steen Jensen, Nicole Schuchardt, Anne Sophie Huseby, Hans Petter Rode, Amanda Loureiro, Ylva Friberger, Nora Underhaug, Zofia Jakubiec, Yimin Dong

DISTRIBUTION
Nicole Schuchardt

CO-PRODUCERS & TOUR
Dansens Hus, Oslo (NO); MDT, Stockholm (SE); Kunstfestspiele Herrenhausen, Hannover (DE); Biennale d’art Performatif, Rouyn-Noranda (CA); BIT, Bergen (NO); DansiT, Trondheim (NO); VOLT, Bergen (NO)

PRODUCTION
Fiksdal dans stiftelse

FUNDING
Arts Council Norway, Performing Arts Hub Norway, Nordic Culture Point & VOLT Projects