KOMA Ballet

A day to remember! 🇩🇰✨️👑

Today, Odense has the honor of welcoming Their Majesties the King and Queen of Denmark!
During their visit, one of their destinations was the Hans Christian Andersen Hus, where the Royal Couple had the opportunity to experience H.C. Andersen's birthplace, the Memorial Hall, several of the author's fairy tales, and a KOMA performence, in an exclusive and intimate experience within the gardens of the HCA Hus.
We are immensely humble and grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this very special visit!


on the performance:

'just living isn't enough' by Caroline Rodrigues

an attempt to hold on to the thin thread that tries to
comfort us in this shared experience, KOMA presents
a site-specific dance performance featuring prominent artists and an original soundtrack.

inspired by the reflections of Hans Christian Andersen on life, memory and the mystery of existence. we move across artistic disciplines, lending movement, music and literary fragments into a tribute: to what endures, to what cannot be lost sight of while we are still here.

inside central themes of Andersen’s work, where he reflects not only on the absolute mystery of death, but on what is essential in being alive: "But just living isn't enough," he said. "To live you must have sunshine and freedom and a little flower to love!"

KOMA BALLET
Direktør: Inge Fjord ( )
Kunstnerisk Leder og Koreograf: Caroline Rodrigues
( )
Music: Emil Mark ( )
Kostume: Caroline Rodrigues and Michael Nøhr
Dansere: Ida Brieghel ( ) Esther Leth Eliassen (.eliassen ) Selma Linn ( .linn ) Signe Sun ( ) Claire Footy (.foody ) Lærke Lund Thestrup ( ) Lærke Stehmann ( ) and Josefine Tvergaard ( .tvergaard )
Teknisk: Henrik Grønnegård Favrelle

Photos: Mijael Peredo | .peredo
*photos from the collection and previous rehearsals

Claire Foody 💫

📷KOMA/Peredo Media

KOMA Ballet
Performance: '1923'
Direction and Choreography: Caroline Rodrigues

RIDCC 2026 - “The world’s biggest choreographic duet competition”

We are so happy and proud to celebrate that the duet “Young Woman with her eyes closed, c.1890”, choreographed by Alex Soares ( ), is one of the selected entries for RIDCC 2026.

The duet premiered with the cast of Maxmiler ( ) and Maria Eduarda Castro ( .castro ) with .ballet in BRIDGES, in January, in Odense.


In June 2026, choreographic talent from all over the world will travel to Rotterdam for the eighth edition of the Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition (RIDCC). The sixteen participants will present their duets live in the theater to the audience in Rotterdam and through our livestream all over the world.

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We couldn't be prouder!

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