THE PROGRAMME
To read more about each performance, click on the images in the section below.
THE PERFORMANCES
RESPECT
by Freestyle Phanatix
At Barnens Scen
Target audience: age 10+
A hip hop performance about getting respect and giving respect.
TOES
by Kroppsklubben (SE)
At Barnens Scen
Target audiences: ages 1-5
Turning the hierarchies of the body up side down! Putting toes in the spotlight, moving toes from bottom to top.
I AM TIME, I AM SPACE
by Kollaborativet (SE)
At Brändan
Kollaborativet presents an immersive performance for all senses and for all ages.
I CAN!
by Teater Tre
At Spegelsalen, Moriska Paviljongen
Through play, humour and movement, we portray the trials and tribulations and
triumphs common to the 3-year-old and the 63-year-old:
I Can! (Jag kan! SV)
KEEP IT SAFE
by React Public Performances (SE)
At Parktorget
Target audience: ages 6-12 and families
Strict rules meet crazy chaos in a high-energy movement performance.
SOON SWOON
by Claire Parsons Co (SE)
At Barnens Scen
Target audience: age 9+
An immersive experience of dance, juggling and mime.
SÄLSKAP (SEAL KIN)
by Sindri Runudde (SE)
At Moriskan's main stage
Target audience: age 4-8
Sälskap is a performace inspired by the myth of the selkie – a creature half-seal, half-human who lives in the sea. A myth of the oceans.
IN THE BEGINNING
by Waileth/Bardon (SE)
At S:t Johannes kyrka
Target audience: age 12-18
A wordless, vibrating Genesis. A meditative experience of music and dance.
IN BETWEEN
by Embla dans och teater (SE)
At Danscentrum Syd/Kulturhuset Mazetti
Target audiences: age 6-9
A mystic performance about dreams and magic, as it takes place in corridors and on stairs.
THIS IS NOT A RELIGION
by Bobbi Lo Produktion (SE, DK)
At Bastionen
Target audience: ages 12-18
A breathtaking, immersive dance piece. The third part of Bobbi Lo Production’s trilogy on power and the abuse of power.
WHO'S ANGRY?
by Waileth/Bardon (SE)
At Barnens Scen
Target audience: ages 2-4 and families
A teddybear. She’s building something. And a yellow cat wants to join. But he’s not allowed. How will it end? Based on a picture book by Stina Wirsén.
GENDERJOY
by Gazart (DK)
At Moriskan's main stage
Target audience: age 5+
Danish Gazart plays with joy and gender. Five dancers explore and challenge bodily expressions and shapes.
What happens at YDM 2023?
The festival contained in total twelve full dance productions aimed at young audiences. Some of Sweden’s most prominent dance companies were presented, such as Freestyle Phanatix, Claire Parsons Co and the internationally renowned Danish company Gazart.
Easy to come and easy to stay
The festival takes place at Malmö’s beautiful Folkets Park, within comfortable walking distance of hotels, railway and bus stations. Commuting trains to Copenhagen International Airport leave every 20 minutes. We would also be happy to assist you in organising a room at the comfortable Hotel Scandic Triangeln, situated only a 10 minutes walk from the YDM venues and a 3-minute walk from the train station.
Free registration
You can register for YDM for free. Additional practical information about where to eat, where to stay, maps of Malmö and eventual changes in the programme, will be sent to you by email after you register.
