Biennalprogram archive
Filtering on: 2024
8 kvadrat - Kulturhuset Stadsteatern Husby
Performance
The world can be contained in a small space. It can also be hidden in a story that starts here and now. And which shows the warm and tender relationship of two brothers. A story that overflows to all of us who are t ...
Access, choice and collaboration
Seminar
Folkteatern Gävleborg/Scen:se, Estrad Norr and Oily Cart Theatre are in the beginning of a unique artistic collaboration that will run over the coming three years, with the aim to create the most accessible show pos ...
Adventures of Harriharri — Episode III - Harold Hejazi
Performance
In Adventures of HarriHarri Episode III, artist Harold Hajezi explores themes of belonging, racialization and alienation in a personal and humorous way. In the borderland between gaming, performance, and theater we ...
Artisten - Helsingborgs Stadsteater & Malmö Stadsteater
Performance
The red carpet is rolled out and the foyer smells sweetly of powder and audience expectations. Welcome to the magical world of the theatre, full of glitter, glamour and fabulous wigs! You are about to see a real wor ...
Astons stenar - Teater Pero & Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester
Performance
A story about the little dog who wants to take care of all the stones he can find. Some are big and some are small. One is sad and another one has a cold. All of them needs to be taken care of. From a child’s perspe ...
bibu the Party!
Other
Put on your dancing shoes, put in your chewing gum - it's time to mingle and dance!
Boll? Boll. Boll! - Mittiprickteatern
Performance
Boll? Boll. Boll! (Ball? Ball. Ball!) is a fantastical, playful and physical theatre show about a dream-like world where anything is possible. Where a small red ball suddenly can turn into a mouthwatering cake while ...
Breath in the Wild - Shiraz Amar
Performance
Something we've never seen! Tents that dance, tents that move, tents that float and hug, tents that frolic, tents that are sad and happy - to the beat of disco music. It's exciting and crazy - here it's allowed to l ...
Comedy in sickness and crisis – does it really work?
Seminar
What happens when there is no planned performance, when the artist shows up totally unexpected and when someone in the audience is seriously ill? Those are the everyday conditions for one of the performing arts’ mos ...
Discussion with the International Selection Committee
Seminar
Meet the International Selection Committee that has made the international selection for bibu 2024. Listen to their reasoning regarding artistic quality and the vibrant tendencies that have been relevant during &nbs ...
Diversity and Inclusion in performing arts for children and young people within a Nordic context
Seminar
In recent years there have been a number of reports released throughout the Nordic countries about diversity within the arts and culture sector.
Dunkers Kulturhus presenterar Mellan oss emellan - Kollaborativet
Performance
An immersive performing arts experience for all senses - together we explore a universe of materials whose unique properties bring our hearing, sight, movement and touch to life. A place for presence and community w ...
Extreme Icebreaker
Other
Don't know many people at Bibu? No worries! In Extreme Icebreaker, EVERYONE is invited to join.
Forever young - Regionteater Väst
Performance
The actors need the young audience's DNA to escape their mortality and, as if by magic, the audience's contract is both upside down and perfectly clear. Between skincare routines and karaoke, the three actors tackle ...
Goldbergvariationerna - Kompani Giraff
Performance
Things cease to exist under the influence of play and manipulation. Equilibrism lifts our imagination as the two circus performers take us into a visually distinctive and magical world of chain reactions, where we m ...
Hands on International networking and mingle
Other
Swedish Performing Arts Coalition (Scensverige) invites both Swedish and international guests to present their organizations and goals, get to know the perfect collaborator, expand their network, get new ideas ...
Is the space for LGBT+ perspectives for a young audience shrinking?
Seminar
In Sweden we are used to being very free in the topics and perspectives for young audiences. We are now facing a societal backlash due to the increasing influences of neo-conservative ideas, where LGBT+ art and indi ...
Jag tänker på dig (I'm thinking of you) - Johanssons pelargoner och dans
Performance
A gentle voice in the headphones guides us through the library. On the basis of our own bodies, we move through the room in a choreography. Alone and together with others. With assignments we are taken into the wor ...
Lyssnaren (The Listener) - Skuggteatern
Performance
With great openness and sincerity, it tells the story of a silent child's observations of the world around it. In the audience's headphones, the everyday tones and sounds that we easily take for granted take on new ...
me two / WE, THE CLIQUE - Low Air Vilnius city dance theatre
Performance
me two / We, the Clique is a bold, cheeky and intense performance where the audience is confronted with the authentic storytelling of the young performers. It is naked and stripped down. The personal testimonies are ...
Nordic Baltic ASSITEJ Network Pitching event
Other
In this event, eight companies and performing artists from the Nordic and Baltic countries present themselves and their productions ready for touring - all in one hour. After the pitch presentation, you are welcome ...
Nordic Baltic ASSITEJ Network Speed pitch
Other
In this event, eight companies and performing artists from the Nordic and Baltic countries present themselves to eight programmers - in eight short 1:1 meetings. By invitation only
OPENING of BIBU 2024!
Other
Welcome to the opening of Bibu 2024! In the main hall at Helsingborg Concert Hall, we invite you to a festive ceremony with several exciting welcome speakers and wonderful entertainment.
Oxytocin - Backa Teater
Performance
Tender and precise puppet theatre with a total focus on the young audience. The expressive puppets and the carefully crafted stage pave the way for approaching the most intimate and fragile issues. The puppeteers na ...
PACE – Below Zero
Performance
PACE is the first production of the Scandinavian made circus company Below Zero. The show is an intimate duett with the hand to hand couple Axel and Sara. It touches on the idea of relationships - status, power imba ...
Performative practices for neurodiverse children
Workshop
Towards Sensuous Ecologies: Performative practices and stage design attuned to neurodiverse perception and various physicality in immersive dance performances for young audiences
Post performance discussion Adventures of Harriharri — Episode III
Other
Post performance discussions together with participants from the performance together with a representative from the International committee. At the end of the talk, the audience is given the opportunity to ask ques ...
Post performance discussion Vástádus Eana - The answer is land
Other
Post performance discussions together with participants from the performance together with a representative from the International committee. At the end of the talk, the audience is given the opportunity to ask ques ...
Post performance discussion Whizz Whirr Bang Clang
Other
Post performance discussions together with participants from the performance together with a representative from the International committee. At the end of the talk, the audience is given the opportunity to ask ques ...
Puppetry is everywhere in the Nordics and the Baltics
Seminar
Puppet theater is more and more visible within the field of performing arts. Sometimes it plays the main role, sometimes it is an element alongside other expressions. A similar development is taking place throughout ...
Raised on rhythm - Unga Dramaten
Performance
Raised on Rhythm is a bodily total experience where dance, rhythm and music seamlessly intertwine to create a playful, explosive, energizing universe. From the audience's own heartbeat, the dancers take us on a wind ...
Rörelseworkshop med Tove Sahlin
Workshop
A playful movement workshop for actors, dancers, mime artists and all theatre workers open to movement.
Skymningsfåglar (Dusk birds) - Katja Seitajoki & Arena Baubo
Performance
Using darkness as a stage, this performance is full of sound, life and movement. It's a beautiful and carefully crafted spectacle that awakens the imagination and sharpens the senses. Mysterious night creatures come ...
Snattaren (The Snatcher) - Ung Scen Öst
Performance
Alejandro Leiva Wenger's clever play Snattaren (The Snatcher), directed by Martin Rosengardten, is a thrilling story with references to The Usual Suspects. It captures the audience from the first moment and keeps th ...
Social Circus – Art, laughter, change
Seminar
Come to a seminar with Cirkus Cirkör, Clowner utan Gränser (Clowns without Borders) and Sorin Sirkus!
SOS - Stormar och strömavbrott – Shake it Collaborations
Performance
For the worrying kind as well as for those who never do, SOS – Stories of Storms is an equally playful and serious family performance where reality merges with imagination. The harp and cello guide us through stor ...
Sova vaken (Sleep awake) - Unga Operan
Performance
Big emotions and charged musical drama in a handy format. The tour-friendly children's opera Sova vaken (Sleep awake) is about the dilemmas and existential concerns of a child of divorce. The child's cat also has a ...
Sustainable touring opportunities in the Nordic - Baltic region
Seminar
The Nordic-Baltic ASSITEJ Network is a regional network and co-operation format that includes Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden.
Teachers as careful actors and actors as careful teachers
Seminar
This seminar relates to the current touring pedagogic program, Under Stjärnorna (Below the Stars), initiated by Folkteatern Gävleborg/Scen:se in collaboration with Estrad Norr.
The Climate, our most important story - The role of performing arts in the climate transition
Seminar
Discussion and presentation on the role of performing arts in the climate transition in two parts.
The Nordic Baltic ASSITEJ Network Lounge
Other
Welcome to the Nordic-Baltic ASSITEJ Lounge! This is the place to unwind, relax and sit-down during breaks in your festival program. The place to catch up with friends or just spend time.
THIS IS NOT A RELIGION – Bobbi Lo Produktion
Performance
In this piece, you will experience community with the collective through untamed dance. Be uplifted and indulge in togetherness and comfort. Seamlessly, structure and form change and your intuition is put into play. ...
UNTZ BABY UNTZ – Dansstationen & MYKA
Performance
The beats of the bass drum increase in intensity, the smoke machine fizzes and soon babies and toddlers are welcomed to their first encounter with the club space. It's a pulsating, expressive and inviting choreograp ...
VÁSTÁDUS EANA - The answer is land - Elle Sofe Company
Performance
Yoik and dance come together in this all-round work of art, which is also a female manifestation of the nature we are entrusted to manage. 'Vástádus eana' begins outdoors as an external journey about nature and our ...
Walk and Talk: Diversity and accessibility in the performing arts for young audiences
Other
Walk and Talks facilitate an unformal meeting on a personal level and assist the flow of thoughts and creativity by walking. All festival visitors are welcomed to participate.
Walk and Talk: Vision the future of the field and reflect the festival experience so far
Other
Walk and Talks facilitate an unformal meeting on a personal level and assist the flow of thoughts and creativity by walking. All festival visitors are welcomed to participate.
Weren´t You Expecting Me? Keynote Lecture with Caroline Bowditch
Seminar
KEYNOTE in ENGLISH
What do we need next?
Seminar
An international delegation of disabled artists from Sweden and Scotland in conversation with Caroline Bowditch about the future of performing arts for children and youth.
Whizz, whirr, bang, clang! - Hav-Anna Company & Teater Viirus
Performance
Whizz, whirr, bang, clang! is an exceptionally well-composed entirety and a place for sensory experiences, imagination and philosophising. The heartfelt and witty performance meets the audience with curiosity, empat ...
Why are you afraid of the public space?
Seminar
If you start thinking about public space, like really really think about it, as a place for art, you suddenly realize the potential.
Your Convention – A Workshop for My Convention
Workshop
My Convention is a performing arts performance by children, for children, about their convention. Together, we throw ourselves into the world of law in an experience where music interacts with movement and children' ...