GRID - Step Into the Light
Copenhagen light festival 2026
A dance performance and laser-light installation in the hanging bridge of the new Niels Bohr Building 6-20 February 2026. Astrid Sten Andersen is an emerging voice in Danish performance art, working across dance, science, installation and large-scale spatial design.
This February, audiences in Copenhagen can experience the outdoor dance performance and laserlight installation: GRID - Step Into the Light. Inside the transparent glass bridge suspended above the city, seven dancers move through atmospheric haze and lasers, trying to fit into the grid of our time.
The audience watches from the street below, as the drama unfolds above them, in a luminous world emerging behind the glass, floating in mid-air.
Each audience member experiences the performance through a personal headset, with a soundscape composed by Mathias Loose, known for using probabilities in his music composition. Sound, movement and light crystallize and dissolve as bodies navigate an endless reflective kaleidoscope, choreographed by Alessandro Sousa Pereira. GRID takes inspiration from the study of crystals and their grid structure, exploring the intersection between art and science.
Through the encounter of installation and performance, the piece introduces a new format to Copenhagen Light Festival.
PRACTICAL INFO
Meeting point: University foyer, Jagtvej 155A, 2200 Copenhagen N.
Duration:: 40 minutes
Dates & Times::
6. Feb – 18.00 (premiere with reception)
7. Feb – 18.00 | 19.30
13.–14. Feb – 18.00 | 19.30
20. Feb – 18.00 | 19.30
Tickets: 90 DKK / 60 DKK (students). Included in the price: a hot drink and use of a headset for the soundscape.
Weather: Dress warmly, as the performance is viewed from outside. Bring an umbrella or raincoat in case of rain. Toilets are available before and after the show.