Alone she sat outside
— an outdoor sitting at the summer solstice

On the year’s brightest night, 21/6, BIRCA Ritual Residency invites you to an outdoor sitting by the Crystal Lake on Hammerknuden.

An outdoor sitting is an old Nordic tradition in which one stays outdoors through the night to listen and seek answers in the dark. Drawing on rituals and performance art, Susanne Danig from BIRCA together with six Nordic performing artists create the framework for an inner journey between sunset and sunrise.

We meet at the parking lot by Hammeren Fyr and walk together into the landscape, where we gather around a shared altar with song and sharing of our intentions for the night. When darkness falls, we move on to find our own places to spend the night. Throughout the night participants are invited to be alone with the dark. At dawn we gather again at the altar for a shared closing.

Artists: Alaya Riefensthal (DK), Liene Jurgelane (LAT/DK), Camilla Brogaard (DK/DE), Christine Gaski (NO/DK), Varste Mathæussen (GL/AX), Þóranna Dögg Björnsdóttir (IS). Read more about them here

Practical information
Meeting point: Parking lot by Hammeren Lighthouse
21/6 at 20:30, Sunset at 21:43 — possibility to stay in the twilight and be guided back to the parking lot at 22:45 once darkness has fallen.
Shared closing at sunrise at 04:22
Bring warm clothes, blankets, a sleeping pad and whatever you need to stay outside through the night.

BIRCA Ritual is a two-week residency on Bornholm for six Nordic performing artists. The residency investigates ritual as a performative action and explores how rituals can foster transformation in the body, in art, and in the encounter between human and landscape. There will also be a final presentation with the artists at BIRCA on 27/6 at 16:00. The project is supported by the Danish Arts Foundation, Bornholm Regional Municipality and Sparekassen Bornholms Fond.