Press release:
Copenhagen, Denmark – The ILLUTRON artist collective in partnership with a team of local and international artists-performers are proud to present INDUSTRIA!
ABOUT INDUSTRIA
The first of its kind, INDUSTRIA is an arts experience like no other! INDUSTRIA showcases hypnotic large-scale interactive art, alongside playful performances to create a fully immersive seaborne Industrial Revolution experience that will delight audiences’ senses. Mesmerizing works include fire installations over the harbour, pulse jet engine instruments, underwater lights, fortune teller and much more. All this action happens on ILLUTRON, an impressive four-level barge that comes alive in the age of steel, fire and steam.
WHEN: The show will run from September 9th to 27th. Each ticket is allocated a specific time slot where visitors will be free to explore the performances and artworks aboard the ship for up to three hours. Tickets can be purchased on INDUSTRA’s website: http://industria.Illutron.dk
WHERE: INDUSTRIA’s performances and installations can be found throughout the 800 square meters of a four level barge, ILLUTRON, located at Refshaleøen, near the Reffen street food market and Copenhagen Contemporary.
OTHER BACKGROUND
With a storyline rooted in the Industrial Revolution of Year 1911 and inspired by Charles Dickens’ novel Hard Times, INDUSTRIA takes into account the history of Refshaleøen as an industrial area. INDUSTRIA is a blend of real world and fiction, character and spectator, art and technology, as well as past and present.
ILLUTRON
With multiple spaces both indoors and out, ILLUTRON is a collaborative interactive arts studio established in 2007 and docked at Refshaleøen, the former Burmeister & Wain shipyards. ILLUTRON plays a significant platform for festivals and artists presenting work all year round.
COVID-19 COMPLIANCE
Measures are in place to comply with state COVID-19 guidelines. This includes sanitization and masks, as well as controlled ticketing to monitor numbers and ensure safe participation.
ABOUT THE CREATORS
Proudly presented by the ILLUTRON Artist Collective in partnership with a team of local and international artists-performers, INDUSTRIA comes to life with a team of with a rich background of performance and installation arts. At the helm is a team of three directors including: Keith Lim (Australia) performance artist and new technology artist, Mirabelle Jones (USA) creative technologist and former Senior Designer and Developer for Meow Wolf, and award-winning choreographer Kasper Ravnhøj (Denmark).