Emilie Gregersen

High Tide is a performance that explores the paradox of desire as a state of suspension — of holding on while simultaneously wanting to let go, of lingering at the threshold of what is not yet graspable. The title refers to both the cyclical rise of sea levels and moments of heightened emotional intensity, when energy peaks on the verge of transformation.

Situated between the real and the imagined, the intimate and the theatrical, the work unfolds as a practice of listening within a dreamlike, raw, and tender universe. Through movement and voice, the performer invites the audience into a sensorial trip of emotional and physical intensities, where desire emerges as a force holding both pleasure and pain. Tracing fractures and continuities, High Tide is shaped by heartbreaks, longing and new beginnings.

High Tide is a solo created and performed by Emilie Gregersen, developed in collaboration with composer Karis Zidore, lighting designer Veslemøy Rustad Holseter, and dramaturg Lydia Östberg Diakité.

Show dates: 
March 3, 5, 6 & 7: Dansehallerne, Copenhagen (DK) 
March 19, 20 & 21: Heizhaus at Uferstudios, Berlin (DE) 
November 27 & 28: Aaben Dans, Roskilde (DK) 

Credits:
Choreography and performance: Emilie Gregersen
Composition and sound design: Karis Zidore
Lighting design: Veslemøy Rustad Holseter
Dramaturgy: Lydia Östberg Diakité
Costume design: Alectra Rothschild /MASCULINA
Vocal coach: Simin Stine Ramezanali
Choreographic consultant: louise paolo de venecia gile 

Photos and trailer: Ville Vidø
Producer: Carlos Calvo
Dansehallerne producer: Sebastian Nervil
Produced by Sweat Productions
Administration: Kamma Siegumfeldt, Dance Cooperative 

Co-production: Dansehallerne
Residency: Milvus Artistic Research Center and HAUT 

Supported by The Danish Arts Foundation, Knud Højgaards Fond, HAUT, William Demant Fonden, Dansk Skuespillerforbund, Wilhelm Hansen Fonden, Dansk Danseteater, Københavns Kommune: Københavns Scenekunstudvalg and Vesterbro Lokaludvalg. 

Thanks to Jette Büchsenschütz.