New Nordic Poling

A new activist movement is looking for new members: The New Nordic Poling Collective (NNP) uses pole dancing as a tool for change, addressing the urgent issues of our time under the motto “poles 4 change.”

To recruit new members, the group meticulously prepares a public assembly. But after only a few minutes, tensions begin to rise and the carefully constructed community threatens to fall apart.

With lots of humor, director Lena Bruun Bondeson creates a parable about the challenges of activist work: the search for shared values, the need for resistance, and the hope for collective transformation in turbulent times.

NNP is a new performance collective featuring eight performers from Sweden, Denmark, and Finland.

Lena Bruun Bondeson is a Danish-Swedish theatre director, performing artist, and producer. Her work focuses on contemporary physical theatre and immersive performances, exploring new relationships between body, space, and audience. Since 2015, she has been active in the independent performing arts scene and co-founded the cross-Nordic performance collective BRAVO TOGA. With extensive international touring experience, she has developed and produced performances while working across artistic, theoretical, and interdisciplinary fields.