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Residency: When I Close My Eyes and Ears, I Sense You Clearly

23–29 March 2026 | DansiT, Trondheim, Norway



I am very grateful to DansiT for the wonderful opportunity to spend a week in residency in Trondheim. Together with dancers Inger-Reidun Olsen and Mathias Jin Budtz, we explored many aspects of the upcoming project
When I Close My Eyes and Ears, I Sense You Clearly.

During the residency, we invited test audiences from Danselaboratoriet, Danseteateret, and Teater Eureka to support the development of the work while we refined the space, dramaturgy, and costumes.

We were also kindly invited to a hosted lunch by DansiT, where we got to know more about them and Rosendal Teater.

Trondheim was home to the first deaf school in Norway, and the city also has a deaf museum. I visited the museum to learn more about deaf history in Norway and across Europe.

The residency week was an incredibly valuable time for both the project and my artistic development. I am very excited to share the work with audiences soon!


Upcoming performances

Fredrikstad
26–28 May — Overlyssalen

Oslo
27–30 August — Sentralen i Oslo

Halden
Week 36 — Halden videregående skole

Kirkenes
23–25 October — Pikene på Broen

More details to follow


Husly, where we stayed | Photo: Ayana Ishihara
Dance studio at DansiT | Photo: Ayana Ishihara
Group photo from the hosted lunch | Photo: Ingvil Snøfugl

©Ayana Ishiahra 2026