Ivalu's First Song 6+ / Teatermagi Amager

Ivalu's First Song at Børnekulturhus Ama´r: Thursday 15 October 2026, 10:00–10:40, Børnekulturhus Ama´r, Copenhagen. Tickets cost 40 kr.

Knud Rasmussen described in The Great Sledge Journey how songs arise when people are seized by something greater than everyday language can contain - when the right words suddenly just appear. This is precisely the moment the performance takes as its starting point.

Ivalu's First Song follows a young girl who, against all odds, writes her very first song and thereby saves her family. The performance is about courage, about doing what you are not supposed to do when it really matters, and about the forces that emerge precisely when the need is greatest. The performance is aimed at children from 6 years old.

The performance is created by Claus Mandøe, who also performs himself. Other contributors: lighting design by Morten Ladefoged, sound design by Andreas Sandborg, wooden figures by Niels Willum Andreasen, woodcuts by Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen, workshop by Steen Molls, William Højbjerg and Morten Lauersen, directing consultant Kai Büchner, and poster and graphic design by Kajsa Gullberg.

The performance is part of the Teatermagi festival during the autumn break (week 42), which brings children's theatre to cultural centres and libraries across Copenhagen - this year including Østerbro, Vesterbro, Amager, Nørrebro, Vanløse, Valby, Indre By, Brønshøj-Husum, Sydhavnen, Bispebjerg and Tingbjerg.