A performance piece for spatial sound and music created by electronic music composer Cristian Vogel and a team of international collaborators.

Commissioned for the official programme of Aarhus European Capital of Culture 2017, the piece borrows from the symbolism and narrative of a well known Danish folk ballad, a story of love, loss and impossible migrations.

The Åbnescene theatre at Godsbanen in Aarhus will be transformed into an immersive sonic environment, inviting the audience to participate in a sophisticated music and scenographic experience. The production unites electronic music, slow fashion, experimental architecture and advanced audio technology to reframe the ballad in a modernist setting.

Spatial sound and live theatre elements will emphasise the potential we all have to become aware of a unifying presence within complex situations. Perhaps this collective experience may help to resolve Agnete and the Merman’s heartbreaking dilemma.