Musicians

Teresa la Cour , Jacob la Cour , Alexander McKenzie

Light Design

Frederik Skålerud Hougs, Roger Irman

Tailor

Gunilla Nordby

Wardrobe Master

Søren Johannessen

Premiere

The World of John Neumeier, Baden-Baden, 2025

“For me, these pieces are almost like a diary. They are always created within a specific context. Their language already exists, and there is always a fixed place — Copenhagen. These works tell small stories, inner conflicts, and sometimes raise questions for which I have no answer.”

Wounds of Autumn reflects the reality of our present time: loss, sadness, despair, violence — yet also the possibility of hope. It is not a love story; the couple represents something larger. We are in dialogue not only with a partner, but with our home, our country, our work. At the center stands a tormented self, embodied in the male figure and counterbalanced by the female presence. The work unfolds non-linearly, with temporal shifts and gaps. The man is losing himself; the woman assumes multiple roles — witness and participant, observing his dissolution while losing him herself.

This is the story of a woman whose name we do not know, and of Thomas Gray, who drifts around her like a shadow torn from its source. Thomas fractures into three selves: the weary man who feels life has slipped away, the young dreamer who believes the world owes him everything, and the weak, furious shadow — the most dangerous of all. Their unrest surrounds the woman and presses against her, yet she remains more than his reflection: bound to the conflict, but also its witness and anchor.