Ich denke an dich (10+) – Johanssons pelargoner och dans, Stockholm (SE), Fotos: José Figueroa

I'm thinking of you

Jag tänker på dig

In “Ich denke an Dich” (“I'm thinking of you”), a gentle voice guides you through a library in a secret choreography via headphones. Alone, yet together with others. With a touch of magical realism, we gain insight into the millennia-old history of books, touch on times of censorship, and are allowed to try small acts of resistance ourselves and leave secret messages behind. The participatory performance invites young people to rediscover libraries as defenders of democratic values and make them their own space.

Johanssons pelargoner och dans, Stockholm (SE)

Created by: Anna Haglund, Gustav Tegby, Erika Sjödin, Annica Styrke & Karin Wiklund
Voices: Oliver Konietzny (German), Bashkim Neziraj (Swedish), Benjamin Quigley (English) & Fadi Alsuhaili (Arabic)
Production: Johanssons pelargoner och dans

German version is co-produced with "Starke Stücke" festival. You can choose the audio in 4 different languages: German, Swedish, English and Arabic.

Practising democracy

The ‘Starke Stücke’ festival makes democracy accessible. Artists, pedagogues and audiences want to practise democracy together. To make this happen, we explore libraries, classrooms and public spaces in the region and, together with young people, investigate how cultural spaces can be reappropriated and transformed into spaces of poetry and political practice.
We are delighted to be able to realise our project as part of World Design Capital Frankfurt Rhine-Main 2026 with funding from the Stiftung Polytechnische Gesellschaft and the Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain.

Information on sensory stimuli

You hear different voices and music through the headphones.

Content Notes

In this piece, the audience moves through a library wearing headphones. The piece is about the importance of books and about historical book burnings. Personal thoughts and relationships are explored.