Det Frie Felts Festival

Swipe, Life & Gate Number 5
Henriette Laursen (DK)

Told through a fusion of theatre and film, this is a funny lesbian love story about a couple who swiped to the right, went through life and ended up at gate number 5.

Because fairy tales always end with 'I do', Swipe, Life & Gate Number 5 brings you the first picture-perfect love story between two women who crossed borders to be with one another – or perhaps they just found themselves in a foreign country where they both swiped for likes, and that led them through life to gate number 5. With one half of the couple on stage and the other on film, become one of the passengers to board this modern rollercoaster of a journey told through an innovative fusion of theatre and film.

The show has been performed at Edinburgh Fringe in 2023.

ABOUT HENRIETTE LAURSEN
Henriette Laursen is an actor, writer and director with base in the UK, educated from East15 MFA Acting in 2019. Alongside with theatre she’s worked on numerous short film productions.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE CURATORIAL BACKGROUND FROM THE CURATORIAL TEAM OF SELECTED WORKS FESTIVAL 2025:
"The work's combination of the stand-up format and video in a powerful way. It portrays two LGBTQAI+ individuals crossing both geographical and emotional borders in their journey toward love and a possible shared life."

ARTIST TALK AFTER THE PERFORMANCE
Henriette Laursen in conversation with Mette Garfield and Emelie Johansson (SE) - January 17th, 2025 at 6:15 PM, Aveny-T, Vækstscenen
Mette Garfield is an author, art critic, and cultural writer. She is the founder and editor of the web platform bastard, which focuses on performance art, choreography, and interdisciplinary art practices and has expanded to the inter-Scandinavian bastard nordic.

Emelie Johansson works as manager at SITE Sweden. She is educated as dancer/actor at Balettakademien and Stockholm University of the Arts as well as studies in Philosophy and Human Rights & Democracy. Emelie has worked with a wide range of artistic expressions from musicals in theatre institutions to contemporary dance and performance art.