Kings Room
VR360 video
Duration 4:30
Director: Thomas Seest
Dancer/ Choreography/Costume: Wanijku Victoria /Wqee
Camera/Edit: Thomas Seest
Location: The Royal Cast Collection, Copenhagen SMK, Copenhagen
(prior; Danish-Westindian Company storage building)
Background:
Denmark was a slave nation. More than 100.000 enslaved black Africans were shipped from Ghana to West Indies, between 1780-1850.
The king had established a Company to run the business. They created huge income, based on the slaves and the sugar plantations in Danish-Westindia. They built a large storage building in the heart of Copenhagen harbour, and on the 5th. floor, a baroque style room. From here the King and the board would have meetings and overlook the harbour
Premiere:
Loikka Festival Finland 2018.
Produced in Denmark 2018
Thanks to Claus Seest, Henrik Holm, SMK, Kunststyrelsen, Loikka Festival
Denmark 2018