SMALL SCALE FESTIVAL 2025
PAPER, POETRY AND PRESENCE - MINI FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR ADULTS
From August 28–31, 2025, Theatre Madam Bach once again invites you to the SMALL SCALE FESTIVAL – an intimate and sensory mini festival for children aged 3–6 and their adults. The festival takes place in Odder, Denmark, and offers art experiences at eye level, where presence, curiosity, and immersion are encouraged to unfold. This year’s theme is paper – as a material, a narrative, and a poetic starting point.
Through international performances, creative workshops, and sensory experiences in The Curious Garden, the festival sets the stage for peaceful moments, deep engagement and shared experiences at a pace where everyone can join in. There are no big stages or noisy attractions here – only small-scale formats and genuine encounters between people and art. SMALL SCALE FESTIVAL is the perfect event for children and adults who want to be present and experience together in a safe and welcoming environment.
👉 A day ticket gives access to the entire morning program – including an international performance/workshop (10–11 AM), as well as activities in The Curious Garden (11 AM–1 PM).
Dive into the program below and book your day ticket here!
FESTIVAL PROGRAM
EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
CLUB ORIGAMI WORKSHOP WITH TAKESHI MATSUMOTO (UK/JP)
Club Origami Workshop is a playful, poetic workshop for children (3–6) and their adults, inspired by the performance Club Origami, where origami meets dance. Warm up gently in a circle, then explore paper through movement and imagination. Photos by: Summer Dean. Read more about Takeshi Matsumoto here.
B A T U - AN INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE WITH IELTXU ORTUETA (ESP/BR)
In the interactive performance B A T U, families (with kids aged 3–8) co-create a colorful, imaginative universe using paper, paint, shapes, and dreams. A shared art experience that sparks creativity and collaboration! Photos by: Hussam Adin Hazimeh. Read more about Ieltxu Ortueta here.
THE CURIOUS GARDEN BY THEATRE MADAM BACH (DK)
Discover a sensory outdoor space with soundscapes, scents, colors, and quiet corners. Created on a former industrial site, The Curious Garden invites children and adults to explore and immerse themselves in nature-inspired stories. Photos by: Christoffer Brekne. Read more about The Curious Garden here.
CREATIVE PAPER WORKSHOP WITH THEATRE MADAM BACH (DK)
As part of the garden activities Saturday and Sunday you can create your own drawings inspired by the day’s experiences – or learn to fold a magical paper flower that blooms in water. The workshop is open to curious hands of all ages. Check out more DIY ideas here.
WHEN & WHERE
28-31 August 2025, every day from 10am-1pm.
Theatre Madam Bach, Kulturelt Videncenter for Børn, Jernaldervej 35 - 8300 Odder - Denmark
Arranged by: Theatre Madam Bach
Supported by the Danish Arts Foundation, Lions Club and Odder Kulturforening in collaboration with Odder Kommune.