{"id":50027,"date":"2026-07-09T17:54:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/event\/the-play-this-is-not-marup-church\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:54:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:54:43","slug":"the-play-this-is-not-marup-church","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/event\/the-play-this-is-not-marup-church\/","title":{"rendered":"The play \u201cThis is Not M\u00e5rup Church\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
Monday, September 28, Klaip\u0117da, 6:30 p.m.
Performance \u201cThis is Not M\u00e5rup Church\u201d \/ Granhoj Dans (Denmark)
@Kult\u016bros fabrikas (Bang\u0173 St. 5A, Klaip\u0117da).<\/div>\n
RECOMMENDED for those who long for what they have lost<\/div>\n
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Critics\u2019 Corner**
\u201cIncredible and deeply moving.\u201d Kirsten Dahl \/ \u201cThe poetry of a body on the edge of the world.\u201d Kulturnyt.dk<\/a> \/ \u201cWhat a moving moment when Granh\u00f8j gazes melancholically out at the sea of spectators.\u201d Weekendavisen \/ \u201cA beautiful and moving dance performance about universal longing.\u201d Dans tidningen <\/div>\n
\u201cI was walking by and went into the empty M\u00e5rup Church. Only the walls remained. I heard the most beautiful song I\u2019ve ever heard. Some might say it was a lark high up in the sky. But I stood there for a long, long time, listening. Suddenly, I heard something\u2026 they had gathered together\u2014and they were singing. Up there.\u201d <\/div>\n
ONCE UPON A TIME, A CHURCH STOOD HERE
M\u00e5rup Church was built in 1202 on a cliff on Denmark\u2019s western coast\u2014at that time, it was 1.2 km from the sea. Year after year, the raging North Sea crept closer, and in 2007, it was decided to dismantle the church, stone by stone, with the hope of reconstructing it in the future. However, this plan was later abandoned. In 2015, M\u00e5rup Church was reduced to ruins and forgotten.
Award-winning dancer and choreographer Palle Granh\u00f8j was born in a small town, not far from where the church once stood. The performance \u201cThis Is Not M\u00e5rup Church\u201d is a journey into Palle Granh\u00f8j\u2019s personal space\u2014a poetic reflection on longing for what is no longer there, presented as a combination of words, live music, choral singing, and movement. <\/div>\n
LONGING LIVES ON IN THE BODY
What is longing? First love, childhood discoveries, the thirst for life, and the vitality of youth\u2014feelings that have left their mark but are no longer with us. The choreographer himself appears on stage, along with four dancers, two musicians, and a polyphonic men\u2019s choir, all of whom, using the iconic technique of obstruction, explore the nature of longing.
Some may know the M\u00e5rup Church from the film *Babette\u2019s Feast*. Others perhaps precisely because it no longer exists. This performance is about what we long for, and a reminder that what is lost can still reach us\u2014through the body, music, and silence. \u201cWhat is longing? It must be something approaching, perhaps something religious. In any case, it is an irrational, ritualistic surrender to some greater forces.\u201d\u2014Palle Granh\u00f8j, choreographer <\/div>\n
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Runtime: 55 min
Trailer: https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1130198483<\/a><\/div>\n
Performers: Palle Granh\u00f8j, Sofia Pintzou, Dominyka Markevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117, Povilas Jurgaitis, Marius Pinigis, Anne Eisensee
Musicians: Dalia Dedinskait\u0117 (violin), Glebas Py\u0161niakas (cello)
Stage Lighting Technician: Darius Berulis
Choreographer: Palle Granh\u00f8j
Set and Lighting Designer: Palle Granh\u00f8j
The production was funded by: the Danish Arts Foundation, the Augustino Foundation, and the Beckett Foundation<\/div>\n
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Granh\u00f8j Dans is an internationally recognized Danish dance company. Its artistic director and choreographer, Palle Granh\u00f8j, creates his works in close collaboration with the dancers. The foundation of each of his performances is his signature \u201cobstruction\u201d technique, which has yielded nearly 40 original works over the past 35 years. Using this method, the choreographer transforms the performers\u2019 movements by restricting their actions, revealing the inner layers of their personalities and thereby highlighting the human condition. Rather than showcasing the dancers\u2019 physicality and the characteristics of the choreography, P. Granh\u00f8j seeks to reveal men and women on stage as they truly are: real, alive, and complex. Palle Granh\u00f8j\u2019s works have already been presented in 50 countries around the world.
www.granhoj.dk<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Monday, September 28, Klaip\u0117da, 6:30 p.m.Performance \u201cThis is Not M\u00e5rup Church\u201d \/ Granhoj Dans (Denmark)@Kult\u016bros fabrikas (Bang\u0173 St. 5A, Klaip\u0117da). RECOMMENDED for those who long for what they have lost Critics\u2019 Corner**\u201cIncredible and deeply moving.\u201d Kirsten Dahl \/ \u201cThe poetry of a body on the edge of the world.\u201d Kulturnyt.dk \/ \u201cWhat a moving moment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":49991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[472],"mec_locations":[473],"class_list":["post-50027","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mec_category-theatre"],"acf":[],"mec_location":[{"id":473,"name":"Klaip\u0117da Culture Factory","slug":"klaipeda-culture-factory"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/50027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mec-events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50027"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50027"},{"taxonomy":"mec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec_category?post=50027"},{"taxonomy":"mec_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec_locations?post=50027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}