knitted stories has developed from a collaborative process with knitting groups and volunteers in Stavanger and Sunnfjord, many of them older women, who created the translucent textiles at the heart of the work. Combining dance, live voice and installation, the project asks whose stories we continue, what we leave behind, and how materials and practices can carry memory and connection across generations.  

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knitted stories grew out of a collaborative project in 2023, in which we worked with knitting groups and volunteers to create a large installation of semi-transparent knitted textile panels. The process brought us into contact with a range of people across generations and communities, particularly older women whose dedication, creativity and sustained contribution inspired the work.

knitted stories has since become a site responsive dance production devoted to the people and practices that connect us, and to the stories we inherit and build upon. We work in the landscape between past and present, visibility and disappearance, imagination, nostalgia and reality.

 

Set across different locations in public parks, knitted stories unfolds as a walking performance in which the audience is guided through dance and vocal scenes towards a larger gathering within the knitted installation, gradually becoming part of the work. knitted stories is performed by dance artists Šárka Benedová and Ingvild Thingnes in collaboration with vocalist and composer Anna Klungre and ~10 singers from the 55+ choir Korallene.

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knitted stories has so far been shown as work in progress in Vevringutstillinga (2023) and TOU (2025). The project has been supported by Stavanger Kommune, Rogaland Fylkeskommune, TOU, RAS, Vevringutstillinga and Kulturrådet (pre-project).

 

knitted stories is co-produced by RAS - Regional Arena for Samtidsdan, and will ​premiere at Emmausbukta in Stavanger November 7th 2026, followed by a performance at Sandvedparken in Sandnes November 11th 2026.