Vástádus Eana – The Answer is Land

Community, kinship, and our shared connection to nature and the earth are the central themes of Vástádus Eana – The Answer is Land, a soulful piece that blends polyphonic yoiks (Sámi traditional songs), spiritual practices, and dance.

Under the open sky, the audience witnesses a demonstration: Women dressed in black with traditional red hats chant yoiks (Sámi ritual songs) into their megaphones, as an act of resistance. The procession then moves into the performance space, where the dancers continue the evocative songs, allowing them to become the guiding thread of the performance. Song and dance merge into powerful moments of restraint, eruption, intimacy, and solace. Inspired by the poem of the same name, Vástádus Eana – The Answer is Land is a powerful manifesto, a living tribute to the Sámi people, where their unique songs convey profound emotional expression, interwoven with nature, humanity, and spirituality.

Afterwards: Talk with the artists