Following the success of our previous shows – ED ELLI A ME at the University Library of Fiolstræde and PURGATORY – The 7 Deadly Sins at Brønshøj Water Tower, which together attracted over 700 enthusiastic attendees, we presented the final chapter of Dante’s Divine Comedy trilogy: PARADISE. This immersive theatrical experience was scheduled for October 10, 2025 at the Planetarium, as part of Copenhagen Culture Night, where over 6.000 thousands visitors have attended the event.
Dante, our homeless wanderer, has already passed through the doors of Inferno and Purgatory. Now, his journey continues through the Nine Heavens of Paradise. His celestial path culminates inside the Dome, symbolising the Empyrean—the place of divine presence—supported by Beatrice and Saint Bernard. Along the way, the audience will encounter the “starkeepers” and the angels who guide them through the Nine Heavens—each representing a virtue or spiritual ideal, such as love, justice, wisdom, and faith.
This new total theatre show brings Dante Alighieri’s work closer to today’s audience, while celebrating the timeless power of his literature. A soul-stirring journey through stars, planets, performance, dance and opera.
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Original text
Dante Alighieri
concept, dramaturgy and direction
Giuseppe L. Bonifati (Italy)
original music
Claudio Passilongo (Italy)
set design and costumes:
Linda Sugataghy (Hungary)
with
Dante – Alberto Naldo (Spain)
Beatrice – Sandra Lind Þorsteinsdóttir (Iceland)
San Bernardo – Daniel Tobijanski (Poland/Denmark)
the Starkeepers
Zuza Bak , Martti Nikamaa, Sara Isabel Gunnlaugsdottir Sarabia, Michela Rasmini,
Ýr Aimée Gautadóttir Presburg, Hafey Lipka Þormarsdóttir, Karen Hafliðadóttir, Madalena Cobra Ferreira from CISPA – Copenhagen International School of Performing Arts (Denmark)
the Angels
Linn Fletcher, Elena Praastrup Nielsen, Clara Luna Nordahl, Isabella Skov (Denmark),
Paulína Šmatláková (Slovakia)
live music
Elena Medina (Spain): liuto
Kathrine Brandt (Denmark): viola da gamba
lights & video mapping
Planetarium
sound
Jacob Valet (Denmark)
acting coach
Lars Henning (Denmark)
dialogue coach
Karla Sorcic (Croatia)
Project partners and supporters:
Det Flyvende Teater, Planetarium, CISPA – Copenhagen International School of Performing Arts,
Det Italienske Kulturinstitut i København, Nikolai og Felix Fonden, Società Italiana Dante Alighieri, University of Copenhagen – Engerom, Ernst B. Sund Fonden, William Demant Fonden, Tømmerhandler Vilhelm Bangs Fond, Lasson Andersens Fond, Copenhagen Municipality – Indre By Lokaludvalg, Scenekunstudvalg (Denmark), Dir. J. P. Lund og Hustru Vilhelmine Født Bugge’s legat, DOO Performing arts group (Italy).
