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Live Journalism? What’s that?

In carefully planned, one-time-only events, ‘live journalism’ gathers knowledge with the tools of a journalist and presents it using the captivating setting of a theatre (or other stages). 

Think ballet dancers followed by Ted Talks. Politicians interviewed on prop-staircases, history lessons accompanied by smoke machines, interactive interviews on captivating topics - all live on stage. That, and anything else you can (and can’t yet) imagine.

’Live Journalism’ is a phenomenon that has swept across Europe in recent years. In 2019, I was hired by Zetland, a ‘live journalism’ front-runner, to plan and execute such a show for the main stage of The Royal Theatre of Denmark. Watch a video recap of that event below.

In 2022, I founded and ran my own ‘live journalism’ collective called Soap on Stage. We planned a few shows for the Venuše ve Švehlovce theatre in Prague. A recap of those events can be watched below, too. Since then, I have been involved with many ‘live journalism’-adjecent events, including Paasisavut, Greenland’s televised PhD Cup, and a headline event at the Greenland Science Week.

Are you planning an event, a festival, or a show that needs ‘live journalism? I have the network and the know-how to make it happen. Get in touch!

In the meantime, enjoy the two ‘live journalism’ recaps below.

Two ‘live journalism’ recaps

The 100 year anniversary of BL - Danmarks Almene Boliger, a Danish housing organisation; a event I planned and helped host. Under the theme of ‘Neighborship’, this show featured professional ballet dancers , interviews with the Danish Minister of House and world-famous architect Jan Gehl, a children’s choir from a rough neighborhood, and the story of a woman who gave her kidney away to her sick neighbor.

Love and Hate at Venuse by Soap on Stage: This video recaps two shows on two seperate nights, one on ‘Love’ and one on ‘Hate’. The shows included segments on aphrodisiacs, ‘mugbang’, and pillow talk, as well as curse words, coriander, and divorce.