For a Danish audience poised on the brink of the nightlife sector’s reopening, it’s almost too good to be true. Most were swaying (or at least twitching with the effort of restraint) and many were all-out dancing in the pulsing darkness. Berghain is brave, honest and above all a huge amount of fun. Embrace it. Go in your leather, bring a collar and a leash, wear a strap-on! Or whatever. Berghain doesn’t hold back and neither should you.

DK: THE MONEY SHOT er en herlig komedie i den absolut letteste ende af genren. Det er befriende i en tid med potent krænkelsesparathed, og det gippede da også af og til i det yngre publikum, der sad omkring mig. Særligt blandt de udenlandske gæster. Det veloplagte cast giver den gas, mens intrigerne står i kø og skelletterne vælter ud af skabene. Og selvom forestillingen forløber forudsigeligt i gadedrengehop henover scenen, så ender den alligevel med en skøn lille overraskelse, der gør hele forestillingen værd at se.

UK: THE MONEY SHOT is a wonderful comedy at the absolute easiest end of the genre. It’s liberating in a time of potent violation readiness, and it sometimes also gipped in the younger audience sitting around me. Especially among foreign guests. The well-laid cast gives it gas while the intrigue is in line and the skeletons are pouring out of the cabinets. And even though the show predictably goes on in street boy jump across the stage, it still ends with a nice little surprise that makes the whole show worth watching.

DK: Cph Queer Theatre Festival byder på forestillinger, hvis historier typisk handler om mennesker, der søger deres egentlige identitet – og som bryder op fra deres heterodominerede omgivelser og søger nye fællesskaber inden for LGBTQ+-spektret. Forestillingerne har altså et åbent menneskesyn, som binder dem sammen – og de videregiver ikke mindst stærke følelser af at være set ned på og at være forfulgt og kanøflet. For disse skrøbelige sind bor i saftige og længselsfulde kroppe. Festivalen spreder derfor i sig selv en stærk varme mellem disse mennesker, der tydeligvis har været gennem mere modgang end de fleste. Derfor er det også et klart og vigtigt signal, at ikke mindst Folketeatret og Det Kongelige Teater så tydeligt har inviteret queerteatret indenfor.

UK: The Cph Queer Theatre Festival offers performances whose stories are typically about people who seek their true identity new communities within the LGBTQ + spectrum. The performances thus have an open view of people, which binds them together. These fragile minds live in juicy and longing bodies. The festival in itself spreads a strong warmth among these people who have clearly been through more adversity than most. That is why it is also a clear and important signal that the Folketeatret and the Royal Theater have so clearly invited the queer theatre inside.

DK: Fælles for alle opsætningerne på Cph Queer Theatre Festival-programmet er, at selvom temaet er LGBTQ+ er det teater og underholdning for alle. Festivalen sætter fokus på LGBTQ-fortællinger, som viser, at alle mennesker i bund og grund – uanset seksualitet – gennemgår hverdagskonflikter, identitetsspørgsmål og udfordringer i livet.

UK: Common to all the setups at the Cph Queer Theatre Festival program is that even though the theme is LGBTQ +, it is theater and entertainment for everyone. The festival focuses on LGBTQ stories, which show that all people basically – regardless of sexuality – go through everyday conflicts, identity issues and challenges in life.

DK: At skabe steder og rum, hvor alle er frie til at være dem, de er, og så tilmed i kunstens navn er vigtigt. Det er derfor, der er behov for og plads til en teaterfestival som CPH Queer Theatre Festival. Når mange emner bliver sat under lup, og man kan shoppe rundt i forestillinger uden forventning, stifter man bekendtskab med noget nyt. Jeg krydser fingre for, at vi ser endnu en CPH Queer Theatre Festival under næste Pride.

UK: Creating places and spaces where everyone is free to be who they are, and so on in the name of art is important. That is why there is a need for and space for a theater festival like the CPH Queer Theater Festival. When many topics are put under the microscope, and you can shop around in performances without expectation, you become acquainted with something new. I cross my fingers that we’ll see another CPH Queer Theater Festival during the next Pride.