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Animal (2025)
Scenography, costume design

Teater Sort / Hvid


Idé og initiativ, dramatiker ALEXANDRA MOLTKE JOHANSEN Medvirkende sangere KATINKA FOGH VINDELEV, NINA SMIDTH-BREWER, HÁVARD MAGNUSSEN og skuespiller SIGNE EGHOLM OLSEN Iscenesætter LARA TACKE Scenograf og kostumedesigner FREYA SIF HESTNES Scenografpraktikant NANNA EGELUND Komponist og lyddesigner KIRSTINE FOGH VINDELEV Rekvisitør EMMA DYBDAHL HILDEBRANDT Kostumier JONATHAN CARL JENSEN Lysdesigner MORTEN KOLBAK Lydtekniker CHRISTOFFER ØSTERGAARD MEIER NIELSEN Teknisk afvikler KRISTOFFER KISLING Koreografisk konsulent SOFIIA STASIV Instruktørassistent STELLA SINA Fotos RUMLE SKAFTE / FREYA SIF HESTNES






The Caretaker (2026)
Scenography, video design, costume design

Teater Momentum


Idea, concept, directing: Katrine Elise Leth Nielsen
Text and co-creation: Sonja Ferdinand
Scenography, video design, costume design, co-creation: Freya Sif Hestnes
Assisting scenographer: Emilie Jungersen
Performers: Mette Gregersen, Noam Boaz Feldman Lewerissa
Costume tailor: Birgitte Nisbeth
Consulting dramaturg: Miriam Frandsen
Avatar developer / Animator: Maja S. B.
Animator: Ali Adel
Sound design: Jesper Thestrup, Palle Nothlev  
Light design / AV-technician: Mik Manley Paaskevig
Props: Laura Edlefsen
Stage build: Christian Brock
Stage manager: Lisa Svelmøe 

Photos by Teater Momentum / Freya Sif Hestnes









Mit Arbejde (2020)
Mitt Arbete
Scenography and costume design

Husets Teater (DK) and Folkteatern (SE)



Near the end, when a large wooden crucifix with a placenta in the center is brought onto the stage, it is only a matter of capitulating. As usual, art is above all morality. GÖTEBORGS-POSTEN


Freya Sif Hestnes’ stage is a symbolic picture party and a carefully selected installation of objects from various times that would deserve its very own text  DAGENS NYHETER

An intense drama, diluted by well-timed humour and condensed by a meaty scenography AFTONBLADET
★★★★★ ISCENE
★★★★★ KULTURINFORMATION
★★★★ JYLLANDS-POSTEN
Based on ‘Mit Arbejde’ by Olga Ravn
Directed by: Liv Helm, Scenography assistant: Astrid Sønderskov Andersen (Norwegian Theatre Academy), Dramaturge: Sanna Albjørk (DK), Text adaptation: Sanna Albjørk and Liv Helm, Performed by Christine Sønderris, Marie-Lydie Melono Nokouda (DK) and Nina Haber, Anna Lundström (SE)
Sound design and komposer: Nanna Karina Schleimann, Light design: Christian Vest Berntsen, Video trailer: Lina Ikse


Husets Teater (DK) - photos by Zuhal Kocan, Freya Sif Hestnes:






Folkteatern (SE) - Photos by Freya Sif Hestnes:


Photo by Lina Ikse:



Hex (2023)
Scenography, costume design, video design

The Danish Royal Theatre

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Text: Olga Ravn and Liv Helm
Director: Liv Helm
Music composer:
Scenography, costumes, video concept, video design: Freya Sif Hestnes
Assisting scenographer and costume: Frederikke Krogh
Video design: Rasmus Kreiner
Live camera: Maria Albrechtsen Mortensen
Light design: Michael Breiner 
Animation: Maya SB
Choreography: Yael Gaathon

Performed by: Kirsten Olesen, Marie Bach Hansen, Ellaha Lack, Christine Albeck Børge, Greta Eacott, Veronica Voetmann, Kitt Maiken Mortensen, Jeanett Albeck, Maria Albrechtsen Mortensen and Yael Gaathon

Photos: Camilla Winther / Freya Sif Hestnes





Interiors (2020)
Interiør
Video

From Spare Parts, solo exhibition
Galleri Image

Video link upon request


Understrøm / Undercurrent, video excerpt, Fantomrum (Phantom Space)
Collaborative work. Painting by Johanne Rude Lindegaard. Gammelgaard 2024
Sound editing: Liis Ring
Exhibition text: Andy Allen-Olivar
Installation photos: Gert Skærlund, Freya Sif Hestnes
Supported by Statens Kunstfond, Århus Kulturudviklingspulje

Understrøm / Undercurrent, video, 03:51 min loop (still)


Duet, video, 04:03 min loop (still)


Breakup Album, video, 02:44 min loop (still)


Duet, video excerpt

Installation view from Fantomrum (2024) with Johanne Rude Lindegaard:




Collaborative work. Paintings by Johanne Rude Lindegaard

Installation view from Spare Parts, solo exhibition (2020):



Interview on the exhibition Spare Parts (2020):