{"id":5234,"date":"2025-12-16T13:49:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/result.uit.no\/treff\/?p=5234"},"modified":"2026-11-02T13:17:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T12:17:31","slug":"5234-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/result.uit.no\/treff\/5234-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rel\u00e6xt – welcome to a shush-free zone! (no)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Rel\u00e6xt(no)<\/h1>\n

- welcome to a shush-free zone! <\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>
All official selections - 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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\"Troms\u00f8<\/span><\/div><\/div>

About<\/h2>\n

Rel\u00e6xt \u2013 Welcome to a Shush-Free Zone is a warm and insightful documentary that presents Norway\u2019s first relaxed performance initiative, launched at H\u00e5logaland Teater (HT) in Troms\u00f8. Inspired by relaxed performance models originally developed in the UK, Rel\u00e6xt aims to make cultural experiences more accessible and enjoyable for audiences who often feel excluded due to strict etiquette and other barriers, particularly children and youth living with disabilities. The development of the Troms\u00f8 model of relaxed performances is fundamentally rooted in an action research design and user involvement. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/h5>

Through a narrative built on real-life stories, the film follows key figures behind the Rel\u00e6xt project \u2013 organisers, artists, researchers, and audience members - who share their experiences of creating and participating in \u201cshush-free\u201d performances. Using interviews, event footage, and personal stories, the documentary highlights how relaxed performances challenge conventional norms and foster inclusive, welcoming environments. <\/p>\n

Importantly, the documentary addresses a rights-based perspective: children and youth living with disabilities in Norway continue to face barriers that prevent their full participation in arts and cultural life. This exclusion persists despite international human rights conventions and national laws mandating equal access to cultural experiences for all citizens. Rel\u00e6xt responds to this gap by offering a model and educational program that promote inclusion, dignity, and creative wellbeing, demonstrating how cultural experiences can support both individual and community flourishing. <\/p>\n

As Rel\u00e6xt rapidly expands to other cities in Norway including Bod\u00f8, Stavanger, Trondheim, and Oslo, it has been essential to develop a learning path (Undervisningssti - Rel\u00e6xt) to help new practitioners and institutions understand and implement the ethical and practical foundations of the approach. The educational program aims to anchor the commitment cultural institutions make to their audiences, as well as the responsibility that comes with it. The documentary plays a key role in the learning path, leveraging the genre\u2019s pedagogical power to communicate the values, engagement, and transformative impact of Rel\u00e6xt. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Specifications<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Pedagogical value<\/h3>\n

The Rel\u00e6xt project may be described as an educational journey into accessible arts. Inspired by relaxed performance models in the UK, Rel\u00e6xt aims to make cultural experiences more accessible and enjoyable for audiences who often feel excluded due to strict etiquette and other barriers, particularly children and youth living with disabilities. The documentary Rel\u00e6xt \u2013 Welcome to a Shush-Free Zone presents Norway\u2019s first relaxed performance initiative, launched in Troms\u00f8. The development of Rel\u00e6xt is fundamentally rooted in user involvement and an action research design, including 50+ research interviews with children, youth, families, organisers, artists, and user organisations on their experiences with and perspectives on how relaxed performances should be developed in the Nordic context to challenge conventional norms and foster accessible arts. This research has continuously been implemented into the further development of the Rel\u00e6xt model and a digital educational program, launched at https:\/www.relaext.no and at several university learning platforms. As Rel\u00e6xt rapidly expands in Nordic countries, it has been important to develop a learning path to help practitioners and institutions understand and implement ethical and practical foundations. The educational program aims to anchor the commitment cultural institutions make to their audiences and the responsibility that comes with it. The program is also suited for students. The documentary plays a key role in the learning path, leveraging the genre\u2019s pedagogical power to communicate the values, engagement, and transformative impact of Rel\u00e6xt. Alongside this film, there is an introductory video, accessible handouts for different stakeholders, visual guides, and tools for reflection. For those eager to dive deeper, we have created a supplementary learning path with scientific articles and resources that invite further exploration into relaxed performance and an inclusive cultural future. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Info<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Original title:<\/strong><\/td>\nRel\u00e6xt - Welcome to a Shush-Free Zone! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Director:<\/strong><\/td>\nTerje Rafaelsen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Country:<\/strong><\/td>\nNorway<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year:<\/strong><\/td>\n2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Runtime:<\/strong><\/td>\n14 m 30 s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language:<\/strong><\/td>\nNorwegian\/English<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Screenings<\/h4>\n

Read about the other selected films<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
All screenings<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Dna<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Dna break repair by homologous recombination (au)<\/a><\/h5>

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Homologous recombination is crucial in repairing double-strand breaks in DNA, correcting errors, and maintaining genomic integrity. This animation highlights the role of BRCA1 and BRCA2 in DNA break repair in homologous recombination. Designed to support outreach on WEHI research into breast cancer and provide world-class education materials on foundational cell biology topics.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

\"Things<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Things that keep me up at night (se)<\/a><\/h5>

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Thirteen young people from six different countries share the innermost thoughts that keep them up through the night. Videos of baby elephants, the fear of dying, of girls, and of losing someone you love. Things we rarely talk about, but often have in common.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

\"Southern<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Southern sami identity (no)<\/a><\/h5>

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Identity is shaped by, among other things, a shared language, culture, and history. This short documentary offers insight into how two Southern Sami sisters perceive their identity, what they take pride in and the challenges they navigate. It is a story of how belonging to a minority can be both empowering and demanding. It comes with certain expectations \u2013 from the Southern Sami community, from Norwegian society, and from the sisters themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"UiT<\/span><\/div>

Hansine Hansens veg 18, 9019 Troms\u00f8<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Vitensenteret<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>
\"Troms\u00f8<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>
\"Verdensteateret<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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