SPARKS was among the first projects to be ready for the Autumn Stage 2022, and we are very proud to be able to host an artistic project of international format that is both touching, thought-provoking and innovative. This autumn, a number of children from the city – more specifically students from the Youth Theater – will be trained to predict adults by hand. But why?

After the agreement was in place, the Italian artist Francesca Grilli came to visit Ålesund to look for suitable locations. In this video, recorded during the first visit, you can hear Grilli talk about the thoughts behind SPARKS.