A seed is already growing

Skájdde returns to Storforsen in summer 2026 with a brand new large-scale outdoor performance, created especially for the landscape, the light, and the people who gather there. The work is currently in the making. What we can share now is its heartbeat.

The upcoming production is connected to Sjaddo – a Lule Sámi word meaning seed. A seed carries memory. A seed carries future. A seed only grows through time, care, and togetherness.

At Skájdde 2026, this idea unfolds through dance, live music, joik, poetry, circus, scenography, and costume – woven together in the powerful surroundings of Storforsen Nature Reserve. Nature is not a backdrop here, but an active partner. The river, the forest, the ground beneath your feet all become part of the experience.

As in previous years, Skájdde is more than a single performance. The festival brings back familiar elements that many return for.…