"I am proud of my survival, my consciousness, my spirituality, my understanding of nature, sila, and what lies between heaven and earth. I speak several languages, I am skilled at expressing myself through my body, and I can communicate without using words. I am gentleness and responsiveness; I am presence; I am in the moment; I am trusting of processes. I am patient, I am adaptable, I am Greenlander—and I am proud"  

Experience Reumert Award winner and Greenlandic actor and playwright Aviana Steinbacher in this powerful, raw, and sensitive performance about a young Greenlandic woman’s life and her encounter with Denmark, love, racism, and her deep journey into herself and her culture. She leads us into a universe of poetry, inspiring movements from Greenlandic mask dancing to Facebook comments and solitude into finding love and letting go of hate and remorse. 

About Aviana Steinbacher: 

Aviana Steinbacher is an actress trained at the National Theatre of Greenland’s acting school. Her work is deeply rooted in her Greenlandic identity and political awareness. Through her artistic practice, she works to create space for Greenlandic perspectives on stage while challenging the stereotypical portrayals of Greenlandic people in Denmark. 

In 2023, she received a Reumert Award for her role in The Arctic Summit (Freeze Productions). She also appeared in Marlukasiulluta // Let’s Talk About It, where she made her debut as a playwright alongside performing in the play. In addition, she appears in the DR youth series Salsa. 

Script and performance: Aviana Steinbacher 

Director and dramaturgy: Hanne Trap Friis 

Production: Teater freezeProductions. 

Languages: English, Danish