The Wave is an 80 meter audiovisual installation created by Vertigo, with a changing music and light scenography. In 2022 Vertigo x Lil Lacy created a new version of The Wave in close collaboration.

The Wave by Vertigo x Lil Lacy, is an exploration of the nature of waves in water, air and light. From the physical waves in the ocean and light waves to radio waves and waves of energy. The waves move in different ways - some amplify each other while other forms diminish or even erase each other, as well as there are phenomenons of among others standing waves and waves moving in families.

The installation The Wave can be experienced at Ofelia Plads, Copenhagen, DK from Dec. 3, 2023 to Feb. 25, 2024, and will be part of Copenhagen Light Festival 2024.

The art collective Vertigo, that designed and built The Wave, has in close collaboration and dialogue with the composer Lil Lacy, created a new light scenography inspired by theme of waves. Both sound and light is inspired the nature of waves and movement. Even the color scale of the light scenography is inspired by the breaking of white light into all the colors of the spectrum.

~ The Wave ~
Light scenography and design by Vertigo
Composed by Lil Lacy
Music performed by musicians from The Royal Danish Orchestra
Violin: Therese Andersen
Viola: Ida Grøn
Cello: Nina Reintoft
Horn: Páll Solstein and Constantin Glaner
Percussion: Mathias Friis-Hansen
Harp: Angelika Wagner
Recorded by Sebastian Eskildsen from The Royal Theatre
Edit, mix and matering by soundproducer Preben Iwan
Sound mix of 80 meter installation by Marco Timossi, Lil Lacy and Preben Iwan

The sound piece ~ The Wave ~ has been realized with support of The Danish Arts Foundation and is produced in collaboration between Vertigo, Lil Lacy Music and Foreningen Ofelia Plads.

The installation The Wave is owned by Foreningen Ofelia Plads – in a collaboration between Jeudan and The Royal Theatre.