Organisational Update

scroll down for Danish version


Emma Castro Møller Steps Down as Co-Director of Warehouse9

After thirteen years of organisational development and curatorial leadership, Emma Castro Møller will be stepping down from her role as Co-Director of Warehouse9, effective 1 April 2026.

Emma joined Warehouse9 in 2013 on a project basis during a period when the organisation operated without regular funding. Working alongside long-term collaborator Jørgen Callesen, she has been a central driving force in building the organisation’s current foundation. Together, they have navigated the organisation through both local and global challenges and successfully stabilised operations. This has resulted in Warehouse9 now receiving operational support from both the City of Copenhagen and the Danish Arts Foundation—a historic milestone for a queer performing arts organisation.

A core element of Emma’s work has been the establishment of strong national and international partnerships, artistic development initiatives, and the curatorial evolution of the IPAF festival. She has been instrumental in bridging local and global networks, securing a prominent international voice for the advocacy of queer dance and performance—most recently through representation in global forums such as ISPA (International Society for the Performing Arts) in New York, as well as international exchange programmes like CopenhAustin and the upcoming IPAF festival in collaboration with Dansehallerne.

Throughout her tenure, Emma has been a champion for a more inclusive performing arts industry, working purposefully for better working conditions and increased accessibility within the industry. Furthermore, she played a central role in leading the organisation’s relocation in 2021, when Warehouse9 moved from its iconic home in the Meatpacking District (Kødbyen) to its new centre of gravity in Vanløse.

Emma Castro Møller says: “What an incredible ride! It has been a significant journey to help grow Warehouse9 from its early project-based roots to the solid foundation it has today. For me, deep professional relationships—and friendships—have been the most important compass in navigating this landscape. After securing our move to Vanløse and with three years of operational support confirmed, it feels like the right time to start a new chapter. That next chapter hasn’t been written, but I look forward to exploring new opportunities and bringing my experience in organisational development, national and international collaborations, and curating into play in new contexts. I am incredibly proud of what we have achieved together, and I leave with a bag full of the most surreal and brilliant moments that could only have happened at Warehouse9.”

Emma’s departure is planned in alignment with the organisation’s multi-year operational grant, ensuring full continuity for all ongoing projects and partnerships. Jørgen Callesen will continue as Director of Warehouse9 in close collaboration with the Board of Trustees.

Warehouse9 thanks Emma for her dedicated efforts and immense commitment to nurturing queer performance within the performing arts industry over the past 13 years. We look forward to delivering the upcoming IPAF festival together as a strong conclusion and celebration of this chapter.

 

 


Ledelsesskifte hos Warehouse9

Efter 13 år med fokus på organisationsudvikling og kuratorisk ledelse har Emma Castro Møller valgt at træde tilbage fra sin stilling som Co-Director for Warehouse9 pr. 1. april 2026.

Emma blev en del af Warehouse9 i 2013 på projektbasis i en tid, hvor organisationen opererede uden driftsstøtte. I tæt samarbejde med Jørgen Callesen har hun været en central drivkraft i opbygningen af det fundament, Warehouse9 står på i dag. Sammen har de navigeret organisationen gennem både lokale og globale udfordringer og formået at stabilisere driften, så Warehouse9 i dag modtager driftsstøtte fra både Københavns Kommune og Statens Kunstfond – en historisk milepæl for en queer scenekunstorganisation.

En kerne i Emmas virke har været etableringen af stærke nationale og internationale partnerskaber samt den kuratoriske udvikling af IPAF-festivalen. Hun har spillet en afgørende rolle i at bygge bro mellem lokale og globale netværk og har sikret Warehouse9 en markant international stemme – senest gennem repræsentation i globale fora som ISPA (International Society for the Performing Arts) i New York samt internationale udvekslingsinitiativer som CopenhAustin og den kommende IPAF-festival i samarbejde med Dansehallerne.

Gennem hele sit arbejde har Emma været en forkæmper for en mere inkluderende scenekunstbranche, hvor hun blandt andet har arbejdet målrettet for bedre arbejdsvilkår og øget tilgængelighed. Hun spillede desuden en central rolle i ledelsen af organisationens transformation i 2021, hvor Warehouse9 tog afsked med Kødbyen og succesfuldt genstartede i nye rammer i Vanløse.

Emma Castro Møller udtaler:

“Det har været en fantastisk rejse – fra et projektstøttet Warehouse9 til det solide fundament, vi har i dag. For mig har de dybe professionelle relationer – og venskaber – været det vigtigste kompas i dette landskab.

Efter at have sikret flytningen til Vanløse og med tre års driftsstøtte i ryggen, føles det som det helt rigtige tidspunkt at starte et nyt kapitel. Det næste kapitel er ikke skrevet endnu, men jeg ser frem til at udforske nye muligheder og bringe mine erfaringer med organisationsudvikling, nationale og internationale samarbejder og kuratering i spil i nye sammenhænge.

Jeg er utrolig stolt af det, vi har opnået sammen, og jeg tager herfra med rygsækken fuld af de mest surrealistiske og geniale øjeblikke, som kun kunne være opstået på Warehouse9.”

Emmas afgang er planlagt i god tråd med organisationens flerårige driftsbevilling, hvilket sikrer fuld kontinuitet i alle igangværende projekter og partnerskaber. Jørgen Callesen fortsætter som direktør for Warehouse9 i tæt samarbejde med bestyrelsen.

Warehouse9 takker Emma for hendes dedikerede indsats og store engagement i at løfte queer performance i scenekunstbranchen gennem de seneste 13 år og ser frem til at gennemføre det kommende IPAF-program sammen som en stærk afslutning og fejring af dette kapitel.

 

Sarah Wegeberg

Producer & communications

[email protected]

Sarah Wegeberg (she/they) is the producer and head of communications at Warehouse9. 

Sarah has an MA in Theatre- and performance studies from University of Copenhagen (2023), specializing in queer dramaturgy and performance ontologies. She has worked with several queer theatre and performance groups, across both independent and larger institutional contexts. 

At Warehouse9, Sarah produces interdisciplinary art and community projects that connect artists and communities across disciplines and traditions.


Kasper Daugaard Poulsen

Chairperson of Warehouse9's board of directors

[email protected]

Dancer, performer and choreographer.

Educated dancer from the Amsterdam School of the Arts in 2002. Kasper works in a wide variety and mix of formats and genres such as dance, performance, text-based theatre, music drama, installation work, video art, site-specific work, and works for children and young audiences, both on a national and international basis.

He served as member of the Danish Arts Council, The Committee for Performing Arts as well as The Committee for Music Drama (2014-17), and as member of Aarhus City Arts Council (2018-21).

Member of the board of Aarhus Theatre and chairman of SCENATET –ensemble for art and music.

Member of the Horsens Theatre Festival curating group 2026-29. Board graduate from Aarhus Business Academy 2026.

Jasmin Ingemansen

Communications manager

[email protected]

Jasmin has a master’s degree in English and cultural communications from the University of Copenhagen and has worked with several fields within the cultural sphere. She has worked with executing and communicating films, festivals, art fairs, and literature, and has now embarked upon queer performance art at Warehouse9. 

Emma Castro Møller

Co-Director

[email protected]

Emma (they/she) has been a core member since 2012 and a leading effort in driving organisational development. They have helped shape WH9’s artistic profile, initiated national and international collaborations and consolidated WH9 through fundraising strategies, and insisting on production methods centering care and accessiblility.

In addition, Emma works as an independent curator, e.g. through the curatorial duo osborn&møller, where they have acted as guest curator at the Wellcome Collection (UK) and curated part of City of Women’s 25 year anniversary festival in 2019 (SL). Emma has experience as a freelance producer in the UK, where they worked with artists such as Poppy Jackson, Manuel Vason and SPILL Festival. Emma holds a MA in Theater and Performance from Queen Mary, University of London and a BA (Hons) in Drama, Applied Theatre & Education from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Jørgen Callesen

Artistic Director

[email protected]

Jørgen Callesen (They/He) is co-founder and artistic director of  Warehouse9.

For the past 19 years, they have been an integral part of developing Warehouse9 to become a leading organisation for cross-aesthetic queer art, including international festivals and socially engaged projects. He holds a Ph.D. in information & media science from Aarhus University (2005) and has an artistic practice with the performance figure “miss fish”. They have presented solo work in Denmark and internationally since 2002 and work in collaboration with numerous queer artists as well as in lager scale productions.

we'd love to stay in touch