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The Power of Glesbygd

With The Power of Glesbygd (Bygdas kraft) Håkki, alias Tomas Eriksson, dishes out new stories and thoughts from the rural Sweden perspective. These stories are served to the audience in the expression of good, old-fashioned oral storytelling, or perhaps rural stand-up mixed with movie clips and PowerPoint. The character of Håkki has become internationally renowned for conveying the positivity of the countryside and communities with local atmosphere.

Information

(Objekt ID 9381)
Object type Production
Premiere February 27, 2007
Produced by Håkki
Coproducers Rosendal Teater
Language Swedish
Keywords Lecture, Storytelling theatre, Stand-up comedy
Website Håkki
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The main character in The Power of Glesbygd (Bygdas kraft), Håkki. has been exposed through the art project Håkki™, a result of the collaboration between the three friends Håkki, or Tomas Eriksson which is his real name, Mads Stenslet and Bjørn Kowalski.  Håkki™ is a trademark based on the destiny of the rural community Ljungaverk in Sweden. The character was made up due to the stereotypic Northern Swede, the origin of Eriksson’s.

Tomas "Håkki" Eriksson is Håkki™'s public face. Håkki™ is an art project initiated in Trondheim in 2002, by Bjørn Kowalski Hansen, Mats Stenslet and Tomas Eriksson

According to the legend, Mats and Bjørn crossed the border to Sweden to hoard bacon and other pork meat when they met a weirdo sporting a fantastic mullet (in Scandinavia this is called a "hockey hair cut"). Håkki told them about life in his home village after the cornerstone company had been shut down.

The Power of Glesbygd (Bygdas kraft) was supported by Konstkonsulent Västernorrland.

The Norwegian tour was co-produced by Avant Garden.

Sources: BIT Teatergarasjen, Meteor 2007. 19.11.2010: http://www.bit-teatergarasjen.no/article/77

Spring program 2007, Avant Garden. 

Contributors (3)
Name Role
Tomas Håkki Eriksson – Idea
Tomas Håkki Eriksson – Performer
Kim Ramberghaug – Photo
Performance dates
Navember 21, 2009Scene Øst, Hålogaland Teater, The Arctic Theatre Show
Navember 20, 2009Scene Øst, Hålogaland Teater, The Arctic Theatre Show
Navember 19, 2009Scene Øst, Hålogaland Teater, The Arctic Theatre Show
October 12, 2007 12:00 – Studio USF, USF Verftet Show
October 11, 2007 18:00 – Studio USF, USF Verftet Show
February 27, 2007Teaterhuset Avant Garden National premiere, Norway
Festivals (1)
METEOR October 11, 2007