The Society

The Society (2008)by Jo Strømgren Kompani (Norway): A society of sworn coffee drinkers in Europe gather for their daily ritual. However, the harmony is broken by an horrific incident – the discovery of a used teabag. As the investigations into a possible Asian infiltration unfold, one question is inevitable. How far are they willing to go in order to track the unpatriotic traitor down and bring this evil act to justice? And how strict should the punishment be?

The Measures Taken

Die Maßnahme by Tore Vagn Lid /Transiteateret (Norway). The Measures Taken (Die Maßnahme) from 1930 is one of modern music theatre’s most daring aesthetical and political experiments, written by Bertolt Brecht with music by Hanns Eisler. The performance at Teatergarasjen during the 2007 Bergen International Festival was not only the Norwegian but also the Nordic premiere of the work in its entirety. It was also one of a very few times the complete scenic oratorio of Brecht and Eisler met an audience after it was prohibited performed during the 1950es.

Tonight :-)

Tonight :-) was a production by Baktruppen, produced in 1994. Tonight :-) took use of technological innovation. It was interactive and used the internet and messages received via a computer to keep the narrative moving. The audience sat on the floor on a total of 250 square meters of Persian carpets.

Persona was a theatre production by Hollow Creature.

Persona was the first part of the trilogy In Memoriam to Identity, a trilogy created in dialogue with the texts of the controversial American writer Kathy Acker.