Melancholia II
By Jon Fosse/Ymist (NO)
Can a novel find it's physical language?
Language: Nynorsk (Norwegian)
Melancholia II is based on the novel with the same name by Jon Fosse.
The story is about shame, dignity, love and death. Fosse is telling the story of Oline from a close first-person perspective, about how she experiences pain and shame, in a way that makes us feel Olines pain. It also works as a triple portrait, by portraying Oline, her artist brother and at the same time the writer himself, through the materiality, rythm and breath of the text.
The performance Melancholia II is an attempt to embody the story and rythm of a novel into a choreographed physical expression. The actor looks at the writer, who looks at Oline, who looks at her brother. It explores the tension between contemporary dance and the actor's imagination.
Author of the original text (Melancholia II, novel): | Jon Fosse |
Actor: | Morten Espeland (Ymist) |
Director and choreographer: | Erlend Samnøen (Ymist) |
Dramatization/dramaturg: | Oda Radoor |
Scenography and costumes: | Maja Nilsen |
Light design: | Ingeborg Staxrud Olerud |
Composer: | Gaute Storsve |
Producer: | Ida Willassen |
Photo: | Signe Fuglesteg Luksengard |
Produksjonsassistent | Jon Wereide Hope |
Tekniker | Alf Erik Fylkesnes |
Søm | Line Jeanette Antonsen |
Forlag | Colombine Teaterförlag |
Supported by: | Norsk kulturråd, Fond for lyd og bilde, Tou Scene, Rosendal Teater, Fond for utøvende kunstnere, Bergesenstiftelsen, Fritt Ord, Hordaland fylkeskommune and Oslo kommune |
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