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Jazz Creature

Jazz Creature (2004) is a cabaret with jazz music and puppetry theatre by Levende Dukker.

This version of Jazz Creature is an evolvement of the performance Jazz Creature having had its premiere in 2002, later touring repeatedly for Concerts Norway, including to India in 2006.

Information

(Objekt ID 1862)
Object type Production
Premiere January 7, 2004
Produced by Levende Dukker
Audience Children, Families (from 6 to 12)
Language Norwegian
Keywords Puppetry, Musical theatre, Performance for children
Running period January 7, 2004  
Website Levende Dukker
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In Jazz Creature the audience meets different categories of puppets: Marionettes, handheld puppets and body puppets. Live music is performed by three of Norway’s leading jazz musicians.

Jazz and puppetry are art forms not so far apart as one would imagine, both having their roots in common culture, both building on improvisation. Bearing this in mind, veterans of Norwegian jazz and puppet theatre co-operated to give an audience of all age groups a special musical theatre experience. This meeting between two artistic expressions, where the musicians and the puppeteers both played with their medium, placed both genres in relief. By uniting or challenging a visual and a musical expression, new situations of experience were created for the audience.

Jazz Creature was split into independent episodes. Different puppets had different tempers and demanded different techniques from the puppeteer. Every puppet represented a small story and had its own musical backing. Some puppets strived to master their aims, such as Little Håkon, learning how to ride a bike. Others had more material motives, such as the troll searching for gold or Per Pølse (the name meaning Per the Sausage), having to choose between sausages and beer.

Source:

Levende Dukker, levendedukker.com, 01.08.2010, http://www.levendedukker.com/jazzfigur/

Contributors (16)
Name Role
Knut Alfsen – Concept/Idea
Espen Rud – Concept/Idea
Elisabeth Grønning – Direction
Espen Rud – Music
Marianne Alfsen – Stage design
Knut Alfsen – Puppeteer
Tore Brunborg – Musician (alternerer på bass)
Terje Gewelt – Musician (alternerer på saksofon)
Sigurd Hole – Musician (alternerer på bass)
Frode Nymo – Musician (alternerer på saksofon)
Atle Nymo – Musician (alternerer på saksofon)
Espen Rud – Musician (slagverk)
Per Zanussi – Musician (alternerer på bass)
Knut Alfsen – Puppet maker
Grete Larssen – Puppet maker
Agnes Mowbray Schou – Puppet maker
Performance dates
June 9, 2013 Show
April 28, 2012 15:00 – Asker Kulturhus Show
May 13, 2007 Show
May 12, 2007 Show
March 2007 Show
2005 Show
2005 Show
January 7, 2004 Worldwide premiere
Festivals (4)
Fri Figur May 12, 2007
Ålesund Theatre Festival March 2007
Miniøya 2005
Kattas Fest 2005