Tara Teatret (The Tara Theatre)

Tara Teateret (The Tara Theatre) has made theatre performance, performance and concerts since 1993.  Tara Teateret (The Tara Theatre) works on developing visual performances, challenging conventions on dramaturgy and the need to interpret. The company labels its project serious production with humour, humorous productions with serious intent.

Information

(Objekt ID 1004)
Object type Organization
Organization type Artist company
Main focus Multidisciplinary art, Performance
Established 1993
Email post(at)taramedia.no
Website Tarateateret
Expressions Multidisciplinary

Contact information

Address Wilhelmsgt 6, 0168 Oslo, Norway
Email post(at)taramedia.no
Telefon 22566436
97648791

Other information

Legal entity Sole Proprietorship/Self-employed business/ENK
Org nr. 983 912 176
Member of The Norwegian Association of Performing Arts/NAPA
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Tara Teateret (The Tara Theatre) is characterised by visuality and image composition as a basis for improvisations in its work.

"We work within a performance tradition influenced by visual performance, in which images (static or live as in film) and room are components of equal status in a production, just like light/music and movement, acting and non-acting are. The room/architecture we perform in, either indoors or outdoors, often make the foundation for shaping the project’s content and visuality. Non-verbalisation is central and the interpretation is not obvious. We tell no unambiguous story, but the one the spectators join in on creating by using their imagination in meeting with our artistic expression. The key words are improvisation, rituals and experimenting with installations, costumes, light, sound, voice and movement", the company describes.

Experimental music (a mix of jazz, new music and traditional folk music) creates moods and sound collages appealing to people’s imagination and creative abilities. Video is often used as an integral part of concerts and performances. The aim with using several media is evocation and creating an atmosphere the spectators can be captured by, building worlds of their own.

Sources:

The Norwegian Association of Performing Arts/NAPA, 26.11.2010, http://www.danseogteatersentrum.no/sck/members.shtml?lang=nor&sam=&cat=&gen=&cou=&cri=Tara%20Teateret&act=apre&typ=per&aid=908 

Tara Teateret (The Tara Theatre), 26.11.2010, http://www.taramedia.no/teatret.html

Own productions (8)
Title Premiere
Tilgivelse* (Forgiveness) – May 3, 2007
Ravn* (Raven) – 2002
JU-Z – 1997
Pilegrimen – 1996
Uten tittel – 1994
Entirely Buddha – 1994
Hvit drøm – 1991
Clara Fresh!
Contributors (5)
Tania Stene – Musician
Tania Stene – Visual design
Morten Abildsnes – Singer
Aase-Hilde Brekke – Artistic director (fra 1993)
Aase-Hilde Brekke – Producer (fra 1993)