Monsters of Reality

On the webpage of Dramatikkens the following is written about Monsters of Reality:

"We see a rhetorical take on the ancient debate of mimesis, and in this span between theatre and anti-theatre the representational conventions of theatre is yet again confronted. There is a dramaturgical playing between forms of representation and presence, and we are no longer viewing the theatrical representation of action but more the action of representation. Again we have to ask: what does it mean to represent in the theatre?

Let us not think of theatre as a museum for performing arts. Let us instead see the theatrical situation as a potentially vibrant meeting of minds – allowing us to reconsider, reflect, interact and question on the social and political condition of the everyday.

In lectures, debates and guest performances the festival participants will be meeting with international researchers and Nordic artists in the field.

Keynotes:
Solveig Gade (dramaturge, Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen)
Shannon Jackson (Professor of Rhetoric and of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies)
Carol Martin (Professor of Drama, Tisch School of Arts at New York University)
Imanuel Schipper (dramaturge, researcher/lecturer Zürcher Hochschule des Kunstes)

Guest performances:
Point blank (Edit Kaldor, NL)

CMMN SNS PRJCT (Kalauz/Schick ARG/CH)

Logobi 02 (Gintersdorfer/Klaßen D)

Promothevs in Athens (Rimini Protokoll, D)

Monsters of Reality is a collaboration between Siri Forberg (theatre lover), Dramatikkens Hus (Oslo) and Statens Teaterskole-Efteruddannelsen (Copenhagen).

It is supported by Arts Council Norway. In addition we would like to acknowledge the Norwegian Opera and Ballet for generous lending of venue for one of the performances, Logobi 02 (Gintersdorfer/Klaßen)."

Source:

Dramatikkens hus, dramatikkenshus.no, 15.03.2012, http://www.dramatikkenshus.no/pub/dramatikkenshus/kalender/?aid=1962&eid=1965