Det er alltid en tråd en plass* (There is always a thread somewhere)
Digital version
Det er alltid en tråd en plass* (There is always a thread somewhere). Digital version (2020) was a digital documentary theatre production by Kompani Krapp. The digital version was a recording of the performing arts production Det er alltid en tråd en plass* (There is always a thread somewhere) from 2019. The production was made available at Bergen International Festival's digital platform at the festival's website and at bt.no during the Corona pandemic the spring of 2020. Access was free.
Beate Bednar, Hanne Jones and Kristine Nordby Simonsen collaborated on the direction of Det er alltid en tråd en plass. The three of them also wrote the text for the production, with basis in encounters with five persons with dementia.
*Not yet translated into the English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 100045)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | May 26, 2020 |
| Produced by | Kompani Krapp |
| Audience | Youth |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Corona-production, Digital production, Theatre, Documentary theatre |
| Running period | May 26, 2020 |
| Duration | 45 minutes |
| Website | FESTSPILLENE I BERGEN |
"In Det er alltid en tråd en plass (There is Always a Thread Somewhere) we get a unique insight into the lives of people with dementia. Through a documentary-based performance, the performing arts company Kompani Krapp spend time with five people with dementia over a period of two years at the Bergen Red Cross nursing home. The main characters share their thoughts and poetic texts from the nursing home, and it is these encounters and experiences that are conveyed through film and sound in the performance.
Kompani Krapp and its partner The Dignity Centre want more knowledge and understanding about dementia and wish to tell a slightly different story about the disease. The portrayal of dementia often carries the mark of loss, isolation, loneliness and the enormous financial burden a dementia patient is on society. This performance focuses on the healthy aspects that reside inside patients who are living with dementia.
'It's about being seen, listened to and heard. But it's also about seeing and meeting others with curiosity - those you meet for the first time or those you have known for a lifetime,' says Kristine Nordby Simonsen, one of the founders of Kompani Krapp."
SOURCE:
Bergen International Festival, fib.no, 20.05.2020, https://www.fib.no/program/det-er-alltid-en-trad-en-plass2/
*Not yet translated into the English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Hanne Jones | – Script |
| Kristine Nordby Simonsen | – Script |
| Beate Bednar | – Script |
| Hanne Jones | – Direction |
| Kristine Nordby Simonsen | – Direction |
| David Alræk | – Direction (film) |
| Beate Bednar | – Direction |
| Christer Fasmer | – Video/Film (kamera) |
| David Alræk | – Clipping |
| Jørn Lavoll | – Sound (lydopptak) |
| Anne Elisabeth Bergendahl | – Lighting design |
| Kristine Nordby Simonsen | – Performer |
| Beate Bednar | – Performer |
| Eli Lea | – Consultant |
| May 26, 2020 – Bergen International Festival, digital offering | Opening night |
| Bergen International Festival | May 26, 2020 |