| Title (2) | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Informasjon om Baktruppens produksjoner "Kvakk" (98) og "Spekt" (99) | Download | ||
| Programomtale av Baktruppens performance "Spekt" (99) | 1999 | Download |
Spect
Spect (1999) was a performance by Baktruppen. It was made in 3D with body graffiti and on sleeping pills. Spect was developed through a series of remixes in which the focus changed from performance to performance. Perhaps did the performers of Baktruppen take sleeping pills and fell asleep during the performance, perhaps they stayed awake.
Information
(Objekt ID 10352)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | February 12, 1999 |
| Produced by | Baktruppen |
| Audience | Adults |
| Keywords | Performance, Theatre, Multidisciplinary, Post-dramatic theatre |
| Running period | February 12, 1999 — March 24, 2000 |
| Website | Baktruppen |
Requirements to venue
| Minimum stage width | 4m |
| Minimum stage depth | 3m |
| Blackout | No |
| Other | 4 x videomonitor, videoprojector, 2 x videorecorder, computer, telenet-line |
Spect by Baktruppen presented five performances and an exhibition. The title Spect referred to Baktruppen’s then future work Respect, work continuing with support from The Norwegian Culture Fund and money from its project Ungdom og scenekunst (Youth and Performing Arts). For Spect new texts, images, music and choreography were produced. This material was further developed in Respect.
In Spect Baktruppen related to themes such as the Oslo suburb Groruddalen and what the company referred to as "undervalued, underexposed and underprioritised social and cultural conditions in the local community". The media used ranged between the internet, video, acting, photography and sound.
The following was written in a note on Spect in the archive of Baktruppen's:
"The analysis of bullshit is a pain in the ass. Maybe it can be completed only in reverse, when you let the bullshit analyse you. You should act like the bullshit's déjà-vu. Awakening from bullshit, the ego will be gone and have to constitute itself in another animal. Let me weigh your breath against this dead cat. Dead cats are NOT sexy. It's my intention to prove that you have forgotten this. The boredom of language has conquered your instincts. You must remember, the natural and at the same time the spiritual goal of every human being, is the UNITY of sex and world. Isn't it sexy? Language is NOT sexy. If you can see how this bullshit streams out from the anus of silence, you would nevermore be tempted to analyse, but fuck on."
Spect was supported by The Norwegian Culture Fund and the contemporary art forum Samtidskunstforum Art Gallery.
Sources:
Baktruppen, 03.01.2011, http://www.baktruppen.org
Knut Ove Arntzen and Camilla Eeg-Tverbakk, ed. (2009). Performance art by Baktruppen. First part. Oslo: The publishing house Kontur forlag
Baktruppen's archive, donated by: Baktruppen, March 2011
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Erik Balke | – Co-creator |
| Øyvind Berg | – Co-creator |
| Trine Falch | – Co-creator |
| Harald Fetveit | – Co-creator |
| Gisle Frøysland | – Co-creator |
| Ingvild Holm | – Co-creator |
| Jørgen Knudsen | – Co-creator |
| Per Henrik Svalastog | – Co-creator |
| Bo Krister Wallström | – Co-creator |
| Worm Winther | – Co-creator |
| March 24, 2000 – Teaterhuset Avant Garden | Show |
| Navember 30, 1999 – 72-13 ICAA, TheatreWorks | Show |
| Navember 29, 1999 – 72-13 ICAA, TheatreWorks | Show |
| Navember 21, 1999 – Overlyssalen i Museet for samtidskunst, Nasjonalmuseet | Show |
| Navember 7, 1999 – Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Künstlerhaus Mousonturm | Show |
| Navember 6, 1999 – Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Künstlerhaus Mousonturm | Show |
| October 16, 1999 – Stretch | Show |
| October 15, 1999 – Stretch | Show |
| September 18, 1999 20:00 – BIT Teatergarasjen, Norsk Dramatikk | Show |
| September 17, 1999 20:00 – BIT Teatergarasjen, Norsk Dramatikk | Show |
| May 6, 1999 – Teaterkroken | Show |
| May 3, 1999 – Theater Lübeck | Show |
| February 27, 1999 – Samtidskunstforum Art Gallery | Show |
| February 13, 1999 – Samtidskunstforum Art Gallery | Show |
| February 12, 1999 – Samtidskunstforum Art Gallery | Worldwide premiere |
| Bastard - Trondheim International Performing Arts Festival | March 24, 2000 |
| TextOUT | September 17, 1999 |
| Helsinki Act '99 | May 6, 1999 |
| Norddeutche Theatertreffen | May 3, 1999 |