| Title | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Informasjon om Baktruppens produksjoner "Kvakk" (98) og "Spekt" (99) | Download |
Kvakk
Kvakk(1998) by Baktruppen was agricultural theatre about breeding, in particular about the breeding bull Storm Kvakkestad. The opening took place at the home of Worm Winther in Oslo.
Information
(Objekt ID 10354)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | October 2, 1998 |
| Produced by | Baktruppen |
| Audience | All |
| Keywords | Performance, Theatre, Multidisciplinary, Site spesific performance, Documentary, Post-dramatic theatre |
| Running period | October 2, 1998 — June 11, 2000 |
| Website | Baktruppen |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
| Other | Videomonitor, videoprojector, videorecorder. |
Kvakk by Baktruppen was produced in 1998. Kvakk was about the prize-winning breeding bull 0838 Storm Kvakkestad, born as Norwegian Red Cattle in Kvakkestad farm outside of Oslo in 1962.
He was selected as bull of the year in 1967, but eventually it became clear that he had a genetic flaw and he is now forgotten. Still, it’s reasonable to think that most living Norwegians have eaten or drunk products which can be traced back to Storm Kvakkestad.
Kvakk discusses what an audience can be, as it was performed for cows in the field.
Kvakk was also performed for the cows at the farm Tynes Nedre in Levanger, Norway.
Kvakk was supported by the municipality of Bergen, MFA, Chapter Arts Centre and Arts Council Norway.
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
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Erik Balke | – Co-creator |
| Øyvind Berg | – Co-creator |
| Trine Falch | – Co-creator |
| Harald Fetveit | – Co-creator |
| Ingvild Holm | – Co-creator |
| Jørgen Knudsen | – Co-creator |
| Gurå Mathiesen Bjørre | – Co-creator |
| Bo Krister Wallström | – Co-creator |
| Worm Winther | – Co-creator |
| June 11, 2000 – Tynes Nedre | Show |
| September 19, 1999 – BIT Teatergarasjen | Show |
| September 18, 1999 – BIT Teatergarasjen | Show |
| September 17, 1999 – BIT Teatergarasjen | Show |
| May 6, 1999 – Theatre Corner (Helsinki Act '99) | Show |
| May 3, 1999 (Norddeutche Theatertreffen) | Show |
| February 27, 1999 – Samtidskunstforum Art Gallery | Show |
| February 17, 1999 – Samtidskunstforum Art Gallery | Show |
| February 16, 1999 – Samtidskunstforum Art Gallery | Show |
| Navember 14, 1998 – Chapter Theatre, Chapter Arts Centre | Show |
| October 2, 1998 – Worm Winthers hjem | Worldwide premiere |
| Helsinki Act '99 | May 6, 1999 |
| Norddeutche Theatertreffen | May 3, 1999 |
Audun Lindholm, Review titled Relativt oppdatert landbruksteater (literally: Relatively up-to-date agricultural theatre), date unknown, Gasspedalen:
"They crawl, hop on one foot and jumps around the meadow. The voices sound in singsong with banal rhymes. They dance to reggae and eventually make obscene approaches towards the cows, egged by hot rhythms. Erik Balke achieves unusually close contact by playing evocative jazz on a piece of horseradish cut out like a wind instrument. Perhaps the sound isn’t the reason, the distinct smell tempts the cow into sticking her nose as close to the root as she can get, and follows the movements of Balke the way a snake follows a snake charmer."