Sometimes it hurts not to live in the ocean

Sometimes it hurts not to live in the ocean is produced by Oberon Teater and is made by and with Cecilie Jørstad. Her poems, prose texts, music and lyrics have been compiled into a different concept concert experience.

Information

(Objekt ID 1050)
Object type Production
Premiere 2004
Produced by Oberon Teater
Audience Adults
Keywords Musical theatre
Running period 2004  
Website Oberon Teaterproduksjoner
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Sometimes it hurts not to live in the ocean by Oberon Teater was supported by Arts Council Norway, the municipality of Halden, the county of Østfold, the bank Halden Sparebank and the newspaper Halden Arbeiderblad.

Source: Oberon Teater, 16.12.2010, http://www.oberonteater.no/forest.html

Contributors (9)
Name Role
Cecilie Jørstad – Text
Birgitte Strid – Direction
Tomas Adrian Glans – Costume design
Geir Sire – Lighting design
Cecilie Jørstad – Performer
Mats Eilertsen – Musician
Tord Gustavsen – Musician
Eivind Kløverød – Musician
Øivind Wang Tollefsen – Musician
Performance dates
2004 Worldwide premiere
Press coverage

"The hour long song, poetry and jazz-like concert performance was initiated with just the four musicians playing onstage. From the loudspeakers song by Cecilie was heard. But then she came in using the back door, sitting singing on a swing. She can almost become the Norah Jones of Halden, we took the risk to note. The songs (unfortunately not named in the program) were initiated with Animated Fairy, a nicely capturing and great melody which was performed by the quintet in a soft involved manner. Yes, even though this was the evening of Cecilie (text writer, composer, singer), the competent and very attentive musicians were to a large degree responsible for the successful complete image: Tord Gustavsen (grand piano), Øivind Tollefsen (guitar), Mats Eilertsen (double bass) and Eivind Kløverød (percussion). (...) Effects were few, but as efficient as the nice, simple illumination. Birgitte Strid (direction) should be thanked for it."

Halden Arbeiderblad: THORKIL H. LINDSKOG