Wednesday13th of October
I would very much like to tell you a story that is often in my mind, but which I have forgotten.
Wednesday 13th of October (1990) by Verdensteatret was the first part of the company's The October Trilogy. The October Trilogy consisted of Wednesday 13th of October (1990), Thursday 14th of October (1992) and Friday 15th of October (1993).
Information
(Objekt ID 11179)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | June 6, 1990 |
| Produced by | Verdensteatret |
| Coproducers | Black Box Teater, BIT Teatergarasjen |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Trilogy, Dance |
| Running period | June 6, 1990 — September 21, 1991 |
| Website | Verdensteatret |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | Yes |
In an information brochure made by Verdensteatret in 2002 the following was written about Wednesday 13th of October:
"The setting is an abstract installation/sculpture containing a rectangular platform with a pool and a backwall of constantly running water. This gives an (overly) aesthetic surface contrasted by the brutality of the performers.
Music is composed specially for the performance by the Norwegian composer Rune Rebne.
The texts are from: M. Duras, H.B. Tristam, C. Bukowski and Cecilie Løveid."
Sources:
Buresund, Inger and Anne-Britt Gran (1996): Frie grupper og Black Box Teater. 1970-1995 (literally: Independent Companies and Black Box Teater), adNotam Gyldendal, Oslo
Verdensteatrets' archive. Donor: Verdensteatret. August 4th 2010.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Lisbeth Bodd | – Concept/Idea |
| Asle Nilsen | – Concept/Idea |
| Lisbeth Bodd | – Direction |
| Anne Gjems | – Choreography |
| Rune Rebne | – Composition |
| Asle Nilsen | – Stage design |
| Petter Steen | – Stage design |
| Runa Fønne | – Costume |
| Petter Steen | – Lighting design |
| Corinne Lyche Campos | – Performer |
| Manuel Canteria | – Performer |
| Anne Gjems | – Performer |
| Eugene Janpolsky | – Performer |
| Marius Kjos | – Performer |
| Karstein Solli | – Performer |
| September 21, 1991 – Store scene (Vika), Black Box teater | Show |
| September 20, 1991 – Store scene (Vika), Black Box teater | Show |
| July 31, 1991 – Teatro Municipal Miguel de Cervantes (Malaga International Theatre Festival) | Show |
| July 30, 1991 – Teatro Municipal Miguel de Cervantes (Malaga International Theatre Festival) | Show |
| September 16, 1990 – Store scene (Vika), Black Box teater | Show |
| September 15, 1990 – Store scene (Vika), Black Box teater | Show |
| September 14, 1990 – Store scene (Vika), Black Box teater | Show |
| September 13, 1990 – Store scene (Vika), Black Box teater | Show |
| September 12, 1990 – Store scene (Vika), Black Box teater | Show |
| June 6, 1990 – BIT Teatergarasjen | Worldwide premiere |
| 1990 (Vanha ) | Show |
| 1990 – IX Festival Internacional de Teatro | Show |
| 1990 – Théâtre en Mai | Show |
| Malaga International Theatre Festival | July 30, 1991 |
| Vanha | 1990 |
Writer and date unknown, Klassekampen [Oslo]:
"Verdensteatret's production is a stage composition in which every element is part of a whole one will have difficulty pushing into schematic interpretation. A holistic study in stage rhythm and musicality, to be experienced rather than interpreted."
Writer and date unknown, Aftenposten [Oslo]:
"Rarely or never does one see such a stage design in a Norwegian independent theatre company production - dazzlingly beautiful, subtle and at the same time highly functional – as the one Verdensteatret now introduces. One barely sees such a stage design in any of the theatre institutions, either."