Culture out of the sewer tower/The art of meeting a wall
Culture out of the sewer tower/The art of meeting a wall (1988) was an action by Baktruppen at the opening of Bergen International Theatre Festival 1988.
Information
(Objekt ID 11662)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 3, 1988 |
| Produced by | Baktruppen |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 1 |
| Keywords | Demonstration, Performance, Action |
| Running period | September 3, 1988 — September 3, 1988 |
| Duration | 45 minutes |
| Website | Baktruppen |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
More
Description from Baktruppens archive: «Participants with posters walked around the city square and handed out leaflets. They exchanged their posters for brooms and gathered all the paper. A new text was written on the ground»
Sources:
Knut Ove Arntzen and Camilla Eeg-Tverbakk, ed. (2009). Performance art by Baktruppen. First part. Oslo: published by the publishing house Kontur forlag
Baktruppen, 31.12.2010, http://www.baktruppen.org
Baktruppen’s archive. Donated by Baktruppen March 4 2011.
Contributors (11)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Øyvind Berg | – Co-creator |
| Hans Petter Melø Dahl | – Co-creator |
| Ingvild Holm | – Co-creator |
| Svein Ove Kirkhorn | – Co-creator |
| Anne Tone Lindsholm | – Co-creator |
| Gurå Mathiesen Bjørre | – Co-creator |
| Olav Myrtvedt | – Co-creator |
| Anne-Stine Bankrød Nilsen | – Co-creator |
| Tom Rasmussen | – Co-creator |
| Tone Avenstroup | – Performer |
| Sven Åge Birkeland | – Performer (med Tim) |
Performance dates
| September 3, 1988 – Torgallmenningen (Bergen International Theatre Festival/BIT) | Worldwide premiere |
Festivals (1)
| Bergen International Theatre Festival/BIT | September 3, 1988 |