b rör mig* (touch me)

b rör mig* (touch me) (2006) produced by Torgunn Productions is the first production made by Gilda Stillbäck. During a dance artist residency in the municipality of Lycksele in Sweden, she created a modern tango performance in collaboration with the Argentine dancer Ezequiel Farfaro and the Norwegian director Torgunn Wold Platzack.

The title of the performance, b rör mig is a wordplay on the words berör mig, or touch me.

*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Information

(Objekt ID 1268)
Object type Production
Premiere December 7, 2006
Produced by Torgunn Productions
Audience Adults, Youth (from 15)
Keywords Dance, Tango
Running period December 7, 2006  
Duration 60 minutes
Website Torgunn Produksjoner
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b rör mig* (touch me) by Torgunn Productions shows two longing persons who meet and describe intimacy, tenderness and fear through tango, water, modern dance and movies. It is modern tango art about being together and being alone.

b rör mig had its opening in Lycksele (Sweden) December 07 2006 and it was performed in Buenos Aires December 15 2006. The spring of 2007 the production toured Sweden.

The production was supported by Swedish Art Council, the city of Gothenburg, Dans i Västerbotten, Norrlandsoperan, the municipality of Lycksele and The Swedish Arts Grants Committee.

Sources:

Performing Arts Hub Norway/NAPA, 18.12.2010, http://www.danseogteatersentrum.no/sck/members.shtml?lang=nor&sam=&cat=&gen=&cou=&cri=Torgunn%20Produksjoner&aid=118&prid=3&act=prod

Torgunn Productions, torgunnproduksjoner.no, 18.12.2010, http://torgunnproduksjoner.com/produksjoner/b-ror-mig/

*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Contributors (13)
Name Role
Torgunn Wold Platzack – Direction
Gilda Stillbäck – Direction
Ezequiel Farfaro – Choreography
Gilda Stillbäck – Choreography
Gilda Stillbäck – Stage design
Gilda Stillbäck – Costume design
Per Englund – Video/Film
Thomas Jeker – Sound design
Maria Ros Palmklint – Lighting design
Ezequiel Farfaro – Dancer
Gilda Stillbäck – Dancer
Per Englund – Photo
Gilda Stillbäck – Producer
Performance dates
December 7, 2006 Worldwide premiere