| Title (2) | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
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| Klassekampen's review of The Theatre of Cruelty's production Last Song (2009), written by IdaLou Larsen | December 7, 2009 | Download | |
| Playbill for The Theatre of Cruelty's production Last Song (2009) | December 4, 2009 | Download |
Last Song
Last Song (2009) was a theatre production by The Theatre of Cruelty, based on Comte de Lautréamont's life and work. It was first performed at The Theatre of Cruelty.
Lars Øyno directed it.
Last Song was about death and the last hours of the writer. It dealt with the brutality of the human being and of the existence itself. Dream, reality, animal and human beings turned into each other in an attempt to make clear what the human being really is. The audience followed the internal fight of the writer and were confronted by his cold, merciless view upon the basic conditions of life.
Last Song was revived in 2020.
Information
(Objekt ID 136)| Object type | Production |
| Original title | In Norwegian: Siste sang |
| Premiere | December 4, 2009 |
| Produced by | The Theatre of Cruelty |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Theatre of the absurd, Physical theatre, Metatheatre, Corona-production |
| Running period | December 4, 2009 |
| Website | Grusomhetens Teater |
Comte de Lautréamont wrote Maldoror's Songs and left Poetics behind – a preface to a book which never came to be written. After his death in 1870 all traces disappear. Nobody can remember to have met him, and only a single diffuse photography of him still exists.
50 years after his death the surrealists discover his works. André Breton appointed him to the father of the surrealism and Salvador Dalí was among those to pay him homage.
Last Song by Lars Øyno, The Theatre of Cruelty, was about Lautreamont who had barely settled in Paris before he died 24 years old. He has been characterised as a tall, young man, thin, and with a slightly stooping posture. His skin was pale, long hair fell over his forehead, a sharp voice. He seemed sad, silent, introvert, and he often complained about his painful migraines.
Last Song by Lars Øyno, The Theatre of Cruelty was supported by The Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs/MFA (grant for cultural exchange with Southern countries/performing arts).
SOURCE:
The Theatre of Cruelty, grusomhetensteater.no, 15.08.2010, http://www.grusomhetensteater.no and 12.10.2020, http://www.grusomhetensteater.no/portfolio_page/siste-sang/
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Lars Øyno | – Idea |
| Lars Øyno | – Direction |
| Rita Lindanger | – Music |
| Jan Skomakerstuen | – Stage design |
| Lars Øyno | – Stage design |
| Gjøril Bjercke Sæther | – Costume design |
| Tone Gellein | – Video/Film |
| Jan Skomakerstuen | – Lighting design |
| Lars Brunborg | – Actor |
| Odille Heftye Blehr | – Actor |
| Rita Lindanger | – Actor |
| Trude Sneve | – Mask design |
| Janne Hoem | – Stage manager |
| Thor Eriksen | – Technical director |
| Thomas Sanne | – Technician |
| Per Bogstad Gulliksen | – Producer |
| Per Bogstad Gulliksen | – Producer |
| Claudia Lucacel | – Producer |
| October 16, 2020 – The Venue of The Theatre of Cruelty | Reopening |
| February 9, 2016 – The Venue of The Theatre of Cruelty | Show |
| January 27, 2013 – Cinnober Teater | Show |
| January 26, 2013 – Cinnober Teater | Show |
| January 16, 2013 17:30 – Thilakan Vedi (Natyagruham) (International Theatre Festival of Kerala) | Show |
| May 18, 2010 – The Venue of The Theatre of Cruelty | Show |
| December 4, 2009 – The Venue of The Theatre of Cruelty | Worldwide premiere |
| International Theatre Festival of Kerala | January 16, 2013 |
"Our notion of theatre as art is expanded as Theatre of Cruelty succeeds with Last Song...I perceived Last Song as an intense and almost frightening tale of youthful yearning and despair, against adulthood’s certainty. His ability to evoke a multitude of reactions to his work is a testament to Lars Øyno’s individuality and strength as a director." (2009, 07.12). Klassekampen