| Title (2) | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestillingsprogram for Barske Glæder Produksjoners produksjon Kom tilbake! (2006) | 2006 | Download | |
| Program for Barske Glæders produksjon Kom tilbake! (2006). | March 31, 2006 | Download |
Kom tilbake!* (Come back!)
Kom tilbake!* (Come back!) (2006) by Barske Glæder Productions was a performance about sorrow and loss.
Talking about death is hard. It is hard to understand that someone you love will never return. How is it possible to talk about something that hurt so much? How can we get past something that we do not even want to think about?
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 1395)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | March 31, 2006 |
| Produced by | Barske Glæder Productions |
| Based on | Så mange stjerner* (So many stars) by Janne Langaas |
| Audience | Children, Young children (from 5 to 10) |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Performance for children, Puppetry |
| Running period | March 31, 2006 |
| Duration | 40 minutes |
| Website | Barske Glæder Produksjoner |
Requirements to venue
| Minimum stage width | 5m |
| Minimum stage depth | 5m |
| Minimum stage height | 4m |
| Blackout | Yes |
| Rigging time | 90 minutes |
| Downrigging time | 60 minutes |
| Audience | 80 |
"tiden er en evighet og tiden er et kort sekund livet varer hele livet og en bitteliten stund"
(time is eternity and time is a short second life lasts all life and just a little bit - excerpt from the performance, not yet translated into English by Barske Glæder. The above excerpt is translated by Sceneweb's Lillian Bikset.)
Kom tilbake! by Barske Glæder Productions was a performance full of poetry and philosophy, and opened a window for children, adults and parents to talk about life, death and the world that surrounds us.
Did you know that the water we drink today is the same water people drank 10 000 years ago? Or that all hearts are made to beat approximately 800 million times? Or that there are 100 billion stars on the heaven? Do you, by the way, think that fish can cry?
Kom tilbake! by Barske Glæder Productions was supported by Arts Council Norway, the Fritt Ord Foundation, The Audio Visual Fund and The Fund for Performing Artists.
The composer was Svein Gundersen, while Tov Ramstad was the musician and responsible for the musical arrangements. The play was nominated for the Norwegian Ibsen Prize in 2007. The production is part of The National Touring Network for Performing Arts, and performed through The Cultural Rucksack, as well as through open performances. Direction: Matte Brantzeg, script and production: Janne Langaas.
Sources:
Barske Glæder Productions, jannelangaas.no, 24.08.2010, http://www.jannelangaas.no/komtilbake.html
YouTube, youtube.com, 20.06.2011, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf8O020kdPg&feature=relmfu
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Janne Langaas | – Playwright |
| Mette Brantzeg | – Choreography |
| Mette Brantzeg | – Staging |
| Svein Gundersen (musikk) | – Composition (Sanger) |
| Tov Ramstad | – Composition |
| Anne Christensen | – Visual design (Bakteppe) |
| Milja Salovaara | – Stage design |
| Milja Salovaara | – Costume design |
| Tov Ramstad | – Musical arrangement |
| Svein Gundersen (musikk) | – Sound design |
| Janne Langaas | – Actor |
| Tov Ramstad | – Musician |
| Antti Bjørn | – Tailoring |
| Janne Langaas | – Producer |
| October 28, 2006 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| October 27, 2006 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| March 31, 2006 – Torshovteatret - Prøvesalen | Worldwide premiere |
Elisabeth Rygg (2006, 03.04). Review titled Moving about mourning. Aftenposten:
"Theatre for children about deep seriousness, longing, sorrow and death is a brave project to make. Barske Glæder Productions has made a poetic and touching performance about a child’s meeting with death (...) Langaas’ text is near reality, poetic and full of the child’s wonder and philosophy."