Mitt Knossos* (My Knossos)
Mitt Knossos* (My Knossos) by Grenland Friteater: The myths are our mutual heritage, there is no copyright come to them. At all times the human being has interpreted and reinterpreted the myths to understand his/her own psyche, or to explain something otherwise difficult to understand. We can treat the myths the way we want, and so we have done.
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 153)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | December 9, 2009 |
| Produced by | Grenland Friteater |
| Audience | Children, Families (from 8) |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Performance for children, Theatre, Physical theatre, Storytelling theatre, Movie |
| Running period | December 9, 2009 |
| Website | Grenland Friteater |
Tanja and Maria have a lot in common: They both sought to Crete in their youth. One of them to work as a guide at the palace of Knossos, the other ran from home to make a living as a street singer.
Both of them have an intense connection to the myth from Knossos, about the sisters Ariadne and Phaeadra, their half-brother the Minotaur and, not least, the mother Pasiphae. Both of them have strained relationships to their own mothers.
With music, humour, absurd shifts, choreography and a text that is and poetic at the same time, the stories were weaved together at a diversity of levels. While the actors entered and left films playing on the backdrop, the audience was taken from a reality here and now to a beautiful beach, a wild road trip and a most freely interpreted historical wandering through the ruins of the Minoan culture of Knossos and further on, into the myths.
Mitt Knossos by Grenland Friteater was supported by Spenn.no and Arts Council Norway.
Source: Grenland Friteater, grenlandfriteater.com, 18.08.2010, http://www.grenlandfriteater.com/show_details.asp?ID=1465
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Malin Bratlie | – Text |
| Anne-Sophie Erichsen | – Text |
| Anette Røde Hagnell | – Text |
| Anne-Sophie Erichsen | – Direction |
| Anette Røde Hagnell | – Composition |
| Kjersti Høgli | – Stage design |
| Kjersti Høgli | – Costume design |
| Maria Løkken | – Video/Film (Tegnefilm) |
| Agnar Ribe | – Video/Film |
| Jørn Steen | – Video/Film |
| Anette Røde Hagnell | – Sound design |
| Agnar Ribe | – Lighting design |
| Malin Bratlie | – Actor |
| Anette Røde Hagnell | – Actor |
| Kjersti Høgli | – Props |
| Jørn Steen | – Photo |
| Kjersti Høgli | – Director’s assistant |
| Agnar Ribe | – Technician |
| Jonas Borgan Olsen | – Producer |
| Jonas Borgan Olsen (from 2009 to 2011) | – Producer |
| December 9, 2009 – Friteatret, Grenland Friteater | Worldwide premiere |
"The lines are delivered in an unforced, gay manner. Familiar strings are played, and I am sure the children will find it recognisable." Kari Gisholt, 14.12.2009, Review titled Playing with the myth, Varden, 18.08.2010, http://www.varden.no/kultur/lek-med-myten-1.348886
"The play fleets so easily on, it is as if it has been made through playing. The two actors enter and leave roles, telling their story with a rich diversity of effects, as means of acting and narration. The language sounds natural and fresh, the story telling elegantly turned by actors wearing their profession as they wear their skin, switching between roles with acrobatic ease. The changing video projections on the backdrop make for an inviting and playful visual effect, and the performance benefits from it to an end." Kari Saanum, 07.12.2010, Review titled Playful trip to Knossos – with a taste of sorrow and longing, Scenekunst, 18.08.2010, http://www2.scenekunst.no/artikkel_6585.nml