Heart of the Dream
The theatre performance Heart of The Dream was a story in chronological reverse, made by Grenland Friteater. Grenland Friteater embarked on a journey to Telemark during three different spans of time. From our own future information and dream society the audience was brought to the outskirts of Hardangervidda a century ago and eventually to the centre of the largest and most violent peasant uprising ever to take place in Norway’s history, in Western Telemark in 1540.
Information
(Objekt ID 1566)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | June 12, 2004 |
| Produced by | Grenland Friteater |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 21 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Physical theatre, Light comedy/slapstick, Comedy, Tragedy |
| Running period | June 12, 2004 |
| Website | Grenland Friteater |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
In Heart of the Dream by Grenland Friteater the audience followed a small group of people on a journey to the heart of Telemark, also the heart of the Norwegian traditional folk culture. But the audience also travelled back in time to the time of the Norwegian’s rule’s fall.
In the company of seven strong personalities, representatives for the peasants and the authorities, fighters and dreamers, violinists and wise men, Grenland Friteater searched for the roots of the poem Draumkvedet (The Dream Poem) originating in Telemark. The aim was to show its symbolic value within Norwegian culture and literature history.
The Dream Poem is part of the foundation for the Norwegian national identity and a holy text for Christians, folklorists, speakers of New Norwegian, Olympics’ leaders and other nationalists.The poem also represents the opposite of the theory of the dream society: An open wound marking a near unwritten chapter in the Norwegian history book; a warrior poem about independence and faith in the time prior to and around Reformation.
Source: Grenland Friteater, grenlandfriteater.com, 17.08.2010, http://www.grenlandfriteater.com/show_details.asp?ID=1036
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Tor Arne Ursin | – Text |
| Tor Arne Ursin | – Script |
| Tor Arne Ursin | – Direction |
| Guttorm Guttormsen | – Composition |
| Guttorm Guttormsen | – Music |
| Ulla Ryum | – Dramaturge |
| Zoe Christiansen | – Stage design |
| Zoe Christiansen | – Costume |
| Jean Vincent Kerebel | – Lighting design |
| Geddy Aniksdal | – Actor |
| Anne-Sophie Erichsen | – Actor |
| Olav Hanto | – Actor |
| Tommy Henriksen | – Actor |
| Vibeke Lie | – Actor |
| Lars Vik | – Actor |
| Vidar Ytre-Arne | – Actor |
| June 19, 2004 – Friteatret, Grenland Friteater (Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival) | Show |
| June 18, 2004 – Friteatret, Grenland Friteater (Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival) | Show |
| June 16, 2004 – Friteatret, Grenland Friteater (Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival) | Show |
| June 15, 2004 – Friteatret, Grenland Friteater (Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival) | Show |
| June 12, 2004 – Friteatret, Grenland Friteater (Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival) | Worldwide premiere |
| Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival | June 12, 2004 |