Sagan om Fred* (The Saga about Fred)
Sagan om Fred* (The Saga about Fred) is a dance performance by Hege Haagenrud.
The production deals with great love, the fear of not being good enough and what could happen when the other see you for what you are.
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Swedish-language title's literal meaning. The male first name "Fred" is also the Scandinavian term for "Peace".
Information
(Objekt ID 1718)| Object type | Production |
| Coproducers | Hege Haagenrud, Brageteatret |
| Audience | (from 10) |
| Keywords | Dance |
| Duration | 30 minutes |
Requirements to venue
| Minimum stage width | 6m |
| Minimum stage depth | 7m |
| Minimum stage height | 2m |
| Lights requirements | Can be brought with if so agreed |
| Audio requirements | Can be brought with if so agreed |
| Blackout | Yes |
| Rigging time | 45 minutes |
| Downrigging time | 30 minutes |
| Audience | 130 |
| Other | The room must hold at least 20 degrees.The stage should be placed at the short end, but this can be changed if needed. Mats, benches and chairs form an amphi theatre. |
Sagan om Fred* (The Saga about Fred) by Hege Haagenrud is a mix of modern dance, classical ballet, physical theatre and cartoon effects, that is, the use of simple symbols to underline emotions and thoughts in the performance, such as arrows and hearts.
Tove Skeidsvold and Sylvi Fredriksen alternate in the role of Miriam, and Leif Nygård and Andreas Johansson alternate in the role of Fred.
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Swedish-language title's literal meaning. The male first name "Fred" is also the Scandinavian term for "Peace".
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Hege Haagenrud | – Playwright |
| Hege Haagenrud | – Choreography |
| Hege Haagenrud | – Stage design |
| Hege Haagenrud | – Costume design |
| Sylvi Fredriksen | – Dancer |
| Andreas Johansson | – Dancer |
| Leif Nygaard | – Dancer |
| Tove Skeidsvoll | – Dancer |
| 2008 | Show |