| Title | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Festivalprogram for BIT teatergarasjens festival Profiler '95 (1995) | 1995 | Download |
7 against Thebes
7 against Thebes (1994) by Verdensteatret merged Aeschylus' 7 against Thebes and the text of Heiner Müller's Landscape with Argonauts (Landschaft mit Argonauten). The music was by Biosphere.
Information
(Objekt ID 18004)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | 1994 |
| Produced by | Verdensteatret |
| Based on | Seven against Thebes by Aiskhylos; Landscape with Argonauts by Heiner Müller |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Performance, Post-dramatic theatre, Video, Multimedia, Music, Political Theatre, Tragedy |
| Running period | 1994 — Navember 1995 |
| Website | Seven against Thebes |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | Yes |
Aeschylus' tragedy describes a city in moral decline as the enemy besieges the city, standing outside the seven gates of Thebes. Further it explores the blood-stained logic of civil war.
Landscape with Argonauts is the last part of Müller's trilogy Despoiled Shores/Medea Material/Landscape with Argonauts, describing the Western project of civilisation as a conquest.
Performances not shown underneath the Performance dates list:
1994
The Norwegian Theatre, "Action Sarajevo" Oslo, Norway.
Artist Palace, Vilnius, Lithuania
At Black Box Teater in Oslo 7 against Thebes was performed with Orfeo.
Sources:
Buresund, Inger and Anne-Britt Gran (1996): Frie grupper og Black Box Teater. 1970-1995 (literally: Independent companies and Black Box Teater), adNotam Gyldendal, Oslo
Verdensteatret, verdensteatret.com, 04.10.2011, http://www.verdensteatret.com/seven.html
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Lisbeth Bodd | – Concept/Idea |
| Preben Faye-Schjøll | – Concept/Idea |
| Asle Nilsen | – Concept/Idea |
| Lisbeth Bodd | – Direction |
| Asle Nilsen | – Direction |
| Morten Pettersen | – Sound |
| Audun Strype | – Sound |
| Nils Christian Boberg | – Co-creator |
| Erling Borgen | – Co-creator |
| Arvydas Dapsys | – Co-creator |
| Ceslovas Iskauskas | – Co-creator |
| Gabija Jaraminaité | – Co-creator |
| Sigitas Rackys | – Co-creator |
| Vanessa Baird | – Performer |
| Corinne Lyche Campos | – Performer |
| Jan Grønli | – Performer |
| Bjørn Kolbjørnsen | – Performer |
| Sverre Wilberg | – Performer |
| Nina Woxholtt | – Performer |
| Erik Øksnes | – Performer |
| Inger Johanne Byhring | – Technician |
| Lisbeth Bodd | – Other (Videoredigering) |
| Lisbeth Bodd | – Other (tekstredigering) |
| Preben Faye-Schjøll | – Other (tekstredigering) |
| Asle Nilsen | – Other (videoredigering) |
| Asle Nilsen | – Other (tekstredigering) |
| Navember 3, 1995 22:00 – BIT Teatergarasjen (Profiler '95) | Show |
| Navember 2, 1995 22:00 – BIT Teatergarasjen (Profiler '95) | Show |
| Navember 1, 1995 22:00 – BIT Teatergarasjen (Profiler '95) | Show |
| February 14, 1995 – Store scene (Vika), Black Box teater | Show |
| February 13, 1995 – Store scene (Vika), Black Box teater | Show |
| February 12, 1995 – Store scene (Vika), Black Box teater | Show |
| February 11, 1995 – Store scene (Vika), Black Box teater | Show |
| February 10, 1995 – Store scene (Vika), Black Box teater | Show |
| October 9, 1994 – BIT Teatergarasjen ([3P]) | Show |
| 1994 | Opening night |
| Profiler '95 | Navember 1, 1995 |
| [3P] | October 9, 1994 |
Writer and date unknown, Klassekampen [Oslo]:
"A performance which, despite some minor flaws, is impressively free and professional. Verdensteatret bases its work in classic myths and an eclectic selection of modern literature. [...] The production has room for many subtle transitions between humour and pain. We see the themes at many levels, and most sympathetic is it that these artists obviously have a wise relationship to the issues, filled with understanding. Verdensteatret has taken a significant step forward, and is no doubt among the independent theatre projects it will be exciting to follow."