Norwegian Tale

Norwegian Tale by karen foss quiet works was simple barstool readings on issues to do with current living conditions in Norway. This solo work, performed by Karen Foss with musical accompaniment by Jørgen Knudsen, functioned as a short and poetic, political comment on everyday life in the social democracy of Norway. The text could be delivered in Norwegian or in English, to suit the situation. Amongst the themes were:

Sex, visions and myths

Pirates of the Caribbean - The fine dividing line between the heroism and piracy of public figures

The real sound of Beethoven - Norwegians' misguided prejudices against "elitist" music

Now you see it now you don’t - About European identity and multicultural qualities.

The series Norwegian Tale by karen foss quiet works was developed and showed public places in Bergen since the spring of 2003, and continued to change.

Source: karen foss quiet works, karenfossquietworks.no, 01.08.2010, http://www.karenfossquietworks.no/prod.html