| Title | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program fra Teater Jokers produksjoner Hando Kjendo (2003). | 2003 | Download |
Hando Kjendo
Hando Kjendo (2003) was a production by Teater Joker.
After being performed 300 times, Hando Kjendo was performed for the last time in The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) the autumn of 2006.
Hando and Kjendo are two characters from Tore Renberg's and Kim Hiorthøy's illustrated children's books. Hando is tall, thin, green and cries when he talks. Kjendo is short, round and laughs when she talks. The two opposites are the best of friends, and together they experience the strangest things.
Information
(Objekt ID 2119)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | August 9, 2003 |
| Produced by | Teater Joker |
| Based on | Hando Kjendo by Tore Renberg, Kim Hiorthøy |
| Audience | Young children, Children (from 3 to 10) |
| Audience size | 30000 |
| Number of events | 320 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Performance for children, Physical theatre |
| Running period | August 9, 2003 — September 2, 2006 |
| Duration | 45 minutes |
| Website | Teater Joker |
Requirements to venue
| Minimum stage width | 5m |
| Maximum stage width | 5m |
| Minimum stage depth | 6m |
| Maximum stage depth | 6m |
| Minimum stage height | 4m |
| Maximum stage height | 4m |
| Lights requirements | Brought with |
| Audio requirements | Brought with |
| Blackout | Yes |
| Rigging time | 90 minutes |
| Downrigging time | 45 minutes |
| Audience | 150 |
| Other | Suited for gymnasiums, amphi theatre is made using mats, benches and chairs in front of the stage. |
In Hando Kjendo by Teater Joker, Hando and Kjendo come to Ella's place one fine morning. Ella has ordered a new sofa.
The misunderstanding is now a fact. What would you have done if Hando and Kjendo suddenly were in your living room? Ella tries hard to get rid of the two best friends, as she doesn't want to believe that they are really there, but eventually she is lured in to their strange universe where the beach and Beethoven awaits.
Hando Kjendo takes place between the small and the tall, the thin and the round, the fast and the slow. The poetic imagery of Hiorthøy is intact with these two non-realistic characters.
Teater Joker used sounds and images in combination with Tore Renberg's text as a fundament for the performance. Through a manner of expression doubling as abstract and concrete Teater Joker played with words, colours and sounds.
Source:
Teater Joker, teaterjoker.no, 18.08.2010, http://www.teaterjoker.no/Teater%20Joker/Hando%20Kjendo.html
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Tore Renberg | – Playwright |
| Bo Anders Sundstedt | – Dramatised by |
| Bo Anders Sundstedt | – Direction |
| Cathrine Gåre Opstad | – Stage design |
| Bo Anders Sundstedt | – Stage design |
| Cathrine Gåre Opstad | – Costume design |
| Harald Lindebrekke | – Sound |
| Bo Anders Sundstedt | – Sound |
| Kim Hiorthøy | – Illustrator (plakattegning) |
| Ingrid Enger Damon | – Actor |
| Guri Glans | – Actor |
| Gunhild Aubert Opdal | – Actor |
| Kari Ramnefjell | – Actor |
| Niels Peter Underland | – Actor |
| Guri Glans | – Producer |
| September 2, 2006 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| June 17, 2004 – Gamle Posten, Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival | Show |
| June 16, 2004 – Gamle Posten, Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival | Show |
| March 6, 2004 – Lille scene (Marstrandgata), Black box teater | Show |
| March 5, 2004 – Lille scene (Marstrandgata), Black box teater | Show |
| March 4, 2004 – Lille scene (Marstrandgata), Black box teater | Show |
| March 3, 2004 – Lille scene (Marstrandgata), Black box teater | Show |
| March 2, 2004 – Lille scene (Marstrandgata), Black box teater | Show |
| Navember 22, 2003 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| August 9, 2003 – Lille scene (Marstrandgata), Black box teater | Worldwide premiere |
| Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival | June 16, 2004 |
Writer and date unknown, Lindesnes [Lindesnes, Norway]:
"The long, thin green continuously crying Hando and the little, round as a ball laughing Kjendo captured the children’s attention (...) Bursts of laughter came as pearls on a string."
Writer and date unknown, Flekkefjord blad [Flekkefjord]:
Theatre experience for the pupils! Experiencing long, thin Hando who cries pretty often, and little, rotund Kjendo, who laughs easily, was incredibly exciting. The children were deeply involved with the performance and were silent as mice as the performance went on.