Bitch Song Club
Bitch Song Club was a puppetry production for adults by Nina Borge, Ellisiv Lindkvist, Line Rosvoll and Karina Nielsen which mainly has been performed in the basement venue Teaterkjeller'n in Oslo Nye Centralteatret at Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre). The play is about lesbian women of different backgrounds, cultures and ages meeting in the one and only lesbian pub: Bitch Song Club.
Information
(Objekt ID 21514)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 12, 2008 |
| Coproducers | Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) |
| In collaboration with | The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater), Kilden Theatre |
| Based on | Bitch Song Club by Ellisiv Lindkvist, Nina Borge |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Puppetry |
| Running period | September 12, 2008 — 2009 |
| Website | Nina Borge |
In Bitch Song Club the audience was invited into the closet to watch life seen with a queer eye. Stage designer and visual artist Nina Borge had the idea to Bitch Song Club. She wanted to tell the story about the many colourful women who meet in a lesbian club. To do so, she chose using human-sized puppets who could sing as well as dance.
On occasion of the international women’s day March 8 (2008) a small taste of Bitch Song Club (as a work-in-progress) was performed in The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater).
Bitch Song Club was supported by The Danish Art Council, The Audio Visual Fund, Arts Council Norway and The Norwegian Culture Fund.
Sources:
Oslo Nye Teater, oslonye.no, 26.10.2010, http://www.oslonye.no/forestillinger/15543.html
The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater), detapneteater.no, 26.10.2010, http://www.detapneteater.no/pub/daat/forestillinger/?aid=673&cid=17&sac=all&viewall=1#daat
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Nina Borge | – Playwright |
| Ellisiv Lindkvist | – Playwright |
| Nina Borge | – Idea |
| Line Rosvoll | – Direction |
| Toni Ferraz | – Choreography |
| Nina Borge | – Stage design |
| Nina Borge | – Puppetry Design |
| Anders Rogg | – Musical arrangement |
| Erling Jørgensen | – Sound design |
| Trond Sætre | – Lighting design |
| Kari-Ann Grønsund | – Actor (Gina) |
| Nina Ellen Ødegård | – Actor (Liss`stemme) |
| Espen Alknes | – Puppeteer (Servitør / Hilde) |
| Anna Leiman | – Puppeteer |
| Karina Nielsen | – Puppeteer (Karina leder bitch song club) |
| Karina Nielsen | – Puppeteer (Caroline / Elke) |
| Suzanne Paalgard | – Puppeteer (Liss / Servitør / Becky) |
| Anders Rogg | – Musician (Emma) |
| Nina Borge | – Puppet maker |
| Ingfrid Vasset | – Makeup |
| Vilde Østerbøe Gustavsen | – Stage manager |
| Hilde-Merethe Kleven | – Stage manager |
| 2009 (International Puppetry Festival ) | Show |
| September 12, 2008 – Caféscenen, Centralteatret, Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) | Worldwide premiere |
| March 8, 2008 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Work-in-progress |