Gorri-Gorri
Gorri-Gorri (2000) is a production by Jo Strømgren Kompani: An orphan baby ends up in the hands of an engineer team specialized in academic education.
We follow him from infancy through different stages of educational process, until laboratory exodus into society as a seemingly successful grown-up. The result proves to be highly uncertain. Science may not match reality. Or the other way round.
Information
(Objekt ID 2174)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 19, 2000 |
| Produced by | Jo Strømgren Kompani, The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret) |
| In collaboration with | Dansescenen, |
| Audience | Youth, Adults (from 13) |
| Audience size | 5026 |
| Number of events | 39 |
| Language | Gibberish |
| Keywords | Dance, Dance theatre, Puppetry |
| Running period | September 19, 2000 |
| Duration | 60 minutes |
| Website | Jo Strømgren Kompanii |
Gorri-Gorri was a joint production between Jo Strømgren Kompani and The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret). Lots of technical equipment, a huge set design, and a large number of performers and crew made this production rather shortlived, even though it did perform in approximately 25 cities in Scandinavia.
The mix of puppeteers and dancers opened new possibilities of storytelling and took the puppetry ambition of the company to a new level.
Touring: Norway, Denmark, Sweden
Gorri-Gorri by Jo Strømgren Kompani was supported by Arts Council Norway and the municipality of Bergen.
Gorri-Gorri by The Norwegian Touring Theatre/Jo Strømgren Kompani was nominated for The Hedda Award 2001 in best production category.
Source:
Jo Strømgren Kompani, jskompani.no, 08.08.2010, http://jskompani.no/productions/5
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jo Strømgren | – Script |
| Jo Strømgren | – Direction |
| Jo Strømgren | – Choreography |
| Bergmund Waal Skaslien | – Music |
| Jo Strømgren | – Music |
| Lars Årdal | – Music |
| Stephan Østensen | – Stage design |
| Stephan Østensen | – Costume design |
| Thea Holmberg Kristensen | – Costume (Kostymevedlikehold) |
| Stephan Østensen | – Puppet designer |
| Jo Strømgren | – Video/Film |
| Lars Årdal | – Sound design |
| Jo Strømgren | – Lighting design |
| Stephan Østensen | – Lighting design |
| Jonas Digerud | – Dancer |
| Jan Ivar Lund | – Dancer |
| Kyrre Texnæs | – Dancer |
| Christine Stoesen | – Puppeteer |
| Anne Stray | – Puppeteer |
| Paal Viken Bakke | – Puppeteer |
| Andreas Engesvik | – Voiceover |
| Sverre Johansen | – Puppet maker |
| Thea Holmberg Kristensen | – Mask design |
| Thea Holmberg Kristensen | – Makeup |
| Ole Thon | – Props |
| Ole Lillo-Stenberg | – Stage manager |
| Knut Bry | – Photo |
| Terje Grønvold | – Stage Manager |
| Lars Opstad | – Lighting supervisor |
| Ken Ruben Theodorsen | – Sound technician |
| Ole Lillo-Stenberg | – Tour manager |
| July 5, 2001 | visiting performance |
| Navember 8, 2000 – BIT Teatergarasjen | Show |
| September 19, 2000 – Hovedscenen, Drammens teater | Worldwide premiere |
Writer and date unknown, Aftenposten [Oslo]:
"Overwhelmingly good."
Writer and date unknown, Politiken [Denmark]:
"Brutal and strongly satirical performance about the upbringing of children."
Writer and date unknown, Aktuelt [Denmark]:
"Powerful performance."