I sitt eget selskap* (In one's own company)
I sitt eget selskap* (In one's own company) (2011) is a production made by Torgunn Productions and Akershus Theatre in collaboration.
Akershus Theatre refers to I sitt eget selskap as follows:
"A feast filled with beauty, madness and loneliness:
Surreal dance theatre to the beat of the five/eight time signature.
Five persons dressed for a party meets at a party. Which constellations are formed between five persons? And how will the unpredictable five/eight beat affect them?
Politeness slides into chaos to the sounds of glass breaking. Surreal images are interwoven, like a dream. In the middle of this chaos we meet the silent loneliness."
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 24506)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | Navember 18, 2010 |
| Produced by | Torgunn Productions |
| Coproducers | Unge Viken Teater |
| Audience | Youth, Adults |
| Audience size | 6570 |
| Number of events | 37 |
| Keywords | Dance theatre |
| Running period | Navember 18, 2010 — Navember 10, 2011 |
| Duration | 45 minutes |
| Website | Akershus Teater, Ksys, Torgunn Produksjoner |
Requirements to venue
| Minimum stage width | 10m |
| Minimum stage depth | 8m |
"The party starts in an educated manner, but eventually, as the night darkens, the surfaces crack and chaos threatens beneath the polished surface. Perhaps, after all, the conditions for beauty are just as good when the company splits and the glasses break? And who hasn't felt how bottomless loneliness can be - even when surrounded by people?
I sitt eget selskap is an expressive, musical and dream-like journey between surface and undercurrents, between the company and one. Dance theatre aiming to move, entertain and make its audience wonder."
I sitt eget selskap (2011) by Torgunn Productions and Akershus Theatre was supported by spenn.no, The Fund for Performing Artists and Arts Council Norway.
Sources:
Akershus Theatre, 24.11.2011, http://www.akershusteater.no/
Torgunn Productions, torgunnproduksjoner.com, 13.08.2012
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Torgunn Wold Platzack | – Choreography |
| Gisle Kverndokk | – Composition |
| Silje Steinsvik | – Stage design |
| Elise Kleiva Ugland | – Costume |
| Norunn Standal | – Light |
| Henriette Blakstad | – Dancer |
| Lisbeth Sandnes Espeland | – Dancer |
| Anders Sanzén | – Dancer |
| Michael Sharman | – Dancer |
| Martha Standal | – Dancer |
| Gilda Stillbäck | – Dancer |
| Ann Kristin Røder | – Mask design |
| Bo Platzack | – Technician |
| Anette Bylund | – Producer |
| Navember 18, 2010 – Asker Kulturhus | Worldwide premiere |