A perfectly safe hide-out
A perfectly safe hide-out by Mari Meen Halsøy, Sara Christophersen and Helle Siljeholm was a site-specific performance for the Beirut Street Festival 2011 in Lebanon. Their work drew upon questions and situations inspired by real life conditions, politics, social structures and (hi)stories of society.
Combining dance, visual art and music, the project sat out to explore common perceptions of the surroundings of the performance location.
Information
(Objekt ID 27653)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | October 1, 2011 |
| Produced by | Siljeholm/Christophersen, Mari Meen Halsøy |
| Audience | Adults |
| Keywords | Dance, Music, Performance, Site spesific performance |
| Running period | October 1, 2011 |
| Website | MARI MEEN HALSØY, Helle Siljeholm & Sara Christophersen |
A perfectly safe hide-out by Mari Meen Halsøy, Sara Christophersen and Helle Siljeholm was supported by the municipality of Beirut (LB), The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beirut, Zico House (LB), The Fund for Performing Artists (NO), the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs/MFA (travel grant/performing arts), Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA) and Umam Documentation & Research (LB).
Source:
Norway - the official site in Lebanon, norway-lebanon.org, 09.01.2012, http://www.norway-lebanon.org/News_and_events/Culture/Norwegian-artists-at-the-2011-Beirut-Street-Festival/
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Sara Christophersen | – Concept/Idea |
| Mari Meen Halsøy | – Concept/Idea |
| Helle Siljeholm | – Concept/Idea |
| Sara Christophersen | – Choreography |
| Helle Siljeholm | – Choreography |
| Mathias Eick | – Music |
| Mari Meen Halsøy | – Visual design |
| Katarina Eriksson | – Co-creator |
| Martin Lervik | – Co-creator |
| Sara Christophersen | – Dancer |
| Katarina Eriksson | – Dancer |
| Martin Lervik | – Dancer |
| Helle Siljeholm | – Dancer |
| October 2, 2011 – Barakat Building / Beit Beirut | Show |
| October 1, 2011 – Barakat Building / Beit Beirut | Worldwide premiere |
| Beirut Street Festival | October 1, 2011 |