Exit Strategies

Exit Strategies (2012) is a production by Happy Gorilla Dance Company.

At the webpage of Bastard, the international performing arts festival of Trondheim, the following, among other things, is written about Exit Strategies:

"The dance of finance is rockingly schizophrenic and the rhythms asymmetrical, from the most ecstatic euphoria to bottomless depression.

The fans of the plutonomy idea points at the rich and hopes that the production of luxury goods are to keep the wheels going even though one can hear the machinery squeak. Obviously some greasing is needed. Happy Gorilla Dance Company (HGDC) takes business seriously and starts at the bottom - one place one does have to start."

Information

(Objekt ID 30360)
Object type Production
Original title Working title: The Box
Premiere September 8, 2012
Produced by Happy Gorilla Dance Company
Coproducers BIT Teatergarasjen
Audience Adults
Language Norwegian
Keywords Installation, Theatre, Dance, Multidisciplinary, Durational performance
Running period September 8, 2012  
Website Teaterhuset Avant Garden
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At the webpage of Bastard, the international performing arts festival of Trondheim, the following, among other things, is written about Exit Strategies:

"Big conglomerates (and military strategies) always have an exit strategy ready. But what about the rest of us, who in our godlessness embrace profits and progression? The faith in the future stumbles nervously, in tune with the financial dance, and the doubt grows and keeps growing. Still, HGDC occupies an empty, shut-down shop and goes through with its business plan in an attempt to surpass doubt and step into euphoria.

Happy Gorilla Dance Company is a recently started multi-genre live art project with Jørgen Knudsen among the involved. He is known as one of the forces behind legendary Baktruppen. It may not be so surprising that this company creates performing arts with clear social commentary, great entertainment value and a lot of strange ideas.

Exit Strategies is a social examination in two parts, in which HGDC researches how society works and reacts in a given situation, for instance a recession. During the day the audience may visit an installation, and during the evening there is a performance in the same venue."

Supported by: Nordic Culture Point, The Fund for Performing Artists, The Audio Visual Fund, the municipality of Bergen, The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (travel grant/performing arts).

Thanks to: EC Dahls Eiendom

The production had the working title The Box.

Source:

Avant Garden, avantgarden.no, 07.09.2012, http://www.avantgarden.no/program/exit-strategies/

Contributors (9)
Name Role
Christina Brandt Jensen – Choreography
Jørgen Knudsen – Music
Susanne Irene Fjørtoft – Stage design
Susanne Irene Fjørtoft – Costume
Kjartan Andersen – Performer
Susanne Irene Fjørtoft – Performer
Christina Brandt Jensen – Performer
Jørgen Knudsen – Performer
Sunniva Skorve – Producer
Performance dates
October 27, 2012 15.00 – Domkirkegaten 4 (Oktoberdans) Show
October 27, 2012Domkirkegaten 4 (Oktoberdans) exhibition
October 26, 2012 15.00 – Domkirkegaten 4 (Oktoberdans) Show
October 26, 2012Domkirkegaten 4 (Oktoberdans) exhibition
October 25, 2012 15.00 – Domkirkegaten 4 (Oktoberdans) Show
October 25, 2012Domkirkegaten 4 (Oktoberdans) exhibition
October 24, 2012 15.00 – Domkirkegaten 4 (Oktoberdans) Show
October 24, 2012Domkirkegaten 4 (Oktoberdans) exhibition
September 30, 2012 exhibition
September 30, 2012Foajé (Marstrandgata), Black Box teater Show
September 29, 2012 exhibition
September 29, 2012Foajé (Marstrandgata), Black Box teater Show
September 28, 2012 exhibition
September 28, 2012Foajé (Marstrandgata), Black Box teater Show
September 9, 2012 13:00 – Munkegata 58 (Bastard - Trondheim International Performing Arts Festival) exhibition
September 9, 2012 18:30 – Munkegata 58 (Bastard - Trondheim International Performing Arts Festival) Show
September 8, 2012 13:00 – Munkegata 58 (Bastard - Trondheim International Performing Arts Festival) exhibition
September 8, 2012 19:30 – Munkegata 58 (Bastard - Trondheim International Performing Arts Festival) Worldwide premiere
Festivals (2)