I AM 1984 is a global-historical and autobiographical journey that constantly returns to the year 1984. Gathering perspectives from different realities and fictions, such as events from national and world history, science fiction, films, 3D-animations, virtual internet systems and video games, the performance asks questions such as: What is the connection between Mona Lisa’s smile and Mickey Mouse’s grin? And between Mickey Mouse’s grin and the ravenous wide-open mouth of Pac Man? And between Pac Man and the circles of the Olympic
Games?
I AM 1984 the first part of a trilogy with the tentative title The Theory of Performance to Come or – The Only Way to Avoid the Massacre is to Become its Authors. The piece received a special award from the jury of the INFANT festival in Novi Sad for “expanding the limits of theatre”, and is described as a unique theatrical link between private, personal history and a global worldview.
Source: BIT Teatergarasjen, Meteor 2009. 06.08.2010: http://www.bit-teatergarasjen.no
