The Babel Project

The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) in collaboration with Artistas Unidos (Portugal), presented the autumn of 2008 the Norwegian premiere of The Babel Project with text by Jesper Halle and Miguel Castro Caldas, directed by Franzisca Aarflot

Skit arrives Europe from his «sinking» home land. After a failed attempt at applying for a resident visa he gets an illegal job in construction, something which turns out to give him a series of challenges. But Skit doesn’t give up too easily, and he is determined to manage, no matter the cost.

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(Objekt ID 333)
Object type Production
Premiere August 20, 2008
Produced by The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater), Artistas Unidos
Audience Adults
Language English
Keywords Theatre, Circus, Music, Physical theatre
Running period July 31, 2008  
Website Det Åpne Teater, Artistas Unidos, CITEMOR, BABEL 2ºDIA (Trailer Babelprosjektet), DISCURSO - AARFLOT (Intervju, Franzisca Aarflot)
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In The Babel Project director Franzisca Aarflot mixed circus, music, acrobatics and poetry into a story about illegal work immigration written by Jesper Halle and Miguel Castro Caldas. The actors performed in a four-floor scaffolding built onstage.

The Babel Project had its world wide premiere in the Citemor festival in Montemor-o-velho, Portugal, July 31 2008. The Norwegian premiere took place in an old factory in Tøyenbekken 12, Grønland, Oslo.

The Babel Project was supported by Telenor, MFA, The Fund for Performing Artists and the Culture Program of EU.

Source:

Teaternett, teaternett.no, 14.10.2010, http://www.teaternett.no/aktuelt/pressemeldinger/2008/0815-01-047.htm

Contributors (18)
Name Role
Miguel Castro Caldas – Text
Jesper Halle – Text
Franzisca Aarflot – Adapted by
Franzisca Aarflot – Idea
Franzisca Aarflot – Direction
Morten Halle – Music
Jorge Silva Melo – Dramaturge (produksjonsdramaturg)
Ragnhild Mærli – Dramaturge (tekst/storyline)
Rita Lopes Alves – Visual design
Rita Lopes Alves – Stage design
Pedro Domingos – Lighting design
Ricardo Batista – Actor
Pedro Carraca – Actor
Sergio Conceicao – Actor
Idun Losnegård – Actor
Lenka Rozenhalova – Actor
Morten Halle – Musician (saksofon)
Cathrine Kleivdal – Assistant (design-assistent)
Performance dates
September 6, 2008Tøyenbekken 12, Oslo Show
September 5, 2008Tøyenbekken 12, Oslo Show
September 4, 2008Tøyenbekken 12, Oslo Show
September 3, 2008Tøyenbekken 12, Oslo Show
September 2, 2008Tøyenbekken 12, Oslo Show
August 24, 2008Tøyenbekken 12, Oslo Show
August 23, 2008Tøyenbekken 12, Oslo Show
August 22, 2008Tøyenbekken 12, Oslo Show
August 21, 2008Tøyenbekken 12, Oslo Show
August 20, 2008Tøyenbekken 12, Oslo National premiere, Norway