Desiring Machines
Desiring Machines (2013) is a theatre production by Erik Dæhlin. Desiring Machines is a musical theatre project or an experimental opera, based on a circle of female characters, expanded by every performance.
In a visual and auditory space Dæhlin has collaborated with a selection of playwrights and writers to expose and overexpose different female characters.
Information
(Objekt ID 35001)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | June 3, 2013 |
| Produced by | |
| Coproducers | Bergen International Festival, Brageteatret, Norwegian Centre for New Playwriting (NCNP) |
| Audience | Adults |
| Keywords | Musical theatre, Opera, Performing arts, Music |
| Running period | June 3, 2013 — October 24, 2014 |
| Duration | 40 minutes |
| Website | Desiring Machines, Brageteatret, Vimeo, Youtube, Spotify - utgivelse av Dæhlins musikk |
In Desiring Machinesby Erik Dæhlin a number of historical and mythical female characters, from ancient days until today are portrayed, through narrative fragments, realistic images, surrealist glimpses and leaks. Everything is part of the many-faceted desiring machine, the history or the body, connected through a stage collage in which the audience is one of the circles.
Supported by The Norwegian Composers' Fund, The Fund for Performing Artists, Arts Council Norway and the Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs/MFA (travel grant/performing arts).
Source:
Erik Dæhlin, erikdaehlin.no, 06.06.2013, http://www.erikdaehlin.no/desiring-machines
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Eirik Fauske | – Text |
| Mette Karlsvik | – Text |
| Heiner Müller | – Text |
| Pier Paolo Pasolini | – Text |
| Edy Poppy | – Text |
| Hanne Ramsdal | – Text |
| William Shakespeare | – Text |
| Demian Vitanza | – Text |
| Erik Dæhlin | – Concept/Idea |
| Erik Dæhlin | – Direction |
| Erik Dæhlin | – Composition |
| Tormod Lindgren | – Stage design |
| Amund Sjølie Sveen | – Video/Film |
| Morten Pettersen | – Sound (Lydteknikk) |
| Thorolf Thuestad | – Sound (Lydteknisk tilrettelegging) |
| Erik Dæhlin | – Light |
| Tormod Lindgren | – Light |
| Heloísa Capelossi Amaral | – Musician (Klaver, klavikord) |
| Gunnar Hauge | – Musician (Cello) |
| Amund Sjølie Sveen | – Musician (Slagverk) |
| Elisabeth Holmertz | – Singer |
| Elisabeth Holmertz | – Voiceover |
| Morten Kippe | – Producer |
| Jon Tombre | – Consultant (Ytre øye) |
| Bergen International Festival | June 3, 2013 |