Collage 10 years

Collage 10 years (1984) was a production by Collage Dance Company. Three new works by the company's own choreographers were made to celebrate the company's tenth anniversary.

In Performing Arts Hub Norway's Sales Catalogue 1984 the following, among other things, is written about the production:

"A new ballet (still without title) with choreography by Inger Buresund to specially composed music for vibraphone and chamber orchestra by Rob Waring.

Kimen* (The Seed) with choreography by Sølvi Edvardsen to the music Heaven and Hell by Vangelis. 

Perpetum Mobile, a collaboration project between choreographer Lise Nordal and visual artist Nina Aabel to Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich."

*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Information

(Objekt ID 35538)
Object type Production
Premiere 1984
Produced by Collage Dance Company
Keywords Contemporary dance
Running period 1984  
Duration 1 hour 30 minutes

Requirements to venue

Minimum stage width 10m
Minimum stage depth 10m
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Sølvi Edvardsen received The Norwegian Critics' Award (dance) in 1984 for her choreography for Kimen* (The Seed).

Sources:

Performing Arts Hub Norway, Performing Arts Hub Norway's Catalogue 1982, 22.08.2013

Performing Arts Hub Norway, Performing Arts Hub Norway's Sales' Catalogue 1984, 02.10.2013

*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Contributors (6)
Name Role
Inger Buresund – Choreography
Sølvi Edvardsen – Choreography (Kimen)
Lise Nordal – Choreography (Perpetum Mobile)
Vangelis – Music (Kimen)
Steve Reich – Music (Perpetum Mobile)
Rob Waring – Music (Buresunds koreografi)
Performance dates
1984 Worldwide premiere
Press coverage

Writer and date unknown, Nationen [Oslo]:
"A dramatic depiction of birth, growth and change [...] a captivating ritual, or perhaps the title covers the most, in a tangible as well as metaphorical meaning?"