Pattern of Change
Pattern of Change by Linda Birkedal/Molitrix Scenekunst was a site-specific performance performed in the square of Vågsallmenningen in Bergen in 2008.
Out of every chaos systems arise. Playful, serious or determined systems. Pattern of Change was part of the series Dans til Folket during the festival Oktoberdans 2008, arranged by BIT Teatergarasjen.
Information
(Objekt ID 3569)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | October 30, 2008 |
| Produced by | Molitrix Scenekunst |
| Coproducers | BIT Teatergarasjen |
| Audience | All (from 0 to 100) |
| Number of events | 3 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Dance, Contemporary dance, Site spesific performance |
| Running period | October 30, 2008 — Navember 1, 2008 |
| Website |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
In Pattern of Change Molitrix Scenekunst examines what is needed to establish systems and order in a chaotic world, or daily life. Molitrix Scenekunst observes the relationship between order and chaos both structurally and on an inner level.
How can bullets and hindrances such as fences and barriers be symbols of a chaotic daily life and a world in desperate wish for stability, order and control? How can one transfer experiences from a micro system to a macro existence? Is daily life further away than one’s own navel?
Pattern of Change was part of the dogma dance project Dans Til Folket.
"Dans Til Folket – a dogma dance project – is a not very camouflaged attempt at partly copying the Dogme 95 Manifesto launched during the Film Festival in Cannes in 1995, and to direct the spotlight towards the truly free and non-commercial dance in Norway as of today."
The goal of the project Dans Til Folket (literally meaning: Dance to the People) was to move the focus towards the good story playing in real time and unexpected places by challenging the way of thinking about a dance production and to emphasise different, at times unexpected, terms in the meeting between artists and audience. The choreographers and companies Fiksdal/Lie, Hege Haagenrud, Linda Birkedal/Molitrix Scenekunst and Rebekka/Huy were invited to participate. Each chose its own arena in Bergen. The results were presented during the festival Oktoberdans 2008.
"As Von Trier and Vinterberg of Dogme 95 underlined in Cannes, Dans Til Folket in Bergen 2008 also directed a mild creative critic, was a counterweight, towards the commercialisation and uniformity taking place in Norwegian dance of today. The budget size, the technical rigs and the degree of using effects seems to be allocated a larger and more central room, whereas the content pays the cost. The productions shall be directed towards an audience as large as possible, and to be as suitable for the advanced onlooker as the one watching dance art for the first time. Independent of gender, age, ethnic origin and economic ability, Dans Til Folket shall meet the ordinary folks!"
Sources: Molitrix Scenekunst
BIT Teatergarasjen, Oktoberdans 2008. 12.08.2010: http://www.bit-teatergarasjen.no -arkiv
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Linda Merete Birkedal | – Choreography |
| Julie Drønen Ekornes | – Dancer |
| Mari Flønes | – Other |
| Gunnar Innvær | – Other |
| Navember 1, 2008 – Vaagsallmenningen (Oktoberdans) | Show |
| October 31, 2008 – Vaagsallmenningen (Oktoberdans) | Show |
| October 30, 2008 – Vaagsallmenningen (Oktoberdans) | Worldwide premiere |
| Oktoberdans | October 30, 2008 |
"For an untrained eye it can seem like some kind of martial arts. (...) Alternative things like these add something to everyday life, Andreas Hofstad says.(...) Some walked unaffectedly across the provisional stage, whereas others remained standing to watch the rest of the performance."
BA. Øystein Rise.01.11.2008.