Poppea
Poppea (2009) by Ingun Bjørnsgaard Prosjekt: Poppea is one of the strongest female characters of Antiquity - she who has fought her way up through the hierarchy to becoming the emperor's wife. Poppea is inspired by Monteverdi's opera of the same name.
Information
(Objekt ID 364)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | May 8, 2009 |
| Produced by | Ingun Bjørnsgaard Prosjekt |
| Audience | Adults |
| Keywords | Dance, Chamber play, Contemporary dance, Classical ballet |
| Running period | May 8, 2009 |
| Duration | One hour without internission |
| Website | Ingun Bjørnsgaard Prosjekt, Hålogaland Teater |
Requirements to venue
| Minimum stage width | 10m |
| Maximum stage width | 12m |
| Minimum stage depth | 9m |
| Maximum stage depth | 12m |
| Minimum stage height | 6m |
| Maximum stage height | 8m |
| Lights requirements | yes |
| Audio requirements | Yes |
| Blackout | Yes |
| Rigging time | 720 minutes |
| Downrigging time | 120 minutes |
| Other | Gray dance floor, german set, black curtains. We nned two light techncians for get in |
The woman's power play is vulnerable and exposed in another manner than is the man's. And what tension arises when the male appropriates the female, and femininity dons the mask of masculinity? Who is whose victim? When androgyny leads to concealment, all the usual rules of play are altered. How do we fulfil the dreams that are ever larger than ourselves? And what happens as we fail, in our own eyes and in the eyes of others?
In a chamber play involving some of Norway's best dancers, the playful search for the beauty found in imperfection continued.
Poppea by Ingun Bjørnsgaard Prosjekt was supported by Arts Council Norway and the Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs/MFA (travel grant/performing arts).
Source:
DTS, danseogteatersentrum.no, 15.08.2010, http://www.danseogteatersentrum.no/sck/members.shtml?lang=nor&sam=&cat=&gen=&cou=&cri=ingun%20bj%F8rnsgaard&aid=156&prid=3&act=prod
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ingun Bjørnsgaard | – Concept/Idea |
| Ingun Bjørnsgaard | – Choreography |
| Geir Jenssen | – Composition |
| Geir Jenssen | – Music |
| Morten Pettersen | – Music |
| Kai Johnsen | – Dramaturge |
| Thomas Björk | – Stage design |
| Thomas Björk | – Costume design |
| Morten Pettersen | – Sound design |
| Hans Jaran Skogen | – Lighting design |
| Mattias Ekholm | – Dancer |
| Erik Rulin | – Dancer |
| Aleksandra Sende | – Dancer |
| Lone Torvik | – Dancer |
| Ida Wigdel | – Dancer |
| Kirre Arneberg | – Producer |
| December 3, 2010 21:00 – Moderna Dansteatern, MDT (ICE HOT Nordic Dance Platform) | Show |
| September 9, 2010 20:00 – Store Carl | Show |
| September 8, 2010 20:00 – Store Carl | Show |
| June 10, 2010 19:30 – Scene Vest, Hålogaland Teater, The Arctic Theatre | Show |
| June 9, 2010 19:30 – Scene Vest, Hålogaland Teater, The Arctic Theatre | Show |
| April 15, 2010 19:30 – Palladium, Dansstationen | Show |
| April 14, 2010 19:30 – Palladium, Dansstationen | Show |
| April 12, 2010 19:00 – Moderna Dansteatern, MDT | Show |
| April 11, 2010 16:00 – Moderna Dansteatern, MDT | Show |
| April 8, 2010 18:00 – Atalante | Show |
| April 7, 2010 18:00 – Atalante | Show |
| May 8, 2009 – Hovedscenen, Dansens Hus | Worldwide premiere |
| ICE HOT Nordic Dance Platform | December 3, 2010 |
"Poppea is a victory for Norwegian dance.... The ethereal flirtatiousness that has been Bjørnsgaard's trademark has now receded into the background and what emerges is an expression that is consistently eloquent, and at the same time, more focused on pure dance." Inger-Margrethe Lunde (2009, 11.05). Poppea is a victory for Norwegian dance.