Flimmer/Pretty Ugly
Flimmer/Pretty Ugly was a double-billed dance production by Carte Blanche, produced in 2002.
Flimmer was choreographed by Eva-Cecilie Richardsen, whereas Amanda Miller choreographed Pretty Ugly.
Information
(Objekt ID 37693)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | May 2003 |
| Produced by | Carte Blanche |
| In collaboration with | Kreutzerkompani |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 3 |
| Keywords | Dance, Contemporary dance |
| Running period | May 2003 |
Dancer Henriette Sklorer won The Norwegian Critics' Award (dance) 2002/2003 for her contribution to Pretty Ugly.
"This year the award winner is a female dancer who is in possession of enough stage charisma and technical abilities. Enough to carry the main focus of the audience through a full performance.
[...]
The American choreographer Amanda Miller's work Pretty Ugly will never be the same again after this particular dancer's involvement. As the only woman among four boys she delivered a harmonic and searching, but also bone tough, self-confident and demanding role interpretation.
I quote from the dance critic Fredrik Rütter's review in Aftenposten May 24: 'She moves very challenging in the same overdone style as the boys with long steps and forward-looking eyes. With a long, red skirt, a black, see-through top, pitch black hair and a dramatic expression in her movements, plus an expressive face, she is very visible in the landscape. If that shouldn't be enough, she dances almost divine.' End of quote.
Her memorable efforts in the abovementioned performance decided the allocation of this year's award. But it is with great gratitude for many performances, in which this dancer has taken part, that I stand her today."
The complete speech can be read at the webpage of Norwegian Critics' Association (link in Norwegian only).
Source:
Norwegian Critics' Association, kritikerlaget.no, 29.09.2011, http://www.kritikerlaget.no/pages/nor/27-dansekritikerprisen_til_henriette_slorer
Carte Blanche, ncb.kyber.no, 21.11.2013, http://ncb.kyber.no/default.asp?kat=552&id=1630&sp=2
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Amanda Miller | – Choreography (Pretty Ugly) |
| Eva-Cecilie Richardsen | – Choreography (Flimmer) |
| Erik Ljunggren | – Composer (Flimmer) |
| Arto Lindsay | – Music (Pretty Ugly) |
| Péter Scherer | – Music (Pretty Ugly) |
| Amanda Miller | – Stage design (Pretty Ugly) |
| Seth Tillett | – Stage design (Pretty Ugly) |
| Kathrine Tolo | – Stage design (Flimmer) |
| Amanda Miller | – Costume design (Pretty Ugly) |
| Seth Tillett | – Costume design (Pretty Ugly) |
| Kathrine Tolo | – Costume design (Flimmer) |
| Frederik Kolderup | – Lighting design (Flimmer) |
| Amanda Miller | – Lighting design (Pretty Ugly) |
| Henriette Slorer | – Dancer (i Pretty Ugly) |
| Gry Bech-Hanssen | – Choreogreographic Assistant (Flimmer) |
| May 2003 – Danseteatret / Turnhallen, Carte Blanche (Bergen International Festival) | Opening night |
| Bergen International Festival | May 2003 |