The Black Rider
The Black Rider was a musical theatre production by Rogaland Theatre, produced in 2014, and based on the musical by Robert Wilson, Tom Waits and William S. Burroughs. It was performed at the theatre's maiin stage.
Rolf Alme directed it.
Information
(Objekt ID 37820)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | January 25, 2014 |
| Produced by | Rogaland Theatre |
| Based on | The Black Rider by Robert Wilson, Tom Waits, Tom Waits, William Seward Burroughs |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Musical |
| Running period | January 25, 2014 — March 15, 2014 |
| Duration | Approximately two hours |
| Website | Rogaland Teater |
"The Black Rider is the story about Wilhelm, a young accountant who falls in love with the daughter of the forester. But in order to marry her he must first prove himself to be an able hunter. Unfortunately, poor Wilhelm has never fired a rifle, so his chances of winning his chosen one are slim. But then he receives an offer he can't refuse - from a young man who arrives in a black sports car and calls himself The Devil. Wilhelm is given some magic bullets that always hit their target.
(...)
The Black Rider is based on the German fairytale Der Freischütz, but William S. Burroughs has included some autobiographical elements in his version. In 1951 Burroughs killed his wife while trying to shoot a glass of water off her head, in an attempt to recreate the Wilhelm Tell myth."
SOURCES:
Rogaland Theatre, www.rogaland-teater.no, 10.03.2014, http://www.rogaland-teater.no/program/the-black-rider
Import from the Scenekunst.no list of openings 27/11-2013
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| William Seward Burroughs | – Author |
| Robert Wilson | – Playwright |
| Tom Waits | – Songlyrics |
| Rolf Alme | – Direction |
| Anders Brunvær Hauge | – Musical direction |
| Tom Waits | – Composer |
| Nina Godtlibsen | – Dramaturge |
| Rolf Alme | – Stage design |
| Rolf Alme | – Costume design |
| Haakon Espeland | – Lighting design |
| Mette Arnstad | – Actor (Anne, Bertrams kone) |
| Anders Dale | – Actor (Hertugen) |
| Helga Guren | – Actor (Kätchen, Bertrams datter) |
| Roar Kjølv Jenssen | – Actor (Bertram, skogvokteren) |
| Kristian Berg Jåtten | – Actor (Robert, en ung jeger) |
| Piotr Misztela | – Actor (Peg Leg- the devil) |
| Hugo Mikal Skår | – Actor (Wilhelm, en kontorist) |
| Anders Brunvær Hauge | – Répétiteur |
| Stig Håvard Dirdal | – Photo |
| Henrik Tangen | – Videodesign |
| January 25, 2014 18:00 – Hovedscenen, Rogaland Teater | Opening night |
"In The Black Rider the dramaturgy follows the course of intoxication: The first act is performed as on an increasing high, without worry, without responsibility, Dionysian and wild. After the break the downturn follows. Fun is over, the nightmare has started. Now one discovers what the choices cost, but now is too late, because they have long been made, and the cost must be paid. The sombre undertone, the one unheard in the dim of ecstasy in the first part, becomes more explicit and more disturbing."