Ballett - Verksted -79* (Ballet - Workshop -79)
Ballett - Verksted -79* (Ballet - Workshop -79) (1979) was a ballet production by The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet. The production was performed in the opera's venue in the Folketeateret building.
Ballett - Verksted -79 consisted of the world premieres of seven ballets:
Where are you going to? was choreographed by Margaret Ljunggren, to music by Michael Masser from the movie Mahogany.
The Picture of Dorian Gray was choreographed by Graham Woolnough, to music by Aaron Copland.
Spillopper* (Tomfoolery) was choreographed by Toni Herlofson, to music by Adam Khatsjaturian.
Underveis til en virkelighet* (Underway to a reality) was choreographed by Merete Bergersen, to music by Jan Garbarek.
Decadance was choreographed by Kjersti Alveberg, to music by Steve Kuhn.
Etude no. 3 was choreographed by Anne Staubo, to music by Edgar Varèse.
The three princesses of the blue mountain, based on the folktale about the three abducted princesses, in its Asbjørnsen & Moe version, was choreographed by Guri Pahle Glad to Norwegian folk songs and songs for children.
*Not yet translated into the English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 39519)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | May 18, 1979 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet |
| Audience | Adults |
| Keywords | Dance, Ballet |
| Running period | May 18, 1979 |
In her book Visions: Eye on Dance, Kjersti Alveberg writes about Decadance that it is "A sketch for six urban clowns inspired by trips to Amsterdam and Paris, where certain neighbourhoods are dominated by the decadence of narcotics and the sexual confusion of world-weary youth."
SOURCES:
Kjersti Alveberg, Visions: Eye on Dance, page 12, published by Press 2005.
Einar Dahl's private archive, donated by Einar Dahl, 2016.06.13
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Peter Christen Asbjørnsen | – Author (Prinsessene i Berget det blå) |
| Jørgen Moe | – Author (Prinsessene i Berget det blå) |
| Oscar Wilde | – Author (Portrett av Dorian Grey) |
| Kjersti Alveberg | – Choreography (Dekadans) |
| Merete Bergersen | – Choreography (Underveis til en virkelighet) |
| Toni Herlofson | – Choreography (Spillopper) |
| Margaret Ljunggren | – Choreography (Where are yoy going to?) |
| Guri Pahle Glad | – Choreography (Prinsessene i Berget det blå) |
| Anne Staubo | – Choreography (Etude nr. 3) |
| Graham Woolnough | – Choreography (Portrett av Dorian Grey) |
| Aaron Copland | – Composer (Portrett av Dorian Grey) |
| Jan Garbarek | – Composer (Fra "Dansere" - Underveis til en virkelighet) |
| Adam Khatsjaturjan | – Composer (Fra "Maskerade" - Spillopper) |
| Steve Kuhn | – Composer (Dekadans) |
| Michael Masser | – Composer |
| Edgar Varèse | – Composer (Fra "Poème Èlectronique" - Etude nr. 3) |
| Inger Derlick | – Stage design (Underveis til en virkelighet) |
| Jan Harr | – Stage design (Prinsessene i Berget det blå) |
| Kjersti Alveberg | – Costume design (Dekadans) |
| Gåggå Salvesen | – Costume design |
| Christopher Cody | – Dancer (Where are yoy going to? / Soldaten i Prinsessene i Berget det blå) |
| Gøril Eie | – Dancer (Spillopper) |
| Bettina Ford | – Dancer (Portrett av Dorian Grey) |
| Antony Greeves | – Dancer (En laps i Portrett av Dorian Grey / Trollet i Prinsessene i Berget det blå) |
| Gro Gudim | – Dancer (Where are yoy going to? / Prinsesse i Prinsessene i Berget det blå) |
| Ketil Gudim | – Dancer (Where are yoy going to? / Spillopper / Herolden i Prinsessene i Berget det blå) |
| Vibeke Gurholt | – Dancer (Dekadans) |
| Toni Herlofson | – Dancer (Where are yoy going to? / Etude nr. 3) |
| Tone Ildahl | – Dancer (Piken i Portrett av Dorian Grey / Folk og hoffolk i Prinsessene i Berget det blå) |
| Torill Johannessen | – Dancer (Where are yoy going to? / Drøm i Underveis til en virkelighet) |
| Annemari Johansen | – Dancer (Where are yoy going to? / Prinsesse i Prinsessene i Berget det blå) |
| Kjerstin Kartrud | – Dancer (Where are yoy going to? / Portrett av Dorian Grey) |
| Grete Kleivdal | – Dancer (Prinsesse i Prinsessene i Berget det blå) |
| Frederic Konrad | – Dancer (Maleren Basil i Portrett av Dorian Grey / Dekadans / Kongen i Prinsessene i Berget det blå) |
| Per Lie | – Dancer (Where are yoy going to? / Dekadans) |
| Indra Lorentzen | – Dancer (Where are yoy going to? / Friheten i Underveis til en virkelighet) |
| André Ludwicki | – Dancer (Portrett av Dorian Grey / Vakten / Nissekallen i Prinsessene i Berget det blå) |
| Alejandro Meza | – Dancer (Where are yoy going to? / Spillopper / Dekadans / Løytnanten i Prinsessene i Berget det blå) |
| Guri Pahle Glad | – Dancer (Where are yoy going to?) |
| Margaret Pelisser | – Dancer (Portrett av Dorian Grey) |
| Stefan Pettersson | – Dancer (Where are yoy going to? / Spillopper / Kapteinen i Prinsessene i Berget det blå) |
| Bridget Pugh | – Dancer (Spillopper) |
| Gro Rakeng | – Dancer (Where are yoy going to?) |
| Kjersti Rødsten | – Dancer (Drøm i Underveis til en virkelighet / Folk og hoffolk i Prinsessene i Berget det blå / Dekadans) |
| Lene Skalleberg | – Dancer (Where are yoy going to? / Dekadans / Soldatens mor i Prinsessene i Berget det blå) |
| Terje Solberg | – Dancer (Dorian Grey i Portrett av Dorian Grey / Mannen i Underveis til en virkelighet) |
| Anne Merete Sundberg | – Dancer (Dekadans / Etude nr. 3) |
| Marte Sæther | – Dancer (Livet i Underveis til en virkelighet / Dronningen i Prinsessene i Berget det blå) |
| George Thompson | – Dancer (Where are yoy going to? / Portrett av Dorian Grey / Folk og hoffolk i Prinsessene i Berget det blå) |
| Brian Toney | – Dancer (Portrett av Dorian Grey / Etude nr. 3) |
| Sissel Westnes | – Dancer (Spillopper) |
| Graham Woolnough | – Dancer (Folk og hoffolk i Prinsessene i Berget det blå) |
| Arnulf Haga | – Singer (Norsk folketone - Etude nr. 3) |
| Karsten Bundgaard | – Photo |
| 1981 – Hovedscenen i Gamle Kristiansand Teater | Show |
| May 18, 1979 – Hovedscenen i Folketeaterbygningen | Worldwide premiere |