gracerunners
gracerunners by karen foss quiet works; was an aesthetic production not designed merely to please. Its expression was both disturbing and a release. To the accompaniment of sound and visuals, the dancers did everything in their power to meet the expectations of the audience. What lies beyond the moments of exhaustion?
Information
(Objekt ID 4117)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | March 29, 2007 |
| Produced by | karen foss quiet works |
| Coproducers | BIT Teatergarasjen, Carte Blanche, |
| Audience | Adults, Youth |
| Keywords | Dance, Contemporary dance, Music |
| Running period | March 29, 2007 |
| Website | karen foss quiet works |
Requirements to venue
| Minimum stage width | 12m |
| Minimum stage depth | 14m |
| Minimum stage height | 7m |
| Blackout | Yes |
| Rigging time | 600 minutes |
gracerunners by karen foss quiet works; made exquisite use of space, light and video work. On stage were three dancers and one live musician who filled the space with activity. The production was at once dynamic and poetic - a performance that aimed to expose the audience to the raw and forceful, yet strangely intimate, presence of the performers.
gracerunners by karen foss quiet works; received support from Arts Council Norway, The Audio Visual Fund, the Fund for Performing Artists, ABM/the Cultural Rucksack Scheme, the Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs/MFA (travel grant/performing arts) and through Nanohach, the Czech Ministry of Culture.
Source: karen foss quiet works, karenfossquietworks.no, 01.08.2010, http://www.karenfossquietworks.no/prod.html
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Karen Foss | – Concept/Idea |
| Karen Foss | – Choreography |
| Camilla Eeg-Tverbakk | – Dramaturge |
| Sigve Sælensminde | – Stage design |
| Alan Lucien Øyen | – Video/Film |
| Jørgen Knudsen | – Sound design |
| Sigve Sælensminde | – Lighting design |
| Lea Capkova | – Dancer |
| Ryszard Kalinowski (from Navember 9, 2011) | – Dancer |
| Wojciech Kaproń (from Navember 9, 2011) | – Dancer |
| Marianne Kjærsund | – Dancer |
| Beata Mysiak (from Navember 9, 2011) | – Dancer |
| Daniel Racek | – Dancer |
| Anna Żak (from Navember 9, 2011) | – Dancer |
| Jan Benes | – Performer |
| Bartek Węgliński (from Navember 9, 2011) | – Musician (Gitar) |
| Thor Brødreskift | – Photo |
| Sigve Sælensminde | – Photo |
| Morten Pettersen | – Sound technician |
| Hans Jaran Skogen | – Lighting technician |
| Tomas Moravek | – Technician |
| Tone Iren Myklatun | – Producer |
| John Inge Knudsen | – Other |
| Suzie Davies | – Choreogreographic Assistant |
| Navember 9, 2011 – Warsztaty Kultury (International Dance Theatres Festival) | Reopening |
| Navember 23, 2009 – Theatre auditiorium, Ponec Theatre | Show |
| April 22, 2007 – Theatre auditiorium, Ponec Theatre | Show |
| April 21, 2007 – Theatre auditiorium, Ponec Theatre | Show |
| April 13, 2007 – BIT Teatergarasjen | Show |
| April 12, 2007 – BIT Teatergarasjen | Show |
| April 11, 2007 – BIT Teatergarasjen | Show |
| April 1, 2007 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | Show |
| March 31, 2007 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | Show |
| March 30, 2007 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | Show |
| March 29, 2007 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | Worldwide premiere |
| International Dance Theatres Festival | Navember 9, 2011 |
" In gracerunners, (Karen Foss) allows the physical and visual idiom to speak for itself, and the result is one of the most clearly expressed performances she has ever produced... a little piece of social criticism about consumption and production that creates an atmosphere of great urgency and pressure, where the choreography appears soft and beautiful in contrast... The dancers are constantly moving, but they tire as time passes... energy is resource that can run out." (12.04.2007). Bergens Tidende
"Symbolically, this latest production by karen foss quiet works is an attractive and politically correct warning light for our times. We live in an affluent society and when those who have everything want more – what happens to us?... Sound-wise, the production is a convincing attempt to push back the boundaries of what we can absorb." (12.04.2007). Bergens Tidende