| Title | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anmeldelse av Elisabeth Leinslie på Kunstkritikk.no av Superamas' produksjon BIG 2nd Episode (show/business) (2005) | April 1, 2005 | Download |
BIG 2nd episode (Show/Business)
BIG 2nd episode (Show/Business) by Superamas (Austria/France). The company Superamas visited Teatergarasjen and Norway for the first time in 2003 with the show package called Game Boys. The production BIG demonstrated the company’s liking for commercial aesthetics with elements from the movies, commercials and talk shows.
Information
(Objekt ID 4998)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | March 3, 2005 |
| Produced by | Superamas |
| Coproducers | , Hebbel am Ufer, , TanzWerkstatt Berlin, Performing Arts Network (of Norway), Tanz im August |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | Theatre, Multidisciplinary, Post-dramatic theatre, Multimedia |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | Yes |
BIG 2nd episode (Show/Business) takes place within a frame overloaded with pop cultural references. The audience witnesses two men and a stewardess meet in a beauty store at an airport talking about cosmetics. The scene plays out as if it was part of a movie. And it is played out several times; rewinding, looping, dubbing and redubbing, a dramaturgical element borrowed from soap operas and reality shows.
By this, Superamas wants to awaken the suspiciousness of the audience and make the spectators question what they think they know, like, hate or understand of pop culture, or, if one likes, the society we live in.
In BIG 2nd episode (Show/Business) by the Austrian-French cult company Superamas, the artists deconstruct to take an ironic look at the world of media stereotypes and conventions, a wonderland of consumer society.
Source:
BIT Teatergarasjen, sprig program 2005. 30.07.2010: BIT Teatergarasjen -archive
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Elisa Benureau | – Performer |
| Davis Freeman | – Voiceover |
| Jennifer Lacey | – Voiceover |
| Clive Mitchel | – Voiceover |
| Marc Rees | – Voiceover |
| March 18, 2005 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | Show |
| March 17, 2005 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | Show |
| March 16, 2005 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | Show |
| March 8, 2005 – Rosendal Teater | Show |
| March 5, 2005 – BIT Teatergarasjen, Norsk Dramatikk | Show |
| March 4, 2005 – BIT Teatergarasjen, Norsk Dramatikk | Show |
| March 3, 2005 – BIT Teatergarasjen, Norsk Dramatikk | National premiere, Norway |
Judith Helmer, date unknown, APA:
"Superamas do not talk about mass culture, but with and through it. And they do so in a varied way, intelligently and very humorously."
Amund Grimstad, 20.01.2011, http://amund.info/2005/03/:
"A charming multimedia aphorism, filled with elegant stabs into the superficial, but then again, not much more."