Polaroid
Polaroid (2006) is a production by Jo Strømgren Kompani and Nordic Institute of Grenland: What's really going on around the North Pole?
Information
(Objekt ID 5259)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 29, 2006 |
| Produced by | Jo Strømgren Kompani, NAPA |
| In collaboration with | The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret) |
| Audience | Adults, Youth |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | Dance, Dance theatre |
| Running period | September 29, 2006 — May 5, 2009 |
| Duration | 60 minutes, no interval |
| Website | Jo Strømgren Kompani |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | Yes |
Jo Strømgren Kompani says the following about Polaroid:
"For centuries, this spot has been the regular meeting point during weekends for Inuits from the different Arctic corners sharing gossip and news. This is a well-kept secret that hasn't yet reached the rest of the world. But it is now time to reveal the truth as we join in on a weekend sing-along chill out."
Touring: Greenland, Norway, Denmark, The Faroe Islands, The Aaland Islands, Finland, Lithuania, Ireland, USA.
International touring with Inuit dance performances is extremely rare. In fact, it's practically non-existent.
Polaroid by Jo Strømgren Kompani would definitively not start a trend, but still it was somewhat - according to JSK - quite of an achievement for Greenlandic culture.
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark said of Polaroid that it was "one of the most exciting theatre pieces I have seen in a very long time."
Polaroid by Jo Strømgren Kompani was supported by the Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs/MFA (travel grant/performing arts).
Source:
Jo Strømgren Kompani, jskompani.no, 08.08.2010, http://jskompani.no/productions/13
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jo Strømgren | – Script |
| Jo Strømgren | – Direction |
| Jo Strømgren | – Choreography |
| Lill Lindfors | – Music |
| John Zorn | – Music |
| Stephan Østensen | – Stage design |
| Anna-Nuka Olsen Rosing | – Costume design |
| Stephan Østensen | – Costume design |
| Lars Årdal | – Sound design |
| Janne Grundström | – Sound (på turné i Norge) |
| Jo Strømgren | – Lighting design |
| Stephan Østensen | – Lighting design |
| Nukâka Coster-Waldaû | – Performer |
| Varste Mathæussen | – Performer |
| Kristian Mølgaard | – Performer |
| Kristina Sørensen Ougaard | – Performer |
| Vivi Sørensen | – Performer |
| Cathrine Ozga | – Stage manager |
| Morten Lie | – Stage Manager (på turné i Norge) |
| Joackim Almlöf | – Lighting supervisor (på turné i Norge) |
| Cathrine Ozga | – Tour manager (i Norge) |
| Global DanceFest | March 27, 2009 |
| Twist 08 | Navember 6, 2008 |
| Dublin Fringe Festival | September 9, 2008 |
| Eclectica Festival | September 6, 2008 |