We Are Here Together

At the website of Carte Blanche the following, among other things, is written about Marcelo Evelin's choreographic workThe Who of Things:

"The Brazilian Indians thought of everything in the world as human: The stones, the trees, the sky and the rain existed for them as an embodiment of humanity. They also engaged in the practice of cannibalism, eating the flesh of their enemies, their masters and the people they honoured, in order to preserve the other within themselves.

The Who of Things departs from the metaphor of anthropophagy - or subjective cannibalism - to trigger the idea of the other within us. Referring to rhythm as language and ritual as performativity, the piece approaches ecosystem as an organization of life forms, from the complexity of a beehive to the savage herd of beasts.

Beyond individualism in the misguided notions that preserve colonialism throughout the ages, we are searching for a common ground, the condition of togetherness, and an expanding level of humanity for all beings."

At the website of Carte Blanche the following, among other things, is written about Mia Habib's choreographic workGjallarhorn:

"When the Gjallarhorn of Norse mythology is heard, danger is about and all those who sleep are awakened - even the gods. Its vibrations carry in the worlds of men and gods alike, and onwards down into the underworld. The horn marks the start of Ragnarok, the end of the world and the renewal, as told in the Norse mythology's Volupspå.

Inspired by seismic activity, Norse mythology, Haugtussa by Arne Garborg (translated into the English as The Hulder, Sceneweb's comment) and group rituals, Mia Habib and the Carte Blanche dancers explore which primordial forces are activated when fundamental changes in the physical world we live in occur.

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I 1895 Arne Garborg wrote the ode Gumlemål as a central part of his collection of poetry Haugtussa (The Hulder, Sceneweb's comment). The ode is presented in the oldest form we find in the Edda collection, and in the ode, Gumle speaks and incites mobilisation and Raknarok. Through the ode Arne Garborg levelled sincere socio-political criticism at the current power elite. In Gjallarhorn Habib is using Norwegian cultural heritage and the greatest forces of nature as a starting point for her warning."

SOURCES:

Import from the Scenekunst.no list of openings 29.03.2016

Carte Blanche, www.carteblanche.no, 25.05.2016, http://carteblanche.no/en/performance/gjallarhorn-2/ and http://carteblanche.no/en/performance/the-who-of-things-2/