Tæsjern på Grønland* (The Pawnbroker of Grønland)
Tæsjern på Grønland* (The Pawnbroker of Grønland) by EmireLillebrorAminaSarahOda was a show with breakneck dance, fresh beats, bloody street justice and young love in the streets around Dramatikkens hus the autumn of 2010.
The Merchant of Venice was switched into musical theatre with Bangla, Hip Hop, R&B and acoustic instruments, in which the dialogue rhymes and was 100 % poetic. The story was old, the texts were new, and the language was Norwegian... Kebab Norwegian.
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 5797)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | April 24, 2010 |
| Produced by | Norwegian Centre for New Playwriting (NCNP) |
| Based on | The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare |
| Audience | Youth, Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Dance, Hip hop, Physical theatre, Break-dance, Musical theatre |
| Running period | April 24, 2010 — Navember 19, 2010 |
| Website | Dramatikkens hus |
When the prettiest girl in the city, the queen of Oslo City, is open and on the market, Ismail and Tony goes to the pawnbroker to ask for a little loan.
"You know the moneylender in the little shop at the corner? Watch your back when he is around. The interest he claims will kill you . . . "
Tæsjern på Grønland was produced as episodic theatre. The production was split in three parts and every part was written the same week it was performed. April 24th 2010 the three parts were put together into a full-length show.
Tæsjern på Grønland was supported by Dramatikkens hus, the Fritt Ord Foundation and the hip hop collective Forente Minoriteter.
Kilder:
Dramatikkens hus, dramatikkenshus.no, 31.08.2010, http://www.dramatikkenshus.no/pub/dramatikkenshus/Innhold/kalenderarkiv/?aid=1080&cid=1045&viewall=1#dramatikkenshus
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Assad Arif | – Script |
| Emir Mulaosmanovic | – Script |
| Sarah Camille Osmundsen | – Script |
| Amina Sewali | – Script |
| Oda Radoor | – Direction |
| Aimane Zamour Ifar | – Choreography |
| Assad Arif | – Performer |
| Emir Mulaosmanovic | – Performer |
| Sarah Camille Osmundsen | – Performer |
| Amina Sewali | – Performer |
| Oda Radoor | – Producer |
| Navember 19, 2010 – Oslo Nye Centralteatret | Show |
| Navember 18, 2010 – Oslo Nye Centralteatret | Show |
| September 29, 2010 – Hovedscenen, Drammens teater | Show |
| September 25, 2010 – Hallen, Norwegian Centre for New Playwriting (NCNP) | Show |
| September 24, 2010 – Hallen, Norwegian Centre for New Playwriting (NCNP) | Show |
| September 23, 2010 – Hallen, Norwegian Centre for New Playwriting (NCNP) | Show |
| April 24, 2010 – Hallen, Norwegian Centre for New Playwriting (NCNP) | Opening night |