| Title (3) | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anmeldelse av Jon Refsdal Moe, i Morgenbladet, av Baktruppen produksjon "Eurohæ?" (2000) | Download | ||
| Omtale, Marit Strømmen i forbindelse med Baktruppens produksjon "Eurohæ?" (2000) | Download | ||
| Season program Black Box Theater autumn 2001. | August 2001 | Download |
Eurohæ?* (Eurowhat?)
Eurohæ? (2000) was a production by Baktruppen. Baktruppen sent writer Dag Solstad on interrail from Moscow to Dublin to create what they called a "Euro horror show" based on his reports from the trip.
*The title is a nonsensical word compiled by the words Euro and hæ. The former is short for European, as it is in English, the second a word used to ask a person to repeat what he or she just said, like What? In other words, a more or less direct translation of the title Eurohæ? would be Eurowhat?
Information
(Objekt ID 6083)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 22, 2000 |
| Produced by | Baktruppen |
| Coproducers | BIT Teatergarasjen |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Performance, Multidisciplinary, Theatre, Post-dramatic theatre, Video |
| Running period | September 22, 2000 — Navember 9, 2001 |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Website | Baktruppen |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | Yes |
Baktruppen says the following about Eurohæ?:
"Sun rises in the East and sets in the West, and my consumption is never turned upside-down. We are in a condition of "No Madness". It is strange. Strange barbarity."
Eurohæ? is built on recordings made by the Norwegian novel writer Dag Solstad during his interrail trip through Northern Europe. He personally chose the places he wanted to go.
Eurohæ? was supported by Arts Council Norway, NKAF, Fond for utøvende kunstnere, Fond for lyd og bilde and Capital of Culture Bergen 2000.
Sources:
Baktruppen, 03.01.2011, http://www.baktruppen.org/
Baktruppen archive. Donator: Baktruppen. 04.03.2011.
Knut Ove Arntzen and Camilla Eeg-Tverbakk, ed. (2009). Performance art by Baktruppen. First part. Oslo: the publishing house Kontur forlag
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Øyvind Berg | – Co-creator |
| Trine Falch | – Co-creator |
| John Hegre | – Co-creator |
| Ingvild Holm | – Co-creator |
| Jørgen Knudsen | – Co-creator |
| Øyvind Rauset | – Co-creator |
| Per Henrik Svalastog | – Co-creator |
| Bo Krister Wallström | – Co-creator |
| Worm Winther | – Co-creator |
| Frode Breivik | – Sound technician |
| Homo Novus | September 20, 2001 |
| Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival | June 16, 2001 |
| Bastard - Trondheim International Performing Arts Festival | March 31, 2001 |
| Norsk Litteraturfestival | March 26, 2001 |
| 216T - performance festival | September 22, 2000 |
Marit Strømmen, On Baktruppen’s rough guide to Europe, date and publisher unknown:
"Baktruppen's new production Eurohæ? is a guide as rough as they get. In one hour a dozen performers and a dozen extras make their way through urban culture in Europe. In films, monologues, choreographies and songs, Baktruppen make their point about the state of Europe. A selection of cities to stop in is chosen by Norwegian author Dag Solstad who offers his own comments on the trip. These taped reflections and the action of the performers captures Europe in all its destructive corruption and bureaucratic prostitution."