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The Malady of Death

The Malady of Death was produced by Visjoner Teater after a text by Marguerite Duras. The Malady of Death had its opening night in suite no. 254 in Grand Hotel in Oslo, April 22 2010.

Performers: Juni Dahr and Lars Øyno.

Intimate theatre with room for only 30 spectators per performance.

Information

(Objekt ID 62)
Object type Production
Premiere April 22, 2010
Produced by Visjoner Teater
Based on The Malady of Death by Marguerite Duras
Audience Adults
Audience size 540
Number of events 18
Language Norwegian
Keywords Theatre
Running period April 22, 2010  —  September 25, 2010
Website VISJONER TEATER
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The Malady of Death, Visjoner Teater:

Performing: Suite no. 254, Grand Hotel in Oslo April 22 – May 9 2010.

Text by Marguerite Duras, translation by: Kjell Helgheim

Instruction: Tonje Gotschalksen

Visual art: Gabrielle Kielland

Costumes: Silje Fjellberg

Producer: Marianne Roland

In her writing Marguerite Duras described love, sexuality and strong emotions. The Malady of Death powerfully and with a strong, erotic undercurrent describes the game between a man and a woman. We meet violent sensuality in a dream-like atmosphere.

How can we convey an erotically loaded text to the audience of today?

A man has paid a woman to join her in a room by the ocean. He wants to attempt loving, to seek himself through being with her. The text asks: Is it a mortal illness, not being able to love?

Marguerite Duras is known for texts including The Lover and Hiroshima, my love.

The production was supported by Arts Council Norway, the freedom of expression foundation Fritt Ord and the municipality of Oslo.

Contributors (10)
Name Role
Marguerite Duras – Author
Kjell Helgheim – Translation
Juni Dahr – Concept/Idea
Tonje Gotschalksen – Direction
Gabrielle Kielland – Visual design
Silje Fjellberg – Costume design
Juni Dahr – Actor
Lars Øyno – Actor
Marianne Roland – Photo
Marianne Roland – Producer
Performance dates
September 25, 2010Grand Hotel i Oslo, suite 254 Show
September 24, 2010Grand Hotel i Oslo, suite 254 Show
May 9, 2010Grand Hotel i Oslo, suite 254 Show
May 8, 2010Grand Hotel i Oslo, suite 254 Show
May 7, 2010Grand Hotel i Oslo, suite 254 Show
May 6, 2010Grand Hotel i Oslo, suite 254 Show
May 5, 2010Grand Hotel i Oslo, suite 254 Show
May 4, 2010Grand Hotel i Oslo, suite 254 Show
May 2, 2010Grand Hotel i Oslo, suite 254 Show
May 1, 2010Grand Hotel i Oslo, suite 254 Show
April 30, 2010Grand Hotel i Oslo, suite 254 Show
April 29, 2010Grand Hotel i Oslo, suite 254 Show
April 23, 2010Grand Hotel i Oslo, suite 254 Show
April 22, 2010Grand Hotel i Oslo, suite 254 National premiere, Norway
Press coverage

"It is penetrating, beautiful and awful (...) a text so heavy with erotic, the death wish and longing, one can barely breathe."

Vårt Land, Liv Riiser, April 24 2010

"One has to respect Visjoner's ambition to explore erotic in such a demanding, revealing intimate format."

Therese Bjørneboe, Aftenposten, April 25 2010

"With a silent, un-theatrical intensity Juni Dahr and Lars Øyno brings the violent, but really still unreleased erotic tension of the text to life. The interaction between them is strong, precise and finely tuned."

IdaLou Larsen, Klassekampen, April 28 2010