To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up
To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up is a dance production produced by Toyboys, represented by Terje Tjøme Mossige and Ulf Nilseng. They deal with dandyism, the fictional identity and the body.
Information
(Objekt ID 6396)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | March 18, 2009 |
| Produced by | Toyboys |
| Audience | Adults, Youth |
| Keywords | Dance, Performance |
| Running period | March 18, 2009 |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Website | TOYBOYS, DANSENS HUS |
In the production To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up Toyboys examines themes such as gender, identity and sexuality.
To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up is the last part of the trilogy Toyboys goes queer writers. In the first part, Non stop – soundless, Toyboys worked with Jean Genet. In the second part, The man at the tramstop, with Alf Prøysen and in this last part with Oscar Wilde in addition to the philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty.
Toyboys uses the motto "We are here, we are queer, get used to it".
Source:
The webpage of Toyboys, 06.12.2011, http://www.toyboys.org/tobenatural.html#Anchor-8773
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Terje Tjøme Mossige | – Choreography |
| Ulf Nilseng | – Choreography |
| Jan Steinum | – Stage design |
| Jan Steinum | – Video/Film |
| Kyrre Heldal Karlsen | – Lighting design |
| Terje Tjøme Mossige | – Performer |
| Ulf Nilseng | – Performer |
| Vidar Løvstad | – Musician |
| Kim Sølve | – Photo |
| Cathe Sjøblom | – Producer |
| March 23, 2009 – Hovedscenen, Dansens Hus | Show |
| March 22, 2009 – Hovedscenen, Dansens Hus | Show |
| March 21, 2009 – Hovedscenen, Dansens Hus | Show |
| March 20, 2009 – Hovedscenen, Dansens Hus | Show |
| March 19, 2009 – Hovedscenen, Dansens Hus | Show |
| March 18, 2009 – Hovedscenen, Dansens Hus | Worldwide premiere |