The Secret Sayings Of The Living Jesus
The Secret Sayings Of The Living Jesus is a production by the sole proprietorship Ole Mads Vevle.
In 2005 the daily manager of the sole proprietorship Ole Mads Vevle claimed to have discovered a hidden document consisting of until then unknown sayings by Jesus Christ. He based the production The Secret Sayings Of The Living Jesus on this. The audience did not get to know much about the "discovery" in itself. But one was told that the autumn of 2005 the sensational sayings would be performed in public for the first ting during the Meteor festival in Bergen.
Information
(Objekt ID 6465)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | October 21, 2005 |
| Produced by | The Sole Proprietorship Ole Mads Vevle |
| Coproducers | BIT Teatergarasjen |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | Performance, Talk-show, Theatre, Satire |
| Running period | October 21, 2005 |
| Duration | Approximately an hour |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
The Secret Sayings Of The Living Jesus by Ole Mads Vevle discussed Christian philosophy.
Quote from The Secret Sayings Of The Living Jesus, The Good News of Truth, Chapter One, Verse Two:
"As humans we keep searching for our origin, because there is no life separated from the origin of Life. Ignorance come to the source of creates anxiety and fear, which is like a shadow veiling the glance of the human, so that we do not perceive reality. For this reason Unright is so powerful. It has created a world of its own, a world of illusion and falsity, capturing our consciousness, so that we are incapable of understanding the divine Reality beyond these illusions. The illusions of Unright often are very beautiful, attracting the human consciousness, but sooner or later they will disappear as the shadows they are, and those who embrace them as their reality will be left with darkness only."
As humans we don’t know who we are, Vevle thinks. The purpose of the production was to perceive the divine reality surrounding us. Through giving life to the mystery of Jesus Christ, it was an aim to become the live Jesus Christ and to, through this, find an answer to the questions about who we are, where we are, where we are going. What is birth? What is rebirth?
Quotes by Ole Mads Vevle:
"I used to think everything was a lie, now I know everything is truth."
"The world is an illusion, but a real illusion. Humans are born and die."
"Our purpose is not to worship Christ, but becoming Christ. The same way as the purpose of a child is not to remain a child."
Quotes by Jesus Christ, according to The Secret Sayings Of The Living Jesus:
"When the Comforter comes, who I will send to you, he will lead you into Truth and all realities will be revealed."
"The deeds I do, I don’t do of my own, but the Parents, who are in me, do these deeds. Look, Nathaniel, you should follow me, for in all my deeds I show you the Parents."
"As a person think in his heart, such is the person and the world he lives in. Every person creates a world of his own, based on what he fears and what he loves."
The Secret Sayings of The Living Jesus by Ole Mads Vevle was supported by Arts Council Norway and the municipality of Bergen.
The Secret Sayings of The Living Jesus was presented through the BIT Teatergarasjen, Avant Garden and Black Box Teater network for performing arts.
Sources:
The sole proprietorship Ole Mads Vevle, http://www.olemadsvevle.com/secretsaying.omv
Performance program Meteor 2005
BIT Teatergarasjen, Meteor 2005, 21.09.2010, http://www.bit-teatergarasjen.no/article/64
Autumn program 2005, Teaterhuset Avant Garden.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ole Mads Sirks Vevle | – Concept/Idea |
| Anders Jørgensen | – Video/Film |
| Ole Mads Sirks Vevle | – Performer |
| Robert Emil Leistad | – Assistant |
| Judy Sirks Vevle | – Assistant |
| March 5, 2006 – Lille scene (Marstrandgata), Black box teater | Show |
| March 4, 2006 – Lille scene (Marstrandgata), Black box teater | Show |
| Navember 10, 2005 – Teaterhuset Avant Garden | Show |
| Navember 9, 2005 – Teaterhuset Avant Garden | Show |
| October 22, 2005 18:00 – Scene USF, USF Verftet (METEOR) | Show |
| October 21, 2005 18:00 – Scene USF, USF Verftet (METEOR) | Worldwide premiere |
| June 3, 2005 – Nasjonalgalleriet, Nasjonalmuseet (Kiss the Frog! The art of transformation) | Preview |
| June 3, 2005 – Nasjonalgalleriet, Nasjonalmuseet (Kiss the Frog! The art of transformation) | Preview |
| METEOR | October 21, 2005 |
| Kiss the Frog! The art of transformation | June 3, 2005 |