Forandring ("Change")
Forandring ("Change"; 1985) was a dance production by students at the Norwegian Academy of Music, The Norwegian National Academy of Ballet (now part of The Oslo National Academy of the Arts) and The Norwegian National Academy of the Arts (now part of The Oslo National Academy of the Arts), based on an idea by Anderz Døving. The production was produced independently of the educational institutions’ curriculum. The production was performed at REKA theatre, which was located in the premises in Oslo previously occupied by Akers mechanical workshop.
Idea and choreography by Anderz Døving.
The composers were Dagfinn Koch and Terje Winther.
You can listen to Winther and Koch’s music (released on Aurora Records on 31 May 2024) here.
An article in Norwegian about the composers’ working methods is available here.
Information
(Objekt ID 73015)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | October 30, 1985 |
| Produced by | Andanse Theatre |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 5 |
| Keywords | Dance, Multidisciplinary, Music, Ballet |
| Running period | October 30, 1985 — Navember 3, 1985 |
| Website | Terje Winther, LYTT TIL MUSIKKEN HER |
"Dagfinn Koch & Terje Winther:
Instruments used in the ballet production Forandring:
Roland synths: Jupiter-8, JX-3P, System 100M
Roland drum machines: TR-808 and TR-909
Roland sync box: SBX-80
Roland sequencer: JSQ-60
Yamaha synths: DX-7
Yamaha RX-11 drum machine
Moog modular synthesizer
Moog multimoog synthesizer
Effects:
Eventide Harmonizer H910
Acoustic recording sound
Mixer: Spesialbygd quadraphonic Philips in Nordahl Bruns gate, and a
Soundcraft in Wergelandsveien [both adresses of buildings used by the Norwegian Academy of Music]
Tape recorder: 8-track analogue tape Otari MX5050 1/2 inch reel-to-reel.
Acoustic instruments:
Piano (grand)
Drums
Drinks bottle
Various small percussion
Voices and vocal effects
Modified acoustic sounds
Tape recording effects, including clipping and pasting in analogue recording tape, reversed tape, tape loops and speed changes.
Voice & vocalise: Helga Botten
Terje Winther
terje.winther@wintherstormer.no
SOURCES:
Performing Arts Hub Norway, Teatersentrum Forestillingskatalog 1991, ("Catalogue of performances 1991"), 31.05.2017
The National Library of Norway’s newspaper archive, 27.06.2022
Terje Winther, e-mail correspondence, 02.05.2024, 12.05.2024
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Anderz Døving | – Idea |
| Anderz Døving | – Choreography |
| Dagfinn Koch | – Composer |
| Terje Winther | – Composer |
| Yngve Næsheim | – Stage design |
| Nico Widerberg | – Stage design |
| Frode Østmark | – Costume |
| Eva Cecilie Schöning Berg | – Dancer |
| Sigrid Edvardsson | – Dancer |
| Anne Karina Knudsen | – Dancer |
| Monica Kreutzmann | – Dancer |
| Marianne Mørk Larsen | – Dancer |
| Eva Persson | – Dancer |
| Reidar Sjøset | – Dancer |
| Katrine Sommerfeldt | – Dancer |
| Dagfinn Koch | – Musician |
| Terje Winther | – Musician |
| Helga Botten | – Singer (Sopran) |
| Frode Østmark | – Makeup |
| Navember 3, 1985 – REKA teateret | Show |
| Navember 2, 1985 – REKA teateret | Show |
| Navember 1, 1985 – REKA teateret | Show |
| October 31, 1985 – REKA teateret | Show |
| October 30, 1985 – REKA teateret | Worldwide premiere |