The Virus

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(Objekt ID 77132)
Object type Production
Premiere October 17, 2016
Produced by Jo Strømgren Kompani
Coproducers The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Bærum Kulturhus
Audience Adults
Language Gibberish
Keywords Dance theatre, Future vision, Science fiction
Running period October 17, 2016  
Website Jo Strømgren
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Jo Strømgren Kompani skriver følgende om The Virus på sine hjemmesider:

"THE VIRUS takes place in a near future where something has gone terribly wrong. The source of the misery is found in a small desolate bunker: a machine that is infecting the world with a horrible virus. A small team sees the opportunity to solve the problem and give the world a restart, and an android is hired for the dangerous mission. But it turns out that even machines can have their own will, conscience and not least a very charming personality.

THE VIRUS is a whimsical étude on the future visions of popular culture. Where classical drama strives for rigour in dramaturgy and themes, science fiction is dominated by improbable stories, logical errors and excessive pathos. Fictional frames are adequate for portraying human shortcomings and fears though. Furthermore, the performers communicate with nonsensical language. For those who have grown up with Chewbacca it should however be easily grasped, at least associatively."

SOURCES:

Jo Strømgren Kompani, jskompani.no, 13.09.2017.,  http://jskompani.no/productions/32

Ola Erik Blæsterdalen, email 08.09.2017.

Vimeo, vimeo.com, 02.04.2020, https://vimeo.com/192484649

Contributors (11)
Name Role
Jo Strømgren – Concept/Idea
Jo Strømgren – Choreography
Jo Strømgren – Stage design
Bregje van Balen – Costume design
Ola Erik Blæsterdalen – Sound design
Lars Årdal – Sound design
Eirik Brenne Torsethaugen – Lighting design
Vânia Doutel Vaz – Performer
Mikkel Are Olsen – Performer
Dag Rune Sjøli – Performer
Ivar Örn Sverrisson – Performer
Performance dates
October 23, 2017The Main Hall, Sandnes Kulturhus National premiere, Norway
October 17, 2016La Fabrika Worldwide premiere