The History of Bestiality Part Two
The History of Bestiality Part Two by AKT 5/Fantastic Four had its world wide premiere in The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) the autumn of 2007. The History of Bestiality Part Two was the second of four productions in the company Fantastic Four’s tetralogy based on Jens Bjørneboe’s trilogy The History of Bestiality; the books Moment of Freedom (1966), Powderhouse (1969) and Silence (1973). The first part discusses the European civilization’s evil with a particular focus on the European male. Part Two took shape of a ritual seminar, in which the performers established their own religion and tried to recruit the audience.
"The flaming hell of fluid metal and fluid minerals under us – and the deathly cold, empty, dead space with its minus 459.7 degrees above us: in other words, our life in this endlessly beautiful, moist, green, and luxuriant garden of paradise on a thin, thin crust of temperate earth."
(Quote from Powderhouse, Jens Bjørneboe, translated to American English by Esther Greenleaf Mürer.)
Information
(Objekt ID 7740)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | October 31, 2007 |
| Produced by | |
| Based on | The History of Bestiality by Jens Bjørneboe |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 9 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Performance, Seminar |
| Running period | October 31, 2007 — May 24, 2009 |
| Website | AKT5, Bestialitetens Historie del 2 |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | Yes |
About The History of Bestiality Part Two by AKT 5/Fantastic Four, the company wrote about their work on the webpage of The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater):
"In Part One, (the spring of 2007), human bestiality was regarded in a historic and anthropologic perspective and how the human bestiality takes a fundamental part in our cultural development (or varnish of culture, if you like). When bestiality is a fact one can’t get away from, what shall one do about it and where should one go?
The History of Bestiality Part Two debates the most widespread way to divide humans from animals: religion. A religious historic seminar is to be held, considering how there, who in many cases claim to be opposites of bestiality, have shaped the world we experience today. For what happens if there turns out to be bestiality within religious systems? If God turns out to be evil, where do we stand as humans? Why can’t we accept being animals – beasts – and why are we not satisfied with being a collection of atoms?"
The History of Bestiality Part Two was performed in The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater). Part One was performed in Black Box Teater, Part Three in The Torshov Theatre and Part Four again in Black Box Teater. In 2009, in connection with the opening of Part Four all the four productions were performed in a row in Black Box Teater.
Source:
The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater), detapneteater.no, 26.10.2010, http://www.detapneteater.no/pub/daat/forestillinger/?aid=387&cid=17&sac=all&viewall=1#daat
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Kim Atle Hansen | – Concept/Idea |
| Anders Høgli | – Concept/Idea |
| Mads Sjøgård Pettersen | – Concept/Idea |
| Niklas Westerberg | – Concept/Idea |
| Kim Atle Hansen | – Performer |
| Anders Høgli | – Performer |
| Mads Sjøgård Pettersen | – Performer |
| Niklas Westerberg | – Performer |
| May 24, 2009 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | Show |
| May 23, 2009 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | Show |
| May 22, 2009 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | Show |
| May 20, 2009 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | Show |
| May 19, 2009 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | Show |
| Navember 4, 2007 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| Navember 3, 2007 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| Navember 1, 2007 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| October 31, 2007 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Worldwide premiere |