The Oslo Experiment
The Oslo Experiment (2002) was a production by OsloGroup. The Oslo Experiment was a site-specific performance, performed at the club Stratos, on the 10th floor of the Folketeater building in Youngstorget in Oslo. The production was part of The Contemporary Stage Festival 2007 under the program of The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater). The Oslo Experiment was inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s movie Scenes from a Marriage, but it was set in contemporary time.
Yvonne McDevitt directed it.
Information
(Objekt ID 7748)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | October 5, 2007 |
| Produced by | OsloGroup |
| Coproducers | The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) |
| In collaboration with | Living Arts |
| Based on | Scenes from a Marriage by Ingmar Bergman |
| Audience | Adults |
| Keywords | Site spesific performance, Theatre |
| Running period | October 5, 2007 |
| Website | Det Åpne Teater, Living Arts, Stratos |
The Oslo Experiment told the story about a young couple, recently returned to Oslo from somewhere abroad, being in the middle of ending their marriage. In a last attempt to save the relationship they register for a new radical therapy experiment called "How to Love". This becomes the journey of their lives, when they realise that what they really are, and what they appear to be, are two totally different things.
The Oslo Experiment was a tribute to Bergman, in which the aim was to examine the conditions for love within the frame of a couple having chosen to be together for life.
This was the first play performed by OsloGroup, an international artist collective based in Oslo. They explored and developed ideas for The Oslo Experiment over a period of eight months, inspired by the improvisational techniques and character development methods of Mike Leigh.
The Oslo Experiment by OsloGroup was supported by Arts Council Norway and The Norwegian Actors' Equity Association's fund for freelancers.
SOURCES:
Living Arts, livingarts.no, 27.10.2010, http://www.livingarts.no/prosjekter/osloexperiment/side.php
Scenekunst, scenekunst.no, 27.10.2010, http://www2.scenekunst.no/imedia_3963.nml
The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater), detapneteater.no, 27.10.2010, http://www.detapneteater.no/pub/daat/forestillinger/?aid=418&cid=17&sac=all&viewall=1#daat
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Yvonne McDevitt | – Direction ((Kunstnerisk leder)) |
| Lise Sjåfjell Halleraker | – Dramaturge |
| Matthew Deeley | – Visual design |
| Kimie Nakano | – Visual design |
| Håkon Brynjulvsrud | – Sound design |
| Kyrre Heldal Karlsen | – Lighting design |
| Jason Durran | – Actor |
| Anne Egseth | – Actor |
| Anne-Marthe Lund Engnes | – Actor |
| Veslemøy Mørkrid | – Actor |
| Birgit Nordby | – Actor |
| Halvard Djupvik Smedsrud | – Actor |
| Birgit Nordby | – Production manager |
| October 14, 2007 – Stratos | Show |
| October 14, 2007 – Stratos | Show |
| October 10, 2007 – Stratos | Show |
| October 10, 2007 – Stratos | Show |
| October 9, 2007 – Stratos | Show |
| October 9, 2007 – Stratos | Show |
| October 8, 2007 – Stratos | Show |
| October 7, 2007 – Stratos | Show |
| October 7, 2007 – Stratos | Show |
| October 5, 2007 – Stratos | Worldwide premiere |
| The Contemporary Stage Festival | October 5, 2007 |