Blokk til blokk* (High-rise to high-rise)

Blokk til blokk* (High-rise to high-rise) (2018) was a theatre concert production by SPKRBOX in collaboration with The Norwegian Theatre. The production was based on texts and music by Don Martin, Jonathan Castro (AKA Boss Castro), Felipe Orellana Castro (AKA Fela), Tommy Flåten (AKA Tommy Tee), Hedda Sandvig and Cici Henriksen. It was performed in The Norwegian Theatre's venue Scene 3.

Cici Henriksen directed it.

Blokk til blokk was also performed during the festival Heddadagene 2018.

The production was performed on tour with The Norwegian Touring Theatre in 2020. Part of the tour was cancelled due to coronavirus prevention measures.

*Not yet translated into the English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Information

(Objekt ID 80029)
Object type Production
Premiere January 27, 2018
Produced by Spkrbox
In collaboration with The Norwegian Theatre, The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret)
Audience Youth, Adults
Audience size 21536
Number of events 89
Keywords Concert, Theatre, Corona-production, Dance, Hip hop
Running period January 27, 2018  
Duration 2 hours, 10 minutes
Website Det Norske Teatret , RIKSTEATRET
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At the website of The Norwegian Theatre the following, among other things, is written about Blokk til blokk* (High-rise to high-rise):

"Where you come from isn't just a place you haven't chosen. It contributes to making you who you are.

A theatre concert production about getting where you are, not because of, but despite of.

For a long time, Don Martin, Boss Castro and Fela have been central voices within Norwegian rap. In the high-rises in Groruddalen, where they grew up, music and personal lyrics about identity came to. They have all in different ways made rap into their source of income, and hip hop has been a firm point to hold onto all their lives, musically and socially.

Gave voice to the suppressed

Hip hop arouse between the high-rises in Bronx, New York, during the 1970es. This was an explosive subculture created by a suppressed generation of minority youth, living in very poor conditions. Hip hop culture protested social differences, racism, suppression and injustice, and gave young people without a voice the opportunity to tell their stories and be heard."

The production is supported by Arts Council Norway and The Fund for Performing Artists.

SOURCES:

The Norwegian Theatre, 02.11.2017, detnorsketeatret.no, https://www.detnorsketeatret.no/framsyningar/blokk-til-blokk/

Kilden Theatre, www.kilden.com, 03.11.2020, https://www.kilden.com/forestilling/blokk-til-blokk-riksteatret/

The Norwegian Touring Theatre, riksteatret.no, 14.09.2020, https://www.riksteatret.no/repertoar/blokk-til-blokk/

*Not yet translated into the English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Performance dates
Navember 11, 2020Multisalen, Kilden Show
October 23, 2020Storegull, Riksteatret, The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret) Tour Premiere
June 14, 2018 13:00 – Scene 3 (tidligere Prøvesalen), The Norwegian Theatre Show
January 27, 2018 18:30 – Scene 3 (tidligere Prøvesalen), The Norwegian Theatre Worldwide premiere
Festivals (1)
Heddadagene June 14, 2018