A Hundred Rooms
A Hundred Rooms by Jesper Halle, produced by Teater Joker had its world wide premiere in The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) the autumn of 2007.
The production reflected upon questions like the following: Can you choose again if you regret the choices you made? Can you dream the truth of your own life? Can you find the way home at the end?
A Hundred Rooms is a drama in which past, present and future merge, as in a dream and reflection upon the life choices of a man. Teater Joker performed the dream with absurd ideas and movie-like effects, exclusively created by the bodies of the performers.
Information
(Objekt ID 805)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 5, 2007 |
| Produced by | Teater Joker |
| Coproducers | The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) |
| Based on | A Hundred Rooms by Jesper Halle |
| Audience | Youth (from 15) |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Physical theatre |
| Running period | September 5, 2007 — September 29, 2007 |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Website | Det Åpne Teater, Teater Joker |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | Yes |
The action in A Hundred Rooms takes place in a house with a hundred rooms, in which every room is a moment in life, where options are played out and a choice must be made. The main character, Faithful Johannes, hears a child cry. He promises to help the boy get home and become a captive of his own sense of duty.
Like our dreams can tell of experiences, persons and places without us controlling where it goes and why it is so, Faithful Johannes experiences the house of a hundred rooms. It is safe and unsafe at the same time, friends transform into strangers, rooms become afloat, love is changeable and it is impossible to see the consequences of his choices.
A Hundred Rooms was Jesper Halle's response to Strindberg's A Dream Play and it was made in artistic collaboration between Teater Joker and Jesper Halle. It is a piece of new Norwegian drama written particularly for the acting style of Teater Joker; cartoon mime. The expression made the playwright to explore the borders of drama and the text made the actors and directors develop the stage expression.
A Hundred Rooms by Teater Joker was supported by The Freedom of Expression Foundation Fritt Ord, The Fund for Performing Artists and Arts Council Norway.
Source:
The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater), detapneteater.no, 27.10.2010, http://www.detapneteater.no/pub/daat/forestillinger/?aid=388&cid=17&sac=all&viewall=1#daat
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jesper Halle | – Playwright |
| Niels Peter Underland | – Direction |
| Raymond Enoksen | – Music |
| Geirmund Simonsen | – Music |
| Carl Jørn Johansen | – Dramaturge |
| Franzisca Aarflot | – Dramaturge |
| Christina Lovery | – Costume design |
| Guri Glans | – Actor |
| Charlotte Grundt | – Actor |
| Fredrik Hannestad | – Actor |
| Kim Atle Hansen | – Actor |
| Yngve Marcussen | – Actor |
| Kari Ramnefjell | – Actor |
| Mario Rojas Bøckman | – Actor |
| Haakon Strøm | – Actor |
| Ragnhild Gjems | – Mask design |
| Guri Glans | – Producer |
| Pelle Ask | – Consultant (Koreografisk konsulent) |
| September 29, 2007 15:00 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) (The Contemporary Stage Festival) | Show |
| September 14, 2007 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| September 13, 2007 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| September 12, 2007 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| September 7, 2007 23:00 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) (Oslo Culture Night) | Show |
| September 6, 2007 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| September 5, 2007 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Worldwide premiere |
| The Contemporary Stage Festival | September 29, 2007 |
| Oslo Culture Night | September 7, 2007 |
Aftenposten, September 10 2007:
"Newly written theatre surrealism using a particular and exciting stage expression."