Loose Promise

Loose Promise is a dance theatre performance by Kate McIntosh (New Zealand), produced in 2007.

Loose Promise is based on five different texts written by five different playwrights. As a basis for the work Tim Etchells, M. John Harrison, Deborah Levy, Richard Maxwell and Jo Randerson was given the same set of narrative ingredients, upon which they were free to form the texts as they wanted to.

Information

(Objekt ID 8327)
Object type Production
Premiere April 19, 2009
Produced by Margarita Production
Coproducers Sophiensaele, Theater Gasthuis
Keywords Dance, Theatre, Dance theatre, Post-dramatic theatre, Music
Running period January 1, 2007  
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In Loose Promise Kate McIntosh put the five diverse stories together in a production letting the different worlds collide, for so to come together.

Loose Promise was supported by Nadine, Kaaitheater (BE), Les Halles de Schaerbeek (BE), STUK Kunstencentrum (BE), Kunstencentrum Vooriut (BE) and European Commission of Culture 2006.

Source:

Wegge, Sara, Julie Rongved Amundsen and Kristian Seltun (red.) (2009). Loose Promise. Program for Black Box Teater Oslo: Spring 2009. Black Box Teater [Oslo]

Contributors (13)
Name Role
Tim Etchells – Text
M. John Harrison – Text
Deborah Levy – Text
Richard Maxwell – Text
Jo Randerson – Text
Kate McIntosh – Concept/Idea
Kate McIntosh – Direction
Kate McIntosh – Choreography
Lilia Mestre – Dramaturge
Kate McIntosh – Performer
Caroline Daish – Advisor (kunstnerisk rådgiver)
Katja Dreyer – Advisor (kunstnerisk rådgiver)
Fiona Wright – Advisor (kunstnerisk rådgiver)
Performance dates
April 19, 2009 19:00 – Lille scene (Marstrandgata), Black box teater National premiere, Norway