Møterommet* (The Meeting Room)
Møterommet* (The Meeting Room) by Trine Hild Blixrud and Marte Sverdrup Liset was a production especially adjusted for the very smallest of children. Møterommet was an intimate and interactive performance – completely on the terms of toddlers. More than theatre in the traditional meaning of the word it was a meeting between children and performers.
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 8541)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | March 1, 2009 |
| Produced by | Trine Hild Blixrud |
| Audience | Young children (from 0 to 2) |
| Audience size | 250 |
| Number of events | 20 |
| Keywords | Physical theatre, Dance |
| Running period | March 1, 2009 — December 1, 2010 |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
In Møterommet* (The Meeting Room)by Trine Hild Blixrud and Marte Sverdrup Liset the children were invited to take part. For some of the children observing from their place in the audience sufficed, while others were tempted to crawl onto the stage floor.
Møterommet was part of Trine Hild Blixrud’s master study. The production aimed to open for toddler’s participation and influence and hence it consisted of improvised interaction between the children in the audience and the performers. The interaction was created through exchange of movements and sounds. This physical interaction made up the interactive performance/event.
The target group was children aged two years or younger, with a maximum of 20 per production.
The opening took place in March 2009 in the kindergarten Universet in Tromsø. The production was next performed in a variety of kindergartens in Tromsø in 2009 and 2010, and it visited the performing arts festival Den Unge Garde (literally: The Young Guard) in Trondheim in September 2009.
Møterommet by Trine Hild Blixrud and Marte Sverdrup Liset was supported by the University of Tromsø and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
Sources:
Jubilee program 2009, Avant Garden.
E-mail from Trine Hild Blixrud, 15.2.2011
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Trine Hild Blixrud | – Concept/Idea |
| Trine Hild Blixrud | – Costume |
| Trine Hild Blixrud | – Performer |
| Marte Sverdrup Liset | – Performer |
| Trine Hild Blixrud | – Producer |
| Sidsel Pape | – Counsellor (dramaturgi) |
| September 17, 2009 – Rådhussalen / Rådstuesalen / Trondheim Folkebibliotek (Den Unge Garde) | Show |
| September 16, 2009 – Rådhussalen / Rådstuesalen / Trondheim Folkebibliotek (Den Unge Garde) | Show |
| March 1, 2009 | Worldwide premiere |
| Den Unge Garde | September 16, 2009 |
"Møterommet* (The Meeting Room) is a performance directed towards the decidedly youngest target group – those aged zero to two years. There is no real action, but as the title tells, a meeting between performer and audience."
Amund Grimstad, http://amund.info/2009/09/egner-fri-sone/ 9/11-10
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.