Hedda-Go-Lucky
Hedda-Go-Lucky is a new circus production by Cirkus Kha Oom, produced in 2006 and inspired by Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen.
Hedda-Go-Lucky begins where the play Hedda Gabler by Ibsen ends: With careful use of scalpel the ensemble of Cirkus Kha Oom enters Hedda’s brain in the exact moment the bullet detaches from the magazine. An intense inner world is visualised, and the production follows Hedda in her turbulent meeting with herself and her inner powers. For Hedda, this is a journey with only one outcome.
Information
(Objekt ID 8795)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | August 22, 2006 |
| Produced by | Cirkus KhaOom, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) |
| Based on | Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 15 |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | Theatre, Contemporary circus |
| Running period | August 22, 2006 |
| Duration | 75 minutes |
| Website | Sirkus Kah Oom, YouTube |
Hedda-Go-Lucky by Cirkus Kha Oom was made for the Ibsen Year 2006.
The production can be described as rock theatre springing out of Hedda Tesman's (née Gabler) moment of death - a moment stretching into a 75 minute long performance. In collaboration with playwright Turid Svensøy the suicide theme of the performance has been anchored in our contemporary time. Without moralising Cirkus Kha Oom wants to show a world which is everything but attractive.
Hedda-Go-Lucky was part of The International Ibsen Festival's fringe program.
Hedda-Go-Lucky was produced in collaboration with the Culture Church Kulturkirken Jakob and The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater), with support from Arts Council Norway, The Ibsen Year 2006, the Freedom of Expression Foundation Fritt Ord and The Fund for Performing Artists.
Sources:
The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater), http://www.detapneteater.no/pub/daat/nyheter/?aid=141&cid=189&sac=all&viewall=1 11.11.2010
Cirkus Kha Oom, http://www.cirkus-khaoom.com/nopage.html, 11.11.2010
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Nicola Samad | – Text |
| Turid Svensøy | – Text |
| Kirsti Buchanan Ulvestad | – Text |
| Kirsti Buchanan Ulvestad | – Idea |
| Kirsti Buchanan Ulvestad | – Direction |
| Øyvind Jørgensen | – Choreography |
| Egil Stemkens | – Music |
| Lasse Eriksson | – Stage design |
| Catherine Haanes | – Stage design |
| Bjørnar Aaslund | – Costume |
| Klaus Rødahl | – Video/Film |
| Cathrine Kleivdal | – Lighting design |
| Lars Vold | – Co-creator |
| Pasi Paavali Warsell | – Co-creator |
| Gunnar Brøntveit | – Performer |
| Biniam A. Gezai | – Performer |
| Vladimir Grinchenko | – Performer |
| Elisabeth Helland Larsen | – Performer |
| Ari Levanael | – Performer |
| Mia Marjaana Lindholm | – Performer |
| Max Normal | – Performer |
| Nicola Samad | – Performer |
| Lars Vold | – Performer |
| Sanna Warsell | – Performer |
| Pasi Paavali Warsell | – Performer |
| Helge Hovland | – Musician (Gitar) |
| Ørnulv Snortheim | – Musician (Gitar) |
| Egil Stemkens | – Musician (Bass) |
| Christian Svensson | – Musician (Trommer) |
| Stine Bendiksen | – Production manager |
| August 22, 2006 – Kulturkirken Jakob, Oslo, Kulturkirken Jakob | Worldwide premiere |