Historier fra en glemt koloni* (Stories from a forgotten colony)

Historier fra en glemt koloni* (Stories from a forgotten colony) by Kristin Eriksen Bjørn was produced by Samovarteateret AKA The Samovar Theatre AKA Samovar.

Historier fra en glemt koloni was based on a true story about Norwegians who at the end of the 1800s settled in the Kola peninsula in Russia. Samovarteateret told a story about people who didn’t want anything but a good life.

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

Information

(Objekt ID 8989)
Object type Production
Premiere February 21, 2003
Produced by The Samovar Theatre
Based on Historier fra en glemt koloni by Kristin Eriksen Bjørn
Audience Adults, Youth (from 16)
Audience size 3648
Number of events 26
Language Norwegian
Keywords Theatre
Running period February 21, 2003  —  October 28, 2003
Duration 60 minutes

Requirements to venue

Minimum stage width 5m
Minimum stage depth 5m
Minimum stage height 5m
Blackout Yes
Rigging time 240 minutes
Downrigging time 120 minutes
More

Historier fra en glemt koloni* (Stories from a forgotten colony) by Samovarteateret AKA The Samovar Theatre AKA Samovar told the story about five persons in the years from Stalin started his cleansing until the end of the war. The play was a mix of fact and fiction:

The five choose different strategies to meet the changes in society. The main divide goes between maintaining one’s distinction versus adjusting to society. Impossible choices have to be made. Nobody can get out of it without damage. Historier fra en glemt koloni is not a simple story about good versus evil. It is about living with the choices one has made.

Source: The Norwegian Association of Performing Arts/NAPA, 18.11.2010, http://www.danseogteatersentrum.no/sck/members.shtml?act=prod&aid=36&prid=2

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

Contributors (9)
Name Role
Kristin Eriksen Bjørn – Script
Nora Evensen – Direction
Solveig Leinan-Hermo – Choreography
Niels Aage Windberg Jensen – Lighting design
Bente S. Andersen – Actor
Jan-Egil Engnes – Actor
Tommy Henriksen – Actor
Turid Skoglund – Actor
Ellen Zahl Jonassen – Other
Performance dates
April 12, 2003 Show
April 11, 2003Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) Show
April 10, 2003Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) Show
February 21, 2003 Worldwide premiere