| Title (2) | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season program Black Box Teater the autumn of 2019 | August 2019 | Download | |
| Sesongprogram BIT Teatergarasjen høst 2019 | 2019 | Download |
Penelope Sleeps
Penelope Sleeps (2019) was an opera production by Mette Edvardsen and Matteo Fargion in collaboration with Kaaitheater, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, BUDA, Black Box Teater, Rosendal Theatre, BIT Teatergarasjen, Centre Chorégraphique National de Caen in Normandie oand apap-Performing Europe 2020. The text was written by Mette Edvardsen and the music by Matteo Fargion. The production had its premiere at Kaaitheater in Brussels in May 2019, and has since been performed at Wiener Festwochen (Vienna), Stamsund International Theatre Festival, Almost Summer, BUDA in Kortrijk, Ultima Contemporary Music Festival at Black Box Teater in Oslo and at Meteor, BIT in Bergen.
Information
(Objekt ID 93350)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | May 10, 2019 |
| Produced by | Mette Edvardsen/Athome |
| Coproducers | Black Box Teater, BIT Teatergarasjen, Rosendal Teater |
| Audience | Adults |
| Keywords | Opera, Theatre |
| Running period | May 10, 2019 |
| Website | Black Box Teater , BIT Teatergarasjen |
"Throughout Homer’s Odyssey, the hero’s wife Penelope stays at home while her husband returns from the Trojan war. Her long wait, refusing other men’s advances, and passing the time by weaving, is one of the inspirations behind Penelope Sleeps, an opera in essay form by Mette Edvardsen and Matteo Fargion. By 'essay', the artists intend to present a performance in which opera is the starting point, without any of its traditional grand gestures and narrative.
Penelope Sleeps is less a re-telling of an important part of The Odyssey, but more about the abstract relationship between voice and music, space and scale. Edvardsen's interest in language, and choreography and music as language, leads her to explore Penelope's inner voice and interior world, a mythical doorway to a place beyond narrative and destiny."
SOURCES:
Import from the Scenekunst.no list of openings 20.08.2019
Oslo National Academy of the Arts, www.khio.no, 24.10.19, https://khio.no/events/913
Black Box Teater, www.blackbox.no, 24.10.19, https://blackbox.no/tittel/penelope-sleeps/
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mette Edvardsen | – Choreography |
| Matteo Fargion | – Composition |
| October 18, 2019 21:00 – KODE 2, Stenersen (METEOR) | Show |
| October 17, 2019 21:00 – KODE 2, Stenersen (METEOR) | Show |
| September 13, 2019 20:00 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) (Ultima) | Show |
| May 10, 2019 – Kaaitheater | Worldwide premiere |