The Northeast Passion
The Northeast Passion (2013) was a performing arts production by Ferske Scener and The Arctic Theatre, in collaboration with The Fram Centre's research programme Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, technology and agreements. The production was performed as part of Researchers' Night September 27 2013.
Kristina Junttila and Kristin Bjørn collaborated on the concept and direction.
Information
(Objekt ID 99022)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 27, 2013 |
| Produced by | Ferske Scener, The Arctic Theatre |
| In collaboration with | The Fram Centre |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian dialect and Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Music, Lecture |
| Running period | September 27, 2013 |
| Duration | Approximately one hour |
| Website | FERSKE SCENER, HÅLOGALAND TEATER |
"Welcome to the play for the wild Arctic!
While the Arctic ice disappears, we prepare to use 'the new land'. Seemingly, the battle is between those who want to protect it and those who want economic growth. But are there also other battles on? Which is the role of the scientists, in the play for the Arctic region?
The production of knowledge is enormous. But more knowledge does not necessarily lead to better insight. Who has the power to reach the media and explain the contexts? And how do we, the ordinary readers of news, relate to this new knowledge? Which images of the future Northeast Passage do we choose? Or maybe we don't choose at all?
Scientists and actors meet onstage, in a form shaped by the TV medium's infotainment. With the theatre's own Peer Gynt as a guide, we ask questions to the east and to the west, and we open the doors for The Northeast Passion.
The Northeast Passion was part of Researchers' Night 2013. September 27, in approximately 300 cities all over Europe, scientists opened the doors to their laboratories or they went onstage or to the streets to meet ordinary people. New performances are being planned.
You may read more about Researchers' Night here.
You may see Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's report on The Northeast Passion here."
SOURCE:
Ferske Scener, ferskescener.no, 14.04.2020, https://www.ferskescener.no/forestilling/nordostpasjonen/
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Kristin Eriksen Bjørn | – Concept/Idea |
| Kristina Junttila | – Concept/Idea |
| Kristin Eriksen Bjørn | – Direction |
| Kristina Junttila | – Direction |
| Tale Næss | – Dramaturge |
| Helge M. Markusson | – Co-creator (i konseptutviklingen) |
| Gunnar Sander | – Co-creator (i konseptutviklingen) |
| Bernt Bjørn | – Actor |
| Trond Peter Stamsø Munch | – Actor |
| Ole-Henrik Moe jr. | – Musician |
| Torgeir Vassvik | – Musician |
| Sebastian Gerland | – Researcher |
| Elise Karlsen | – Researcher |
| Maaike Knol | – Researcher |
| September 27, 2013 – Scene Øst, Hålogaland Teater, The Arctic Theatre | Worldwide premiere |