"...ubehaget spredde seg i kroppen. Det føltes som om jeg hadde vært vitne til dommedag over moral, etikk og medmenneskelighet."
Morgenbladet
"...ubehaget spredde seg i kroppen. Det føltes som om jeg hadde vært vitne til dommedag over moral, etikk og medmenneskelighet."
Morgenbladet
House – av Richard Maxwell
Verks present staging of ”House” by Richard Maxwell, marks the first time this influential American dramatist is staged, not only in Norway, but Scandinavia in general.
In a house and a family, severed individuals seek coherence in their existence. Now that the subject, the expressed I, is defined by others and the past no longer forms a supporting story, the encounter with an instinctive force of survival, the omnipresent spirit of commerce, makes life a very fragile affair. They seek surrogates and footholds in presumptions of a culture and a society; - school, the city, theatre - or aid when it is needed. Are culture and welfare clichés with no practical value? Or do they have an independent, integral and respected position, - as the source of a value-based oppositional force.
Verk, established in 1998,express a continuity in the form of dialogue that exists between theatre and performance with their present treatment of Richard Maxwell's script. Verk has developed a particular mode of play in which it is vital to allow the script to appear in as pure a form as possible, on its own, without destroying it with too many props. One might say that the script is approached with a humble attitude while also demanding that the script alone can sustain itself.
Verk has developed a specific language that alternates between acting and non-acting. In front of the audience they candidly switch between different modes of acting, allowing the spectator to take part in the transformation. Key elements are: close proximity and stage settings that expose the actors vulnerability. Their particular approach to script and theatrical device suits Maxwells play well.
ANMELDELSER:
"Uhyggens Hus", (Dagsavisen 19.3.05) (pdf faksimile her)
"Ubehaget som kom tilbake", (Morgenbladet 22.4.05) (pdf faksimile her)
"Ei varsla hending", (Klassekampen 3.5.05) (pdf faksimile her)
Spilte forestillinger :
Black Box Teater, Oslo 17 - 20. mars 2005
Avant-Garden, Trondheim 27 + 28. april 2005
Black Box Teater 18 - 20 oktober 2005
Det Kongelige teater, Turbinehallerne, København 11.desember 2005
Forestillingen er støttet av Norsk kulturfond og Fond for lyd og bilde
MEDVIRKENDE:
Fredrik Hannestad, Saila Hyttinen, Anders Mossling, Jonas Bræin Selvig
Rolf Engelsen, Per Platou, Thomas Storm, Borghild Marie Kvale.