TRIPTYCH 0811 by ELLA FISKUM DANZ

Описание: Performance in 2 acts. World premiere at EMPAC 18 September 2012.
Norwegian premiere at Bærum Kulturhus 12 October 2012. Fana Kulturhus 22 November, and Gjøvik Kino and Kulturhus 24 November 2012.

"Triptych 0811"
My dream may be your reality

Ella Fiskum Danz draws inspiration from the visual art triptych, in which three images or panels are separate yet somehow linked together. Fiskum's new work, "Triptych 0811" journeys into the inner world of aspirations bound by the obstacles of real-life. In this theatrical dreamscape, the characters range from the marginalized, the vain, to the prima ballerina. With live performance by a legendary rock guitarist, the characters' pose a challenge to perceptions of sensuality and moral edifice. Tensions build between dreams and reality as the characters morph through multiple representations of female archetypes:

This single mother resigns herself to an art form of lower moral status.

This female Hollywood starlet, embodied by a man, is tormented by her empty expectations.

A prima ballerina on top of her game basks in the ephemeral role of Swan Lake.

Direction, Choreography, Video by Ella Fiskum
Music Composed by Ali Helnwein
Guitar Composition by Ronni Le Tekro
Set Design by Serge von Arx
Lighting Concept by Elisabeth Kjeldahl Nilsson
Cinematography by Karl-Erik Brøndbo, Francisca Penzani, Veronika Rudyeva-Ryazantseva
Costume Design by Elisabeth Nøkland Johansen

Ballerina, Svetlana Bednenko
Dancer, Ella Fiskum
Dancer, Magnus Myhr
Guitarist, Ronni le Tekro

Choreographic Assistant, Pia Elton Hammer
Pole Consultant, Ingvild Refsum
Sarah Skogland, Screen Actress
Billy Wirth, Screen Actor

Produced by Ella Fiskum Danz in collaboration with Kay Grigar (New York); Booking and Manager for le Tekro, Stig Nedreberg.

This project was supported by the Arts Council Norway, Fond for Lyd og Bilde, Fond for Utøvende Kunstnere, the Foreign Ministry (UD and DTS), Oslo Teatersenter, Den Norske Ballettskole, and the Royal Norwegian Consulate General New York and EMPAC—the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (Troy, NY) artist-in-residence production support.