Leve hemmeleg (Living Secretly)
Produced by Samovarteateret i samarbeid med Franzisca Aarflot Produksjoner (2012)
Supported by Fond for utøvende kunstnere, Fond for lyd og bilde, spenn.no, Komponistfondet, Dramatikerforbundet og Utenriksdepartementet
"Leve hemmeleg" is a performance on the crossroads between dance and concert. The text is a poetic dance between doubt and afterthought, between wisdom and humour. This is what the emsemble has worked on in the artistic process. In a visual and playful stage expression, ambiguity and illusions are weaved together in a musical landscape. Here, the vocal is the springboard on a journey from jazz to yoik to electronica.
"Leve hemmeleg", written by Jon Fosse, is a whimsical text that says something about how to live life with humour and warmth. The text is written as a monologue for a man (maybe an older one). He reflects on the mystery of memory and the modern human's need to show off, to be seen, to tell their story.
The premiere on October 24th 2012 marked the opening of Samovarteateret's stage in Sør-Varanger Kultursal.
Text: Jon Fosse
Director: Franzisca Aarflot
Composer and musician: Johan Sara jr.
Dancer: Nikolay Shchetnev (Samovarteateret)
Voice: Nicholas Hope (English) & Sergei Pronin (Russian)
Set design: Franzisca Aarflot & Niels A. W. Jensen
Lighting design: Niels A. W. Jensen