Farvann

With backgrounds from Nigeria, Uganda and Norway, Asta Busingye Lydersen, Monica Ifejilika and Numa Edema Norderhaug have both colorful and dramatic family stories that span generations, continents and oceans. In the periphery and in the center of the memories, they find their fathers.
But what actually happened? What if what they remember is not how it was? Asta, Numa and Monica delve into their memories, the happy and the difficult, and discover the events, people and places that have shaped them. In the process, they blow up established truths and discover new ones.
The performance is based on biographical material and integrates stage text, video and music. Together, the performers challenge their own identity, belonging to Norwegian society and their own artistic boundaries.

I was invited to do video for the performance Farvann. Premiere Vega Scene 2022.

FARVANN is produced by Queendom and SPKRBOX in collaboration with the Nationaltheatret.

 

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Cocept og text: Monica Ifejilika, Numa Edema Norderhaug, Asta Busingye Lydersen

Director: Mari Kjeldstadli
Stage and Lightdesigner: Agnethe Tellefsen
Videodesigner: Tone Myskja
Dramaturg: Oda Radoor og Mari Kjeldstadli
Musicians: Ibou Cissokho / Sidiki Camara
Regiassistent: Rania Broud
Coreographer barockdance: Elizabeth Svarstad
Producer: Rebecca Røsand

Supported by: Kulturrådet, Fond for utøvende kunstnere, Fond for lyd og bilde, Komponistfondet, Fritt Ord, Bergesenstiftelsen, Stiftelsen Scheibler, Dramatikkens Hus, Skuespillersenteret, SPKRBOX.

Stages and Storeys - This version is re-edited for the launch of Bokhylla.no, National Library Oslo, 11th of October 2012. Video and sound installation 2006. The last years I have been involved in projects related to music and danceperformances. Stages and Storeys is a work evolving from these experiences. The installation consist of two videoprojections, a red floor, a thousand books and three different layers of sound. In my work I am interested in language, movement and perception and in this particular work I wanted to work with a complexity of different layers interweaved and also in some way stage the viewer into my work. This was inspired from my stagework and also Italo Calvino´s book "If on a Winter´s Night a Traveler" and how this book makes the viewer involved/responsible in reading of the story. Three different soundtracks played simultaniously, each loop with a different timespan. The videoprojections also had different timespans and the quality of expression was different although the basic material was collected from the same videoshoot. Credits: Video - Tone Myskja, Sound - Jon Balke, Dancer - Halldis Olafsdottir, Photographer - Hilde Malme, Tone Myskja, Light Design - Knut Haraldsen, Special Effects - Pål Morten Hverven, Assistants - Gabriella Göransson and Brita Skybak
Stages and Storeys - Video and sound installation 2006. The last years I have been involved in projects related to music and danceperformances. Stages and Storeys is a work evolving from these experiences. The installation consist of two videoprojections, a red floor, a thousand books and three different layers of sound. In my work I am interested in language, movement and perception and in this particular work I wanted to work with a complexity of different layers interweaved and also in some way stage the viewer into my work. This was inspired from my stagework and also Italo Calvino´s book "If on a Winter´s Night a Traveler" and how this book makes the viewer involved/responsible in reading of the story. Three different soundtracks played simultaniously, each loop with a different timespan. The videoprojections also had different timespans and the quality of expression was different although the basic material was collected from the same videoshoot. Credits: Video - Tone Myskja, Sound - Jon Balke, Dancer - Halldis Olafsdottir, Photographer - Hilde Malme, Tone Myskja, Light Design - Knut Haraldsen, Special Effects - Pål Morten Hverven, Assistants - Gabriella Göransson and Brita Skybak