Blue Is The Smoke Of War
dal 10/3/2003 al 12/3/2003
Segnalato da
10/3/2003
Blue Is The Smoke Of War
The Substation Gallery, Singapore
One-woman show by Geddy Aniksdal from Norway. Nostalgia, war, famine, disease lack of emotion, spiritual emptiness, resignation, indifference, death.
Nostalgia, war, famine, disease lack of emotion, spiritual emptiness,
resignation, indifference, death.
This is Blue Is The Smoke Of War: the work is largely drawn on materials
and characters from "GOOD TIMES for the evil ones", a previous ensemble
production by Grenland Friteater, inspired by the writings of Norwegian
poet and scholar Georg Johannesen. This one-woman performance will
present Jonannesen's work in four movements like in a musical piece:
Autumn (Adagio), which takes us into China during the Táng dynasty and
through the words of master poet Tu Fu; Winter (Allegro ma non tanto),
which takes place in Norway during the fifties and has the form of a
cabaret; Spring (Scherzo), which is more directly concerned with the
political situation in Norway; Summer (Allegro con brio) in the garden
of Greek philosopher Epicurus. The performance will be presented in
English.
About Geddy Aniksdal
Geddy Aniksdal (born 1955) is an actor, director and pedagogue at
Grenland Friteater of Porsgrunn, Norway. She has acted in: The Play is
Over (1982), Too Much of Nothing (1982), Fever (1984), The Miserables
(1985), The Stars are No Nearer (1986), Besatt! Disasters of War! (1987,
a Grenland Friteater collaboration with Brith Gof, Wales), Love x{2013} Crazy
Love (1988), Hjelp! Bestemor Kommer! (1988), The Dreamers (1990), Good
Times x{2013} For the Evil Ones (1995), Dopa Lax (1995), Blue is the Smoke of
War (1997), Hotel Ibsen (1998), and others. For Grenland Friteater, she
has directed many plays including The Wake (1987), Max & Mini (1988),
Woyzeck (1988), Martha's Morbid Memories (1992), Krapp's Last Tape
(1996), Fri and Frank (1997), Hotel Ibsen (1998), The Scarecrows (1999)
and To Be Dead is Too Easy (2001). For the Magdalena Project, she has
directed The River Room (1986, Wales), Between Now and Soon (1989,
Norway) and The Perpetual Sound of Fixed Time (1994, Wales). Besides
conducting numerous actors' training workshops, Geddy has been closely
associated with the Magdalena Project since 1986 and is on the editorial
board of The Open Page, the Magdalena Project journal.
Also, this show is prior to the arrival of Performing Words, an
international workshop for female performers who create their own texts,
to be held 17-29 March 2003 at The Substation. Taking part in this
workshop are five overseas participants and five local ones, including
television and stage actress Adelina Ong. The workshop will be led by
both Geddy Aniksdal and Gilly Adams, who both belong to the Norwegian
ensemble, Grenland Friteater.
It will be held at The Substation Guinness Theatre on 11 and 12 March
2003, 8pm.
Tickets at $15 / 10 (Concession) are sold at The Substation Box-Office.
Call 63377800 for more information.
The Substation Guinness Theatre
Singapore