FØR VI FORSVINDER 2020
A TRAGICOMEDY ABOUT LOVE AND EXTINCTION
Før Vi Forsvinder
A tragicomedy about extinction
It's 100 seconds to midnight.
In 2020 the Doomsday Clock - a potent symbol of scientific concerns about humanity’s possible annihilation - was set the closest it's ever been to midnight. The primary reason for this calculation: the current nuclear landscape and climate change. How do we contemplate the future at such a moment? What are the choices we've inherited and how do the choices we make influence the generations to come?
Før Vi Forsvinder (Before We Disappear) is a new, tragicomic performance that, springing out of fears of extinction and the climate crisis, examines the self destructive and transformative power of humankind and takes us on a journey from despair to hope. It combines the aggressive athleticism of physical theater and new circus with fragility and humor.
Før Vi Forsvinder has received generous support from Statens Kunstfond Scenekunstudvalg and Odense Kommune, as well as residency and development support from Teaterøen and The Academy of Untamed Creativity. Før Vi Forsvinder was also selected to participate in a new initiative by The Development Platform (UP) for the Performing Arts to promote the visability of exceptional, independent performing artists in Denmark.
ÅRETS SÆRPRIS Nominee
CPH CULTURE 2020
CREDITS
Concept, research and original text by: Katrina Bugaj (US/DK) and
Troels Hagen Findsen (DK)
Original music/sound design: Rumpistol (aka Jens Berents Christensen) (DK)
Visual Design: Allan Frausing (DK)
Lights/Projection: Flora Brandt
Director/dramaturg: Katrina Bugaj
V.O.: Lars Mikkelsen (DK)
Performers: Troels Hagen Findsen, Sean Smyth (IR), Sunniva Byvard (DK)
Consultant: Jakob Bentsen (DK)
Tailor: Camilla Lind (DK)
Film: Jan Vesala (SE)
Photos: Jan Vesala, Cosmin yourphotostory.dk
Co-Producers: Teater V, Dynamo Workspace
SHOW INFORMATION
Duration: 70 minutes
Audience Suitability: 15+
Language: available in Danish or English
Stage size: Min 8m width x 8m depth x 6m height
Venue: Designed for black box with 100+ capacity
Complete description, touring budget and technical specifications supplied upon request