FICTION - new piece by Alan Lucien Øyen
What happens when we realise that we never became everything we intended to? Expect a dramatic premiere from Carte Blanche at the Bergen International Festival.
‘Our visions of the future – and the present – are nothing but fiction. The confrontation between before and now is hopeless’, says choreographer Alan Lucien Øyen, who started his career as a dancer with Carte Blanche. Now he is looking forward to returning and having fun with the full ensemble.
Whether in theatre or dance, Alan Lucien Øyen moves within a universe of multimedia, inspired by popular culture, documentary material and a variety of art forms. His productions are often described as highly emotional.
After one of his recent performances, the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten wrote: ‘Alan Lucien Øyen is unquestionably a star on the Norwegian stage art sky.’
His complex choreography requires technical expertise of performers, and the dancers at Carte Blanche, the Norwegian national company of contemporary dance, are more than up to the task. Many will recall their fascinating performance from the 2011 Bergen International Festival, Corps de Walk, which they have taken on tour at home and abroad over the last year.
"I am waiting patiently for a plane crash, for a road accident – I can sit for hours at the window and hope someone will drive off the road." From the performance
Carte Blanche has commissioned a new piece by the award winning Bergenese stage artist and former dancer in Carte Blanche, Alan Lucien Øyen. This is the third collaboration with the company, but the first including the full company.
Choreography Alan Lucien Øyen
Set design and props Åsmund Færavaag
Lighting design Torkel Skjærven
Sound design Gunnar Innvær
Costume design Alan Lucien Øyen og Indrani Balgobin
Video design Martin Flack
PR photo/video Yaniv Cohen
Dancers Caroline Eckly, Guro Rimeslåtten, Christine Kjellberg, Jennifer Dubreuil Houthemann, Núria Navarra Vilasaló, Ole Martin Meland, Simbarashe Norman Fulukia, Shlomi Ruimi, Edhem Jesenkovic, Christopher Flinder Petersen, Timothy Bartlett og Mathias Stoltenberg.
PR photo Yaniv Cohen
Duration appx 70 minutes - no intermission.
World premiere 31st May 20:00 in Studio Bergen as part of the Bergen International Festival. Performed 1st - 3rd June and 5th June at Studio Bergen
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