SUPPOSE YOU HAD A PORTABLE GRAMOPHONE
FROM 8 YEARS
DURATION: 45 min
AVAILABLE LANGUAGE:
English & Danish
PRODUCED WITH TEATER2TUSIND, TEATRET MØLLEN & CARTE BLANCHE
A LOVING GREETING TO KAREN BLIXEN
Suppose you had club foot.
Then you could stand on one leg and se much higher.
Suppose we didn’t exist.
Then nobody could find us.
Suppose you had a portable gramophone.
Where would you take it.
In a tiny village, far north, lives a small group of people in brown dresses and black coats. They look down mostly. And because they look down, they have nothing to talk about and nothing to long for.
But then there’s Viola.
She keeps herself to herself; she looks down and tries to sing very quietly in church on Sundays. She is dreaming and yearning and asks a hundred questions.
This is a story about Viola.
★★★★★★
"Maybe this is the best Danish theatre you can experience right now…This performance is just theatre - magnificent theatre"
JYLLANDSPOSTEN
★★★★★★
"Fragile and beautiful at the same time - a very great performance"
DEN 4. VÆG
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
“A little whimsical miracle that no one ought to miss out on!”
CPHCulture
PERFORMERS:
Bodil Alling
Connie Tronbjerg
Peter Seligmann
MANUSCRIPT:
Bodil Alling
DIRECTOR:
Hans Rønne
COMPOSER:
Søren Søndberg
TECHNICIAN:
Søren la Cour
PHOTOS BY:
Søren Hasselgaard Skaanning
CREDITS
THE THEATERS BEHIND
Teatret Møllen is based in Haderslev in the south of Denmark. Their performances are known for their characteristic visual aesthetic and illusory atmosphere with catchy music, subtle composition, and an unusual narrative style.
teater2tusind makes small shows for small audiences. Focusing on the acting and the music they aim to establish a close contact with each kid
Carte Blanche, led by artistic director Sara Topsøe-Jensen is working in the field between theatre and installation where the staging and space unfold their own performative effect
Teatret Gruppe 38 is a prizewinning theatre located in the city of Aarhus, Denmark and led by the artistic leader, writer and actress Bodil Alling.
The theatre strives to create intimate, thoughtful and poetic theatre, for children and adults. Teatret Gruppe 38 also organizes and co-organizes a number of festivals and biennales – including the showcase DANISH+
For more info see www.gruppe38.dk