Berstad/Helgebostad/Wigdel (NO) – Soil Girl
The performance is inspired by Maria Tryti Vennerød ‘s poem Jordjenta (Soil Girl) and is about longing for the tangible, for something real. The creators of this piece, the three dancers and choreographers Ingeleiv Berstad, Kristin Helgebostad and Ida Wigdel wonder about what they have in common with the characters in Vennerød ‘s poem. Secret rooms and the dark sides of the human mind are perhaps as normal as death.
It’s all gonna rot
It’s all gonna – yes, waste away
There’s something deeply unsound about not
accepting that
Berstad/Helgebostad/Wigdel has been defined as a powerful group with a strong artistic signature. The characteristics of the trio’s work are visually strong concepts, intense outbursts and the withdrawal of energies, and a playful and experimental attitude towards performance art and dance. This up-and-coming trio creates performance art in dialogue with contemporary drama and dramatists.
(source: nordicdanceplatform.com)
Credits
Concept/choreography/performers: Ingeleiv Berstad, Kristin Helgebostad en Ida Wigdel
Light Design: Chrisander Brun
Set Design: Silje Linge Haaland
Dramaturge: Huy Le Vo
Composer: Siri Schippers Skaar
Poem: Maria Tryti Vennerød
Duration: 52 minutes