COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU:

In October we launched the first technical production week of Radio Barents 111. We tested different fabrics, the film in the play was discussed, and now we are all set and ready for the rehearsals to commence. The production will have an eight week rehearsal period, starting on the 28th [...]]]> RADIO BARENTS 111:

In October we launched the first technical production week of Radio Barents 111. We tested different fabrics, the film in the play was discussed, and now we are all set and ready for the rehearsals to commence. The production will have an eight week rehearsal period, starting on the 28th of November, only “disrupted” by the Christmas Holidays.

Participants from Norway, Sweden and Russia will occupy the theatre large parts of December and January, right up to the premiere on February 5th. The ensemble is big, the manuscript humorous and complex, and the characters will be accompanied by the music of Johan Saara Jr. under the guidance of Franziska Aarflot. See clips from the project within the play here:

]]> http://www.samovar.no/2011/12/19/newsletter-december/feed/ 0 http://www.samovar.no/2011/12/07/november-and-december/ http://www.samovar.no/2011/12/07/november-and-december/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:54:49 +0000 samovar http://www.samovar.no/?p=934 SAMOVARTEATERET REPRESENTED AT RUSSIAN JAZZ FESTIVAL

Between the 12th and 17th of October 2011 Nikolay Shchetnev, dancer at Samovarteateret, participated in a jazz festival in Arkhangelsk dedicated to the famous musician Vladimir Rezitsky. Together with film maker Sergey Zhigaltsov and jazz musician Timofey Dorofeev with band, a performance was created combining the three different art [...]]]> SAMOVARTEATERET REPRESENTED AT RUSSIAN JAZZ FESTIVAL

Between the 12th and 17th of October 2011 Nikolay Shchetnev, dancer at Samovarteateret, participated in a jazz festival in Arkhangelsk dedicated to the famous musician Vladimir Rezitsky. Together with film maker Sergey Zhigaltsov and jazz musician Timofey Dorofeev with band, a performance was created combining the three different art forms music, film and dance.

See clip from the performance here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrkSPpvQwSY

COLD FISH IN HAMMERFEST

In the beginning of November, the Samovarteater production Cold Fish was represented at Dance FestivaI Barents 2011 in Hammerfest. The performance was presented on the main stage of the Arctic Culture Centre on the 10th of November.

The performance is a collaboration between Samovarteateret and Anna Piotrowska. Anna, whom we have worked together with on several occasions, is a choreographer and dancer based in Warsaw, Poland. Since the premiere in Kirkenes in October 2010, the performance has been shown at several international dance festivals.

SAMOVARTEATERET PARTICIPATES AT DANCEFEST

Even though it’s been summer, the theatre has not been completely on vacation. In June, Nikolay attended a dance festival “IKRA” in Haparanda, Sweden, where he showed the performance “Cold Fish” together with Polish dancer Anna Piotrowska. Nikolay also taught workshops for other dancers at the [...]]]> SUMMER 2011

SAMOVARTEATERET PARTICIPATES AT DANCEFEST

Even though it’s been summer, the theatre has not been completely on vacation. In June, Nikolay attended a dance festival “IKRA” in Haparanda, Sweden, where he showed the performance “Cold Fish” together with Polish dancer Anna Piotrowska. Nikolay also taught workshops for other dancers at the festival.

Nikolay also attended the 17th International Street Theatre Festival in Arkhangelsk, arranged by Teatr Panova. Also at this festival Nikolay held workshops.

SEPTEMBER

THE THEATRE SCHOOL

Our theatre school, Samovarungan, will be starting up again in September, and we wish both new and old students welcome. We have new challenges for the students, and we can’t wait to see what they will be able to achieve this year.

In this picture you can see last year’s students in group 1 in the their performance “Helter om natta” / “Heroes at night.”

FESTSPILLENE I NORD-NORGE ARE COMING TO SCENE 2:

Tuesday 20th September Festspillene in Nord-Norge are coming to Kirkenes with their concert with the Terem Quartet and Forsvarets Musikkorps Nord-Norge at Scene 2.

The concert starts at 19.30

The café will open at 18.30

Ticket price kr 200,-

Tickets can be booked in advance at audhild@samovar.no, or on tlf 78 99 24 68.

THEATRE FOR THE CHILDREN:

21st September Hålogaland Teater are guests at Scene 2 with their children’s performance “Gutten og gullfuglen”/”The boy and the goldbird.”

“Gutten og gullfuglen” tells the story of a little boy who’s sister disappears while they are out berry-picking. She has been captured by the stalloes, and brave as he is the little boy decides he has to free his sister. “

“Gutten og gullfuglen” is a performance for all ages, but suits children above the age of 3 best.

Tickets can be booked in advance at Servicekontoret  at Rådhuset in Kirkenes. Opening hours 09.00-15.00 Monday- Friday.

OCTOBER

RADIO BARENTS 111:

We are continuing the work on Radio Barents 111, and in October we will shoot some more scenes for the film around Kirkenes, and Thorvald Stoltenberg is even coming to play himself!

After filming is finished in October, we are preparing for the rehearsal period on stage that will start in November.

FEELGOOD-WEEK :

17-22  October we will have a new FeelGood- week at Scene 2, with delicious food, our charming cafe, splendid concerts, inspiring debates and outstanding performances!

Teaterhuset Avant Garden from Trondheim is one of the groups that will be our guests during the week, and they will show the performance  ”1000 zašto 1000 zato.”

” The performance “1000 zašto 1000 zato” (“1000 why 1000 therefore”) is a story based on Azra Halilovic’s diaries written as a child living in the war-torn Bosnia and Hercegovina, and as a young refugee in Norway in the 1990s. How does these experiences influence her life now? “

HÅLOGALAND TEATER PRESENS:

7. October, Scene 2 ”Grensen”/ “The border”

Famous dancer, choreographer and director Jo Strømgren examines the battle between the sexes in his new production Grensen / The Border.

“A woman and a man work together. They have respect for each other, but underneath the surface a territorial battle takes place. Can this battle be seen as a picture of a classic border conflict between two countries?”

Tickets can be booked in advance at Servicekontoret  at Rådhuset in Kirkenes. Opening hours 09.00-15.00 Monday- Friday.

COMING UP:

February 2012:

During the festival Barents Spektakel 2012 Samovarteateret will have their premiere of Radio Barents 111, a brand new, highly contemporary performance that takes the audience on a journey to the end of the world and the heart of Barents.

Make a note in your calendar today!

Read the whole article here:
www.barentsobserver.com

In a week we will begin filming for “Radio Barents 111″! During approximately two weeks we will be filming in Kirkenes (Norway), Sevetti (Finland), Nikel (Russia), Titovka (Russia), Zapolyarny (Russia) and Pririchny (Russia).

Border camps in Norway, Russian and Finland, 2010.

The thoughts and ideas around the project “Radio Barents 111″ has followed Samovarteateret through many years. The constantly recurring wish has been to create a newly written performance founded on Samovarteateres experiences, journeys, histories and meetings with people in this border region.

The wish has been [...]]]>

Border camps in Norway, Russian and Finland, 2010.

The thoughts and ideas around the project “Radio Barents 111″ has followed Samovarteateret through many years. The constantly recurring wish has been to create a newly written performance founded on Samovarteateres experiences, journeys, histories and meetings with people in this border region.

The wish has been to create a performance about how we, as stage performers, experience this region, and tell stories inspired by meetings with people along the norwegian-russian and norwegian-finnish border. The goal is to create a performance that reflects the present days current social affairs and takes the pulse on those who live along our borders right now.

In the creation process of “Radio Barents 111″, we decided that we wanted to do something new. We composed a group of various artists which we brought along to three “border camps” in our border-region. Along on the journey was a playwright, a filmmaker, a composer, a researcher, an actress and a dancer.

We’ve traveled together, but the artists have, in different ways, collected material that will be processed and shaped into the finished performance. The border camps were executed during spring and summer 2010. The finished manuscript was delivered to Samovarteateret in October 2010.

The performance will premiere on the 3rd of February 2012.

Director & playwright:
Franzisca Aarflot (Norwegian)

Producer:
Audhild Andersen (Norwegian)

Filmmaker:
Sergey Zhigaltsov (Russian)

Composer & musician:
Johan Sara Jr. (Sápmi/Norwegian)

Actors:
Bente S. Andersen (Norwegian)
Turid Skoglund (Norwegian)
Magnus Holm Slettebø (Norwegian)
Olga Khalchenko (Russian)

Dancers:
Nikolay Shchetnev (Russian)
Patrik Häggström (Swedish)

Lighting designer:
Niels A. W. Jensen (Danish)

Scenography & costumes:
Inger A. K. Stephens (Norwegian)

Technician & carpenter:
Odd Aune (Norwegian)

Tour planner:
Ekaterina Kopotun (Russian)

A story about faith, hope, charity and politics.

In the performance “Arctic Voices” the story changes from the humoristic and absurd to serious matters. It also illustrates how political decisions and drawing of borders affect the life and destiny of the people living in the region. The performance raises important global questions, and is [...]]]>

A story about faith, hope, charity and politics.

In the performance “Arctic Voices” the story changes from the humoristic and absurd to serious matters. It also illustrates how political decisions and drawing of borders affect the life and destiny of the people living in the region. The performance raises important global questions, and is performed in four different languages, combined with modern dance and unique music.

Director:
Bente S. Andersen (Norway)

On stage:
Turid Skoglund (Norway)
Nikolay Shchetnev (Russia)
Kathrine Kolgrov (Norway)
Magnus H. Slettebø (Norway)
Patrick Häggström (Sweden)
Gøran Østerbøl (Norway)

Light design/technician:
Niels A. W. Jensen (Denmark)

Costumes and scenography:
Samovarteateret

Photos of the performance:

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