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HEN BLAKSTAD, THE ARTIST
"THE TEST RUN/TESTLØPET", Tiril Pharo (NO) 2022-23.
ABOUT:
A participatory performance for ages 10+ about lies, trust and communication.
What if you had a group of teenagers, following you around, as your advice team. If there was drama or hard decisions to make, they’d be there to guide you?
The characters in "The Test Run" have that!
The Test Run is a test run on life, within a performance of 90 minutes. The audience is split into three groups from the start, and are given the task of being expert advisors for one of three characters; Dad Mons, Mom Bodil, Bonus mom Nora. The audience and performers explore a drama of lies, trust and communication together - and co-create in the moment.
ARTISTIC TEAM:
Bodil:
Kikki Stormo/Henriette Blakstad
Mons:
Bendik Ø. Johannessen
Nora:
Marthe Sofie Løkeland Eide
Klara:
Astrid Lyngstad Pharo (digital)
X – digital actor:
Sofia Knudsen Estifanos/Kornelia Melsæter
Manuscript and direction:
Tiril Pharo
Production Manager:
Claudia Lucacel
Dramaturgy:
Cecilie Lundsholdt and Kristina Kjeldsberg
Photographers:
Trond Høines and Marthe Sofie Løkeland Eide
Digital production design: Andreas Lyngstad
Teaser:
Trond Høines and Tiril Pharo
Co-production:
Østfold Internasjonale Teater
SUPPORTED BY:
Norsk Kulturråd, FFUK, Dramatikkens Hus, Norsk Skuespillersenter, Teatret Vårt, Østfold Internasjonale Teater
PERFORMED AT:
ShowBox Oslo, Teaterfestivalen i Fjaler 2022.
A participatory performance for ages 10+ about lies, trust and communication.
What if you had a group of teenagers, following you around, as your advice team. If there was drama or hard decisions to make, they’d be there to guide you?
The characters in "The Test Run" have that!
The Test Run is a test run on life, within a performance of 90 minutes. The audience is split into three groups from the start, and are given the task of being expert advisors for one of three characters; Dad Mons, Mom Bodil, Bonus mom Nora. The audience and performers explore a drama of lies, trust and communication together - and co-create in the moment.
ARTISTIC TEAM:
Bodil:
Kikki Stormo/Henriette Blakstad
Mons:
Bendik Ø. Johannessen
Nora:
Marthe Sofie Løkeland Eide
Klara:
Astrid Lyngstad Pharo (digital)
X – digital actor:
Sofia Knudsen Estifanos/Kornelia Melsæter
Manuscript and direction:
Tiril Pharo
Production Manager:
Claudia Lucacel
Dramaturgy:
Cecilie Lundsholdt and Kristina Kjeldsberg
Photographers:
Trond Høines and Marthe Sofie Løkeland Eide
Digital production design: Andreas Lyngstad
Teaser:
Trond Høines and Tiril Pharo
Co-production:
Østfold Internasjonale Teater
SUPPORTED BY:
Norsk Kulturråd, FFUK, Dramatikkens Hus, Norsk Skuespillersenter, Teatret Vårt, Østfold Internasjonale Teater
PERFORMED AT:
ShowBox Oslo, Teaterfestivalen i Fjaler 2022.
"BETENKNINGSTIDER", Marius Kolbenstvedt 2023.
New text for stage by:
Marius Kolbenstvedt and Tale Næss.
Opening night, Grusomhetens Teater, Oslo 21.04.2023
ARTISTIC TEAM:
Director:
Marius Kolbenstvedt.
Actors and musicians:
Silje Aker Johnsen and Frank Havrøy.
Actors:
Anna Dworak, Gisle Hass and Henriette Blakstad.
Set-designer:
Dordi Strøm
Marius Kolbenstvedt and Tale Næss.
Opening night, Grusomhetens Teater, Oslo 21.04.2023
ARTISTIC TEAM:
Director:
Marius Kolbenstvedt.
Actors and musicians:
Silje Aker Johnsen and Frank Havrøy.
Actors:
Anna Dworak, Gisle Hass and Henriette Blakstad.
Set-designer:
Dordi Strøm
"TANCZ", A3 Teatr, Polen & Norway 2021-22.
TANCZ
Produced by:
A3 Teatr, Agata Rychcik-Skibiński (Poland)
Co-production:
Studium Actoris (NO)
Concept, director:
Dariusz Skibiński (Poland)
Choreography:
Tomasz Ssak Sakowski (Poland)
Artist:
Grażyna Tabor, Paulina Staniaszek, Paulina Szczęsna, Blandine Potiron, Bartłomiej Ostapczuk, Maciej Zakrzewski, Paolo Martini, Henriette Blakstad, Henning Farner (Ploland, NO)
Music:
Targanesque Trio/Katarzyna Klebba, Paweł Paluch, Arnold Dąbrowski (Poland)
Scenography, costumes:
Ann- Karinn Myklebostadt (NO)
ABOUT:
Nine people enter a milonga to redress in the reflections of large scales mirrors to experience a situation in connection to Pandora's box, her curse on mankind. Her task was to let loose all the evils upon the world while trapping hope, unavailable to mortal men. Through her beautiful figure of dread, something for which men can find no device or remedy, they all as a group are trapped together in a limited moment of time with no possibilities to escape.
In this environment the nine moves through situations in dialogue with pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony and sloth. The intellectual part of mankinds in confrontation with primal forces in search of hope.
In the room music of Tango Milonga is in blend with preludes by Chopin as a voice of eco in dialogue with the situation played out in the space of this piece.
Performed:
Warsaw, Torún in Poland 2021-22.
Studium Actoris, Norway 2021.
https://www.studiumactoris.no/
Produced by:
A3 Teatr, Agata Rychcik-Skibiński (Poland)
Co-production:
Studium Actoris (NO)
Concept, director:
Dariusz Skibiński (Poland)
Choreography:
Tomasz Ssak Sakowski (Poland)
Artist:
Grażyna Tabor, Paulina Staniaszek, Paulina Szczęsna, Blandine Potiron, Bartłomiej Ostapczuk, Maciej Zakrzewski, Paolo Martini, Henriette Blakstad, Henning Farner (Ploland, NO)
Music:
Targanesque Trio/Katarzyna Klebba, Paweł Paluch, Arnold Dąbrowski (Poland)
Scenography, costumes:
Ann- Karinn Myklebostadt (NO)
ABOUT:
Nine people enter a milonga to redress in the reflections of large scales mirrors to experience a situation in connection to Pandora's box, her curse on mankind. Her task was to let loose all the evils upon the world while trapping hope, unavailable to mortal men. Through her beautiful figure of dread, something for which men can find no device or remedy, they all as a group are trapped together in a limited moment of time with no possibilities to escape.
In this environment the nine moves through situations in dialogue with pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony and sloth. The intellectual part of mankinds in confrontation with primal forces in search of hope.
In the room music of Tango Milonga is in blend with preludes by Chopin as a voice of eco in dialogue with the situation played out in the space of this piece.
Performed:
Warsaw, Torún in Poland 2021-22.
Studium Actoris, Norway 2021.
https://www.studiumactoris.no/
"THE RAVEN", Grusomhetens Teater, Oslo 2020.
Director:
Lars Øyno
Actors:
Henriette Blakstad, Hanne Dieserud, Johanna Øyno
Light Design:
Jan Skomakerstuen
Music composition:
Lars Pedersen
Costumes:
Gjøril Bjercke Sæther
Mask:
Trude Sneve
Photo, film, project managment:
Claudia Lucacel
This photo: Claudia Lucacel
https://www.grusomhetensteater.no/portfolio_page/raven-2/
Lars Øyno
Actors:
Henriette Blakstad, Hanne Dieserud, Johanna Øyno
Light Design:
Jan Skomakerstuen
Music composition:
Lars Pedersen
Costumes:
Gjøril Bjercke Sæther
Mask:
Trude Sneve
Photo, film, project managment:
Claudia Lucacel
This photo: Claudia Lucacel
https://www.grusomhetensteater.no/portfolio_page/raven-2/
"DET SKYGGEFULLE/IN THE MISTS OF SHADOW", Animalske Productions, Norway 2016-21.
Animalske Productions
Art. and Manag. Director: Anne Mali Sæther
Visual artist: Guri Guri Henriksen
Actor/shadow theatre: Anne- Mali Sæther, Henriette Blakstad, Guri-Guri Henriksen, Hanne Gjerstad Henrichsen
Art. and Manag. Director: Anne Mali Sæther
Visual artist: Guri Guri Henriksen
Actor/shadow theatre: Anne- Mali Sæther, Henriette Blakstad, Guri-Guri Henriksen, Hanne Gjerstad Henrichsen
"I IS ANOTHER- Rimbaud in Africa", Grusomhetens Teater, Norway, UK, Japan, Iran, India 2017-20.
"I IS ANOTHER- Rimbaud in Africa", Grusomhetens Teater, Norway, UK, Japan, Iran, India 2017-20.
"VENUS & MARS", Grusomhetens Teater, Oslo 2017.
"THE WAR IS AMONG US/KRIGEN ER ET ANNET STED", Hildebrand Produksjoner, Oslo 2015,
"THE VISIT/PÅ BESØK", Torgunn Produksjoner, Norway 2009-13.
"OPUS 23 VARIATIONS- Fartein Valen", Animalske Produksjoner. Haugesund 2009.
"A DOOL´S HOUSE", Ibsen International/Ibsen in China, Beijing 2006 & 2010.
"JEPPE PÅ BERGET" Det Norkse Teater 1999.
"HEDDA GABLER", Teater Ibsen, Skien, 2006 & 07.
"LILLE EYOLF", Teater Ibsen , Skien 2007.
"ET DUKKEHJEM", Teater Ibsen 2006 & 07.
"CARMEN", Den Norske Opera & Ballett, 2009.
Den Norske Opera & Ballet 1992-94
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