In Flat sun, Verdensteatret draws inspiration from the cyclical nature of energy and waste, in both human and non-human life. From ancient worship and sacrifice of shining and golden objects, to today’s obsession with the extraction and production of value and waste. Flat Sun invites viewers to investigate what is an object and what is an abject, what is useful and what is empty, what is music and what is noise, what is radiant and what is dark.
Verdensteatret is an artist collective founded in Bergen in 1986. Today the group is based in Oslo, and consists of video and sound artists, painters and poets, and sculptors and computer programmers who together have developed an intricate audiovisual style. Combining aspects of music concerts, theatrical performances, and visual art installations, the company builds many of its large scale productions from raw materials collected during journeys combined with stories of the fragile human soul.
Artistic team:Asle Nilsen, Ali Djabbary, Annike Flo, Elise Macmillan, Espen Sommer Eide, Janne Kruse, Laurent Ravot, Linn Nystadnes and Torgrim Torve.
Producer: Martin Taxt.
Thanks to: Alexander Bruck, Magnus Bugge, Niklas Adam, Tobias Leira, Leif Stangeby-Nielsen, Aleida Peréz, Natalia Peréz Turner, Jardín Escultórico, Edward James, Las Pozas and Pedro y Elena Foundation
With support by: Arts Council Norway och PAHN.
verdensteatret.com.
