Emma on a western tour

On the occasion of our anniversary year 2024, we have joined forces with Norske Kulturhus and are implementing a pilot project that gives more young people access to professional dance and theater.  

In 1994, the journey began as a dissemination scheme for performing arts, and since 2001 has included organizers in the Cultural Rucksack. In the anniversary year 2024, we wanted to take this a step further and look at the opportunities that exist in this scheme. We have therefore established a collaboration with Norwegian cultural centers and are carrying out a pilot project to give more young people access to professional dance and theater.  

In this pilot, we have invited cultural centers to join forces and form tour loops, where fees and travel expenses for a tour in either autumn 2024 or spring 2025 will be covered by Scenekunstbruket.  

Last fall, the first tour, Ritsj av Katma, took place in Hammerfest, Alta, Finnsnes and Målselv to great success, with extra performances and sold-out houses. Now it's the turn of the West.

The youth performance Emma

Emma is a youth performance by Sacha Slengesol Balgobin and Elg Elgesem, and with them they have musician Maria Sahba on stage as a DJ.

Emma meets Leo, and the love is all-consuming. Leo quickly becomes Emma's new best friend and boyfriend. She feels whole and finally good enough. Together they live in a bubble of euphoria. However, it turns out that Leo also finds these feelings elsewhere.

Emma is a performance that deals with the struggle between addiction and love. Emma wants to be an open person who tolerates everything and everyone. However, her open mind closes more and more as the situations Leo puts her in become more and more extreme.

Tournament route:

Monday, February 3rd at 7:00 PM: Nordfjordhallen , Måløy
Tuesday, February 4th at 7:00 PM: Kulturhuset , Stryn
Wednesday, February 5th at 7:00 PM: Trivselshagen , Sandane
Friday, February 7th at 7:00 PM: Førdehuset , Førde
Saturday, February 8 at 6:00 PM: Florø Culture House , Florø

The performance is supported by: Kloden theatre, Arts Council, SPENN, Bergesen Foundation, Actors' Association's fund for freelancers, Fritt ord, FFUK, Music Funds/Composer Funds, Stage Art+, Next Generation, Young Text/Young Viken Theatre.