Fighting Gravity

When I entered the hall, our first impression was that it was a small and intimate stage, with an exciting setup. I had high expectations due to such an exciting and important topic, and left with my expectations well met.

The show is about the girls' struggle to compete in their sport on an equal footing with the boys. It's also about being able to follow your dreams and trying to fight against what stands in your way. They get information about an important topic without it being boring. They manage to include humor without it becoming frivolous. We talked to two of the actors afterwards, and they said that one of the reasons they chose this theme was that even though ski jumpers aren't so well known, or such a big topic for everyone, the injustice that ski jumpers must feel is very recognizable.

The start immediately grabs my attention. With youthful music, and an exciting effect of people emerging from a pile of foam rubber. We all agree that the few props that were used were utilized in many interesting ways, which brought out the cool effects.

This show hit me, who is 15 years old, well. I think it's perfect for the target group it's intended for (from 13). The show brings in elements from the present, such as shame, plus the theme is very new, since it's not long since women were allowed to start competing in ski jumping. In my opinion, the performance is mostly about the unfair battle women have had to fight in order to jump, but also about the inner battles one has to fight.

There was very good contact with the audience, one of the actors even asked a question. When a baby screamed in the audience, the actor used it as part of the play.

The videos gave a good impression of how the jumping girls have had it. I was left with compassion for them.

It was easy to understand everything that was said and the actors had clear diction even when they spoke into the foam blocks.

There was loud music in between without it being uncomfortable, it was just right.

After watching the performance, we were left with many different perceptions of the play. Many of us were overwhelmed by how good it was, while others thought it was good, but that they had seen better. Personally, I think the play was incredibly good and deals with a very important theme that comes out clearly through the play, and which is not a theme that has a clear ending. I think this is because there really is no end to the theme of discrimination.

Idea and direction: Anders Borchgrevink
Texts by: Anders Borchgrevink, Sulekha Ali Omar, Kristoffer Veiersted, Andrea Vik, Nelly Winterhalder
Choreographer: Marianne Kjærsund
Dramaturg: Matilde Holdhus
Cast: Andrea Vik, Kristoffer Veiersted, Sulekha Ali Omar
Lighting and video design: Oscar Udbye
Music: Torgny Amdam and Mattis Tallerås
Sound engineer: Stig Vikestrand
Video photographer: Lukasz Zamaro
Costume designer: Solveig Holthe Bygdnes
Outer eye: Hildur Kristinsdottir