Darkly brave
Mørkemodig is a show about all the exciting and slightly scary things that happen when it gets dark. It's about Skygge, who is afraid of the dark and wants you to explore it. Skygge wants to stop being afraid of the dark and instead become darkly courageous.
When we arrived at the performance, we were divided into three groups. Each group was a different color, which you could see from the robes we were given. We were also given headphones. I had high expectations because of this. I expected to see something new. I became very curious and interested in finding out what the show would take us on.
You started by sitting quietly and listening to what was being said on the headphones, but gradually you were given tasks to perform and explore around the room. This was very exciting. Everyone walked around in their world with headphones on, together with their group. I think it made it exciting that you were in your own world, you never knew for sure if the others were getting the same messages as you. Eventually, we were also allowed to walk around on our own without any instructions. This gave us a chance to take a closer look at things we hadn't been able to look at so closely before.
When we came out of the show, everyone was happy and felt well entertained. I thought it was great, and thought several times during the performance about how entertaining it must be for those who are younger than me. I think it's cool how a show that's meant to entertain children as young as five can also entertain those of us who are 15. Even the adults I've spoken to felt entertained by this performance.
We all agree that the actors were very good. They played their roles to the full and were good dancers at the same time. They had perfect timing and managed to convey everything they were supposed to without saying anything. They made it easy to immerse yourself in the play. It didn't feel like the actors were humans trying to play animals and other creatures, they lived their roles fully and were their roles.
It was incredibly cool with the sounds you heard through the headphones. You could clearly hear where they were coming from. The sound effects were so well made that I turned around several times after the sounds to see where they came from. It was a bit like listening to an audio play where you were part of the story and could see what you were hearing.
We are deeply impressed and think this was great fun.
Mørkemodig is a show that is about all that is exciting and a little scary, that happens when it gets dark. It's about Shadow who is afraid of the dark, and want you to explore it. Shadow will stop being afraid of the dark, and rather be brave in the dark.
When we got to the venue we were divided into three groups. Each group had different colors, which you saw on the cloaks which we were handed. We were also given headphones. I got high expectations because of this. I expected to see something new. I was very curious and interested in finding out what the show was going to let us experience.
We started to sit still and listen to what was said on the headphones, but eventually we got tasks to perform and explore around in the room. This was very exciting. Everyone went around in their own world with headphones on, along with his group. I think it made it exciting that you were in your own world, you never knew for sure if the others got the same messages as you. We did eventually walk around alone without any instructions. Then you got to take an extra good look at things you didn't notice the first time.
When we came out of the show were all happy and felt well entertained. I thought it was awesome, and thought several times during the performance of how entertaining it must be for those who are younger than me. I think it's cool how a show that is meant to entertain children as young as five years old, also can entertain us who are 15 years old. Even the adults I spoke with felt entertained by this performance.
We all agreed that the actors were very good. They played their roles fully while they were also good dancers. They had perfect timing and managed to convey everything even without speaking. They made it easy to immerse oneselves in the play. It did not feel as if the actors were people who were going to play animals and other beings, they lived their roles fully and became their roles.
It was so cool with the sounds that could be heard through the headphones. One could clearly hear where they are coming from. The sound effects were so well made that I repeatedly turned around by the sounds to see where they came from. It was a bit like listening to a radio play in which one was a part of history and was able to see what you heard.
We are deeply impressed and think this was a blast.
By Katma in collaboration with Nordland Visual Theatre and Festspillene i Nord-Norge.
Concept and history: Katrine M. E. Strøm
Composer: Christine Sandtorv
Stage design/costumes: Ingunn Sønsteby
Sound design: Alexander R. Hansen
Light: Thomas Bendiksen
Performers/dancers:
Maria Henriette Nygård, Caisa Strømmen Røstad, Ingeborg Karoline Spjelkavik Rød
Internship manager: Maja Eline Larssen
Seam: Anne Kari Spjelkavik
PR: Svein Spjelkavik/ Godstrek
Photographer: Mariell Amélie Lind Hansen
Stylist: Ole Elias/ Mr. Høve