SeaMe!

'Sea me!' By Liavaag/Lindberg is a sensory interactive piece where the audience gets to experience dreamy light, sound and visual entertainment. The performance is suitable for younger children. Throughout the play, children experience a memorable journey through their mother's stomach, with references from the sea.

We think the piece is perfect for children in early schooling to kindergarten. As we walked into the auditorium, we saw a large shawl separating us in the amphitheater and the stage, with the magical world reminiscent of our journey through the womb. The backdrops, lighting, sounds and storytelling create a world that promotes and supports the children's already strange imagination. Something we particularly liked about this piece was how much the children could interact with the story. Among other things, they had to shout, look, feel and cooperate; they could be independent.

Those of us watching the performance behind the shawl at the amphitheater were entertained by watching the children have their experience through a great journey together with the actors. The creative use of the shawl, which separated us from the world of the stage, created a kind of filter for us in the amphitheater; the stage took on a kind of glow. So we got the feeling of the good happy childhood and the journey through the mother's stomach.

It's not only fun when a performance evokes emotions during the play itself, but also when the audience is left with the same feelings after it's all over. This is exactly what 'Sea me' succeeded in doing; as we sit and think back on this piece, we get the same warm feelings of the so-called golden childhood, now several hours later.

In conclusion, this was a great experience, both for the children who participated in the play itself, and us older people in the amphitheater. The creative use of scenery, lighting, sound and storytelling creates a world that awakens the children's incredible imagination and curiosity. In addition, it also awakens old memories/feelings we older people experienced as children; the so-called golden childhood.

by Maja (15) and Aurora (15)

Photo: Hanna Fauske